Back To Back Champs...BOHICA Prevails 76-64

BOHICA Claims their 2nd title in a row- the first team to go back to back since BOHICA in 2008-2009!

August 23, 2015 Draper Gym Hopedale

#1 BOHICA 76, #7 Youngbloodz 64

BOHICA never trailed, as they were knockdown from 3 point land early and had too much firepower late to hold off the ever aggressive Youngbloodz in the 2015 BVBL final. 

Early in the game BOHICA was paced by Ryan Cain (11 points) and finals MVP Sam Longwell (17 points) while the Youngbloodz' Dan Main got rolling early on his way to 15 points.

Some clutch buckets by Ryan Sheehan (10) and Smooth Eddie Captstick (11) got BOHICA into the half +8.

In the second BOHICA had to weather a few scares mostly provided by Mark Devries (15 points) and Connor Costello (13 points) but were bolstered by the veteran presence of Ryan Flynn and the post play of Zach Valliere (12 points). 

As the final seconds ticked away BOHICA joined the 2008-2009 BOHICA teams as the only repeat champions in league history.

More impressive at 11-0 they become the first undefeated champion in the history of the league. In fact BOHICA has not lost since a set back to the Wet Bandits in week 2 of the 2014 season (June 15 2014). 

When reached for comment after the game Youngbloodz captain Derek Moore was quick to give credit to BOHICA but also confident in his team's composition for the long run: "BOHICA was deep and it would have taken a damn good team to beat that squad this year...but I can see this being the (finals) matchup for a quite a few years." 

Youngbloodz had an uneven season (their first in the North) but when it mattered most found their way back to the finals for the second straight year.

BOHICA captain Anthony Leonelli was effusive in his praise of both the Youngbloodz and his squad. "For them to get back to the finals even with all their injury issues is super impressive." On his own team he added "We have a special group, guys who are great scorers are cool with moving the ball. I think guys like Derek Retos and Chris Burton took 2 shots each tonight, but our group is about winning...which in Men's League is rare." 

This title marks Sam Longwell and Zach Vallieres first championships each. 2nd titles for Eddie Capstick, Derek Retos, Ryan Sheehan, Mike Palumbo, Chris Burton and Ryan Flynn. A third for Ryan Cain, and fifth "rings" for Joey McCann and Anthony Leonelli

Zach Valliere was named Playoff MVP. Sam Longwell was named Finals MVP. 

BOHICA Scoring 76

Longwell 17

Valliere 12

Capstick 11

Cain 11

Sheehan 10

Retos 5

McCann 4

Flynn 4

Burton 2

Palumbo 0

Leonelli 0 

Youngbloodz Scoring 64

Main 15

Devries 15

Costello 13

Converse 11

Bacon 7

Mellone 3

Moore 0

The 8th season of the BVBL is in the books, it was another successful year, as always thanks to Co Commish Andrew Cazlone and Director of Official Nate Bandstra. We look forward to 2016 and will see you the first Sunday in June! 

BVBL Finals Preview

On Sunday August 23 The BVBL will conclude it's 8th season of play with only the second title game rematch in league history. The first coming in 2012 and 2013 when BOHICA and The Wet Bandits met in the finals (BOHICA winning in 12, Bandits in 13)

This year's match up is sure to be an intriguing one as the teams contrasting styles should factor in heavily.

The Path Traveled:

Youngbloodz: The Youngbloodz finished 3-4 in the regular season- their first in the North Division. They however posted playoff victories over Sutton TBA, Leftover Lasagna and The Birdmen to fight their way back to the finals. 

BOHICA: BOHICA had a perfect 7-0 regular season record and playoff victories over Cold Blooded, The Wet Bandits and Not Your Average Movers to return to the finals for the 5th year in a row and the 7th time in 8 years. 

Tale of the Tape:

Youngbloodz Projected Starters:

Connor Costello 6'5 F Hobart product (First Team All Defense BVBL North)

Ian Converse 6'5 W  Plays at WPI (2nd team All BVBL North)

Jeremy Bacon 6'3 W Woo State/Hopedale product one of the most athletic players in league

Mark Devries 5'10 G  Former Uxbridge  standout. One of the league's premier clutch shooters

Dan Main 6-3 G Former Wheelock star made his return to the league in a big way (First team all league) 

Projected Reserves:

Derek Moore 6-3 F  Worcester State Football Player, Physical mainstay in the interior high energy guy

Ryan Mellone 6-3 W Late season addition due to injuries, energy/effort guy

Injured

Evan Lerner  6-5 W One of the toughest matchups in the league this Clark U player suffered an injury in the final days of the regular season. 

BOHICA Projected Starters:

Zach Valliere 6-11 C Former Fitchburg State standpoint controls the boards for BOHICA

Joe McCann 6-4 F BVBL Hall of Famer (First Ballot)

Sam Longwell 6-4 W WPI Standout, First team All BVBL North 

Ryan Cain 6-1 G Former WPI Standout and recently minted Keene State Coach, BVBL Legend

Ryan Flynn 6-0 G Former WPI guard and current assistant coach, first team all Defense

Projected Reserves:

Ryan Sheehan 6-3 W BVBL North MVP for 2015, 2000 point scorer Nichols College

Derek Retos 5-9 G One of the most dangerous marksmen in the BVBL. Brandeis graduate.

Chris Burton 6-5 W 1000 point scorer at RIC, MVP of the 2014 finals. 

Eddie Capstick 6-3 G Recent Wheaton Graduate, decorated BVBL vet. 

