Champions Crowned!

BOHICA RETURNS TO THE PROMISED LAND

Youngbloodz Prove Themselves No Cinderella...Take Champs To Brink

Burton Named Finals MVP Capstick Playoff MVP 

BOHICA 62, Youngbloodz 50
The 7th BVBL season ended as 3 had previously as BOHICA fought it's way to a title. The Youngbloodz gave the new champs everything they could handle and are surely a young squad that will be heard from for many years.
The early story story for BOHICA was Chris Burton (12 points, 9 blocks) who immediately was a force on the defensive end altering and blocking shots. However Youngbloodz settled in and as a Connor Costello layup tied the score 9 minutes in. BOHICA would answer with a run as Ryan Flynn (6 points) did a great job involving his teammates and Michael Palumbo knocked down a few threes. 

BOHICA would cruise into a 9 point halftime lead. Youngbloodz would not go away however as Mark Devries (12 points) had 4 threes to keep the Bloodz in it. They locked the game in a deadlock with 7 minutes to go. Eddie Capstick (14 points) scored in transition and yet another Mikey Palumbo (16 points) three gave BOHICA a 5 point lead they would never relinquish. A few Ryan Sheehan buckets pushed the lead to as much as 13 to offset the scoring of Evan Lerner (11 points).  As BOHICA hung on late for their fourth championship. 

This is BOHICA's 4th championship and 6th finals appearance in 7 years. Joey McCann and Anthony Leonelli claim their 4th title to pass Justin Aldrich (BOHICA/Wet Bandits) into first place all time in BVBL history. Ryan Cain claims his second title as does Derek Retos (not dressed tonight) and Eddie Capstick, Ryan Flynn, Mike Palumbo, Ryan Sheehan and Chris Burton claim their first title. 

The Youngbloodz finish their successful season at 9-2 they will move from the South Division to the North Division next season and will surely be heard from in years to love. 

Chris Burton was named Finals MVP and Eddie Capstick was named Playoffs MVP due to his 17.3 PPG playoff scoring average. 

Finals Scoring:

BOHICA
Palumbo 16
Capstick 14
Sheehan 14
Burton 12
Flynn 6
Leonelli 0

YOUNGBLOODZ 
Devries 12
Lerner 11
Converse 9
Moore 8
Costello 5
Bacon 5
Manning 0 




  

Championship Preview

BVBL Championship will feature North Champion BOHICA (9-1) against South Champion Youngbloodz (9-1) in a battle for BVBL supremacy. 

6:30 Tipoff Sunday August 24
(1) Youngbloodz vs (2) BOHICA 

BOHICA By The Numbers:
Week 1: W 72-61 Birdmen
Week 2: L Wet Bandits 53-54
Week 3: W Leftover Lasagna 67-58
Week 4: W 84-67 TC Performance
Week 5: W 88-80 Gratata
Week 6: W 73-62 Not Your Average Movers
Week 7: W 110-73 508 Athletics
1st Round: W 95-50 Madmen
Quarters:   W 90-65 508 Athletics
Semis:       W 58-51 Not Your Average Movers

Avg PPG: 79.2 
Avg PPG Allowed: 62.1 
Avg Margin: +17.1  

YoungBloodz By The Numbers:
Week 1: W 82-50 Replacements
Week 2: W 48-41 Cellar Dwellers 
Week 3: W 55-51 (2OT) Madmen
Week 4: W 84-52 Shockers
Week 5: W 48-42 (OT) Filthy and Wet
Week 6: W 54-43 Sweaty Bettys
Week 7:  L 72-74 American Amigos
1st Round: W 61-41 Birdmen
Quarters:   W 74-66 (OT) TC Performance
Semis:        W 54-47 Leftover Lasagna

Avg PPG: 63.2 
Avg PPG Allowed: 50.7 
Avg Margin: +12.5

Notes:

The South Will Rise Again: The Youngbloodz are the first team from the South since the BVBL went to divisional play to make it to the Finals 

Old Dawgs: BOHICA has a veterean group with Joey McCann and Anthony Leonelli the only players in the history of the league to play all 7 seasons with the same team. Ryan Cain is in his 4th BOHICA season in a storied BVBL Career.

New Blood: All of the Youngbloodz are in their first or second year in the league. Eddie Capstick was a big addition for BOHICA coming over from the defunct Flying Rhino while Ryan Flynn, Chris Burton and Mike Palumbo made debuts in camo this year.

BOHICA, Death and Taxes: BOHICA is playing in their 6th final in 7 years. They won in '08, '09 and '12, lost in the finals in '11 and '13. 

Worst To First: The Youngbloodz finished last in the South Division last year, not making the playoffs and playing in the Flint Michigan Mega Bowl. They have made a ridiculous turn around.

100 Institute Road: WPI Basketball has a lot of irons in the fire in this matchup. For BOHICA both Ryan Cain and Ryan Flynn played their college ball at WPI, also skipper Anthony Leonelli also spent a year on staff there. For the 'Bloodz Ian Converse plays for them currently while sharpeshooter Mark Devries worked for the team this season as a student assistant. 

