Fourteen MJL rounds done - two more to come!
187 games, 180 players, 14 teams, 14 rounds and many buckets, box outs, blocks, rebounds, steals and high-fives later, here we are, the end of the 2025 Metro Junior League (MJL) regular season. A season with new milestones and a lot of celebrations in and around Blacktown Storm. To wrap up the season, we will look at where your Storm Juniors ended on their division’s ladder and highlight some of the top player stats that came out from the season.
First, we want to congratulate the seven Blacktown Storm teams that will be competing in the MJL Semi Finals this weekend on Sunday the 20th of July. Well done and best of luck to:
U12 Girls coached by Jeff Phillips
U12 Boys Purple coached by Greg Bolin
U14 Girls Purple coached by Augusto Delos Reyes (qualified for BNSW State Cup)
U14 Boys Purple coached by Richard Gloria (qualified for BNSW State Cup)
U14 Boys Gold coached by David Matias
U16 Boys Purple coached by Jamie-Maree Elliott (qualified for BNSW State Cup)
U18 Boys coached by Terrance Rone (qualified for BNSW State Cup)
The season brought out some outstanding performances from a number of Storm Athletes. Here are a list of the athletes who ended the season in the top five for offensive stats:
U12 Boys Division 3 - Mayen Koul - 4th in 2PM
U12 Boys Division 4 - Finn Walsh - 4th in FTM, 5th in total PTS, PPG and 2PM
U12 Girls Division 3 - Arleen Manak - 2nd in 2PM, 3rd in total PTS and 4th in PPG
U12 Girls Division 3 - Jazz Phillips and Lily Fontimayor - 5th in FTM
U14 Girls Division 1 - Kaya Kumar - 2nd in total PTS, PPG, FTM and 2PM
U14 Girls Division 1 - Leala Chen - 4th in 3PM
U14 Girls Division 3 - Harjap Jassal - 3rd in total PTS, PPG and 2PM, 4th in FTM
U14 Boys Division 1 - Onyx Reyes - 5th in 2PM
U14 Boys Division 1 - Andrei Kabiling - 2nd in 3PM
U14 Boys Division 1 - Deron Sarsonas - 3rd in 3PM
U14 Boys Division 2 - Evan Pan - 5th in 2PM
U16 Girls Division 1 - Grace Kamara - 3rd in total PTS, PPG, FTM and 3PM
U16 Girls Division 3 - Danica Penarubia - 4th in 3PM
U16 Boys Division 1 - Ceefah Lemiri - 4th in total PTS, PPG and FTM and 5th in 2PM
U16 Boys Division 1 - Alfred Dennis - 4th in 3PM
U16 Boys Division 2 - Caelan Green - 1st in PPG, 2nd in total points, 3rd in FTM and 5th in 2PM
U18 Girls Division 3 - Stella Puletua - 3rd in PPG and 2PM
U18 Girls Division 3 - Chelsea Quimpo - 2nd in FTM, 4th in total points and 5th in 2PM
U18 Girls Division 3 - Isabella Tugade - 4th in 3PM
See where your Blacktown Storm teams finished on their division’s ladder:
Thank you to everyone that was involved in making this season happen. It would have not been successful without our supportive community! A special shoutout to our supervisors, referees, admin staff and door staff for making our Sunday home games run smoothly. Thank you to our venues Kevin Betts Stadium, Mt Druitt and Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre, Emerton for hosting our home games and training sessions as well as our partner schools, Hills Sports High School, Seven Hills and Wyndham College, Nirimba.
We would also like to thank our 2025 Storm MJL sponsors, Agius Property Group, Blacktown Tavern, Cmobile, Baysictechnique Physiotherapy, Friendly Grocer, Soul Sports, Cumberland Ford Blacktown and Logan James Creative.
