Demellweek took a dominant victory in Race 1 by 9.8s, capitalising on a late mistake by leader Wickham.
Triple Eight junior Wickham held on to second position, coming home ahead of Hunter Salvatore, with Will Lowing and Lachlan Mineeff rounding out the top five.
Demellweek shot to second position through Turn 1 on the opening lap, holding on around the outside with an impressive move on Salvatore.
Wickham led the field away from pole position and managed the race for the opening half.
Demellweek continued to apply pressure to the leader, until Wickham ran wide at Turn 2, relinquishing the lead.
The battle in the back half of the top five came to blows in the early laps when Lowing and Jamie Rowe came together, leaving Rowe with damaged front right suspension.
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Wickham bounced back in Race 2 to take his seventh victory of the season, capitalising on a late-race mistake by race leader Lowing.
Demellweek held on to second despite appearing to struggle in the closing laps, with Seth Burchartz in third place.
Brad James came home in fourth, while Giuseppe Imbrogno rounded out the top five.
Demellweek led the field away, but it was Salvatore that got away to the best start of the lead group, however had nowhere to go, dropping back to fourth behind Lowing.
Several cars were left stranded on the opening lap with suspension damage after contact through Turn 2 and 3, drawing the safety car.
Lowing took the lead two laps after the restart, while Salvatore spun at the final corner, plummeting down the order.
Demellweek was forced to defend from Wickham int he closing laps, before Lowing spun by himself at the final corner on the penultimate lap, allowing Wickham through to the lead.
The Australian Formula Ford Championship returns on Saturday for qualifying at 10:30am AEST, before two more races.
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