Mikey Palumbo 5-8 G Crunch time performer, RIC graduate. 

Anthony Leonelli 6-1 G 8 Year BVBL Vet, mostly relegated to a coaching role. 

Youngbloodz By The Numbers:

Week 1: Not Your Average Movers L 74-71

Week 2: Wet Bandits W 64-47 

Week 3: Airport Video W (OT) 90-84

Week 4: Leftover Lasagna L 70-64

Week 5: Whitewater L 85-79

Week 6: BOHICA L 73-67

Week 7: 508 Athletics W 76-56

Round of 16: Sutton TBA W 55-45

Quarters: Leftover Lasagna W 58-53

Semis: Birdmen W 55-51 

Average Points For: 67.9

Average Points Against: 63.5

Average Margin: +4.4 PPG

Best Win: Quarters vs Leftover Lasagna

Worst Loss: Week 5 vs Whitewater

BOHICA By The Numbers:

Week 1: 508 Athletics W 69-47

Week 2: Airport Video W 86-74

Week 3: Not Your Average Movers W 78-57    

Week 4: Whitewater W 87-66

Week 5: Wet Bandits W 107-63

Week 6: Youngbloodz W 73-67

Week 7: Leftover Lasagna W 78-50

Round of 16: Cold Blooded W 69-53

Quarters: Wet Bandits W 48-38

Semis: Not Your Average Movers W 81-75

Average Points For: 77.6 PPG

Average Points Against: 59.0 PPG

Average Margin: +18.6 PPG

Best Win: Week 7 vs Leftover

Worst Loss: None

Previous Meeting July 19th 2015:

BOHICA 73, Youngbloodz 67
A shorthanded BOHICA got hot in the second half as Ryan Sheehan (28 points) and Sam Longwell (24 points) coupled to lead the offensive charge. On the defensive end the play of Ryan Flynn helped corral the Youngbloodz offense. Youngbloodz got their scoring from Ian Converse with 14, Dan Main with 13 and Jeremy Bacon with 13.

The teams also met in last year's final:  http://blackstonevalleybasketballleague.blogspot.com/2014/08/champions-crowned.html

Whats New?

Since last season the Youngbloodz have added Dan Main who played in the early years of the BVBL but came back in a big way this year with 18.3 points per game and a first team all league selection

The biggest change is the Youngbloodz played this season in the much more competitive North Division after dominating the South last year. 

BOHICA added Sam Longwell who earned first team all league honors while scoring 19.8 PPG, and got the full time services of Zach Valliere who did not get enough games to playoff eligible in 2014. 

Around The League. 

A Polling of league captains produced the following takes on the final:

"BOHICA back to back by 11" -Unnamed North Captain

"Youngbloodz get revenge from last year 65-60" -Unnamed North Captain

"Youngbloodz 68-65 BOHICA has a tough shooting game YB control the boards...Costello and Devries have big games" -Unnamed North Captain

"Backcourt play of BOHICA will be too strong. 67-53" -Unnamed South Captain

"BOHICA 73-58...they hit threes and win games, simple as that." -Unnamed North Captain

"BOHICA...too much talent and size at each position. YB won't be able to shoot with them. 75-60" -Unnamed South Captain

"BOHICA 75-62...Youngbloodz keep it close but too much talent for BOHICA at the end" -Unnamed North Captain 

Photos by Russ Boisvert

Playoff Results/Pairings

August 16th Semifinals Results
(7) Youngbloodz 55, (3) Birdmen 51
The Youngbloodz punch their ticket back to the finals. Lead by Jeremy Bacon with 17 and Dan Main with 16, the Youngbloodz started hot. The Birdmen would not be deterred however as Chris Pinsonault (15 points) got rolling in the first half. Jay Snow added 21 for the Birdmen, but the Youngbloodz made plays down the stretch as two Ian Converse baskets gave them the cushion they would need. The Birdmen end a stellar season at 8-2.

Youngbloodz Scoring
Bacon 17
Main 16
Devries 7
Converse 6
Costello 4
Moore 3
Mellone 2 

Birdmen Scoring
Snow 21
Pinsonault 15
Fanfan 8
Bryant 5
Foley 2
St Cyr 0
Bridge 0

(1) BOHICA 81, (4) Not Your Average Movers 75
BOHICA got off to a hot start behind the shooting of Sam Longwell who had 25 (20 in the first half). But the Movers came out aggresive in teh second half and cut what had been a 16 point lead to 5 a number of times. Jesus Trejo was immense in the middle and had 19, as Colin London (14) and Alex Cruz (13) cause problems with their athleticism and Dan Koen (10) knocked down some 3s. BOHICA pulled away with strong interior play from Zach Valliere (19 points) and the point guard play of Ryan Flynn (23 points). BOHICA returns to the finals for the 7th time in 8 years and will chase their 5th championship.

BOHICA Scoring
Longwell 25
Flynn 23
Valliere 19
Cain 6
Retos 6
Capstick 2
Mcann 0
Leonelli 0 

Not Your Average Movers Scoring
Trejo 19
London 14
Cruz 13
Koen 10
Schweitzer 8
Jones 7
Vasquez 4

Player of the Week: Ryan Flynn, BOHICA Made tough effort plays down the stretch and iced the game for the defending champs. 