Youngbloodz at a Glance:
Jeremy Bacon 6'3 F Currently plays at Worcester State, First team all South, South DPOTY
Evan Learner 6'5 W Plays at Salve Regina, 2nd Team All South
Derek Moore 6'4 F  Plays football at Worcester State, consistent rebounder energy guy
Mark Devries 5'9 G Team's most reliable outside shooter.  1000 point scorer Uxbridge High
Ian Converse 6'4 G/F Currently plays at WPI, outstanding athlete makes plays on both ends
Connor Costello 6'4 G/F Plays at Hobart College, Outstanding defender.
Paul Manning 6'6 F Plays at Bridgewater State, Big, skilled post. 

BOHICA at a glance:
Ryan Cain 6'2 G Former WPI Star, 2012 BVBL East MVP and Playoff MVP
Joey McCann 6'4 F 7 Year Vet, 3 Time Champ, BVBL Hall of Famer. 
Eddie Capstick 6'3 G First team all BVBL, Currently plays at Wheaton College. 4th year in BVBL
Derek Retos 5'9 G 4 year player at Brandeis, one of the most dangerous shooters in the BVBL
Mike Palumbo 5'8 G 4 year player at RIC, dangerous outside shooter.
Ryan Sheehan 6'4 W 2000 point scorer at Nichols. 2 year BVBL vet, Often busy on sundays
Ryan Flynn 5'10  G  Former WPI Guard, relentless competitor has been huge addition on O and D
Chris Burton 6'5 F   Currently plays at RIC. Added athleticism to a very perimeter oriented team.
Anthony Leonelli 6'1 G Slow footed reserve guard. Most value provided in a coaching role. 

Around The League Predictions:

"BOHICA 70-63, BOHICA has too much talent to let this one slip away" - South Captain

"BOHICA 53-39 close game until late but experience takes over in the end" -North Captain

"BOHICA 90-54 BOHICA lays the beatdown" -South Captain

"Youngbloodz 65-51, they finish the cinderella season" -North Captain

"BOHICA 65-52 perennial powerhouse proves too much to handle" - South Captain

"BOHICA 74-59 Youngbloodz keep it close for a half but BOHICA pulls away in the second" - North Captain 

"BOHICA wins 76-56 too many vets on BOHICA for the young team" -North Captain

Playoff Results:

8/17
Quarterfinal:  
(1) Youngbloodz 74, (8) TC Performance 66 (OT)
The Youngbloodz utilized the outside shooting of Mark Devries (19) and the athleticism of Ian Converse (19) to erase a 14 point deficit and become the second ever South team to reach the semis. Jeremy Bacon had 15 as well for Youngbloodz as a Connor Costello runner forced OT at the horn. A depleted TC Performance team was paced by Arch Mitchell with 15 and Colin London with 15. 

Youngbloodz Scoring:
Converse 22
Devries 19
Bacon 15
Costello 8
Moore 8
Manning 2

TC Performance Scoring:
Mitchell 15
London 15 
Newton 13
Kennedy 10
Callahan 10
Casey 3

Semifinals:
(2) BOHICA 58, (3) Not Your Average Movers 51
Not Your Average Movers utilized a balanced attack after losing Quincy Nunnally early the game and lead by as many as 11 at various points. Junior De La Hoz (13 points) and Dan Schweitzer (10 points) lead the charge but they also got excellent guard play from Stevie Martinez and Chris Vasqeuz. BOHICA would not go away as Ryan Cain (21 points) and Ryan Flynn (10 points) kept them fighting. Finally a Derek Retos 3 with around a minute to go put BOHICA up 3 and they would never relinquish they lead. They advance to the finals for the 6th time in 7 years. 

BOHICA scoring:
Cain 21
Flynn 10
Palumbo 9
Capstick 9
Retos 9
Leonelli 0

(1) Youngbloodz 54, (4) Leftover Lasagna 47
Leftover Lasagna jumped out to an early lead behind the play of Eric Gugiellmello (11 points) and Matt Labove (8 points) but a 14-0 run punctuated by an Ian Converse dunk gave the Bloodz a lead. Leftover Lasagna would soldier back behind the play of David White (8 points) but Jeremy Bacon (19 points) and Mark Devries (16 points) had an answer each and every time as the Youngbloodz win their 2nd game in the night and become the first south team to reach the finals. 

Youngbloodz Scoring:
Bacon 19
Devries 16
Converse 10
Moore 4
Manning 3
Costello 2 

Leftover Lasagna Scoring
Guglielmello 11
M Labove 8
White 8
Ross 6
C Labove 6
McLean 5
Conrad 3
Bradley 0 

Player of the Week: Jeremy Bacon Youngbloodz. Averaged 17 over the 2 games, swung both games with his athleticism and shot making. 



8/10
(3) Not Your Average Movers 66, (6) Cellar Dwellers 46
Not Your Average Movers overcame some early defensive and attendance issues to pull out the W.  Junior De La Hoz dropped 19 in the victory. Dan Schweitzer (10), Dan Koen (11), Quincy Nunally (12) and Hector Heredia 10 also had double figures. Doug Roberge had 14 for The Cellar Dwellers. Anthony Weeks had 13 in the loss.

