Wednesday August 27th:
BOHICA 46, D & E Painting 42 (OT)
With two (8-1) teams meeting in the finals you knew two halves of basketball wouldn't be enough to settle it. BOHICA who had not lost since a week 1 drubbing at the hands of D & E and D & E who were despite a brief hiccup versus The Flint Tropics were the class of the league all year long met to settle the championship tonight and both played a tough defensive and physical game.
In the first half it started with BOHICA on the offensive behind Kris Johnson and Jordan Vander Baan BOHICA got out to as far as a 10 point lead. You knew D & E would answer but they clapped back hard with Dave Farrer (The League MVP) and Chris Farrer pacing them on a 24-6 run that would give them an eight point lead at the half.
In the Second Half BOHICA upped the tempo with a 1-3-1 half court trap lead by Joe McCann and Kris Johnson found his stroke from the outside with Joe McCann leading the way on the interior to hold a 4 point lead heading into the final moments, however D & E would not back down and BOHICA did not want to make free throws. With BOHICA up 2 and Kris Johnson on the line he managed to knock down one of two. D & E came down the floor, Dave Farrer missed a 25 footer but the ball was knocked out of bounds by BOHICA giving D & E 2.5 seconds to get a shot up. Shawn Howland caught at 26 feet and hit nothing but net at the buzzer to force overtime in the first ever league final.
In overtime McCann once again had the answer scoring on an and one to open the overtime and again wreaking havoc on the defensive end. Down the stretch BOHICA finally made a few throws and when a last second 3 pointer fell short, BOHICA was left as the league champions despite an off night scoring wise from Justin Aldrich and the absence of league all star Brian Vayda.
D & E Painting finishes their season at 8-2 but showed that unselfishness and tremendous defense wins games in men's league.
BOHICA concludes the season at 9-1
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCORING
D & E PAINTING 42 :
C. Farrer 12
D. Farrer 9
Howland 9
Grady 3
Chalmers 3
Lapreste 2
Burton 2
Keefe 2
BOHICA 46:
McCann 15
Johnson 13
Vander Baan 9
Aldrich 7
Lindgren 2
Felper 0
Leonelli 0
Wood 0
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Playoff Results and Schedule:
Semi Finals Tuesday Aug 26
D & E Painting 63, Lincoln Railsplitters 47
Jack and Mike Mahoney got Lincoln out to an early start but D & E Painting weathered the storm and Dave Farrer, Mike Keefe and Bob Chalmers lead D & E to a 20 point half time lead. Lincoln tried to mount a few runs in the second half largely behind the inside play of Brandon "Man Child" Reagen. There was just too much Dave Farrer and too much Shawn Howland for the Railsplitters to overcome in the second half. Lincoln concludes their season at 4-5 while D & E Painting advances to tommorow night's championship with a 8-1 record.
BOHICA 59, Bridge Ballers 45
Mike Flemming and the Bridge Ballers threw a huge scare into BOHICA. Flemming came out draining 3's and Josh Dunton got some from outside as well. A Scott Felper 3 finally stemmed a Bridge tide and cut the lead to 9 in the first half. The Bridge took an 8 point lead into the half and it looked like an upset was eminent as BOHICA could not hit anything from the outside. Two words saved the day for BOHICA in the second half- those two words: Justin Aldrich. With a dizzying array of pull ups, strong takes and deep 3's Justin Aldrich put BOHICA onto his back and lead them to a 41-19 second half and a 14 point victory. Jordan Vander Baan and Jeff Lindgren played solid defense and Alex Curry had his normal do everything game for the Bridge Ballers. Bridge ends their season at 6-3 while BOHICA advances to the finals to face D & E Painting at 8-1
Quarterfinals Sunday Aug 24th:
Bridge Ballers 43, Rik Smits Dunking Dutchmen 36
A game that looked one sided early and was a 15 point game at the half quickly became serious business when The Dutchmen came out of the half on a 12-0 run to cut it to 3 with a lot of ball game to play. Piotr Slanda book ended the run with 3's and had a few mid range finishes and Matt Pineau added a tough finish in traffic. The Dutchmen would never get it closer than 3 however as Mike Flemming, Alex Curry and Bob Cahill lead the charge in the second half. Josh Dunton who had got them out in front in the first place also played well in the second. The Dutchmen finish their season at (2-6) and and the Bridge Ballers advance to the semi finals at 8 PM on Tuesday.