August 9th Quarterfinals Results
(7) Youngbloodz 58, (2) Leftover Lasagna (53)
Youngbloodz hopped out to a quick lead, but Leftover Lasagna seemed to have the game in hand early in the second half, Ian Converse (12 points) and Jeremy Bacon (12 points) were huge down the stretch leading the Youngbloodz back to the semis. Eric Gugliemello (21 points) and Dom Mastsascusta (20) lead the charges for Leftover

Youngbloodz Scoring:
Converse 12
Bacon 12
Main 11
Devries 11
Mellone 7
Costello 6

Leftover Lasagna Scoring:
Gugliemello 21
Mastsacusta 20
M. Labove 7
C. Labove 3
Mclean 2
Conrad 0

(5) Not Your Average Movers 77, (4) Chargers 25
It was all Movers in this one as Jesus Trejo had 18 and Brandon Jones had 22. they return to the semis for the 3rd straight year. 

Not Your Average Movers Scoring
Jones 22
Trejo 18
Koen 12
London 10
Cruz 7
Schweitzer 4
Vasquez 4

Chargers Scoring
Roberge 14
Freitas 5
Bellan 4
Euglow 2
Shelton 0
Matijka 0

(3) Birdmen 67, (6) Madmen 44
The Birdmen found their way back to the semis behind the play of Jay Snow (26 points) and Sam Fanfan (17 points). The Madmen got 17 from Mike Keefe in defeat

Birdmen Scoring
Snow 26
Fanfan 17
Foley 10
Bryant 6
Pinsonault 5
Bridge 3
St Cyr 0 

Madmen Scoring
Keefe 17
Luckett 7
Beard 6
Gleason 6
C. Farrer 5
Hanson 2
D. Farrer 1

(1) BOHICA 48, (8) Wet Bandits 38
The late game was an absolute rockfight as BOHICA punched it's ticket to the final 4. Ryan Sheehan (14 points) and Ryan Flynn (11) lead the way on offense, while Big Zack Valliere lead the way on the defensive end. The Bandits were paced by Dave Douiliette who had 14.

BOHICA Scoring
Sheehan 14
Flynn 11
Valliere 11
Cain 5
Capstick 4
Palumbo 2
Leonelli 1

Wet Bandits Scoring
Douilette 14
Rolfe 10
Johnson 8
Bresciani 4
Dizeck 2
Morrison 0 

Player of The Week Jay Snow, Birdmen, 26 points gets the Birdmen thru to the semis

August 2 Round of 16 Results:
Flint Michigan Mega Bowl 
(s10) Young and Smart 70, (s9) Arkansas Amigos 65
Ryan Mellone (28 points) and Andrew Calzone (21 points) lead Young and Smart to victory in the Flint Michigan MegaBowl. The Amigos were paced by Joey Mespelli with 25, Benny Reiffarth with 22 and Brian Collins 15. 

Playoff Results
(N3) Not Your Average Movers 68, (S6) Salt and Pepper 47
Jesus Trejo (18 points) lead the way inside while Alex Cruz (13 points) lead the way outside as the Movers advanced to the quarters. Salt and Pepper got 16 from Ryan Hill and they conclude their season.

(S2) Chargers 76, (N7) Airport Video 69
Airport made a run to get back in the game behind Stef Mascrirelli (19) and Tyler Hundley (19) but the Chargers weathered the storm behind the play of Doug Roberge (27), Josh Euglow (21) and Ryan Bellan (18) they advance to the quarters. 

(S5) Madmen 57, (N4) Whitewater 50
The Madmen got 16 from Colby Caso and 16 from Pat Luckett and advanced over a depleted Whitewater group. WW got 21 from Andrew Musler and 13 from Hoss Harris. 

(N6) Wet Bandits 62, (S3)  nWo 50 
The Wet Bandits started to salvage a disappointing season by hitting from outside early and holding on late. Dave Douilette had 17 and Mik Dzciek had 18 in the victory. nWo got 19 from Arch Mitchell and 10 from Alan Williams. 

(N5) Youngbloodz 55, (S4) Sutton TBA 45
Sutton TBA bowed out after a fine inaugural season with 14 from Kevin Rommermich and 10 from Jimmy Donnelly. The Youngbloodz came alive late behind the play of Ian Converse (15) and Dan Main (14)

(N2) Leftover Lasagna 80, (S7) Monstars 67
Jake Ramos (22 points), Julio Leon (14 points) and The Monstars gave Leftover all they could handle from 30 minutes, before Leftover pulled away. Dom Mastascusta (21 points) and Matt Labove (20 points) lead the way as Leftover advances to the quarters.

(N1) BOHICA 69, (S8) Cold Blooded 53
Cold Blooded put forth a huge effort in and tied it early in the second half behind the play of Sean Calnan (15) and Nick Brown (11)- but Ryan Cain (15) and Derek Retos (19) blew it open for BOHICA as they advance to the quarters.

(S1) Birdmen 73, (N8) 508 Athletics 71
508 jumped out in the first half behind the stellar play of Cory Pryor (31 points) and Cory Gomes (12 points). The Birdmen chipped back behind the shooting of Chris Pinsonault (22 points) and the scoring of Sam Fanfan (22 points). A Niko Bryant runner as time expired advanced the Birdmen to the quarterfinals. 

Players of the Week:

Chris Pinsonault, Birdmen, 22 points in the game of the night, kept his team in the game early with his shooting

Doug Roberge, Chargers, 27 points and he answered every time Airport made a move. 




