Lynch Scores 14 to Pace Rockets' Win; Blazers Top T'Wolves

Senior Division

Rockets defeat Lakers

The Rockets were able to put 50 points up against a tough Laker team. The scoring was led by Tim Lynch (14  points), followed by John Cave (13  points), and Jack Lindsey (8  points). Also contributing important hoops were Andrew Rogers (5  points), Thomas Willegal (4  points), William Hopkins (3  points), Joe Darrigo (2  points), and Andrew Loiselle (2  points).

Joey Mason led the Lakers with 10 points. Derek Law, Joseph Abbott, and Andrew Lanza added 4 each, while Pete Tenaglia scored 3 and Michael Lanza 2. Mike Charbonneau, Robert Cofer, and Justin Amaral helped run the Lakers offense, while Eric Velozo played tough defense and rebounded well for the Lakers.

Blazers edge the TimberWolves, 39-37
The Blazers survived this one on free throws, going 20 for 30 to remain undefeated on the season. The contest went back and forth but only out of pure determination and teamwork did the Blazers survive. The TWolves should be commended for their execution and game plan. The Blazers are looking forward to a rematch in the playoffs.

The TWolves took on the undefeated Blazers and gave them their best team effort but came up a little short by the final score of 39-37. The TWolves played tough team defense and picked their opportunities to score. There was no 1 outstanding player, the entire team played together with passes, picks, and backing each other up over and over to keep the game within reach. The team consists of Blake, Timmy, Chris, Tommy, Austin, Joe, Aaron, Anthony, David, Jimmy, and Mike. Each player gave it their all and are all well deserving of being mentioned.

Hornets 45 Knicks 40
The Hornets held off the Knicks second half comeback to come away with the victory. Cameron Skinner and Nick Falcone led the Hornets on both ends of the floor. Josh Gadue and Ed Duffy were solid on the boards. Nick Salvato, Ron Mallach, and Bryan Foti added key scores. Jared Martin, Ryan Panesetti, and Patrick O'Brien were solid on both ends of the floor.

Pacers hold off the 76ers

The Sixers played very well Saturday at the Ryan School, but fell to the Pacers 53-36. Chris Manory led the scoring with 16 points, followed by David Barry with 10. Adam Rekkbie dropped in four points, Steve Ferreira added three points, Jonathan Tower had two, and Ben Rauseo had one from the charity stripe. Playing very well defensively were Colin Brace, Josh Caredeo, Tom Catyb, and Brian Conneely. Second year Sixer player Adam Rekkbie has improved tremendously, contributing significantly on both ends of the court.

Jazz edge the Bobcats

This one was played deep in the trenches as both teams struggled to find their outside shooting touch. The Jazz jumped out to an early 1st qtr lead before the Bobcats scratched back and hung close into the 4th quarter. The Jazz had a short bench and needed the entire team to do some things differently and play out of their comfort zone to earn this victory. Leading the team on offense at the point guard position was Nicholas Valente (8  points) who drained the big shot each and every time the Bobcats seemed ready to seize the lead. Petros Nacopoulos played a tremendous game rotating between the forward & guard positions and dropping in 7 points of his own. Billy Petherbridge was hot early-on, laying in 6 of his 8 points in the first half. Rich Pachucki (4 points), Kyle Fleury(4 points), and Nacopoulos battled under the boards and each managed to bury the big shots late in the game which allowed the Jazz to hold on for the win.

Held to only 2 points in the first quarter, the Bobcats finally came out of their cage and challenged a very competitive Jazz team for the middle two quarters. Helping to keep the game close thru the 2^nd and 3^rd quarters Robert Papandrea tossed in 6 points and the two centers, Mike Ladderbush and Andrew Carta, put in 4 each off of nice rebounding inside. Nick McLaughlin and Paul Salibe, teammates for the past four years, worked hard to add 3 apiece for the ‘Cats. Rounding out the scoring for the team were Matt Famiglietti and Dan Turosz both with 2 points. Matt Cocca, Patrick Leonard, and Steven Lee all worked hard driving the ball up to help set up more offensive chances for their team. The Jazz defense stepped up strong again in the 4^th quarter, putting the Bobcats back in their cage and kept them scoreless for the final minutes to seal the victory.

