The Magpies made a clean sweep on the weekend winning all three matches against the HBL Lions.
The Busselton Magpies 18s have started strongly in their last two encounters, against Bunbury they narrowly lost 51-52 followed by a draw with Carey Park, after fading in the final term but not this week.
A determined young Magpies team took to the court against the Lions and raced to an early lead 14-6 with impressive defence from Hannah Bowden, Teneile Smith and Hannah Taylor.
The dynamic midcourt of Jaymee Dahlenberg and Phoebe Pethybridge placed the ball with with precision into the goalies Brooke Gibson and Sunny Manners who converted their shots.
HBL then hit back with tough defence from Lauren Vincent and Emily Young which resulted in an even second quarter of nine goals apiece.
The Magpies went into the half-time break leading 23-15 with changes made to their lineup.
Youngster Ruby Simonetti took to the court in goals along with Chantelle Sutherland who came on at wing defence.
The Magpies took a while to adjust to the new lineup as HBL won the quarter by three goals and reduced the Magpies lead to 30-25.
Further changes were made and the girls steadied as HBL hit them with everything they had.
The Magpies stood up to the test and deservedly won the match 36-32.
A steady resolve and unity in the Magpies camp to transform a tough deficit to a tearaway 10-goal win for the reserves.
HBL took the lead and hassled in zone defence.
Down 17-26 at half-time, urged on by the senior leadership group, every Magpie went to work forcing HBL errors.
Speedy Meg Bolton linked up to convert 37 goals through Emma Borinelli and Mia Pethybridge in the second half.
Defenders Claire Ganault, Abby Craig, Shukia and Yasmin Riley left nothing behind.
The Magpies Open team dominated all angles of the court to pull away with a convincing win against the HBL Lions.
Clean and efficient defence by Thornley, Culnane and Hancock kept the visitors to an average of nine goals per quarter.
Another brilliant game by Bratton as she controlled the forward flow of the ball and kept the official scorer busy, leading the Magpies to a 29-goal victory.
The Magpies now have a break over the long weekend with some players heading to Perth to represent Busselton Netball at the Association Championships.