Not Your Average Movers Scoring:
De La Hoz 19
Nunnally 12
Koen 11
Schweitzer 10
Heredia 10
Vasquez 4
Martinez 0

Cellar Dwellers Scoring
Roberge 14
Weeks 13
Euglow 11
Freitas 6
Matijka 2

(5) Leftover Lasagna 43, (4) Wet Bandits 27
In a 1990s Eastern Conference rockfight. The new kids on the block Leftover Lasagna beat the Wet Bandits. Leftover Lasagna was paced by Eric Guglimello with 16 and Matt Labove with 13. The Bandits had trouble getting it going offensively but Jakyri Simpson had 13 and Dave Douiliette had 10. This ends a tremendous 3 year run for the Bandits which saw them in the championship game in 12, win the title in 13 and compete again this year. One of the best run teams in the league. 

Leftover Lasagna Scoring:
Gugliemello 16
M Labove 13
Ross 5
Conrad 5
White 4
C Labove 0
McLean 0
Bradley 0 

Wet Bandits Scoring:
Simpson 13
Douilette 10
Consolmango 2
J Laroche 2
D Laroche 0
Aldrich 0
Dzcieck 0

(2) BOHICA 90, (7) 508 Athletics 65
BOHICA kept the offensive output up in the night cap as they cruised to victory over 508 Athletics. BOHICA jumped out to a 15-2 lead which would have prompted noted MC Nelly to proclaim "andele andele mama EI EI uh-ohhhhhhhh" Ryan Sheehan had 22 and Eddie Capstick 27 to lead the charge while 508 was paced by Corey Gomes with 18 and Darren Desena with 15. A good year for 508 comes to an end with them having had to deal with a lot of injuries.

BOHICA Scoring:
Capstick 27
Sheehan 22
Cain 15
Palumbo 12
Burton 10
Leonelli 4

508 Athletics Scoring:
Gomes 18
Desena 15
Minton 11
Calzone 11
Michalski 6
Slagel 4

Player of the week: Eric Guglimello Leftover Lasagna, 16 points for the victors in a hard fought W





8/3

(N2) Not Your Average Movers 84, (S7) The Replacements 58
Hector Heredia broke the known league record for 3s with 12 and had 44 points as Not Your Average Movers advanced to the quarters.  Dan Schweitzer had 14 fresh off his all league selection and Junior De La Hoz had 10. For The Replacements Nate Smithson lead the scoring charge with 24 while Erich Slagel added 15.

(S3) Cellar Dwellers 69, (N6) Gratata 66
Gratata fell short but finished a successful first behind the scoring of Cory Pryor (25 points) and Tyler Delory (24 points). The Cellar Dwellers got productive afternoons about of Doug Roberge (19 points), Anthony Weeks 15 points and Josh Euglow (10). They fight their way into the quarters as 1 of 2 south representatives. 

(N3) Wet Bandits 71, (S6) Filthy and Wet 52
MVP Dave Douliette had 19 and Joey Laroche chipped in 16 as the Wet Bandits advanced to the farmiliar territory of the quarters. Joey Mespelli (18) and Bob Cahill (16) lead the charge for F&W. 

(N4) Leftover Lasagna (78) (S5) Shockers 49
Matt Labove (18 points) and Jeremy Ross (17 points) lead the charge for Leftover Lasagna along with Chad Labove (3 missed dunks and a lob thrown over the backboard) as LL cruised into the quarters with a win over the Shockers. Jake Ramos concluded a stellar first BVBL campaign with 22 and Julio Leon had 16. 

(N5) 508 Athletics 78, (S4) American Amigos 55
Cory Gomes (22 points) and Dan Tessier (18 points) lead the charge for 508 as they advance to the quarters. Chris Foley also had 14 in his return game from injury. The Amigos were lead by a turn back the clock performance from Anthony Leonelli who had 16 and Kyle Minton with 18. The Amigos conclude a successful season in style. 

(N7) TC Performance 75, (S2) Sweaty Bettys 70
Sweaty Bettys end an impressive inaugural campaign by giving TC Performance a run in the 7 PM game.  Jessy Michaud had 40. TC Performance, gelling at the right time, were lead by Terrell Newton who controlled the game and had 26. Lloyd Kennedy added 15 and Tom Casey chipped in 12. The TC gang advances to the quarters. 

(S1) Youngbloodz 61, (N8) Birdmen 41
The Youngbloodz utilized a balanced attack to advance to the quarters. Jeremy Bacon had 12, Ian Converse 12 and Mark Devries lead the charge with 14. The Birdmen got 15 from Sam Fanfan and 14 from Jay Snow. 

(N1) BOHICA 95, (S8) Madmen 50
A tight game with 5 to play in the first half quickly snowballed out of control as Derek Retos (39 points) got hot and Ryan Sheehan (19), Ryan Cain (15) and Eddie Capstick (19) all got going for BOHICA. The Madmen were paced by the ageless Dave Farrer (17) and Cory Szklarz (13)

Players of the Week

Terrell Newton, TC Performance, 26 points in a tight game.

Hector Heredia, Not Your Average Movers, 44 points is 44 points.