(3) BOHICA 56, (2) Not Your Average Movers 49
This one had all the makings of a heavyweight fight and did not disappoint. BOHICA fought it's way to a 3 point lead at halftime behind 8 first half points from Joey McCann. While Brandon Jones had 10 first half points for the Movers on his way to (15) total. In the second half Ryan Cain turned it on for 13 of his 19 points as BOHICA made plays down the stretch. The defensive efforts of Ray Nunez and Steve Martinez for the Movers and Joey McCann for BOHICA cannot be understated in the second half. A late Derek Retos 3 (his only 3 of the game) put BOHICA ahead and Cain and Keenan Burke-Pitts (15) made foul shots down the stretch to ice it. The Movers end a successful first season 8-2 and BOHICA advanced to the finals.
BOHICA Scoring:
Cain 19
Burke-Pitts 15
Donnelly 9
McCann 8
Retos 5
MOVERS scoring
Jones 15
Schweitzer 12
Martinez 9
De La Hoz 6
Nunnally 5
Nunez 2
(5) Wet Bandits 51, (1) Whitewater 42
Whitewater's Butler like run to the Final 4 came to an end but no without a great final fight from Andrew Musler with 17 points. Whitewater actually held a 9-2 lead to open the game, but The Bandits fought back as they did all year. Justin Aldrich (15 points) lead the charge for the Bandits but 14 from Jakyiri Simpson also helped the cause. Whitewater playing with only 5 guys had trouble keeping pace. They end their season 9-1 while The Bandits advanced to the finals.
BANDITS scoring:
Aldrich 15
Simpson 14
Salis 9
Dzcieck 7
J Laroche 4
D Laroche 2
Consolmango 0
WHITEWATER scoring:
A Musler 17
S Musler 11
Macs 6
Scribner 6
Harris 4
FINALS
(5) Wet Bandits 52, (3) BOHICA 50
The Wet Bandits got off to a great early start and lead at the half 31-23, but BOHICA never down and never out stormed back to take as much as an 6 point lead in the second half. It was a slow paced an sloppy affair as The Bandits tried to get the matchups inside and get their buckets in the paint while BOHICA was able to drive and kick and get decent looks. Jaykiri Simpson was huge with 21 points as The Bandits asserted themselves late. Ryan Cain (13 points) would hit a 3 with 21 seconds left to cut it to a 1 point deficit. The Bandits would miss the front end of a one and one but BOHICA would turn the ball over returning the ball to them. This time they would hit a single free throw giving them a 2 point edge. A BOHICA jumpshot went begging as did a putback attempt. with some possibly some contact BOHICA was given the ball with 1 second to go on the baseline but in the traffic and bodies colliding the shot went long and The Wet Bandits posted their first BVBL championship with a 52-50 victory.
This is the Bandits first title however they have a proud championship legacy on the roster. Dan Laroche, Dave Douiliette, Joe Laroche, and Mike Consolmango were all part of the Worcester West team that won the 2010 championship- this gives them 2 Championships each moving them in to 2 second place all time in league history. This is Justin Aldrich's third championship. Tying him with Anthony Leonelli and Joey McCann with 3 titles each. Aldrich won the 08 and 09 titles as a member of BOHICA. The Bandits benefited from a great late season run and a deep roster which benefitted them greatly in the back to back format this year. They will no doubt return for season 7 and look to defend their title. BOHICA which has been to the championship now 4 5 times in 6 years and won 3, will also be back looking for some degree of revenge. "Give The Wet Bandits all the credit in the world, they adjusted to the type of game it was and Simpson made some huge plays." said BOHICA skipper Anthony Leonelli. When asked about the officiating down the stretch he said "There will be a time to talk about that horrible effort in the future, but tonight let's just give credit to the Wet Bandits for getting it done when it mattered most." Jakyiri Simpson was named both the postseason and finals MVP.
BANDITS scoring
Simpson 21
J Laroche 12
Aldrich 8
Dzciek 4
Salis 4
Consolmango 2
D Laroche 1
BOHICA scoring
Cain 13
McCann 13
Burke-Pitts 10
Donnelly 9
Retos 5
Thanks again from the League Office to the 18 teams who made this a great competitive summer of basketball. Fall League info will be coming soon- and Summer League will return stronger than ever in 2014!
Last but not least, thanks to Russ Boisvert who does a phenomenal job taking professional quality photos of the league. Please check out his site at http://russ-place.smugmug.com/Basketball/2013-BVBL
Ladies and Gentlemen...your 2013 BVBL Champions
left to right: Mike Dzcieck, Dave Douilette, Mike Consolmango, Dan Laroche, Mike Salis, Joe Laroche, Justin Aldrich, Jakyri Simpson (Playoff and Finals MVP)
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