August 16 
SemiFinals
7 PM (7) Youngbloodz vs (3) Birdmen
8 PM (4) Not Your Average Movers vs (1) BOHICA

August 23 
Finals 

BVBL Finals History

As the BVBL enters it's 8th final 4 this weekend we take a look back at the previous champions and standouts in the finals

Year	Winner	Loser	Score	Finals MVP	Playoff MVP
2014	BOHICA	Youngbloodz	62-50	Chris Burton (BOHICA)	Eddie Capstick (BOHICA)
2013	Wet Bandits	BOHICA	52-50	Jakyri Simpson (Wet Bandits)	Jakyri Simpson (Wet Bandits)
2012	BOHICA	Wet Bandits	67-43	Mike Balderelli (BOHICA)	Ryan Cain (BOHICA)
2011	Birdmen	BOHICA	59-56	Niko Bryant (Birdmen)	Niko Bryant (Birdmen)
2010	Worcester West	D and E Painting	56-33	Joe Laroche (Worcester West)	Dave Douilette (Worcester West)
2009	BOHICA	Rusty Aries	87-64	Kris Johnson (BOHICA)	Joey McCann (BOHICA)
2008	BOHICA	D and E Painting	46-42	Joey McCann (BOHICA)	Joey McCann (BOHICA)

Highest Point Totals in a Championship Game:

Ryan Cain (BOHICA) 2011              26 Points

Kris Johnson (BOHICA) 2009         22 Points

Jakyri Simpson (Wet Bandits) 2013 21 Points

Ryan Cain (BOHICA) 2012              19 Points

Mike Balderelli (BOHICA)               18 Points

Brian Vayda  (BOHICA)                  18 Points

2015 Awards

2015 Awards are in. As always the awards are voted on by the league board who see just about all the games along with the input from league captains- you must be playoff eligible to be considered for awards. Also a BVBL "Rookie" is defined as someone who has never played in the summer league previously. 

North MVP: Ryan Sheehan (BOHICA)
North Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Guglielmello (Leftover Lasagna)
North Rookie of the Year: Dom Mastascusta (Leftover Lasagna)
North Rob Elliot Captain of the Year (Organization etc): Dan Schweitzer (Not Your Average Movers)
North Kyle Dean Citizen of The Year: Jon Macs (Whitewater)

First Team All North
Ryan Sheehan (BOHICA)
Andrew Musler (Whitewater)
Dom Mastascusta (Leftover Lasagna)
Sam Longwell (BOHICA)
Dan Main (Youngbloodz)
Brandon Jones (Not Your Average Movers)

Second Team All North
Tyler Hundley (Airport Video)
Jesus Trejo (Not Your Average Movers)
Eric Guglielmello (Leftover Lasagna)
Stef Mascirelli (Airport Video)
Ian Converse (Youngbloodz)

North All Rookie Team
Dom Mastascutsa (Leftover Lasagna)
Tyler Hundley (Airport Video)
Bobby Perette (Airport Video)
Sam Longwell (BOHICA)
Denis Tobin (Airport Video)

North All Defensive Team
Eric Guglielmello (Leftover Lasagna)
Connor Costello (Youngbloodz)
Chris Vasquez (Not Your Average Movers)
Matt Labove (Leftover Lasagna)
Ryan Flynn (BOHICA)


SOUTH AWARDS

South MVP: Sam Fanfan (Birdmen)
South Defensive Player of the Year: Niko Bryant (Birdmen)
South Rookie of the Year: Ryan Bellan (Chargers)
South Rob Elliot Captain of the Year (Organization etc): Todd Gleason (Madmen)
South Kyle Dean Citizen of the Year: Mike Howe (Arkansas Amigos)

First Team All South
Sam Fanfan (Birdmen)
Ryan Bellan (Chargers)
Arch Mitchell (nWo)
Alan Williams (nWo) 
Jake Ramos (Monstars)
Jim Donnelly (Sutton TBA)

Second Team All South
Matt Soule (Sutton TBA)
Jay Snow (Birdmen)
Doug Roberge (Chargers)
Pat Luckett (Madmen)
Daquan Antoine (Monstars)

South All Rookie
Ryan Bellan (Chargers)
Alan Williams (nWo)
Daquan Antoine (Monstars)
Pat Luckett (Madmen)
Rich Harrington (Sutton TBA)

South All Defensive Team
Niko Bryant (Birdmen)
Alan Williams (nWo)
Zach Freitas (Chargers)
Frank Brogie (Sutton TBA)
Dave Farrer (Madmen)

FINALS SCORING LEADERS

Scoring Leaders Thru Week 7
(Players Must Appear in 50% of a Team's Scheduled Games To Be Eligible)

North Division Scoring Leaders
1. Ryan Sheehan (BOHICA) 22.8 PPG
2. Stefan Masciarelli (Airport Video) 20.9 PPG
3. Cory Pryor (508 Athletics) 20.8 PPG
4. Andrew Musler (Whitewater) 19.9 PPG
5. Sam Longwell (BOHICA) 19.8 PPG
5. Tyler Hundley (Airport Video) 19.8 PPG
7. Dom Mastascusta (Leftover Lasagna) 18.6 PPG
8. Dan Main (Youngbloodz) 18.3 PPG
9. Sam Musler (Whitewater) 16.3 PPG
10. Dave Douiliette (Wet Bandits) 15.2 PPG

South Division Scoring Leaders.
1. Alan Williams (nWo) 23.5 PPG
2. Sam Fanfan (Birdmen) 22.1 PPG
3. Daqueon Antoine (Monstars) 20.3 PPG 
4. Ryan Bellan (Chargers) 19.2 PPG
5. Jake Ramos (Monstars) 18.3 PPG
6. Arch Mitchell (nWo) 17.8 PPG
7. Doug Roberge (Chargers) 17.0 PPG
8. Gordie Smythe (Sutton TBA) 15.3 PPG
9. Jim Donnelly (Sutton TBA) 15.1 PPG
10. Ben Reiffarth (Arkansas Amigos) 14.8 PPG

