OFA 2025: Jerramungup enjoy 21-point win over Boxwood Hill to keep pressure on ladder leaders Gnowangerup

Jerramungup kept the pressure on ladder leaders Gnowangerup with a win over Boxwood Hill in round 10 of the Ongerup Football Association competition on Saturday. A powerful first half set up Jerramungup’s 21-point win, 12.6 (78) to 8.9 (57) result. In the end, Boxwood almost matched them for shots. But the Eagles led by 16 points after a four-goal first quarter and booted five more without reply in the second to be 48 points up at the main break. The second half was a different story but the visitors had too much ground to make up. They restricted the Eagles to three behinds while nailing three majors themselves to reduce the deficit to 31 points at three-quarter-time. The Eagles steadied the ship in the final term with three majors and despite Boxwood kicking another four, the home side recorded their sixth win of the season. Riley Holden notched three majors for the Eagles with Austin Brown and Thomas Sounness bagging two apiece. There were single goals from Thomas Schmidt, Michael Lester, Connor Hawkins, Toby Brown and Brendan Lee. Holden, Toby Brown, Tate Barrett and Austin Brown performed well for the winners. Samuel Bertola led the way for Boxwood with two goals while Hayden Richter, Harrison Joy, Rohan Vaux, Mathew Campbell and Aaran Jones also converted successfully. The Eagles now trail the ladder leaders by four points with Lake Grace-Pingrup in third, ahead of Boxwood Hill and Newdegate. Gnowangerup marched to a seventh win of the season, belting Lake Grace-Pingrup by 52 points. The Bulldogs notched a 15.14 (104) to 8.4 (52) triumph in Gnowangerup. Mac Crichton booted four majors, and he was supported by the returning Fraser House and Harry Milne who added three each. Others to get on the scoresheet were Connor Smallwood (two goals), and Lewis Davis, Rohan Hodgson and James Dewar scored one goal apiece. Crichton, Bodean Morton, Timm House, Marley Phillips were the best Bulldogs. Wade Bambling managed a double for the Bombers with Jack Carruthers, Harris Regan, Tyson Prater, Ben Watson, Jonte Hatton and Luke Moore also chipping in. The home side were 13 points to the good after the first quarter and 33 ahead by half-time after a dominant term kicking 3.8. Four majors after the break to one for the home side gave them an unassailable 50-point margin which they extended in the final quarter despite the Bombers matching them with three majors of their own.