Blackstone Valley Basketball League: July 2012

August 12 Semifinal Results:
(4) Wet Bandits 60 (8) Blazers 57
A great semifinal tilt in the 6 PM game. The Wet Bandits jumped out to an early 16 point lead behind the play of Joe Laroche (13 points) and looked like they would cruise. However, The inside duo of Zach Valliere (24 points) and Casey Hippert (17 points) erased that lead and actually gave the Blazers a 2 point lead heading into the second half. The second half was nip and tuck as Derek Johnson (15 points) and Jakyri Simpson (12 points) lead the charge for The Wet Bandits, however a late Jay McKinney 3 made it a tight game, before The Bandits converted enough free throws to hold on. Rob Elliot's contested 3 pointed rimmed out as time expired sending the Wet Bandits to the finals. The Blazers finish the year at 5-5

Wet Bandits Scoring: Johnson 15, J. Laroche 13, Simpson 12, Consolmango 9, D. Laroche 6, Dizeck 5, Morrison 0,

Blazers Scoring: Valliere 24, Hippert 17, McKinney 6, Elliot 4, Howe 4, Dolliver 0

(3) BOHICA 65, (7) Birdmen 32
BOHICA returns to the finals for the 4th time in 5 years defeating the 2011 Champions in the semis. BOHICA was paced by League MVP Ryan Cain with 20, while Keenan Burke-Pitts kicked in 9 and Mike Balderelli added 10...crafty veteran Joey McCann notched 11 for BOHICA. The Birdmen were paced by Nefali Gonzalez with 9 points and Jay Snow with 8. The Birdmen conclude the season at 6-4 while BOHICA will attempt to notch it's 3rd title in 5 years.

Birdmen Scoring: Gonzalez 9, Snow 8, Fanfan 6, Bryant 6, Hall 3, Maxwell 0, Bridge 0, St Cyr 0

BOHICA Scoring: Cain 20, McCann 11, Balderelli 10, Burke-Pitts 9, Donnelly 6, Halpin 6, Bertulli 3,

Player of the Week:

Zach Valliere, Blazers. Dominated inside with rebounds, blocks and thunderous dunks. Kept his squad in the game until the very end.

August 5 Results:

(7) Birdmen 74, (2) New England Nutrition 59
In a time honored BVBL Summer tradition the Birdmen are making their playoff run. They opened up a close game at the half behind their 3 point shooting and advanced to the semifinals. Nefali Gonzaelz (19 points) lead the way, while Jay Snow (13), Sam Fanfan (15) and Niko Bryant (13) contributed offense to the cause. New England Nutrition ends a very a successful maiden voyage in the BVBL's showcase league. Terrell Newton lead NEN with 16, while Rob Scarpato added 11 and Colin Carr added 10. The Birdmen await the winner of the BOHICA-Whitewater game.

(3) BOHICA 69, (6) Whitewater 64
The upstart Whitewater squad gave BOHICA everything it could handle in this one. John Macs (22 points) and Matt Gustas (16 points) lead the way for Whitewater who as usual utilized ball movement and intelligence combined with deadly outside shooting. The game was nip and tuck throughout, but Ryan Cain (29 points) was simply too much to handle attacking the rim. Keenan Burke-Pitts added 12 for BOHICA while Joey McCann (10 points) had a few backbreaking putbacks down the stretch. Whitewater concludes a very successful first season in the league and brought much needed young blood and energy to the league. BOHICA will face Birdmen in the semifinals.

(4) Wet Bandits 52, (5) Flying Rhino 40
Despite 17 from John Genkos and 11 from Rock Tarwoe, Flying Rhino couldn't get it's footing offensively and the Wet Bandits advanced to the semis. Joe Laroche lead the Wet Bandits with 15 on an array of athletic takes and Garrett Riley chipped in 10 for the victors who got a real boost from Ryan Morrison on the glass and grabbing loose balls. Wet Bandits feature many members of the 2010 league champion Worcester West squad and advance to the semis.

(8) Blazers 60, (1) DJF Painting 51
DJF Painting were playing without West MVP Barrett Hanlon and overcame a 23-8 early deficit to pull within 5 with 2 minutes remaining, it would get no closer however as The Blazers advance to the league semi finals. Casey Hippert (19 points) and Zach Valliere (14 points) got it going inside while Rob Elliot had it working outside (13 points) for the Blazers. DJF was lead by Jack Mahoney's usual stepped up playoff performance. The classy veteran had 14 while Chris Farrer added 11 and Dave Farrer added 12. DJF concludes an excellent season at 7-2 while The Blazers advance to the semis to face the Wet Bandits.

