BVBL Champions

BO-THREE-CA

(1) BOHICA 60, (14) Leftover Lasagna 49, BOHICA brings it home for their third title in as many years. Leftover Lasagna's Miracle in Mendon falls short. Leftover Lasagna has been among the best teams in the league the last 3 years, this year after a regular season marred by attendance issues they turned it on in the playoffs and reached their first finals. Utilizing their usual tough D and rebounding they kept it very close early- and made a furious run late, but in the beginning moments of the second half BOHICA reminded the league that you have to beat the champ if you want to be the champ with their patented avalanche.

Sam Longwell (17), Ryan Sheehan (15) and Ryan Cain (13) shouldered the offensive load, and old standby Joey McCann added 7 early to get BOHICA off and running.

Leftover's Eric Guglielmello lead all scorers with 19. "Guges plays harder than anyone in the league" said BOHICA Captain Anthony Leonelli, "you cannot prepare for as hard as he plays and you know he's just going to keep coming." Leftover also got 12 from Dom Mastascusta.

BOHICA claims the league's first ever 3peat. This is also their 6th title in the last 9 years (2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2009, 2008). Joe McCann and Anthony Leonelli have been a part of 6 titles. Ryan Cain 4, Ryan Flynn 3, Eddie Capstick 3, Derek Retos 3, Ryan Sheehan 3, Zack Valliere 2, Sam Longwell 2, and Denis Tobin (not pictured) 1. 

BOHICA has not lost since Week 2 of 2014. Running their streak to 31 straight games. 

Sam Longwell won the Harambe Award as the Finals MVP. He was also named the playoff MVP. 

Leftover Lasagna 49

Guglielmello 19

Mastascusta 12

Conrad 8

M. Labove 8

McLean 2

Bradley 0

C. Labove 0

BOHICA 60

Longwell 17

Sheehan 16

Cain 13

McCann 7

Valliere 5

Retos 2

Flynn 0

Capstick 0

Leonelli 0 

Finals Preview

On Sunday August 28 the BVBL will conclude it's 9th season with a much anticipated finals matchup. #1 Seed BOHICA is looking to put away the league's first ever 3 peat, while Leftover Lasagna will play in their first ever championship game in their 3rd year of existence.

6 PM
#1 BOHICA vs #14 Leftover Lasagna 



The Path Traveled:
Leftover Lasagan had a disappointing 2-5 regular season marred by injuries and attendance issues, but they turned it on in the playoffs with victories over the Birdmen, Heat Check and Put Some Respek to punch their ticket to their first finals. 

BOHICA is sitting at 10-0 after playoff wins over The Suns, Washed Up, and Youngbloodz but have looked particularly vulnerable of late. This is their 8th finals appearance in 9 years and sixth in a row. 

Previous Meeting: 7/17

BOHICA 67, Leftover Lasagna 55
BOHICA had a lower scoring effort due to the excellent defense of Leftover Lasagna. Zack Valliere had 16 and Ryan Sheehan kicked in 12 in the win. Leftover got 21 from the tireless Eric Guglielmello. 



Leftover Lasagna 
Matt Labove 6-9 Former D1 big man anchors the interior for Leftover
Chad Labove 6-8 Former WPI standout anchors and makes winning plays
Dom Mastascutsa 6-5 One of the tougher inside/outside matchups in the BVBL
Brian Conrad 5-10 Sharpshooting former AMC guard stretches defenses
Eric Guglielmello 5-10 Curry alum one of the league's best defenders and most relentless offensive players. 
Jeremy Ross 6-2 Worcester State alum provides 3 point range and scoring.
EJ Bradley 6-3 RWU alum is a skilled wing and steady floor player for the Leftover Squad.
Tom McLean 6-5 Athletic wing back from injury providing quality depth. 
"Coach" A mysterious man content to pull the strings away from the spotlight. An x factor. 


BOHICA
Zack Valliere 6-10 One of the league's premier bigs, former Fitchburg State standout.
Sam Longwell 6-4 WPI legend, provides deep range and versatile offensive game.
Ryan Sheehan 6-3 Nichols future hall of famer, talented scorer.
Ryan Cain 6-1 BVBL hall of famer, still among the league's best scorers.
Ryan Flynn 6-0 2016 East MVP, Mr Clutch. Former WPI standout. 
Eddie Capstick 6-2 Smooth Eddie C does a little bit of everything since his days at Wheaton.
Derek Retos 5-9 Former Brandeis judge, deep range.
Joey McCann 6-4 9 year BVBL vet, 5 rings. BVBL HOF.
Denis Tobin 5-10 A new addition, sharpshooting Clark guard. 
Anthony Leonelli 6-2 What he lacks in production he makes up for in charecter. 




Leftover By The Numbers:
Week 1: Youngbloodz L 51-58
Week 2: Sutton TBA L 34-49
Week 4: Heat Check W 85-61
Week 5: BOHICA L 55-67
Week 6: Suns W 79-43
Week 7: Put Some Respek L 60-68
First Round: Birdmen W 74-37
Quarters: Heat Check W 84-72
Semis: Put Some Respek W 73-60
Average Points For: 66.1
Average Points Against: 57.2
Average Margin: +8.9 
Best Win: Quarters vs Heat Check (Erased a 16 point deficit)
Worst Loss: Week 2 to Sutton TBA





BOHICA by the Numbers
Week 1: Airport Video W 94-78
Week 2: Heat Check W 74-60
Week 3: Put Some Respek W 73-60
Week 4: Birdmen W 82-53
Week 5: Leftover Lasagna W 67-55
Week 6: Youngbloodz W 72-65
Week 7: Suns W 95-88
First Round: Suns W 91-48
Quarters: Washed Up W 83-51
Semis: Youngbloodz W 58-56
Average Points For: 78.9
Average Points Against: 61.4
Average Margin: +17.5
Best Win: Semis vs Youngbloodz, only lead for less than a second.
Worst Loss: None


Around The League:

"Leftover 72 BOHICA 70...Labove dominates the boards and BOHICA has another look at a buzzer beater that rims out" -Unnamed East Captain

"BOHICA 61 Leftover 56...tight game but gotta give the edge to BOHICA and their experience" -Unnamed West Captain

"BOHICA 70 Leftover 65...experience and team chemistry" -Unnamed East Captain

"BOHICA 76 Leftover 66...slow start for BOHICA strong finish" -Unnamed East Captain

"BOHICA by 15, their guards shoot it too well" -Unnamed West Captain

"BOHICA 73 Leftover 58 Guges puts up a fight but BOHICA pulls away late" - Unnamed East Captain