Standings and Results

East Standings:
BOHICA 7-0
Put Some Respek 6-1
Youngbloodz 4-3
Airport Video 3-4
Leftover Lasagna 2-5
Suns 0-7

West Standings:
Birdmen 6-1
Sutton TBA 5-2
Heat Check 3-4
Misty Geebs 3-4
508 Athletics 2-5
Madmen 1-6

Central Standings:
Senior Spartans 6-1
Washed Up 5-2
H1 And1 5-2
Danny's Variety 4-3
DVC Elite 3-4
Australian Amigos 3-4
Pro Am 2-5
Purple Reign 0-7

Results
7/31 (Indoors Draper Gym)
Australian Amigos 70, Purple Reign 40
Nate Bertand (27 points) and Joey Mespelli (19 points) carried the Amigos to victory over Purple Reign who got 9 from Matt Geary. Both these teams are MEGA BOWL BOUND.

Birdmen 89, Heat Check 82
Heat Check battled long and hard behind 34 from Daquan Antoine and 16 form Cory Matthews. However the Birdmen have been weathering storms all year long. West MVP Jay Snow had 29, Sam Fanfan had 25 and Colin London added 15 as The Birdmen lock up the 3 seed in the upcoming playoffs. Heat Check snares an 11.

Washed Up 64, H1 And1 59
Washed Up is a solid team that no one seems to talk about- then they make a statement with a win like this. Josh Euglow had 26 and Doug Roberge 14 as they held off H1 and1 in a game with huge playoff implications. H1 and1 got 28 from Sam Duralova including an odd amount of banked in 3s. Washed Up grabs the 9 seed, while H1 grabs the 10. 

Sutton TBA 67, Misty Geebs 56
Sutton is a well oiled machine when they get their attendance and they showed it today. Jim Donnelly had 12 and kept the offense moving, finding guys like Tony Frioli (16) and Rich Harrington (12) and holding off Misty Geebs and the flying Howes brothers Kyle had 17 and Cal had 16. Geebs locks up an 8 seed, while Sutton has the 4. 

Youngbloodz 83, Airport Video 64
Liam Pickett had 13 for Airport but Mark Devries (18) and Jeremy Bacon (14) and Dan Main (14) got the Youngbloodz the 5 seed for the upcoming playoffs. Airport snares the 7. 

Madmen 73, 508 Athletics 70
The Madmen showed they were a late arriving crew not a not arriving crew with a win. Dave Farrer had a vintage performance with 17, while Colby Caso added 18 of his own. For 508 Arch Mitchell had 25 and Andreas Kontaplidis had 23. 508 gets the 13 seed while Madmen get the 15. 

Senior Spartans 68, Pro Am 44
Jared Mansfield (12) and Brennan Bennett (16) lead the charge. The Spartans lock up the 6 seed. Pro Am is megabowl bound, and got 6 from Chuck Sosa. 

BOHICA 95, Suns 88
It was Man vs Machine in the 7 PM game as Stef Masciarelli broke the all time single game scoring record in the BVBL with a staggering 54 points, he was the man of the match. However he ran into the BOHICA machine as Sam Longwell (35 points) and Ryan Sheehan (25 points) and Joey McCann (17 points) helped BOHICA clinch the 1 seed where they will rematch with the Suns as the 16, and try to hold Stef under 50. 

Put Some Respek 68, Leftover Lasagna 60
Tyler Delory (18) and Jesse Maresca (18) lead Put Some Respek to the 2 seed despite their truly putrid team name. Dom Mastascusta had 19 and Jeremy Ross had 18 in defeat for the Lasagna who have the 14 seed. 

Danny's Variety 84, DVC Elite 70
Bobby Perette had 36 points as Danny's Variety punched their playoff ticket. Paul Beera chipped in 16. DVC was paced by Rookie of the Year Jordan Johnson who had 21. DVC Elite will be the top seed in the Mega Bowl. 


East Player of the Week: Stef Masciarelli (Suns), Win or lose 54 is pretty cool. 