Intermediate Division

Celtics 42, Bobcats 37

The game between the Celtics and the Bobcats was one of the most exciting of the season. Josh Snyder got the first quarter off to a great start with a quick score. Garrett Goempel was the high scorer with 13 points. Alex Regan and Christian Bennett added baskets to give the Celtics a solid lead. Excellent passing and an assist by Derek Cronis allowed Dominic Catizone to pick up very smooth lay-up. Nice teamwork by all. The second quarter was hard fought defensively. Although the Bobcats had come back to jump ahead, the Celtics regained the lead on scores by Josh, Garrett, and a steal by Will Small that led to a score by Christian. As the quarter drew to a close, Derek added two more points to the score board. A quick pass from David Scarpa to Alex started the third quarter off with an easy lay-up. Anthony McNeil showed some great ball handling closing out the scoring with a nice lay-up and a free throw. The final quarter was full of great offensive and defensive moves by Jonathan Zurawski David Scarpa and Will Small. Great win for the Celtics 42-37.

For the second week in a row the Bobcats came up on the losing end of a very frustrating loss, when they were outplayed down the stretch by a well balanced Celtics team. Under the weather but still a force to be reckoned with Ryan Casino was unstoppable with 14 points and kept the team in the game. He’ll be a nice addition to whichever Sr. level team gets him next season. Guard Matty McLaughlin continued with his never give up attitude and followed in the scoring for the ‘Cats with 7 points, which included 3 clutch foul shots. Assisted by Sean Covel and Akhil Bagul, Phil Borges put in 5 hard fought for points around the Celtics’ defense. First year player Ryan Nickerson had his best game of the season aggressively putting in 3 points, and played terrific defense. Each with 2 well earned points, Jeff Horton, Nolan Higgins, Robert Page, and Liam Doherty rounded out the Bobcats’ totals. Leo Frisella and Daniel Derosa played terrific defense throughout the game providing their teammates more chances to keep the game within reach. The Bobcats should be very proud to have played such a great game against this opponent who sits high within the Intermediate Division standings.

Hornets 27 - Raptors 21

The Hornets played great team defense in an exciting 27-21 victory over the Raptors. Trevor Breen, Zachary Karnell, and Jared Cowles had their best games of the year with some monster rebounds and key defensive stops. Ryan Barry, Bobby Payne, and Chris Zuraski had great looks, but the ball just wouldn’t drop. That didn’t slow them down at all defensively, and were a key to the victory. The Hornets scoring came from Billy Tamboli 11 points, Dan McCrevan 9 points, Zach Smith 4 points, and Jack Rose adding 3 points. The keys to this win were great team defense and rebounding; Awesome job Hornets!

It was a great game for both teams today with the Hornets coming out on top by 6 points. Scoring for the Raptors were Capt. Rory Foley with 4  points , Capt. Miles Brown with 4  points, Brayden Nobrega with 4  points, Kyle Crowley is on a scoring streak with 6 points this game & a big 3 pointer scored by Patrick Brothers. It wasn't enough to beat the Hornets but the game was very exciting from beginning to end! Great defense was played by all including Bradley Richardson, Andrew Carman, Hayden Brown, Nolan MacDonald & Capt. Jake Marchant. The Raptors would like to thank the Hornets for a great game & the TBBL just for being there!

Jazz 32- Friars 17

On Saturday the Friars got off to a slow start while the Jazz were white hot. Scoring for the Friars were Sean Moose (6), Matt Brems (5), Sean Barker (4) and Mat Marquis (2). The rest of the team put up many shots, but the rim wasn’t so kind to them. Great defense by Jimmy Pondelli, Luke Rizzo and Zak Bennett kept the score from really getting out of hand. The rest of the Friars are coming out of their shell and attempting more shots. Injured Nick Zullo(foot) provided support from the bench.

