Salem, MA Youth Basketball

College Girls

Memphis 14 - Umass 10

The Tigers of Memphis capped off their undefeated season with a well earned victory over a game Umass team. Sabrina Swift, led all scorers with 8pts while Erin Crane, 4pts and Emma Woolshire, 2pts also played well offensively for the Tigers. Julie Shea and Jackie Pannenton each provided 4pts for Umass. Hannah Van de Staht also scored for the ladies of Umass.

College Boys

Texas 23 - Duke 20

Texas eaks past Duke in the college final, thanks mostly to John Crimble’s 17pts, and 6stls. Trace Schaejbe, Ethan Mercedes and Armando Lezama all scored 4pts and played great on defense for Duke. William McCarthy, 2pts also scored for Texas while Jeury Gonzalez chipped in with 4pts. Brian Moisan and Jack Viselli added 4pts apiece for the losing Blue Devils.

Pro Girls

Sting 19 - Liberty 16

The Sting won the summer champioship on the strength of Julissa’s 10pts and 3stls. Maeve Harrington, had a strong game for the Liberty with 12pts and 4blks. Carly Theriault, 3pts and Christa Leger, 2pts both played well for the liberty along side Harrington. Maia and Lisa Hannable each had 4pts chipping in for their teams title.

Pistons 33 - Jazz 30

The Pistons surged late to steal the victory from the Jazz. Randy Valero, 14pts and Edwin Guzman 10pts, provided scoring punch to lead their Pistons. Marvin Baez, 14pts, and Danny Moya, 10pts, equalled Valero and Guzman to lead their teams in scoring. It came down to the role players and Shakir White provided the difference with 6pts, while Matt Coco added 4pts. Jonathon Morel had 4pts for the Jazz with Stephen White adding more 2pts.

Pro 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

PRO BOYS
as of Jan. 14

Knicks 3-1
Magic 3-2
Spurs 3-2
Jazz 3-2
Celtics 2-2
Lakers 0-5

COLLEGE BOYS
as of Jan. 16

North Carolina 5-1
UCLA 5-1
Georgetown 4-2
Oregon 3-3
Michigan 3-3
Providence 3-3
Indiana 3-3
Syracuse 2-4
Duke 2-4
Boston College 0-6

PRO GIRLS
as of Jan. 24

Lynx 5-0
Sparks 4-1
Rockers 3-2
Liberty 2-3
Sun 1-4
Shock 0-5

COLLEGE GIRLS
as of Jan. 15

Duke 3-3
Kentucky 3-3
Umass 3-3
Boston College 3-3
Villanova 2-4
Tennessee 1-5

Due to the accumulating snow and Snow emergency status in the area, Thursday nights games for the Pro Girls division will be cancelled. sorry for the inconvenience.

Signups for the Winter Recreation Basketball Leagues will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2007. Registration will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Council on Aging Building at 5 Broad Street, and will end at 8:00 p.m.
The cost of the League is $25.00 per person.
There are Boys and Girls Leagues for ages 9-15

For Further Information Contact:
Matt Condon
PHONE: 978-744-4147
Email: salemyouthbasketball@yahoo.com

College Girls

#2 (6-2) North Carolina-16 vs #1 (6-2) Boston College-10

The top two seeds squared off in the finals with North Carolina coming out on top. Alexandria Bozarjian scored 10 pts, with 5 rebs and 1 stl to pace the Heels. Ashley Espinal, 4 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls was the main force on offfense and defense for the Eagles. Alexa Gilbert added 4 pts for the champions.

College Boys

#1 (8-1) UCLA-32 vs #3 (5-4) Georgetown-29

Bruins stay on top all season. UCLA beat Georgetown on the strength of Marvin Baez who amassed 26 pts, 16 rebs, 4 stls, 2 blks and 2 assts. Jonathon Swasey, 8pts 1 asst, led the Hoyas for most of the game with the help of Jarrod Louf, 4 pts 6rebs, inside and Austin Shea, 4 pts, from the wing. Nick Lathan, Kevin Ngyuen and Brandon Zicky were the other scorers for the Bruins with 2 pts each. Despite feeling under the weather and sitting out most of the game, Nick Salamida, played well scoring 11 pts and grabbing 6 rebs with a steal in the last five minutes including a clutch 3 pointer that brought the Hoyas comeback within a possession in the last 30 seconds, however Baez simply wouldn’t let it happen.

Pro Girls

#1 (8-1) Liberty-30 vs #2 (7-2) Lynx-18

Bryant’s steal show. Jasmine Bryant dominated the Lynx inside and out with 18 pts, 13 rebs, 5 stls and 1 blk while coasting to the championship. Alix Bryant showed great heart by scoring 6 pts and matching that same total in rebs. Amanda Wilkins provided most of the output for the Lynx with 9 pts and 5 rebs, Carlee Theriault, 4 pts and Maria Rodriguez 2 pts also chipped in for the Lynx. The Liberty also received contributions from Micala Donahue, 4 pts 2 rebs, and Alex Carterelli 2 pts 1 reb.

Pro Boys

#2 (7-1) Knicks-55 vs #5 (4-4) Spurs-53

The Spurs kept it close all game, thanks to lead scorer Brad Skeffington, 19 pts, 6 rebs, 2 blks 1 asst. With 10 seconds left down by 4 the Spurs coach called on Billy Muse, who drilled the clutch three pointer to dwindle the Knicks lead to 1 pt. However in their final Rec game Dario and Raphi Medrano would not be denied finally capturing a title, both scored 20 pts and combined for 10 rebs and 5 stls. Big Billy Garey played very tough inside for the Spurs scoring 15 pts and snagging 14 rebs to go along with a nifty assist he dropped off to Skeffington. Battling Garey inside for the Knicks was Andrew Barbuzzi, 7 pts. Jordan Castillo produced for the Spurs with 8 pts and 4 rebs. Christian Dunston and Juan Fernandez each scored 4 pts coming off both their 2 steal to help in their teams victory.

By: Cowan White

Thursday, August 23

College Girls
#2 North Carolina VS #3 Michigan State, 6:15 p.m.
#1 Boston College VS #4 UCONN, 7:00 p.m.

Pro Girls
#2 Lynx VS #3 Shock, 7:45 p.m.
#1 Liberty VS #5 Rockers, 8:15 p.m.

By: Cowan White

Wednesday, August 22

College Boys
#2 Boston College VS #3 Georgetown, 6:15 p.m.
#1 UCLA VS #4 Kentucky, 7:00 p.m.

Pro Boys
#2 Knicks VS #3 Lakers, 7:45 p.m.
#1 Celtics VS #5 Spurs, 8:15 p.m.

By: Cowan White

Tuesday, August 21

#4 Sting (3-3) VS #5 Rockers (3-3), 6:15 p.m.
#3 Shock (4-2) VS #6 Comets (2-4), 7:00 p.m.
#2 Lynx (5-1) VS #7 Sol (1-5). 7:45 p.m.
#1 Liberty (5-1) VS #8 Storm (1-5), 8:30 p.m.

By: Cowan White

#4 Kentucky (3-3) VS #5 UCONN (3-2), 6:15 p.m.
#3 Georgetown (3-3) VS #6 UNLV (2-3), 7:00 p.m.
#2 Boston College (4-2) VS #7 Texas (2-4), 7:45 p.m.
#1 UCLA (5-1) VS #8 Ohio State (1-5), 8:30 p.m.

By: Cowan White