West Player of the Week: Jay Snow (Birdmen), Had 29 and locked up the 3 seed. 

Central Player of the Week: Bobby Perrette (Danny's Variety) , 36 points as Danny's steals the last bid! 


7/24
Danny's Variety 62, Australian Amigos 59
Bobby Perette (26) and Paul Beera (12) helped Danny's Variety hold on in a close victory in the early game. Nate Betrand had 26 for a depleted Amigos roster while Brian Collins added 11.

Washed Up 77, Pro Am 49
The big 3 of Doug Roberge (20), Josh Euglow (19) and Ryan Bellan (20) have Washed Up playing well at the right time.

Put Some Respek 73, Airport Video 65
Airport Video jumped out to a lead behind the balanced attack of Liam Pickett (24), Drew Rolfe (15) and Jimmy Pina (17). However Put Some Respek shot the ball at a very high percentage in the 2nd half and pulled away. Tyler Delory (32) and Cory Pryor (23) did the bulk of the scoring for Respek who are headed for a high seed.

H1 and1 70, Purple Reign 45
Sam Durovola had 24 and Ryan Hill kicked in 14 as H1 and1 continued their winning ways.  Jerrell Cromwell kicked in 9 of his own in the victory.

DVC Elite 69, Senior Spartans 66
Brennan Bennett (19 points) and Tyler Wissekerke (16 points) lead the charge for the Senior Spartans, but DVC Elite just shot it way too well to lose on this afternoon. Jordan Johnson had 28 and Brandon Baril had 13 as DVC elite held off a late charge and thrust themselves into playoff discussions.

Leftover Lasagna 79, Suns 43
"House" Leftover Lasagna are heating up. Jeremy Ross (23) and Dom Mastascusta (26) lead the charge as Leftover opened up a lead and never looked back. Stef Masciarelli added 21 for the Suns.

Birdmen 66, 508 Athletics 58
508 Athletics shot out to a 20 point lead in the first half behind the play of Andrew Calzone (21) and Andreas Kontaplidis, but the Birdmen have been doing this a long long time. Sam Fanfan (19), Jay Snow (20) and Collin London (17) brought them all the way back for the largest comeback victory in the league so far this year.

Heat Check 83, Sutton TBA 70
Daquan Antoine (24), Jake Ramos (17) and Cory Matthews (16) carried the Heat Check offense to a win over Sutton TBA. Sutton was paced by Rich Harrington (17) and Josh Kramer (14)

BOHICA 72, Youngbloodz 65
Ryan Flynn (16) and Sam Longwell (23) did the scoring for BOHICA while Ryan Cain (13) had some key buckets as they opened it up. The Youngbloodz got 17 from Ian Converse and 15 from Dan Main and will be a tough out in the playoffs as always.

Misty Geebs 75, Madmen 63,
Sam Lawrence (18) and Kevin Lynch (15) scored it for Misty Geebs as they held off the Madmen. Dave Farrer and Jason Beard lead the Men with 11 a piece.


East Player of the Week: Tyler Delory, Put Some Respek, 32 points in a game with huge playoff implications.

West Player of the Week: Cory Matthews, Heat Check, Had 16 in the victory but they were all at critical junctures.

Central Player of the Week: Jordan Johnson, DVC Elite , A big 28 points helped keep DVC Elite in the playoff hunt.


7/17
Senior Spartans 45, Australian Amigos 38
Corey Gomes had 10 and Brennan Bennett added 13 as The Senior Spartans continued their winning ways in the early game. Joey Mespelli added 12 for the Amigos in defeat.

DVC Elite 53, Purple Reign 34
Despite 10 from James Tiernan Purple Reign fell to DVC Elite. DVC got 12 from Jordan Johnson and a big 9 from David O'Connor.

Washed Up 68, Danny's Variety 54
Bobby Perette had 24 in the loss for Danny's Variety but Ryan Bellan (23) and Doug Roberge (13) helped Washed Up into a solid state for playoff potential. 

