Semi Final 1:
Horsemen 77, The Gut 72
The Gut and The Horsemen faced off in a highly anticipated semi final game. The Gut came out on the offensive as usual paced by Jim Donnelly with 21 points and Junior De La Hoz with 19. The Horsemen however weathered the storm and came charging back behind Ben McAuliffe (22 points), Paul Powloski (17 points) and Shane Truddell with 18 points and held on late for the 77-72 victory launching them into the finals in their first year in the league!
Semi Final 2: Birdmen 81, Up-A-Ton 53
The shorthanded Up-A-Ton squad hung in early behind the inside play of Rob Scarpato (28 points) and the slashing drives of Seth Iadaorla (11 points). However there was too much Birdmen fire power in this one- Dominique Bryant had 23 points while Sam Fanfan chipped in 22 and Nefali Gonzalez added 15- as the Birdmen cruised in the second half to the finals.
Final: Birdmen 73, Horsemen 71 (OT)
An instant classic in the finals. The Horsemen jumped out early based on their balanced attack as Fran Defalco (8 points) and and Shane Trudell (14 points) got going early. The Birdmen counter punched with the play of Jeremy Bridge who did the bulk of their early scoring on his way to 13 points. The Horsemen made a run in the second half behind the shooting of Mac Roy (19 points) and the slashing play of Paul Powlowski (19 points). Late in the game the Horsemen looked to have it in hand, but a few missed throws and a 3 from playoff MVP Dominique Bryant (19 points) opened the door for Nefali Gonzaelz's (17 points) deep 3 to tie the game and send it to overtime. In OT play continued to seesaw. The Birmen's Eve St Cyr was fouled with 1 point lead, he hit the first to make it a 2 point lead, then air balled the second giving the Horsemen 9 seconds to work with. Mac Roy drove and found Paul Powlowski to tie the score at 71 all, however in the confusion after the free throws the Horsemen fouled intentionally with 4 seconds left in a tie game, sending Nefali Gonzalez to the line where he put the game away with 2 free throws. Great game, The Birdmen claim their first fall league title.
Thanks once again to all the teams and captains we'll see you in the freshly minted BVBL SPRING LEAGUE!
The Birdmen: Back Row (L to R) Eve St Cyr (behind Sam's fist), Sam Fanfan, Jay Snow, Jeremy Bridge
Middle Row: Dominique Bryant, Nefali Gonzalez
Front Row (seated): A Hall
Playoff Results:
11/13
Birdmen 67, Blazers 58
The Blazers got 18 from Jay McKinney and 16 from Zach Valliere but it was not enough to stem the tide of the balanced Birdmen attack. Nefali Gonzalez lead the way with 20 in the victory while Jay Snow added 17 and Sam Fanfan 12 as the Birdmen (6-2) advance to the semifinals. The Blazers conclude their season at 1-7 and The Birdmen will play in the 7 PM game next week.
The Gut 86, Douglas Waterslides 63
League MVP Ryan Cain had a pedestrian 28 points as The Gut opened up a 10 point halftime lead to cruise into the semis. Dan Koen added 17 while Jim Donnelly chipped in with 15 and Junior De La Hoz with 11 as The Gut advances to the semifinals to play #1 seed The Horsemen. The 'Slides got 30 from Justin Aldrich and 16 from Keenan Burke-Pitts in the defeat. Standout guard Mitch Bajema was attending the Catalina Wine Mixer and was unable to play. The Gut will play in the 6 PM game next week, while The 'Slides will pack away the yellow jerseys for another year.
Up-A-Ton 65, Worcester West 62
They are looting in the streets of Upton! From Bettanos to Woods Pharmacy, up to Applegates Weekend and over to...I'm running out of defunct Upton Landmarks...Anyways The game of the night in the BVBL was clearly this one. Worcester West behind the play of Dave Douliette (23 points) had a 7 point halftime lead in this one and it looked like business as usual. However Up-A-Ton (coming off 6 straight losses) showed increased balance and offensive poise and crawled back in behind the play of Bob Chalmers (9 points), Tom Casey (11 points) and the immovable object known as Rob Scarpato (26 points). The tide was turned on an under out of bounds play when point guard Jason Gosselin threw a lob to the rim that Scarpato caught and fired through for an emphatic dunk. Worcester West would not go quietly however with Joe Laroche (13 points, wreaking some havoc on both ends) and a few deep Jim Quinilven threes (10 points). In the end it was Scarpato's play down low and solid down the stretch free throw shooting from Gosselin that carried the day for Up-A-Ton. They advance to the 7 PM game vs The Birdmen on Sunday, while Worcester West concludes their season at 6-2.
Player of the Week: Rob Scarpato, Up-A-Ton. 26 points in the upset victory...when asked for a quote Rob replied "Scarpato SMASH! Scarpato SMASH!" thus frightening away the onlooking assembled media.
Time to hand out the year end awards!
Player of the Year: Ryan Cain, The Gut
Rookie of the Year*: Ben McAuliffe Horsemen
Defensive Player of the Year: Niko Bryant, Birdmen
Captain of the Year (Organization etc): Dave Douliette, Worcester West
Kyle Dean Citizenship Award: Dan Bessa, 508 Athletics
First Team All League
Ryan Cain, The Gut
Dan Koen, The Gut
Ben McAuliffe, Horsemen
Rob Scarpato, Up-A-Ton
Second Team League
Sam Fanfan, Birdmen
Mike Balderelli, Douglas Waterslides
Dave Douliette, Worcester West
Jim Quiniliven Worcester West
Paul Powlowski, Horsemen
Third Team All League
Nefali Gonzalez, Birdmen
Rob Elliot, Blazers
Lloyd Kennedy, 508 Athletics
Mitch Bajema, Douglas Waterslides
Jim Donnelly, The Gut
All Rookie Team*
Ben McAuliffe, Horsemen
Nefali Gonzalez, Birdmen
Mike Balderelli, Douglas Waterslides
Jim Quiniliven, Worcester West
Paul Powlowski, Horsemen
*All Rookie is rookies for this particular session of BVBL not any BVBL league.
11/20
6 PM (4) The Gut vs (1) The Horsemen
7 PM (3) Birdmen vs (7) Up-A-Ton
Finals will be 20-30 minutes after the conclusion of the semis.
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