Standings/Results

South Division
Birdmen (6-1)
Chargers (6-1)
Sutton TBA (4-3)
nWo (5-2)
Madmen (4-3)
Salt and Pepper (3-4)
Monstars (2-5)
Cold Blooded (2-5)
Arkansas Amigos (2-5)
Young and Smart (1-6)

North Division
BOHICA (7-0)
Leftover Lasagna (6-1)
Not Your Average Movers (5-2)
Whitewater (3-4)
Youngbloodz (3-4)
Wet Bandits (3-4)
Airport Video (1-6)
508 Athletics (0-7)



7-26 Results
Cold Blooded 61, Arkansas Amigos 45
Cold Blooded got back in the win column behind the shooting of Sean Calnan (19 points) and Chris Manguso with 18. The Amigos were paced by Mike Howe with 17

Not Your Average Movers 88, Airport Video 67
Alex Cruz (30 points...while wearing pants) and Jesus Trejo (15) lead the way for The Movers as they locked up the #3 seed with their win over Airport. Airport got 22 from Stef Masciarelli and 19 from Denis Tobin

Salt and Pepper 52, Sutton 49
Salt and Pepper avoid the Mega Bowl behind the scoring of Jessy Michaud (20 points) and Ryan Hill (13 points). Sutton TBA was paced by Jim Donnelly with 21 and Rich Harrington with 18.

Chargers 70, Monstars 68 *OT
A furious Monstars comeback spearheaded by Julio Leon (18) and Kenny Seitz (22) actually gave them the lead late in the game by a huge 3 by Ryan Bellan (21 points) sent the game to OT where Doug Roberge (22) helped them square away the game. Josh Euglow added 17 in the victory for the Chargers who have not lost since week 1.

Youngbloodz 76, 508 Athletics 56
Derek Moore (20 points) as well as Ian Converse (16 ponts) and Jeremy Bacon (15) lead The Youngbloodz to a hard fought victory over 508 Athletics. 508 got 25 from Jesse Maresca. 

Wet Bandits 51, Whitewater 46
Drew Rolfe (15 points), Derek Johnson (10 points) and Kevin Bresciani (8 points) and the Bandits held on for the W against Whitewater. Whitewater was paced by Andrew Musler with 13 and Matt Gustas with 14.

nWo 68, Birdmen 59
Alan Williams (32 points) and the nWo held off the Birdmen for a big win for playoff seeding. Arch Mitchell kicked in 20 in the victory. The Birdmen were paced by Sam Fanfan with 20 as well as Brian Foley with 14. 

BOHCIA 78, Leftover Lasagna 50
Leftover Lasagna hopped out to an early lead behind the play of Dom Mastascusta (15 points) and Eric Gugeilemello (12 points), but there was too much BOHICA offense in the second half as Sam Longwell (23) and Ryan Sheehan (21) lead a hyper balanced BOHICA attack. BOHICA wraps up the 1 seed, while Leftover grabs the 2. 

Madmen 63, Young and Smart 52
The Madmen were bolstered by the play of Mike Keefe (17 points) and Dave Farrer (13 points) and got back in the win column with the 9pm win. Andrew Calzone had 24 for Young and Smart while Erich "Lou Diamond Phillips" Slagel had 9. 

South Player of the Week: Alan Williams, nWo, Hard to argue with 32 in a big win over a previous undefeated team.

North Player of the Week: Sam Longwell, BOHICA, Had 23 in a game that clinched the 1 seed against a high quality opponent. 

7-25 Results 
Leftover Lasagna 70, Youngbloodz 64 

7-19 Results
Arkansas Amigos 50, Madmen 44
The day started with an upset as the Amigos lead by the hard charging play of Ben Reiffarth (14 points) and the volume shooting of Sam Merten (19 points) coupled with a crafty 2-3 zone. Mike Keefe (11), Jason Beard (10) and Pat Luckett (8) lead the charge for the Madmen. The Amigos 2nd win may keep them out of the Mega Bowl!

Young and Smart 49, Salt and Pepper 48
Despite 27 points from Jessy Michaud- Salt and Pepper fell to the suddenly hot Young and Smart team. Young and Smart got 21 from Ryan Mellone and 13 from Everyday Erich Slagel. 

BOHICA 73, Youngbloodz 67
A shorthanded BOHICA got hot in the second half as Ryan Sheehan (28 points) and Sam Longwell (24 points) coupled to lead the offensive charge. On the defensive end the play of Ryan Flynn helped corral the Youngbloodz offense. Youngbloodz got their scoring from Ian Converse with 14, Dan Main with 13 and Jeremy Bacon with 13.

Chargers 57, Cold Blooded 28
Doug Roberge (18 points) and Ryan Bellan (11 points) paced the Chargers in their 5th straight win. Cold Blooded was lead by Nick Brown with 10.

Leftover Lasagna 50, Not Your Average Movers 35
Stifling D and timely scoring from Dom Mastascusta (13), Eric Guglimello (15) and David White (13) spelt a victory for Leftover. The Movers got 17 from Jesus Trejo.

nWo 63, Sutton TBA 54
The Framingham duo of Arch Mitchell (19 points) and Alan Williams (22 points) carried the day for nWo. Sutton got their scoring from Kevin Rommermich with 15 and Frank Brogie and Jim Donnelly with 12 a piece.