Airport Video 79, Suns 62
Airport Video continued it's winning streak behind the play of Josh Ribierio (16), Jimmy Pina (18) and Liam Pickett 10). The Suns Steph Masciarelli kept up his blistering scoring with 27.

Heat Check 87, Madmen 76
Heat Check appear to be gelling at the right time. Jake Ramos (27) and Daquon Antoine (19) lead the first half scoring, while Cory Matthews chipped in 20 mostly in the second half to hold off the Madmen. Jason Beard had 26 for the Madmen in defeat.

Birdmen 77, Sutton TBA 64
Collin London had 30 and Jay Snow added 28 as the Birdmen cemented their lead in the Western Division. Sutton got 22 from the ageless Jim Donnelly and 19 from Brandon Bosquet. 

Put Some Respek 57, Youngbloodz 42
Respek is generating respect around the league as they improve to 4-1. Their balanced charge was spearheaded by Cory Pryor with 13, Tyler Delorey with 13, Drew Osei with 10 and Mike Rapoza with 10. The Bloodz got 16 from Jeremy Bacon in defeat.

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. 

Misty Geebs 64, 508 Athletics 40
Kyle Howes continues his scoring ways with 17 and Misty Geebs got another 9 from Sam Lawrence as they held off Andreas Kontaplidis (20) and 508 Athletics.

H1 and1 75, Pro Am 64
H1 and1 clinches a playoff spot with a win over Pro Am. Jake Rawlings had a season high 15 and Sam Durovola had 19 in the victory. Pro Am got 11 from mystery man "Paco"

East Player of the Week: Zack Valliere, BOHICA , 17 points and some excellent low post defense and rebounding in a must win.

West Player of the Week: Collin London, Birdmen, 30 points in a game for first place. Not too shabby. 

Central Player of the Week: Ryan Bellan, Washed Up, A versatile 23 point effort in a victory over Danny's Variety. 

7/10
H1 And1 54, Australian Amigos 51
A Joey Mespelli three rimmed out at the buzzer and H1 And1 improved to 3-1. They had a balanced attack lead by Jerrell Cromwell with 10 and Matt Connolly with 9. The Amigos were paced by Joey Mespelli and Nate Bertrand with 14 a piece and 14 from Darren Moore as well.

Washed Up 53, DVC Elite 45
DVC Elite got 17 from Jordan Johnson but fell to the crafty veteran presence of Washed Up. Doug Roberge (18) and Ryan Bellan (16) lead the charge for Washed Up.

508 Athletics 68, Suns 60
508 is going streaking! Winning their second in a row behind the play of Andreas Kontaplidis (17) and Bradnon Olski (17), Arch Mitchell added 10 and steady floor general play, while Ryan Mellone added 12. The Suns got 32 from Stef Masciarelli.

Senior Spartans 62, Danny's Variety 51
Cory Gomes (19 points) and Cam Gallagher (9 points) lead the way for the Senior Spartans as they improved to 4-0. Paul Beera had 13 for Danny's Variety. 

Sutton TBA 70, Youngbloodz 67
In a double OT tilt Sutton TBA held on to defeat the Youngbloodz. Rich Harrington had 18, Tommy Mooney 16 and Jim Donnelly 15 in the hard fought W. Youngblodz were paced by Dan Main with 23 and Mark Devries with 10. 

BOHICA 82, Birdmen 53
BOHICA continued their winning ways in week 4 with 26 points from Ryan Flynn, 21 from Sam Longwell and 15 from Ryan Cain. The Birdmen were lead by Jay Snow with 18 and the ageless Sam Fanfan with 15.

Leftover Lasagna 85, Heat Check 61
Leftover Lasagna is putting it together at the right time. Dom Mastascusta had 28 and Eric Gugliemello had 19, with Brian Conrad kicking in 17 in the victory for Leftover. Cory Matthews had 16 and Jake Ramos had 14 for Heat Check in the loss.

Pro Am 45, Purple Reign 44
In an almost indescribable game. Heat Check came back to win the game on a an Antonio Sullo free throw with 2 minutes remaining. Kevin Salvaggio turned back the clock with an 18 point performance for Purple Reign.