Bullets 42, Bucks 12

 The Bucks and Bullets came ready to play Saturday in TBBL's Game of the Week. The two undefeated teams came out running the ball and working hard on defense. The Bucks scored first and were answered with a pair of free throws by Corey Indelicato, who went on to score 8 points for the game. At the end of the first quarter the Bullets were in the lead 12-3 with some crisp passing and good defending under the basket. The Bullets continued pressing in the second quarter and it worked well for them. At halftime, the score was 23-5.

During the second half, the both teams continued to play hard. The Bullet's Eddie Brenz was the game high scorer with 16 points. Other Bullet scorers included Shea Hiltz, Ethan Tredeau with 8 points, Ameen Kalkhoran, TJ Cantalonis Jeff Pierce and Kelvin Ngyuyen. The defensive play was great with contributions from Brendan Murray, Jeff Pierce, Ryan Sughrue and TJ Cantalonis. The team passed the ball well in order to look for the best shot. The final score was 42-13 Bullets. The Bucks never gave up. They stayed in the game until the very end, showing great sportsmanship.

Sonics 43-Eagles 31

The Sonics got above the .500 mark with a tough win over a good Eagles squad. Alex Tate, Jake Aceto, and Chris Nardone led the Sonics in scoring with Mike Butler, Ryan Indingaro, and Evan Iftekhar rounding out the scoring. Another stellar defensive performance from Robbie Gilligan, Robert Connors, and Roy Mallach. A great team game was played by Mike Dinapoli who had some amazing assists and Novan Iftekahr who dominated the glass.

Jazz 32, Friars 17

 A strong Jazz defense held off the Friars to just one basket for the entire first half with Johnny Melanson, Rob Daniell, Richie Aronson, Jimmy Catyb, and Jack Vasas maintaining a strong zone defense. Jared Roane(10) and Jackson Roane(6) both came up with some key steals while Ryan Fay(4), Evan Surette(2) Matt Mitchell (4)and Brandon Alves(4) did a great job getting under the net pulling in the rebounds. A basket by Billy Catyb (2) marked the first time this season that the Jazz's efforts to pass the ball around resulted in scoring by more than half the team.

Junior Division

Hornets - Cavs

 The Cavs scoring was led by Matt Manoukian with 6 points while Max Doucette and Kyle Curtin each had 2 points. CJ Zemetres, Tanner Lentz, Ryan Smith, Matt Pescatore, Xavier MacShane, Nate Wilkinson, Nicholas Borges, and Jay Gandhi all played hard against a talented Hornets team.

Celtics - Clippers

The Celtics played a strong game this week. The fourth grade line of Matt Cahill, Evan Crowley, Kartik Prakash and Jake and Josh Winter played stout defense holding the Clippers to 4 points. The fifth graders enjoyed their time playing together for the fist time all season. The Celtics were led by Cameron Legvold (10  points), Cole Wescott (7 points) Kevin Carta (4  points), Anthony Lucibello (3  points) Jeremy Sencabaugh and Zach DeSanto (2  points each).

Mavericks 34, Wizards 27

 With the best all-around team effort of the year, the Mavericks held off a second half charge by the Wizards for their 5th victory of the season. Showing self-less play, seven Mavericks scored led by Michael Lambert (10 points, 4 rebounds), Kyle Obst (8 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds), Jimmy Strickler (6 points, 5 rebounds) and Riley Frost (4 points, 3 assists). The defense was stingy down the stretch spearheaded by: Derek Lefler (9 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 points), Joe Rosberg (6 rebounds, 2 points), Kyle Rogers ( 2 blocks, 3 rebounds, 2 points), Brandon Coolidge ( 5 rebounds, 2 steals). The Mavericks floor leaders: Anthony Miano (2 steals, 3 assists) and Matt Salvato ( 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist) played hard on both sides of the ball. The Wizards did a great job at ball passing and working as a team. Playing as guard was Danny Adelsberger who hustled around the court and ended up being injured and coming out of the game in the final minutes. Nicholas Brooks and Adam Pacheco worked well together and played hard offensively. In their forward positions were Connor Power and Ryan Bennett who did a great job defensively.

