Academy Leagues: 'Sco, Barking stay unbeaten as Manchester, CoLA pick up a pair of wins - Week 9

The Academy Leagues are continuing to shape up with another healthy dose of action taking place yesterday.

Myerscough and Barking both picked up another win to keep their unbeaten starts to the season alive, and the likes of Manchester and City of London Academy - Southwark nabbing a pair of wins across both the EABL and WEABL.

We take a look at all the action below. 

EABL 

Myerscough College (4-0) secured another win to keep pace at the top of the North Conference, with 15 points from Junior Sanchez pushing the hosts to an 83-70 victory over Derby Trailblazers (1-4).

EABL's top scorer Casey Burr added to his numbers with another 25 points, but it wouldn't be enough to lift Derby to their second win of the season.

Manchester Magic (4-1) continue to stay level at the summit with a 91-80 W against BMET City of Birmingham Rockets (1-3)

Demi Babalola's (19pts, 10reb) double-double and Ronney Ani's (17pts, 8reb, 8ast) near triple-double were enough to down the Rockets despite Larry Duru's sizable 21/16 double-double in reply.

Charnwood College Riders (3-2) used a strong second half to down SGS College (1-4), winning 86-66 despite trailing 38-36 at half-time.

Riders came out fast to take the third quarter 25-13 and create a lead they'd never relinquish, with Caiden Ross (26pts, 7reb, 7ast, 6stl) stuffing the stat sheet for Charnwood.

Barking Abbey (4-0) continued their spotless start to the season in the South, winning a tough road trip against Itchen College (3-2) 75-57.

Itchen were doomed by a slow start as they dropped the opening frame 20-10, before stuttering to an 18-point deficit by half time. That left Barking to streak away to their fourth win on the bounce behind 14 points from captain Amarlie Wilkinson.

City of London Academy - Southwark (4-1) remain neck-and-neck with BA at the top though as they easily handled Oaklands College (0-3) 108-66.

Daniel Banjoko (24pts, 6reb, 5stl) hit a stunning 83% of his shots (10/12) for the hosts as Bilal Khan (20pts, 5ast) also played well.

Gavin Mitchell (21pts,4reb) led the way for Oaklands as they keep on searching for their first win of the season.

Live stats 

Manchester Magic 91-80 BMet City of Birmingham Rockets

Myerscough College 83-70 Derby Trailblazers

SGS College 66-86 Charnwood College

City of London Academy - Southwark 108-66 Oaklands Wolves

Itchen College 57-75 Barking Abbey

WEABL 

Cerys Leach exploded for 43 points to help Copleston High School (6-0) past basement side JMA Reading Rockets (0-4), with a lopsided 111-33 final score.

Leach drained a stunning 12 triples in just 31:32 of action, whilst recent University of Vermont commit Louisa Gibbins (16pts, 11reb, 8ast, 5stl) also enjoyed a productive afternoon.

Equally, City of London Academy - Southwark (4-1) had no problems easing past Oaklands Wolves (0-3), coming out on top 72-50.

Adaora Dioramma's 18 points plus 13 more from Monife Abidekun got the hosts across the line and kept Oaklands winless in the process.

Barking Abbey (0-3) were also kept out of the win column for another week as they came up short against Itchen College (3-2), losing out 73-63.

Itchen pushed six players to nine points or more, sharing the load on offence behind 14 points apiece from Tilly Goddard and Anna Mendez.

Milton Keynes 5 Dimensions Breakers Academy's (0-4) wait for a maiden WEABL win goes on as Nottingham Academy Wildcats (3-1) were less than friendly hosts, securing an 86-37 win in the process.

Tiarna Chambers-Desmond (20pts, 10reb, 4ast) and Samantha Mullock (20pts, 15reb, 6ast) both produced big double-doubles for the Wildcats as they look to push themselves closer to the North conference's summit.

That top spot is still held by Manchester Mystics (5-0), who made it five in a row as they beat The Sheffield College (1-3) 82-50.

The hosts won all four quarters thanks to a team-high 16 points from Elizandra Costa and a near double-double Carina Costa (13pts, 9stl).

Marissa Evans (27pts, 6stl) was a standout for Sheffield despite the final score.

Live stats 

Manchester Mystics 82-50 The Sheffield College

Nottingham Academy Wildcats 86-37 Milton Keynes 5 Dimensions Breakers Academy

City of London Academy - Southwark 72-50 Oaklands College

Copleston High School 111-33 JMA Reading Rockets

Itchen College 73-63 Barking Abbey

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Main image credit - Richard Leach