Whitewater 100, Airport Video 76
Whitewater grabbed their third win as Matt Gustas (31 points) and Jon Macs (20 points) shouldered the scoring load. Airport got 28 from Stef Mascrirelli and 20 from Bob Perrette. 

Wet Bandits 83, 508 Athletics 54
The action shifted indoors as the Wet Bandits found their way back into the winners circle with 28 from Drew Rolfe leading the way. Dave Douilette got his 20 and Kevin Bresciani added 13 in the W. 508 had Andrew Calzone hot early... he ended with 13.

Birdmen 85, Monstars 77
In a shootout of 1980s Western Conference proportions. The Birdmen outlasted The Montstars. Sam Fanfan (28 points) lead the way as Jay Snow kicked in 25. The Monstars got offense from Daquan Antoine with 23 and Jake Ramos with 18, Julio Leon also kicked in 17. The Birdmen clinch the 1 seed in the South bracket. 

North Player of the Week: Ryan Sheehan, BOHICA. 28 Points as he showed himself to be the North's premier scorer- in a big victory over the Youngbloodz.

South Player of the Week: Jay Snow, Birdmen. A loud 25 as the Birdmen clinch the 1 seed in the South.



7-12 Results

Chargers 68, Arkansas Amigos 54
Doug Roberge (22 points) and Ryan Bellan (17 points) lead The Chargers to victory over The Amigos in the early game. The Amigos got 14 from Brian Collins and 15 from Joey Mespelli as they lose their 4th straight. 

Birdmen 67, Young and Smart 23
The Birdmen continue their dominance of the Southern Division as Sam Fanfan (28 points) and Jay Snow (23 points) lead an offensive outburst against Young and Smart. Andrew Calzone had 15 in the defeat.

Leftover Lasagna 97, Airport Video 79
The shooting of Brian Conrad (17 points) and the dominant play of Dom Mastascusta (26 points) lead Leftover to their 4th straight victory. Airport Video got 23 out of Bobby Perette and 20 out of Tyler Hundley in the loss.

Whitewater 85, Youngbloodz 79
Whitewater was lead by the flying Musler Brothers...Andrew had a game high 29 and Sam added 18, the 'Water boys also got 21 from Matt Gustas. The Youngbloodz got 21 from Dan Main and 20 from Jeremy Bacon including 2 LOUD dunks. 

BOHICA 107, Wet Bandits 63
BOHICA outlasted a depleted Wet Bandits team in the 5 PM game. Derek Retos had a game high 34, while Ryan Cain added a workmanlike 20 and Ryan Sheehan chipped in 18. The Bandits were bolstered by the BVBL return of legend Brian Whitten with 10.

Madmen 67, nWo 57
The Madmen got 16 from Dave Farrer and Pat Luckett (17) was huge down the stretch as the Madmen got a huge division win. nWo was paced by Arch Mitchell with 18 points. 

Sutton TBA 81, Monstars 75
Rich Harrington (25) and Matt Soule (15) paced Sutton TBA from outside while Jim Donnelly (16 points) drove the bus as Sutton TBA snuck by The Monstars. The Monstars got an elite scoring performance from Daquan Antoine with 33 and got 23 from Jake Ramos in the loss.

Not Your Average Movers 73, 508 Athletics 62
Brandon Jones (17), Colin London (16) and Jesus Trejo (16) lead a balanced attack as the Movers improve to 4-1. 508 got 24 from Corey Pryor and 15 from Corey Gomes. Other players not named Corey also did stuff...

Salt and Pepper 53, Cold Blooded 49
Nick Brown had 19 in the loss as Cold Blooded dropped their 4th straight. Salt and Pepper was bolstered by Ryan Hill with 20 and Jessy Michaud in his BVBL return with 10.

North Player of the Week: Andrew Musler, Whitewater.  Had 29 in a hard fought win over the Youngbloodz

South Players of the Week: Ryan Hill, Salt and Pepper. Had a big 20 point effort in the needed win for Salt and Pepper.

Rich Harrington, Sutton TBA. Had a huge 25 points as they held off the Monstars. 


7-5 Results

Sutton TBA 89, Arkansas Amigos 86
Jim Donnelly (20 points), Frank Brogie (19 points) and Matt Soule (17 points) lead the charge as Sutton TBA (3-1) got back in the win column in the early game. Arkansas (1-3) was paced by Colin Richey with 38 points and Joey Mespelli (16) and Brian Collins (15) 

Chargers 67, Salt and Pepper 21
Ryan Bellan (25 points) and Josh Euglow (11 points) lead the Chargers to a 3-1 record. 

Airport Video 82, 508 Athletics 69
Tyler Hundley (29 points) and Stefan Mascirelli (24) lead the charge as Airport Video posted their first W on the season. Denis Tobin added 22 for the Airport. 508 was paced by Cory Pryor with 21 and Cory Gomes with 15. 

BOHICA 87, Whitewater 66
Despite 29 points from Andrew Musler and 18 points from Matt Gustas for Whitewater. BOHICA was able to hold on with a strong second half. Zack Valliere had 22 as did Sam Longwell, while Chris Burton added 18 and Derek Retos 11. 

nWo 84, Young and Smart 47
Jamie Henderson's 23 points lead the charge for nWo and Captain Tom Casey chipped in 20 as nWo won going away. Young and Smart were lead by Everyday Erich Slagel with 12

Not Your Average Movers 69, Wet Bandits 68
Hands down the game of the day- The Wet Bandits paced by Drew Rolfe with 16 and Justin Aldrich with 14 pushed The Movers to the brink, but Brandon Jones (23 points) and Dan Koen (15) pulled the Movers into the win column with their outside shooting. 