BOHICA 67, Woolies 41
BOHICA riding the shoulders of Brian Vayda jumped out quickly and lead 41-13 at the half. Vayda playing inside and out buried 4 3's in the first half and also had a number of inside buckets to get BOHICA out in front. Kris Johnson connected on three 3 pointers as well in the first half and Justin Aldrich as usual was getting to the rim and getting BOHICA out on the break. It was a tale of two halves for The Woolies though as Scott Elie banged four second half three pointers and Brett Corey and Kyle Dean played their usual steady floor games to actually win the second half and make the final score a respectable 67-41. Brian Wood's dunk with a few minutes to go set the tone for BOHICA which they hope to carry into the semifinals against The Bridge Ballers Tuesday Night at 8 PM. The Woolies conclude their season 1-7
Lincoln Railsplitters 41, Flint Tropics 39 (OT)
The game of the night- and maybe of the year in the BVBL. Flint started out strong running out to a 12-2 lead. The Railsplitters were cold from outside and Rob Elliot was on fire hitting a couple of threes and a floater to get Flint out 12-2. Amazingly Flint would not score again in the half as they went completely cold. The Railsplitters shrugged off the early jitters to score inside with Brandon Reagen leading the way and Jack Mahoney adding a few. The second half was a nip and tuck affair with Doug Hall and Rich Heller heating up for Flint and Jack Mahoney and Mike Mahoney pacing the way for Lincoln. In the final minutes it became a showdown between Mahoney and the Flint guards. Following an Andrew Horan putback, Mahoney free throws put Lincoln up a seemingly safe 4 with very little time on the clock. Jeremy Bridge answered with a contested 3 to cut it to 1. Then after a foul Mahoney again hit 2 frees throws to make the lead three but after a timeout with the ball at half court Rob Elliot connected on yet another 3 as time expired to force the first OT game in BVBL history. With Flint down to 5 guys and Anthony Caroni taking care of the ball for Lincoln they were able to jump out to a lead on a Mahoney lay in. Flint answered back with a bucket of their own. Mahoney on the line sealed the deal for Lincoln down the stretch and a second last second pass for Flint was thrown out of bounds and Lincoln escaped with the 2 point win. They will play at 7 PM Tuesday in the semi finals. Flint concludes an excellent season at 5-3.
D & E Painting 52, The Squad 23
Nothing could live up to the level of excitment of the 7 O'clock game and this one did not. However D & E Painting showed why they were the one seed by sharing the ball, rebounding the basketball and hitting open shots. Shawn Howland in particular was on fire from outside and Dave Farrer played his normal make everyone better type of game. For The Squad Mike Howe and Dave Rahall went down shooting, but there was simply too much D & E Painting on this night. The Squad ends their year at 0-8 and D & E marches on to the semi finals against Lincoln Tuesday Night at 7 PM.
Finals:
D & E Painting 63, Lincoln Railsplitters 47
Jack and Mike Mahoney got Lincoln out to an early start but D & E Painting weathered the storm and Dave Farrer, Mike Keefe and Bob Chalmers lead D & E to a 20 point half time lead. Lincoln tried to mount a few runs in the second half largely behind the inside play of Brandon "Man Child" Reagen. There was just too much Dave Farrer and too much Shawn Howland for the Railsplitters to overcome in the second half. Lincoln concludes their season at 4-5 while D & E Painting advances to tommorow night's championship with a 8-1 record.
