Boys Semifinals - March 24
College Boys
Duke 22 - Georgetown 15
The Duke Blue Devils, continued their surprising run of knocking off top teams with a win over the Hoyas. Ryan Madden, led the devils with 7pts all coming in the second half; Trace Schaejbe, 4pts, also shot the ball well for Duke in the second half. FJ Murphy, was the big player for the Hoyas with 10pts, while Xavier Polanco and Robert Simard each scored 2pts. the rest of the scoring for the Devils came from many players with Kyle Doherty hitting a three pointer, to go along with Cael Schaejbe, Brian Lora, Jared Louf-Woods and Jack Viselli
whom all added 2pts.
North Carolina 29 - Michigan 15
#1 seed North Carolina, marches on to the championship game with a big win over the underdog Wolverines. Isaiah Hodges, 13pts, proved too much for the undersized Wolverines. Kelly Abreu, 7pts and Nathan Oscar, 4pts played very well in the loss. Tyler Thomas, 5pts and JT Kapnis, 4pts played pivotal roles for the Heels inside. Stephen Harris and Ryan Gauthier each scored 2pts for Michigan. Austin Shea played very good defensively and scored 3pts contributing to the win.
Pro Boys
Celtics 38 - Knicks 33
The Knicks jumped out to an early lead, due largely to the strength of Nick Salamida, 7pts and Big Brian’s, 9pts, first quarter play. Sthalin Lopez shot the ball well hitting 2 three pointers for the Knicks in their Initial assault on the ‘Celts. The second quarter saw a resurgence of Green activity with Ariel Almonte, 15pts, leading the way. Marvin Baez was the top scorer for The Knicks with 12pts. Greg Speliotis, 11pts, Connor Reardon and Chris Vaille 4pts each also played good games in the Celtic win.
Spurs 62 - Lakers 34
In one of the all-time playoff routs in recent memory the Spurs dispelled any rumors of a late season upset by beating up on the veteran Lakers. Kelly Abreu, 15pts, went 5-5 from behind the arch in the first half to give his team all the cushion they required. Once Abreu sat down, the games top scorer Randy Valero, 19pts, took over and kept his foot on the gas in expanding the Spurs lead before the half. Troy Gilbert, 15pts, shot the ball well in defeat while Jeff Peras, 9pts and Nick Walsh, 6pts, provided the rest of the Lakers scoring. Fernando , 15pts and Danny Moya, 9pts were a strong force inside for the Spurs.