Birdmen 59, Madmen 57
Another great game followed as the Madmen playing with only 5 were lead by Colby Caso's 23 points and 15 from Jake Hansen. The Birdmen were jump started by the shooting of Chris Pinsonault (18 points) and the play of Sam Fanfan (18 points) to improve to 4-0

Monstars 63, Cold Blooded 57
The Monstars 3 headed attack of Corey Mathews (14 points), Daquan Antoine (15 points) and Jake Ramos (14 points) held on the nightcap. Cold Blooded got 15 from Chris Manguso and 12 from Mark Gomes. 

North Players of the Week: Brandon Jones, Not Your Average Movers, Made shot after shot as they held on for a tough W over Wet Bandits (23 points on the day) Tyler Hundley, Airport Video Had 29 and completely took over as Airport Video posted their first W

South Player of the Week: Chris Pinsonault, Birdmen, Completely swung the game with his shooting and aggressive play in the 2nd half as the Birdmen improve to 4-0


6-28 Results (Indoors Draper Gym)

Chargers 54, Young and Smart 51
Ryan Bellan (17 points), Josh Euglow (14 points) and Nick Burnett (15 points) lead The Chargers (2-1) to a hard fought W over Young and Smart (0-3)- Andy Calzone had 16 in defeat. 

nWo 74, Arkansas Amigos 62
Arch Mitchell (31 points) lead nWo to their 2nd straight win to run their record to (2-1). Bob Chalmers added 13. Joey Mespelli (31 points) lead the attack for the Amigos who are now (1-3).

Madmen 60, Cold Blooded 44
Utilizing a remarkably balanced attack The Madmen improved to (2-1) on the young slate. Pat Luckett and Chris Farrer had 12 each. Cold Blooded got 14 from Marc Gomes as they fall to (1-2)

Leftover Lasagna 76, Wet Bandits 58
Dom Mastascusta had 33 points as the Wet Bandits cruised to victory in the 2nd half and run their record to (3-0). EJ Bradley had 12 for the Lasagnas. Dave Douilette had 25 in defeat for the Wet Bandits (1-2)

Whitewater 77, 508 Athletics 46
Sam Musler (26 points) and Matt Gustas (20 points) lead the Whitewater avalanche to get them in the win column. 508 Athletics drops to 0-3.

Birdmen 62, Sutton TBA 60
The undisputed game of the night. Sutton started hot behind the shooting of Matt Soule (19 points) and the aggressiveness of Jim Donnelly (17 points). However the veteran Birdmen team paced by Sam Fanfan's 24 points and Chris Pinsonault's 12 and the defensive play of Niko Bryant carried the day with a 62-60 win, leaving them as the only undefeated team in the South. Sutton TBA falls to 2-1.

Youngbloodz 90, Airport Video 84 (OT)
The Youngbloodz withstood an offensive onslaught by Airport spearheaded by Stef Mascirelli with 31 points and Liam Pickett with 27. Youngbloodz (2-1) however made plays down the stretch with Dan Main (37 points) and Connor Costello (14) leading the charge. Airport falls to 0-3.

BOHICA 78, Not Your Average Movers 57
BOHICA's balanced attack lead them to 3-0. Ryan Sheehan and Zach Valliere both had 16 and Derek Retos added 14 in the W. The Movers (2-1) were lead by Jesus Trejo and Colin London with 14 each. 

Monstars 79, Salt and Pepper 65
Jake Ramos got the Monstars into the win column with a 29 point outburst. Brandon Morales kicked in 19 as well. Salt and Pepper were lead by newcomer Josh Osipitan with 18 points and Ryan Hill with 14

North Player of the Week: Dom Mastascusta, Leftover Lasagna. Putting a short handed group on his back he dropped 33 in a must win game.

South Players of the Week: Jake Ramos, Monstars, 29 points as he got the Monstars their first W

Sam Fanfan, Birdmen, 24 points in the game of the night!



6-14 Results

Salt and Pepper 54, Arkansas Amigos 38
Behind 11 points from Conlin Potsma, 11 from Joey Saster in his BVBL return and 10 from Jake Rawlings...Salt and Pepper opened it up in the second half and defeated The Amigos for their first victory of the year. The Amigos were paced by 18 from Ben Reiffarth in their first defeat.

Birdmen 54, Cold Blooded 46
Brian Foley (22 points) and Sam Fanfan (16 points) lead The Birdmen to their second consecutive victory in the 2 PM tilt. Jon Hazzard (18 points) kept Cold Blooded (1-1) in it, but there was too much Birdmen (2-0) firepower on this day.

Youngbloodz 64, Wet Bandits 47
An early season North Division battle was taken by the Youngbloodz behind 17 from newcomer Dan Main and 14 each from Evan Lerner and Jeremy Bacon. The Youngbloodz grab their first win on the young season. The Bandits were lead by Mike Dzicek who had 22 in the defeat. They fall to 1-1

BOHICA 86, Airport Video 74
Expansion Airport Video was paced by Tyler Hundley with 14 and Stef Masicrelli with 11 as they fell in the 4 PM game to the offensive balance of BOHICA (Airport is now 0-2). BOHICA's balanced attack saw Eddie Capstick with 17, Derek Retos with 16, Ryan Flynn with 17, Joey McCann with 18 and newcomer Sam Longwell with 16. Hard to get much more balanced than that. BOHICA is now 2-0.

