WHITE Hills turned what had been a game up for grabs at three quarter-time into a blowout in its first win of the Heathcote District Football League season against Elmore on Sunday.

The Demons led by 13 points at three quarter-time, but 30 minutes later had blown the final margin out to 84 points after scoring 21 times to nil in the final term.

White Hills slammed on 10.11 in the final quarter to obliterate the Bloods and win 21.25 (151) to 10.7 (67) at Elmore.

“We felt like we had a fair bit of control for most of the day and were able to really break it open in that last quarter,” White Hills coach Shaun Makepeace said.

“It was a scrappy game with a lot of turnovers, but it’s obviously a relief to get the first win on the board.

“A real focus of ours was to play a consistent four quarters and improve our accountability and we did that, so that was pleasing.”

The Demons shared their 21 goals between 12 players, led by Matt Sawyer (four), Jake Allport (three) and Matt Lehane (three).

Wingmen Doolan Nihill and Billy Nalder were the two best players for the Demons, who also had Nathan Moffat through the midfield and David Wright off half-back play well.

The Bloods - who were aiming to win two games in a row for the first time since 2012 - were best served by full-back Aaron McHutchison, half-back Jackson Vrendenburg and forward Danny Brewster (two goals), who also spent time in the midfield.

Elmore coach Stephen Arthur described the loss as a reality check for the Bloods after last week’s drought-breaking win over Heathcote.

“They had a five-goal wind in the last quarter that we didn’t use well all day,” Arthur said.

“We just capitulated in that last quarter, which is disappointing and a bit of a reality check.”

• Leitchville-Gunbower recorded its first win at Lockington since joining the HDFL in 2010, defeating the Cats by 70 points.

Coming off the bye last week, the Bombers led at every change to win 15.17 (107) to 4.13 (37) in a game where the sides combined for an inaccurate 19.30.

“They have handed us some beltings at Lockington over the past few years, so we’re obviously pleased to get a win there today,” Bombers coach Matt Hawken said.

The Bombers led by 24 points at half-time, before kicking nine goals to two after the break.

“We were a bit wasteful in the second quarter, but we got a couple of goals just before half-time, which was good reward for our work,” Hawken said.

“And then our third quarter was excellent.

“We came out really hungry and were able to open the game up.”

Matt Perri and Brendan Hancock both kicked more goals than the Cats, each booting five for the Bombers, whose best were co-captain Jye Keath, Tim Lincoln off half-back and Will Brereton.

The Cats are now 0-3 - a position they have never been before in the HDFL.

Matt Bongiovanni, Carl Treacy, Mick Dobson and Kahl Oliver all battled hard for the reigning premiers.

• North Bendigo maintained its unbeaten record this season with a 34-point victory over Huntly at Hy-Line Australia Oval.

The Bulldogs were able to hold the Hawks at bay all game in winning 13.12 (90) to 9.2 (56).

“Our foot skills let us down a lot of the time today and we were let down by a bit of inaccuracy, so we could have had a bigger win,” Bulldogs co-coach Rob Bennett said.

“We wasted a lot of footy and weren’t smart enough going forward, so there’s still a lot to work on.”

The Bulldogs named Jaran McKay their best player for his run-with role on Ryan Semmel.

Defender Jordan Ford, Darcy Richards across half-forward, Ryan Alford and Elliott Massina were also among the better players.

Stacy Fiske, who played loose down back, Kyle Shepherd and Jamie Garner were solid for the Hawks, who had Chris Gleeson continue his good form up forward with five goals.

Huntly coach Jamie Hogan said he was proud of the effort of his side, which had Matt Klein-Breteler, Jake McInerney, Lachlan O’Toole and Luke Crameri suffer injury concerns.

“You can never be happy with a loss, but I come away from today proud of the effort of the boys and confident that we’re right in the mix,” Hogan said.

• On Saturday night, Colbinabbin kicked the last three goals of the game to defeat rivals Mount Pleasant by 11 points.

The Grasshoppers had led for most of the night, but the Blues hit the front during the final term.

However, the Blues couldn’t hang on as the Grasshoppers regained the momentum to win by 11 points, 9.11 (65) to 8.6 (54), at M.J. Morgan Oval.

“It looked like we were going to cough it up in that last quarter, but we found a way to win in the last five minutes,” Colbinabbin coach Phil Morgan said.

“If it had have been last year or the year before, we would have lost that game when a team was a couple of kicks in front of us late.

“But tonight we found a way, so that was pleasing.

“Mount Pleasant has some good ball-movers, they spread well and were a lot better than us at the stoppages.

“We’re going along alright at the moment, but still have a lot of work to do.”

The biggest margin that separated the two sides at any of the breaks was the 12 points Colbinabbin led by at half-time.

The Grasshoppers’ best included four players who ran through the midfield - Sam Vale, Pat O’Brien, Russell Douglas and Tim O’Dwyer.

In his first senior game of the season, Colbinabbin’s Sam Hill was the leading goalkicker on the ground with four, while star forward Grant Weeks kicked three.

Mount Pleasant had solid contributors in Matthew Filo, Simon Seddon, James Walsh and experienced defender Chris Black.

Nicholas Grigg was the Blues’ only multiple goalkicker with two.