DIVISION 3
2011 Fall, SEASON 6
Week 6
by Nathan Apolonio/ @NDAx92
By far Week 6 was the most uneventful week in the division. The teams that were predicted to win, did so, and by a LARGE margin. We are now down to the last week of the regular season, and the seedings are far from finalized.
Playoff Scenarios for the #1 Seed
-UKnow 2.0 controls their own destiny, a Week 7 win over the Justice League and they will enter the playoffs as the #1 seed.
-The reigning champs, (Pantera Legends) still have a chance to climb up to the elusive #1 spot. They however don’t control their own destiny, they must rely on the Justice League to defeat UKnow 2.0, and if that were to happen they would need to win big in both games, to win the point differential battle.
-The Justice League is another team like UKnow 2.0 that controls their own destiny, all they need to do is win-out and they may have a chance to capture the #1 spot.
-The biggest sleeper this season has been Young Money, with 2 victories in Week 7 they may climb as high as the #2 spot.
Justice League vs. Brea Jr. 7:30
DIVISION 3
The Justice League return from their bye week and show they didn’t lose a step, defeating Brea Jr. 7:30 49-35, in their Week 6 showdown.
Won Lee and Dan Chung led the way for Brea Jr. 7:30, both players finished with 11 points each. Chung pulled in 6 rebounds and 5 steals while Lee was a thief in his own right and came away with 6 steals. David Lee assisted Won Lee and Dan Chung and finished with 8 points and 6 rebounds. The rest of the team (Andy, Eric and Max Chung) combined for 5 points.
After a 50 point outburst in his last outing Josey Victorio returned to action with his Justice League teammates in Week 6 play after a Week 5 bye. Victorio led the way for the Justice League and finished with a team/game high 12 points, 3 boards and 2 assists. Nguyen Vu, John Robel, and Brandon, assisted Victorio with the scoring load, all players named finished with 8 points each. Vu pulled in 7 boards while Brandon finished with a stat line that read 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steal.
UKnow 2.0 vs. The Bankers
DIVISION 3
UKnow 2.0 regains the #1 spot in the division rankings after defeating The Bankers in a 82-44 romping.
Alex led all Banker scorers with 26 points and 5 rebounds on 11/25 shooting from the field. Justin assisted Alex with the scoring and finished with 7 points and 4 rebounds. Steven rounded out the scoring trio with 5 points and 4 rebounds.
On the UKnow 2.0 side of things were balanced as they have been all season, Anthony Cockrell seems to have gotten his groove back just in time for the post season and led all scorers for the game with 25 points and 4 boards. Albert Suitley finished with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 4/6 shooting from downtown. While Nate Apolonio played his best game of the season and finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists on 6/8 shooting from the field. Josh Johnson rounded out the scoring quartet of UKnow 2.0 and finished with 10 points and 3 boards.
Young Money vs. Primetime
DIVISION 3
Riding the momentum of their Week 5 victory over the #1 seed UKnow 2.0, Young Money took the court and dismantled Primetime, 81-45. Behind the strong play of Robel Kevorkian, who finished with 41 points.
Young Money was led by Robel “Roblaze” Kevorkian who finished with a game high 41 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. The majority of his baskets coming on fast breaks. Aaron Ford was the teams second leading scorer with 12 points and 5 rebounds.Ashwin Sharma was the teams third leading scorer 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Kevin Lim led the way for the Primetime, Lim finished with 9 points, and 4 rebounds. DJ Romasanta assisted Lim with the scoring load and finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds, Erik Malapria also finished with 8 points. Jr. Dizon and Jusin Flores rounded out the scoring load with 7 points apiece.
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