BOHICA 59, Bridge Ballers 45
Mike Flemming and the Bridge Ballers threw a huge scare into BOHICA. Flemming came out draining 3's and Josh Dunton got some from outside as well. A Scott Felper 3 finally stemmed a Bridge tide and cut the lead to 9 in the first half. The Bridge took an 8 point lead into the half and it looked like an upset was eminent as BOHICA could not hit anything from the outside. Two words saved the day for BOHICA in the second half- those two words: Justin Aldrich. With a dizzying array of pull ups, strong takes and deep 3's Justin Aldrich put BOHICA onto his back and lead them to a 41-19 second half and a 14 point victory. Jordan Vander Baan and Jeff Lindgren played solid defense and Alex Curry had his normal do everything game for the Bridge Ballers. Bridge ends their season at 6-3 while BOHICA advances to the finals to face D & E Painting at 8-1
Quarterfinals Sunday Aug 24th:
Bridge Ballers 43, Rik Smits Dunking Dutchmen 36
A game that looked one sided early and was a 15 point game at the half quickly became serious business when The Dutchmen came out of the half on a 12-0 run to cut it to 3 with a lot of ball game to play. Piotr Slanda book ended the run with 3's and had a few mid range finishes and Matt Pineau added a tough finish in traffic. The Dutchmen would never get it closer than 3 however as Mike Flemming, Alex Curry and Bob Cahill lead the charge in the second half. Josh Dunton who had got them out in front in the first place also played well in the second. The Dutchmen finish their season at (2-6) and and the Bridge Ballers advance to the semi finals at 8 PM on Tuesday.
BOHICA 67, Woolies 41
BOHICA riding the shoulders of Brian Vayda jumped out quickly and lead 41-13 at the half. Vayda playing inside and out buried 4 3's in the first half and also had a number of inside buckets to get BOHICA out in front. Kris Johnson connected on three 3 pointers as well in the first half and Justin Aldrich as usual was getting to the rim and getting BOHICA out on the break. It was a tale of two halves for The Woolies though as Scott Elie banged four second half three pointers and Brett Corey and Kyle Dean played their usual steady floor games to actually win the second half and make the final score a respectable 67-41. Brian Wood's dunk with a few minutes to go set the tone for BOHICA which they hope to carry into the semifinals against The Bridge Ballers Tuesday Night at 8 PM. The Woolies conclude their season 1-7
Lincoln Railsplitters 41, Flint Tropics 39 (OT)
The game of the night- and maybe of the year in the BVBL. Flint started out strong running out to a 12-2 lead. The Railsplitters were cold from outside and Rob Elliot was on fire hitting a couple of threes and a floater to get Flint out 12-2. Amazingly Flint would not score again in the half as they went completely cold. The Railsplitters shrugged off the early jitters to score inside with Brandon Reagen leading the way and Jack Mahoney adding a few. The second half was a nip and tuck affair with Doug Hall and Rich Heller heating up for Flint and Jack Mahoney and Mike Mahoney pacing the way for Lincoln. In the final minutes it became a showdown between Mahoney and the Flint guards. Following an Andrew Horan putback, Mahoney free throws put Lincoln up a seemingly safe 4 with very little time on the clock. Jeremy Bridge answered with a contested 3 to cut it to 1. Then after a foul Mahoney again hit 2 frees throws to make the lead three but after a timeout with the ball at half court Rob Elliot connected on yet another 3 as time expired to force the first OT game in BVBL history. With Flint down to 5 guys and Anthony Caroni taking care of the ball for Lincoln they were able to jump out to a lead on a Mahoney lay in. Flint answered back with a bucket of their own. Mahoney on the line sealed the deal for Lincoln down the stretch and a second last second pass for Flint was thrown out of bounds and Lincoln escaped with the 2 point win. They will play at 7 PM Tuesday in the semi finals. Flint concludes an excellent season at 5-3.