Airport Video 72, Madmen 52
Tyler Hundley had 16 and Nate Stitchell kicked in 13 as Aiport Video cruised to victory. Colby Caso had 9 in defeat for the Madmen.

Put Some Respek 85, Misty Geebs 59
If you're wondering how for real Put Some Respek are, the answer is...pretty for real! Cory Pryor had 23, Drew Osei had 19 and MIke Rapoza had 17 in a late night victory, Kyle Howers (18) and Cal Howes (14) lead the way for Misty Geebs with Asong Leke posting 16 as well.

East Player of the Week: Ryan Flynn, BOHICA, 26 points, blew the game wide open in the second half. 

West Player of the Week: Tommy Mooney, Sutton TBA, Made HUGE plays down the stretch in Sutton's win over the Youngbloodz. 

Central Player of the Week: Doug Roberge, Washed Up, 18 points in a very tight game to seal the deal for Washed Up.



6/26
Australian Amigos 50, Washed Up 47
Joey Mespelli (20 points) and Nate Bertrand (8 points) got the Amigos back on the board with a hard fought W against Washed Up. Nick Burnett (16) and Ryan Bellan (14) shouldered the load for Washed Up.

H1 And1 58, Danny's Variety 35
Jerrell Cromwell had 15 points and John Maguire added 12 as H1 and1 continued their winning ways. Paul Beera had 14 for Danny's Variety.

Senior Spartans 61, Purple Reign 33
Cory Gomes had 18 points. Jared Mansfield had 16 points. The Senior Spartans improve to 3-0. 

Birdmen 59, Misty Geebs 50
Sam Fanfan lead the charge for the Birdmen with 22 points. Brian Foley had 14, and Collin London had 9 as the Birdmen improved to 3-0. Misty Geebs was lead by Kyle Howes with 21 points.

Youngbloodz 70, Suns 56
The Youngbloodz had a tremendously balanced attack: Jeremy Bacon had 12, Ian Converse had 12, Connor Costello had 11, Dan Main had 10 and Evan Learner had 10. The Suns were charged by Stef Masciarelli's 25 points. 

BOHICA 73, Put Some Respek 66
Put Some Respek was up 10 at the half behind the shooting of Cory Pryor (19) and Tyler Delory had 17. BOHICA got 20 from Zach Valliere, Sam Longwell had 16 and were bolstered by the return of HOF Ryan Cain with 8.

Sutton TBA 60, Madmen 50
Tommy Mooney (18) and Tony Frioli (16) continued their hot starts for Sutton TBA (3-0). The Madmen had Jason Beard (14) carrying the load on offense and got 10 from Dave Farrer. 

508 Athletics 74, Heat Check 54
Andreas Kontaplidis had 26 points and Arch Mitchell had 15 as 508 Athletics used a 16-2 run to break the game open. Brandon Olski had 14 as well for 508. Heat Check got 16 from Jake Ramos and Cory Matthews had 15 for Heat Check. 

Pro Am 69, DVC Elite 68 (OT)
Luke Cowan carried DVC Elite into OT with 23 points and Jordan Johnson added 13 points. Pro Am got a huge lift from Zack "Chuck Sosa" Martel and held on late. 

East Player of the Week: Sam Longwell, BOHICA, 16 points, Picked up some key baskets in a hard fought W for BOHICA.

West Player of the Week: Andreas Kontaplidis, 508 Athletics, He had 26 points as 508 got in the win column. 

Central Player of the Week: Luke Cowan, DVC Elite, DVC Elite came up just short, but Cowan was strong down the stretch and forced OT with a 3. 23 points. 

6/19
DVC Elite 64, Australian Amigos 44
DVC Elite posted their first BVBL win with a balanced attack lead by David O'Connor (11),  Luke Cowan (11), Noah Ratcliffe (12) and Jordan Johnson (10). The Amigos were paced by Benny Reiffarth with 13 and Joey Mespelli with 12. Both teams are now 1-1

Washed Up 89, Purple Reign 30
Ryan Bellan had 19 and Josh Euglow (15) and NIck Burnett (17) supplemented the scoring as Washed Up (1-0) cruised to their first W on the young season.