Chargers 53, Madmen 52
Great candidate for game of the day! The Madmen (1-1) got stellar player from Pat Luckett (17) and Mike Keefe (19), but The Chargers (1-1) got some clutch play down the stretch from Doug Roberge (21 points) and held on for the victory. 

nWo 65, Monstars 59
nWo was paced by newcomer Alan Williams (25 points) and also got 12 from Arch Mitchell as they post their first W of the young season. Monstars got 13 from Brandon Morales and 10 from Jake Ramos as they run to (0-2)

Leftover Lasagna 59, 508 Athletics 50
Leftover Lasagna improved to 2 and 0 by running out to a 20 point halftime lead and coasting through the 2nd half. Matt Labove (11), Tom McLean (10), Dom Mastascutsa (10), and Erie Gugliemello (14) lead the balanced attack for Leftover. Cory Pryor had 20 and Kyle Minton 11 in defeat for 508 Athletics (0-2)

Not Your Average Movers 65, Whitewater 61
There might not be a better 0-2 than Whitewater, who have taken Leftover and The Movers to the brink in their first 2 games. Andrew Musler had 18 for Whitewater in the defeat and Bobby Scribner added 12. The Movers got a huge game from Jesus Trejo (17 points) and some timely shooting from Chris Vasquez (19 points) as they run their record to 2-0

Sutton TBA 67, Young and Smart 47
Young and Smart (0-2) hung around for 30 minutes, but a 18-2 run by Sutton blew the game wide open. Young and Smart were paced by Erich (mid range) Slagel with 14. Sutton TBA's balanced attack was spearheaded by Gordie Smythe with 21 and Jim Donnelly with 16. They are now 2-0.

South Co Player of the Week: Alan Williams, nWo, Had 25 in his team's first W and his BVBL debut.

South Co Player of the Week: Doug Roberge, Chargers, Had 21 including the game winner in his team's victory over the Madmen.

North Player of the Week: Jesus Trejo, Not Your Average Movers, Had a difference making 17 in a hard fought win over Whitewater. 

6-7 Results

Week 1 Recap Video 

Arkansas Amigos 53, Young & Smart 50
The Arkansas Amigos kicked off the 2015 BVBL slate with a hard fought win in the 1 PM game. Benny Reiffarth had 22 in the win for the Amigos,  while veterans Brian Collins and Mike Howe chipped in 9 each. Young & Smart was paced by Ryan Mellone with 16 and Erich "The Pirate King" Slagel with 14. 

BOHICA 69, 508 Athletics 47
508 Athletics got 18 from Cory Pryor and 13 from Corey Gomes to stay tight early, but the defending champs BOHICA blew it open in the second half. Ryan Sheehan (31 points) and Chris Burton (13) lead the way for BOHICA in their first victory of the young season.

Sutton TBA 74, Chargers 52
Sutton TBA (who is rolling with that for a name apparently) burst onto the BVBL scene behind 20 from Gordie Smythe, 20 from Matt Soule and 19 from Frank Brogie. Showing the kind of ball movement that only dudes that have played together a lot show, they dispatched The Chargers in the 3 PM game. Doug Roberge had 23 in defeat, while newcomer Ryan Bellan had 24.

Wet Bandits 70, Airport Video 65 
The venerable Wet Bandits used their size and savvy to get their first W of the year. Dave Douillette had 22 for the Bandits and Justin Aldrich added 17. Expansion squad Airport Video showed themselves to be a formidable test behind 21 from Tyler Hundley and 18 from sharpshooter Bobby Perettte. 

Birdmen 74, Salt and Pepper 38
Jake Rawlings was the lone bright spot for Salt and Pepper with 11 points in the 5pm game. The Birdmen were paced by hall of famer Sam Fanfan with 21 and new addition Chris Pinsonault with 15. 

Cold Blooded 59, nWo 57
Expansion squad Cold Blooded was lead by Jon Hazzard with 18 and Sean Calnan with 13 as they got their first BVBL W. The revamped nWo squad was paced by newcomer Paul Kampersal with 18 in his BVBL debut and Tom Casey with 13 (mostly from downtown)

Not Your Average Movers 74, Youngbloodz 71
The game of the night did not disappoint! Not Your Average Movers jumped out to a double digit lead, before the Youngbloodz came right back to close the gap. The Movers however would outlast them late. New pickup Colin London had 20,  Brandon Jones chipped in 18 in his return from injury, and Dan Koen had 15. The Bloodz were paced by Evan Lerner with 21 points and Ian Converse with 12.

Leftover Lasagna 57, Whitewater 50
Leftover Lasagna is on the board with their first W of the year. They utilized a balanced attack that saw Jeremy Ross (12), Matt Labove (11), Eric Gugliemelo (12) and Dom Mastascusta (12) all shoulder the offensive load at different times. Whitewater made their return to BVBL with 18 from Andrew Musler and 12 from Matt Gustas. 

Madmen 60, Monstars 53
In the nightcap the Madmen bolstered by newcomer Pat Luckett (12) as well as hall of famer Dave Farrer (12) and BVBL vet Mike Keefe (10) got on the board with their first W. They were able to climb back into the game in the second half and take command. The Monstars were paced by Aaron Annabali with 14 and Kenny Seitz with 12. 

South Player of the Week: Ben Reiffarth, Arkansas Amigos. Posted 22 points in a close fought win. 

North Player of the Week: Dave Douilette, Wet Bandits,  22 points and answered every Airport Run with a bucket of his own.