Championship Games + Awards
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008Pro Boys Championship
Spurs 42 - Celtics 41
The two teams that proved that they were the best all season met in the final game. Greg Speliotis had 17pts to lead his Celtics in scoring. Fernando owned the paint for the Spurs scoring 8pts and drawing fouls at will on the Celts’ Bigs. Danny Moya and James Baez, each scored 4pts for the Spurs. Ariel Almonte, was the second leading scorer for the Green with 6pts, with Chris VAille adding 4pts. The game was tight in second half so all the points mattered. Kelly Abreu, Dionil Abreu and Austin Shea contributed 2pts in the win. Robert Simard and Christian Almonte each scored 3pts for the Celtics; and Cody and Jared Farese scored 2pts. The hero of the game for the Spurs was Randy Valero, 17pts, who scored his last 2pts on a swishing baseline floater with 6 seconds remaining. That proved to be the winning basket when the Celtics couldn’t get the ball up the court.
Pro Boys Awards
Playoff MVP - Randy Valero - Spurs
Most Improved - Jesse Williams - Magic
Merit Award - Steven “Figie” Cruz - Jazz
Tierney Award - Randy Valero - Spurs
The Celtics (8-3) received T-shirts for winning the regular season title.
Coaches Awards
Celtics - Chris Vaille
Knicks - Joey Mal
Spurs - Stephen White
Lakers - Sean Mullins
Magic - Billy Muse
Jazz - Junior Fenini
College Boys Championship
North Carolina 37 - Duke 31
The Tar Heels completed the sweep, capturing both playoff and regular season titles. JT Kapnis, 12pts, led the Heels in the big game; but got plenty of support from Co-MVP’s Isaiah Hodges, 5pts and Austin Shea 6pts. Jared Louf-Woods, and Cael Schaejbe each scored 11pts accounting for most of Duke’s output. Mitchell Osgood, continued his good shooting hitting for 5pts in the NC win. Brian Lora, 3pts, Trace Schaejbe, 4pts and Jack Viselli 2pts were the additional scorers for Duke. Tyler thomas Zac Barnes and Tahmid Raji all scored 2pts contributing to the Heels championship victory.
College Boys Awards
Playoff MVP’s - Austin Shea + Isaiah Hodges - UNC
Most Improved - Aidan Scrimgeour - Indiana
Merit Award - Matt Wilson - UCLA
Tierney Award - Mitchell Osgood - UNC
UNC (10-2) received T-shirts for winning regular season title.
Coaches Awards
Michigan - Bruno Caetano
Oregon - Tommy O’Hare
Duke - Pat Viselli
Providence - Jeff White
Boston College - Jacob Harvey
UNC - Zac Barnes
Syracuse - Chris Matton
UCLA - Alex Smith
Georgetown - Brian Moisan
Indiana - Brandon Dziadyk
College Girls Championship
Umass 23 - Boston College 17
Ashley Espinal, 14pts, led her team past the game Eagles to win the championship. Shyla Stokes, led the Eagles in scoring with 10pts. Robyn Hendry, Kendall Higgins, and Kelly McLuaghlin each scored 2pts in the BC loss. Brianna Rodriguez played great on ball defense and managed 6pts for her team in the win while Emma Woolshire added another 3pts for Umass.
College Girls Awards
Playoff MVP - Ashley Espinal - Umass
Most Improved - Olivia Comeau - Duke
Merit Award - Nicole Lapointe - Kentucky
Tierney Award - Kelly McLaughlin - Boston College
Duke (9-1) received T-shirts for winning the regular season title.
Coaches Awards
Kentucky - Sarah Starion
Villanova - Meghan Maggiacamo
Tennessee - Lexi Cooke
Duke - Hannah Mullarkey
Umass - Emma Woolshire
Boston College - Shyla Stokes
Pro Girls Championship
Lynx 24 - Sparks 23
In a nail-biting contest between two evenly matched teams; the Lynx powered by Marissa Garey’s 15pts came out on top. Fallon Burke led the Sparks in scoringwith 9pts while Brenna Burke chipped in 6pts for her team. Courtney maurice added 6pts for the champion Lynx while Carly Theriault, had 2pts for the Lynx. Alix Bryant played well for the Sparks with 4pts and tough defense.
Pro Girls Awards
Playoff MVP - Marissa Garey - Lynx
Most Improved - Bethany Thomas - Sparks
Merit Award - Maria Rodriguez - Liberty
Tierney Award - Carly Theriault - Lynx
Sparks (8-3) Received T-shirts for winning the regular season title.
Coaches Awards
Shock - Kayla Howland
Rockers - Amanda + Savannah Mazola
Lynx - Vicky Njugana
Sun - Courtney Carrick
Liberty - Morgan Rogers
Sparks - Lydia