The Hume City Broncos had to fight hard to come away with the points against the Bellarine Storm in the Big V men’s state championship on Sunday.
The Broncos trailed at quarter time by three points before leaving the scores heading into the second half.
There still wasn’t match between the sides in the third quarter, with the Storm leading by one point heading into the final quarter.
The Broncos dug deep in the final quarter to win the quarter 21-12 and the match 81-73.
Scott Stone top scored with 24 points for the Broncos, while Malik McKinney had 21 points.
After four rounds the Broncos sit in fifth spot with three wins from their five matches.
This week the Broncos face Western Port on Saturday night.
The Broncos women had a much tougher match against the Storm.
The Storm jumped out of the blocks and led by 10 points at quarter time. The Broncos were able to stem the tide in the second quarter and were able to reduce the margin to eight points at half time.
It was a fairly even third quarter with the Storm winning the term by three points to lead by 11 heading into the final break.
There would be no comeback by the Broncos in the final quarter with the Storm finishing strongly to win, 86-66.
Tashia Overby top scored for the Broncos with 28 points. Tegan Hindle had nine points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals.
The Broncos sit in sixth spot with two wins and three losses.
This week the Broncos face the Sherbrooke Suns on Saturday night.
In the men’s division 1 competition, the Whittlesea Pacers beat Warrandyte 79-75.
Meekness Payne top scored with 25 points as the Pacers come from behind in the second half.
The Pacers sit second with one loss for the season.