Senior Spartans 53, H1 And1 48
Nate Manz had 13 points and Corey Gomes (10) and Brennan Bennett (10) helped the cause as the Senior Spartans get out to 2-0. H1 And1 got 13 from Jurrell Cromwell and 12 from Matt Connolly in the loss they run their record to 1-1.

Misty Geebs 75, Airport Video 69
One of the better games of the day. Misty Geebs got their first BVBL win as Kyle Howes (23 points) and Sam Lawrence (14) lead a balanced scoring attack. Nate Stitchell (19) and Tyler Hundley (16) shouldered the scoring load for Airport and Zach Sweet kicked in 11 to get them back in the game. Airport is now (0-2) while Geebs improces to (1-1)

BOHICA 74, Heat Check 60
Ryan Flynn (28 points) and Ryan Sheehan (20) lead the scoring and were both named Ryan. Derek Retos kicked in 12 for BOHICA. Heat Check tied the game midway though the second half behind the hot shooting of Julio Leon (18) and Kenny Seitz (17) and Jake Ramos (15) Heat Check is 1-1 and BOHICA is 2-0.

Sutton TBA 49, Leftover Lasagna 34
Tommy Mooney (21 points) lead the charge for Sutton TBA as they got their 2nd win of the young season. Leftover had a depleted group and were lead by Jeremy Ross with 10 points, they are currently 0-2.

Danny's Variety 72, Pro Am 70
Alex Hall (11) and Danny Leon lead the way for Pro Am in a back and forth affair. Joe Mantoni (14) points was the standout for Danny's Variety. 

Birdmen 77, Suns 59
Despite 28 from Stef Masciarelli and 11 from Nick Pasquale the Suns fell to the surging Birdmen. The Birdmen balanced attack was lead by Jay Snow and Sam Fanfan with 20 each and Collin London with 15. They improve to 2-0 the Suns fall to 0-2.

Put Some Respek 75, 508 Athletics 54
Corey Pryor had 43 points and Jesse Maresca added 12 as Put Some Respek advanced to 2-0 despite having a cripplingly dumb team name. Andreas Kontaplidis had 18 for 508 and Bob Chalmers kicked in 17.

Youngbloodz 63, Madmen 44
Mike Keefe's 14 points lead the charge for the Madmen as they fell to 0-2 on the season. Youngbloodz got 17 from Evan Lerner and 16 from Shane Finnegan in the victory.

East Player of the Week: Cory Pryor, Put Some Respek,  A 43 point outburst will usually get you in the column. 

West Player of the Week: Kyle Howes, Misty Geebs, 23 points in a big win for Misty Geebs. 


Central Player of the Week: Ryan Bellan, Washed Up, 19 points and helped put it away early for Washed Up.

6/12

Australian Amigos 64, Pro Am 50
The Australian Amigos moved into the win column behind 31 points from Joey Mespelli and the steady floor play of Brian Collins. Antonio Sullo had 13 in defeat for Pro Am.

H1And1 57, DVC Elite 48
H1 And1 got the season of to a solid start with 11 from Jurrell Cromwell, 12 from John Maguire and 10 and great energy from Kyle Smith. DVC Elite made their BVBL debut and got 14 from Luke Cowan and 11 from David O'Connor.

Senior Spartans 66, Washed Up 58
Corey Gomes had 16 points and Brennan Bennett added 11 and Nate Manz 8 as the Senior Spartans pulled away in the second half. Washed Up got 20 from Josh Euglow and 16 from Doug Roberge in defeat.

Youngbloodz 58, Leftover Lasagna 51
Leftover Lasagna and Youngbloodz are two of the best programs in the league so the tough game that followed was not a surprise. Jeremy Ross paced Leftover in defeat with 14 points. while Dom Mastascusta had 10 in the loss. Youngbloodz were sparked by Ian Converse with 16 and Evan Lerner with 10.