Playoff Players of the week:

Ryan Cain BOHICA. 29 Points in a hard fought victory over Whitewater.

Casey Hippert Blazers. Every time DJF made a run Hippert (19 points) answered with a big bucket.

8/12 Schedule

6 PM: (8) Blazers vs (4) Wet Bandits
7 PM: (7) Birdmen vs (3) BOHICA

July 29 Results:

(E5) The Blazers 70, (W4) The Cute Boys 63
Despite a 24 point effort from West Rookie of the Year Corey Prior...the Cute Boys fell to the Blazers to bring their season to a close. Mike Perrault chipped in 15 in a losing effort while Greg Walker added 12. The Blazers balanced attack was spearheaded by 15 from Geoff Ashton. Ashton had been mostly a complimentary part for much of the season got them a lot of huge baskets in the second half. Casey Hippert added 15 and Zach Valliere added 17. The Blazers are through to the quarterfinals.

(W2) New England Nutrition 60, (E7) FSU 43
Rob Scarpato (13) and Tony Berrecil (12) lead a balanced New England Nutrition attack into the quarterfinals in their first year of BVBL Summer Existence. FSU was paced 11 from Cliff Celestin and see their season come to a close. Chris Resker added 8 in defeat.

(E2) Wet Bandits 97, (W7) Thunder 79
Derek Johnson and Dave Douiliette both tossed in 25 points for The Wet Bandits who lead by 3 at the half and opened things up in the second half. Mike Dzcizek added 15 in the win, while Ryan Morrison added 14 and Jakyri Simpson (10) gave The Bandits 5 guys in double figures. The Thunder were paced by Deco Anderson with 23 and Cody Stone with 19. Mikey James also added 15 in the loss.

(E4) Birdmen 67, (W5) Stopline Pizza 60
Expansion squad Stopline Pizza looked like they were going to pull the upset special before some brutal turnovers on their part and veteran plays by defending champions The Birdmen did them in. Ryan Hayes (19 points) lead the way for Stopline with Tim Juitt (10 points) and Evan Prince (10 points) keeping them in the game. The Birdmen were paced by Sam Fanfan with 23 points and Niko Bryant with 12. They are through to the quarters while Stopline ends their inaugural season at 5-3.

(E1) BOHICA 79, (W8) 5 Guys One Hoop 39
Joe Regan lead 5 Guys One Hoop with 12, but there was too much BOHICA on this balmy sunday afternoon. Derek Retos and Colin Halpin lead BOHICA scorers with 12 each, while Joe McCann and Keenan Burke-Pitts added 10 each in a balanced attack.

(E3) Flying Rhino 45, (W6) Geeks N Sneaks 40
Flying Rhino made a good bid for the upset of the day, but Eddie Capstick (18 points) and John Genkos (13 points) carried the day for Flying Rhino. Geeks N Sneaks were paced by an 18 point effort from Justin Lewis and 8 from Matt Stephens. They conclude their season at 2-6, while Flying Rhino is on to the quarterfinals.

(W1) DJF Painting 78, (E8) 508 Athletics 55
It was raining 3 balls indoors in Douglas! DJF Painting dialed long distance early and often and cruised to a victory in their first round game behind 29 points from Barrett Hanlon. They also got 19 from Jack Mahoney and 13 from Dave Farrer. By virtue of having beat New England Nutrition head to head (who beat BOHICA in the coin toss) they are now the #1 seed remaining. 508 Athletics were paced by Captain Andrew Calzone with 17 and John Henault with 17 while Matt Kneece added 15.

(W3) Whitewater 70, (E6) Furry Lobster Claws 62
Whitewater brought their usual move the ball and make 3s style to the indoor arena on Sunday and posted their first playoff victory in the franchises short history. Matt Gustas had 17, while Sam Musler added 17 and Greg Harris added 16 in the win. The Claws were paced by David White with 25 points and Matt Harrington with 15.

Playoff players of the week:

Geoff Ashton Blazers. 15 Points in a nip and tuck game where he went from role player to primary option

Barrett Hanlon DJF Painting. 29 points in a backbreaking offensive attack.

8/5 Schedule:

6 PM (2) New England Nutrition vs (7) Birdmen
7 PM (6) Whitewater vs (3) BOHICA
8 PM (4) Wet Bandits vs (5) Flying Rhino
9 PM (1) DJF Painting vs (8) Blazers

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