Sixers 30, Warriors 23

The Sixers triumphed over the Warriors winning their eighth game of the season. Gavin MacDonald was the leading scorer on the Sixers with 22  points. Sean Whelton (6  points) and Mackin MacDonald (2  points) demonstrated excellent passing and teamwork, helping the Sixers keep the lead. Christian MacMillan handled the ball with great skill throughout the game. Key defensive players were Richard and Nicholas Capiello, John Kenney , Jack Callinan and Adam Hines who kept the pressure on the Warriors offense and contributed key rebounds.

Cadet Division

Pacers 20, Sonics 10

Pacers winning over the Sonic's 20 to 10 with Matthew Naughton leading the score with 10 points. Zachary LaLonde with 6 points and James Reardon with 4 points. Sean Kelley and Robby Kimtis with some great rebounding on offence and defense. Damien Hadden did some awesome dribbling. Michael Bottaro, Sean Doherty with some great offence and defense moves. Tanmay Ghaisas had some great moves by tying the ball up.

Pistons – T-Wolves

The T'wolves fought another tough opponent in the Pistons, by ultimatley were not able to stop their strong offense. The T' Wolves offense was led by Jame Kochakian with 4 points, followed by Mike Fowler, Dominic Valway, and Richard Kramer all with 2 points a piece. Great defensive efforts were turned in by Nathan Jones and Justin Flynn and all around team efforts by Jack Shreenan, Kyle Breen, and Sean Sears.

The Pistons points were spread around today as Kalu Olu, Zachary Hines, Ryan Briley, Joey Branchaud, Tommy Branchaud and Cammeron Cimmino all put points on the board. Leading the offense for the Pistons were brothers Joey and Tommy Branchaud. Two of Tommy’s buckets came from assists from Joey. Cammeron not only scored his first basket of the year, he also forced several turnovers with his tough defense and hustle. Logan Gallagher played hard both as guard and forward today. Zach Graczyk helped set up the offense as guard, while Lucas MacFadyen knew just where to be to collect many of the Pistons rebounds.

Sixers - Bucks

 The Sixers pulled out the victory in a well-played game. Scoring this week for the Sixers; Patrick Letourneau, Nolan Timmons, Garrett Kingston, Diego Monteiro and Michael Kelly. Also contributing to the win with great offensive passing and a strong defense were Dhreuv Kaushal, Adam Favreau, Andrew Timmons and Michael Duggan. Great Teamwork!

Raptors - Rockets

The Raptors played another great game on Saturday and came up with another win. The Raptor's offensive was aggressive with great passing and solid shooting. Forwards Henry Pestana, Richard Raso and Cameron Hodgson all had hoops and guards Tyler Keough and Colby Ward contributed with hoops and smart passing. The Raptor's defense held the Rockets back with tough defense from Ryan Rosenberg and Cole Privetara. Center Jake Forgione contributed with some key rebounds and the whole team played a very strong game.

Nets - Sonics

The Sonics played hard but came up short against a very good Nets team. Jack Balboni led the team defensive effort and came up with several good steals. Tyler Strong and Liam MacDonald also made solid contributions to the team defense and with their rebounding. Kyle McHugh once again played all out on both ends of the floor grabbing rebounds and collecting loose balls. The offense moved the ball well against the Nets tough defense led by Owen Griffin, Ryan Keane, and Kyle Scrooc each collecting assists and consistently finding open teammates for shots. The scoring was led by Robert Evangelista and Arya Mehrrabhani with 4 each and John Beatrice added. Beatrice also had several steals and led multiple fast-break opportunities.

Clippers – Bulls

The Bulls lost a tough one against a talented Clippers team. The teams were back and forth in the first half with Matt Rosemond getting the scoring started in the first quarter, followed by Tom Bradley with 6 of his 8. The short bench of the Bulls meant that the defense had to step up with great performances by Patrick Killion, Mikey Bankowski and Jack Panilaitis in the post. Thomas Stanieich continued his aggressive play at the guard position, playing tough defense and helping to distribute the ball on the offensive end. Mihir Bagul and Kyle Braciska added a hoop each in the fourth quarter in an attempt at a comeback, but the Bulls couldn’t overcome the height advantage in the post as the Clippers’ “Bigs” dominated the boards. The Bulls look to turn it around with a full squad next week.