Put Some Respek 80, Suns 60
Despite a baffling team name- Put Some Respek pulled out their opening day win. Cory Pryor had 20 and Kyle McKissick had 24 in the W.  Jesse Maresca added 18. The Suns got 27 from Stefan Mascirelli. 

BOHICA 94, Airport Video 78
The Champs returned to action with a 94-78 victory in the 5 PM game. Sam Longwell (24), Ryan Sheehan (25) and Joe McCann (19) lead the charge as BOHICA shot it well. Airport got 21 from Tyler Hundley and 19 from Drew Rolfe. 

Birdmen 54, Madmen 51
Jay Snow had 24 to cement his status as a hall of famer and new addition Collin London had 10 as the Birdmen held off a late Madmen charge. Pat Luckett had 20 for the Madmen. 

Sutton TBA 58, 508 Athletics 51
Andres Kontopidis did his best to keep 508 in it with his 24 points and he was aided by Will Michalski with 13- but Sutton TBA had too much balance as they pulled away. Tony Frioli had 16 and Tom Mooney kicked in 14 in the W.

Heat Check 58, Misty Geebs 55
Jake Ramos (19 points) hit big shot after big shot down the stretch as Heat Check only lead for about the last minute 45 in this one. Sam Lawrence (15) and Kevin Bresciani (8) paced the Misty Geebs club.

Danny's Variety 45, Purple Reign 34
Joe Mantoni (10) and Bailey Leacy (9) lead the charge for Danny's Varitey in the night cap as Dan Geary had 13 in the loss for Purple Reign and "Adam T" (put names in the book please) had 15.

East Player of the Week: Ian Converse, Youngbloodz,  A loud 16 in the best game in the division on the day.

West Player of the Week: Jake Ramos, Heat Check, 19 points and all the big ones in a late game victory for Heat Check

Central Player of the Week: Joey Mespelli, Australian Amigos, 31 points in a big win for the Amigos. 

2016 Hall of Fame Class

To be eligible for the BVBL Hall of Fame you must have played at least 5 seasons. Other categories include Contributors and Captains. Active players CAN be considered. 

Ryan Cain, Player

BOHICA (2011-Preset)

One of the finest all around players in the history of the BVBL Ryan Cain joined BOHICA in 2011 and immediately became one of the most feared scorers on the circuit. His award haul is impressive. From being the League MVP and Playoff MVP in 2012, to being 2nd team All League in 2011, 2013 and 2014. Most importantly he was a member and integral part of the 2012, 2014 and 2015 league champions, often single handedly willing his team to playoff wins. In his first year of eligibility: Ryan Cain.

Jay Snow, Player

Banner Bar/Birdmen (2010-Present)

Often lost in the shuffle of the successful Birdmen franchise is Jay Snow...but how clutch is he? He's three times been named the league's player of the week and twice that has come in the playoffs. Snow is good in the regular season but in the playoffs he is one of the most clutch players in the league's history...think Robert Horry. His accolades are impressive (2nd team All League in 2015 and 2013 and Fourth Team in 2011 (when there were no divisions). A crafty scorer with big time range- Snow was a key member of the 2011 Champion Birdmen squad. 

Russ Boisvert, Contributor

Russ has been a friendly face and all seeing eye around the BVBL since 2012. His tremendous work has provided countless players and fans with digital keepsakes of their BVBL time. His pictures are also used on the league website. His work is tremendous and he is an accomplished sports photographer on the HS and college circuit as well. Check out his site at https://russ-place.smugmug.com/ and order some prints!

This year's inductees join the following classes in the BVBL Hall of Fame:

2015

Dave Douillette, Player/Captain

Justin Aldrich, Player

Jeremy Bridge, Player/Captain

Brian Collins, Player

2014

Joey McCann, Player

Dave Farrer, Player
Nate Bandstra, Contributor
Sam Fanfan, Player 
Rob Elliot, Player/Captain 

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)