D & E Painting 52, The Squad 23
Nothing could live up to the level of excitment of the 7 O'clock game and this one did not. However D & E Painting showed why they were the one seed by sharing the ball, rebounding the basketball and hitting open shots. Shawn Howland in particular was on fire from outside and Dave Farrer played his normal make everyone better type of game. For The Squad Mike Howe and Dave Rahall went down shooting, but there was simply too much D & E Painting on this night. The Squad ends their year at 0-8 and D & E marches on to the semi finals against Lincoln Tuesday Night at 7 PM.
Finals:
Wednesday:
#2 BOHICA vs #1 D & E Painting
Awards
With the end of the regular season here in the BVBL myself and a few of the Captains have discussed these awards also a few people who have seen a number of games were asked for their input. To be considered you needed to play in more than half of your teams games. (For all league we went on a graduated system where the teams higher in the standings got more all stars)
For the individual awards we looked long and hard at it and we're looking forward to doing these every year. So here you go! Enjoy!
All League First Team
Dave Farrer D & E Painting
Brian Vayda BOHICA
Piotr Slanda Dutchmen
Jack Mahoney Lincoln
Brian Collins Flint Tropics
All League Second Team
Mike Flemming Bridge Ballers
Bob Chalmers D & E Painting
Justin Aldrich BOHCIA
Rob Elliot Flint Tropics
Bob Cahill Bridge Ballers
All League Third Team
Harvey Jackson, The Squad
Kyle Dean, Woolies
Joe McCann BOHICA
Alex Curry Bridge Ballers
Ricky LaPreste D & E Painting
Brandon Reagan Lincoln
Regular Season MVP: Dave Farrer D & E Painting
Defensive Player Of The Year: Rick Lapreste D & E Painting
Rookie Of The Year: Will start next year, all rookies this year.
Captain Of The Year: (Organization etc): Rich Heller Tropics
Citizen Of The Year: Kyle Dean Woolies
Playoff MVP: Joey McCann, BOHICA
All Star Breakdown
1- 3
2- 3
3- 3
4- 2
5- 2
6- 1
7- 1
8- 1
For the individual awards we looked long and hard at it and we're looking forward to doing these every year. So here you go! Enjoy!
All League First Team
Dave Farrer D & E Painting
Brian Vayda BOHICA
Piotr Slanda Dutchmen
Jack Mahoney Lincoln
Brian Collins Flint Tropics
All League Second Team
Mike Flemming Bridge Ballers
Bob Chalmers D & E Painting
Justin Aldrich BOHCIA
Rob Elliot Flint Tropics
Bob Cahill Bridge Ballers
All League Third Team
Harvey Jackson, The Squad
Kyle Dean, Woolies
Joe McCann BOHICA
Alex Curry Bridge Ballers
Ricky LaPreste D & E Painting
Brandon Reagan Lincoln
Regular Season MVP: Dave Farrer D & E Painting
Defensive Player Of The Year: Rick Lapreste D & E Painting
Rookie Of The Year: Will start next year, all rookies this year.
Captain Of The Year: (Organization etc): Rich Heller Tropics
Citizen Of The Year: Kyle Dean Woolies
Playoff MVP: Joey McCann, BOHICA
All Star Breakdown
1- 3
2- 3
3- 3
4- 2
5- 2
6- 1
7- 1
8- 1
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Playoff Matchups
PLAYOFFS
5 PM (6) Dutchmen vs (3) Bridge
6 PM (7) Woolies vs (2) BOHICA
7 PM (5) Lincoln vs (4) Flint
8 PM (8) The Squad vs (1) D + E Painting
5 PM (6) Dutchmen vs (3) Bridge
6 PM (7) Woolies vs (2) BOHICA
7 PM (5) Lincoln vs (4) Flint
8 PM (8) The Squad vs (1) D + E Painting
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