2011 Fall, SEASON 6
Week 3
by Nathan Apolonio/ @NDAx92
With the first 3 weeks in the books, Washed Up sits atop of the division with a 3-0 record. They’re no longer flying under the radar..sorry Mike Criscione. Your team now has that target on their back, because other teams are definitely coming for that #1 spot! Knicee is now the Kenny Ubom show (it’s actually amazing to watch, he will outscore your entire team), but lets see how many more games he can win them where the second leading on the team has less the 8 points. After defeating the champs in the first game the Play Makerz became the favorite but quickly fell off in Week 2 with their loss to the Knicee aka T.K.U.S, they’ve however got back on their winning track. The Champs Morningwood are also working on getting their swagger back, and all the other teams are trying to find a place to fit in.
Washed Up vs. P.A.H.U
DIVISION 1
Washed Up manages to squeezes out a close game over P.A.H.U, 72 – 68 in what was a thrilling opening game of the day.
Johnny Earl (31.7 ppg) is making his case for MVP very early this season he led Washed Up with 33 points, 6 rebounds shooting 11/20 from the field. This is his Dre finished with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Justin R. rounded out the scoring trio with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
For P.A.H.U, Gary McNelly led the way with 30 points, 11 rebounds while dishing out 2 assist. Mike finished with 9 points and 3 rebounds. Damon rounded out the scoring load with 9 points. McNelly took over the scoring when his team really needed it, it wasn’t enough however to overcome the high scoring Washed Up team.
iBall vs. Tupac Back
DIVISION 1
Ugh. TUPAC BACK! TUPAC BACK! there’s all these people screaming that tupac back! After a Week 1 loss, Tupac Back, extends their win streak to 2 games, after 95 – 62 romping of I Ball.
Justin notched a team-high for IBall with 25 points and pulled in 7 rebounds. Wilson Fiallos chipped in 15 points and 8 rebounds, Tony Bell finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Robert rounded out the scoring quartet with 10 points and 6 rebounds. All 4 players were in double figures, but this team needed more than 4 players.
Jordan Block led the way for Tupac Back with 28 Points and 1 Rebound, Paul King finished with 19 points and 6 rebounds and Willie rounded out the top 3 scorers with 18 points. Notable performers would include: Jeff Allen and #21 who finished with 12 points apiece.
The Pack vs. Morningwood
DIVISION 1
Morningwood pushes their record to 2-1 after a 51 – 68 beat down of The Pack. This was just the type of game Morningwood needed to get back to their winning ways. With the talent level increasing and teams being stacked from top to bottom, Morningwood is the only team that has the exact roster from their S5 championship season (with the exception of Olumide Akingemi and Jesse Jimenez). Morningwood lost their first game to powerhouse the Play Makerz and almost let their Week 2 game with Filthy Empire slip away. This was just the game for these guys to play in to get their Swagger Back.
Diahnte Pickett aka D.Smooth led all Morningwood scorers with 18 points, Dewayne O’Neal and Olumide Akingemi were the teams second leading scorers, with 10 points, 9 boards apiece. Derrick Pickett rounded out the scoring trio with 10 points and 2 rebounds.
Lonnie Rivera (15 Points, 5 Boards) led all scorers for The Pack, , Sam Nogales finished with 13 points and pulled in 2 rebounds. George Lewis rounded out the top 3 scorers with 11 points and 5 boards.
PlayMakerz vs. Filthy Empire
DIVISION 1
After a week of being in the Kenneth Ubom mixtape, the Play Makerz regrouped. Sadly they had to face the young and energetic Filthy Empire team, Filthy Empire was no match for the savvy Play Makerz team, the Play Makerz come away with an easy 61- 52 win.
Filthy Empire was led by the wily shooting guard Terrail Thomas who finished with 14 points and 4 rebounds. Ajay was the second leading scorer with 12 points and 6 rebounds. Last weeks leading scorer Luis finished with 11 points and 3 rebounds. The teams explosive point guard Darriayl Morris rounded out the scoring quartet with 8 points and 8 rebounds.
Aesh Dabbas notched a team-high 23 points pulled in 3 rebounds and dished out 1 assist. Amos Battle and Sean Rooks chipped in 12 points apiece. Carl Hardin and Nico Wilson finished with 6 points each to round out the scoring quintet of the Play Makerz.
Knicee vs. West Coast Pros
DIVISION 1
Knicee aka The Kenneth Ubom show was on display this past sunday when the team took on the West Coast Pros. the two teams battled it out in double overtime with the West Coast Pros. coming away with a hard-fought 47 – 55 victory.
Kenneth Ubom was the leading scorer for Knicee as he finished with 30 points and 7 rebounds, Odell Howard and Pedro Colon rounded out the scoring load with 5 points apiece behind Ubom. Howard also had 8 rebounds while Colon pulled in 7 boards.
Shawn Layer led the way for West Coast with 16 points, 4 rebounds, he also had 2 monster dunks early in the 3rd quarter. That was probably the spark that his team needed. Daimon Fleming was the second leading scorer with 10 points and 1 rebound. Tyrell Goldsberry and Josh rounded out the scoring quartet with 8 points and 3 rebounds each.
The Alliance vs. The Dynasty
DIVISION 1
The Alliance and The Dynasty battle it out with The Dynasty coming out on top 72 – 67. The Dynasty could be one of those sleeper teams when it’s all said and done. They have supreme athleticism and everyone knows their roll on the team.
The Alliance team was led by Jaime Villalobos who finished with 19 points, 3 rebounds. After a huge game in week 2 where he garnered POW honors Ralph Chavez finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. the sharpshooting Jimmy Nguyen rounded out the scoring load with 10 points and 2 rebounds.
The Dynasty had a balanced offensive attack with Buai Tut leading the way with 28 points and 8 rebounds. Holden finished with 24 points and 4 rebounds. Tren rounded out the scoring load with 10 points, 5 rebounds.
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