BARBER Boys have moved two games clear in top spot of the Hamilton Basketball Association (HBA) Men’s Division 1 ladder after a thrilling one-point win against Minders Blue on Wednesday night.

The early game provided plenty of fireworks with both teams putting on strong efforts in offence.

Aaron Glare found his range early on and put up two maximums on his way to a game-high 16 points, but it wasn’t enough to help his team get over the line, losing 42-43.

Joel Le Roy and Jakob Greaves both put up 13 points each for the winners in the early game.

Minders White d St Mary’s Orange

A DOMINANT performance from Deacon White wasn’t enough to get St Mary’s Orange over the line against Minders White, losing 46-57.

White did all he could to drag his team over the line, putting up 32 points including 15 points from long range, but the lack of support from his teammates meant Orange fell 12 points short of victory.

Josh Miller continued his impressive season, sinking 15 points for White, while Paul Churchill (12 points) and Bailey Cooper (11 points) also hit double figures in the round 12 win.

Women’s Division 1-2

Sportscene Minders d St Mary’s White

IT was a low-scoring contest to open the Women’s Division 1-2 round with Sportscene Minders accounting for St Mary’s White by 11 points in Tuesday’s early game.

Tana Nedziwe (six points) and Skye Kissel (five points) were the standouts for White, but the pair were unable to match Minders, which went on to win, 31-20, thanks to Tahlia Ross (eight points) and Paige Kissel (six points).

St Mary’s d St Mary’s Black

THE Saints put up the biggest score of the round, finishing with 54 points to claim victory over their Black counterparts.

Grace Cleaver and Clare Crawford combined to lead the ladder leaders to victory after they put up 16 points each in the 54-30 victory.

Charlize Cooper finished with 12 points, while Ruby Cleaver added 11 for Black in the round 12 loss.

Barber Babes d Minders Blue

BARBER Babes remain in finals contention with a 28-point win against Minders Blue in the late game.

Blue struggled to match the intensity of its opponent, managing just 15 points for the game, with Maddison Cotten once again leading the way as the team’s only points scorer.

Danielle Vankalken put up 16 points in a game-high performance, while Isabelle Johnson finished the game with 12 points for the winners.