I apologize for this not being uploaded sooner. I thought I published this last year, but apparently there was an error before it went public. Congrats to Old School for winning the MBL 2010 Championship, and congrats to Jason Powell for being named League MVP!

Check out the recap below:

Check out the recap below:

Playoff Week One Recap

Old School 46 Quiet Storm 42
This game was a great defensive battle, as Old School defeated Quiet Storm 46-42. Up two with under 10 seconds left, Old School forced a turnover and got a layup to account for the final score. The Super Powell brothers (Jason and Wesley) were at it again, finishing with a combined 28 points, 5 assists, 11 boards, and 3 steals. Marcus Bethea and Keith Bradley lead the charge for QS, finishing with 13 and 12 point respectively.

Antioch A 72 Magic 42
Antioch A stayed true to their number one ranking, easily defeating the Magic 72-42. Antioch was lead by Quieten Richards, who finished the game with 17 points. Mike David also added 16 points and 12 boards. For the Magic, they were forced to play without their top three scorers. Despite this, they worked hard, and hustled well. Greg Hammack lead the fight, finishing with 12 points. Jon Peters worked the boards, finishing with 14 boards to go with his 6 points.

Empire 91 Del Fuegos 80
What do you get when you have the two highest scoring teams playing each other? You have a mad dash to the finish line. In one of the highest scoring games of the year, Empire defeated Del Fuegos 91-80. The game was close, until Empire went on a 8-0 that spread the lead out far enough to where DF couldn’t recover. From then on, they traded buckets, but DF didn’t manage to get closer. Brian Lee almost had a triple double, finishing the game with 32, 8 assists, and 9 rebounds. Chad Hill added 20 points, 7 boards, and 5 assists. Also, Chris Allen had 18 points, 5 boards, and 5 assists. DF had five players score double figures, but it wasn’t quite enough. DJ “3D” Williams lead the charge with 25 points and 5 boards. Matt Adams added 16, while Ari Bentecourt added 14 points and 7 assists.

Cobras 60 Tarheels 70
The Tarheels were hot from behind the arc, and that proved to be the difference, as they upset the Cobras 70-60. These familiar rivals battled hard, and battled well. The Tarheels made 9 triples during the game, and used a few timely ones to pull away late in the second half for the difference. Cory Ludwick scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Tarheels. Brendan Jones made 5 triples, finishing with 21 points. The Cobras were lead by Mike Lane and Sean Koutsakis, who finished the game with 15 points each.

Subway POW 8: Luke Geary (Empire)
Luke “Go Go Gadget” Geary earned this week’s player of the week, finishing the last game of the regular season with 22 points, 1o boards, and 4 assists. With the victory, Empire moved into the second playoff spot, and Luke lead the way on the defensive end. Also, Luke had slammed down more dunks this season than any other competitor. His high energy, high flying hustle has earned him this week’s Subway Player of the Week!!

Cobras 62 Magic 39
The Cobras used a balanced attack and tough rebounding to defeat the Magic 62-39. While it was close in the first half, Joe Tackis and Sean Koutsakis got hot in the second, which sparked the early second half run. Joe finished with 15 points and 14 boards. Sean ended the game with 20 points. Andy Johnson finished the game with 17 points and 17 boards. Despite the loss, the Magic still had lots to play for. Fighting for the last playoff spot, every point counted. Greg Hammack lead the way with 12 points, 4 boards, and 4 steals. Ralph Leonard came close to a double double, finishing with 7 points and 9 boards.

Antioch One 38 Antioch A 66
In a battle between friends yet rivals, letters proved better than numbers as Antioch A defeated Antioch One 66-38. With the victory, Antioch A locked up the number one seed. They were lead by Dewayn Bell, who had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Also, Leslie Lewis added 16 points for the game. For One, Rashad Lowery lead the way, finishing with 14 points and 6 boards, while Nehemiah Weaver added 10 points.

Inwood 57 We Run This 74
WRT needed 82 points to make the playoffs, and they almost got there, defeating Inwood 74-57. WRT didn’t look like they were going to threaten the needed mark, but then 3 straight triples from Edwin Marino sparked a late run, as they managed to pull away in the final five minutes of the contest. Edwin finished the game with 18 points. WRT was lead by Jon Kragel, who was two assists shy of a triple double, finishing 32 points, 17 rebounds, and 8 assists. Inwood was lead by Joey Nemen, who had 31 points and 7 boards. Joey finished the season as the league’s second leading scorer.

Brick Layers 47 Quiet Storm 56
The Brick Layers fought hard for their first victory, but fell just short, losing to Quiet Storm 56-47. QS had four players in double figures, lead by Scott Cooke, who had 13 points, 11 boards, and 5 assists. Aaron Collins had a solid game for QS, finishing with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks. AJ Jackson scored 16 for BL.

Del Fuegos 64 Old School 48
Despite already locking up the seven seed, Del Fuegos managed to shake things up thursday. With a win, Old School could have locked up the 2 seed, with the loss, OS would drop to 4th. In the end, DF defeated OS 64-48. Ari Bentecourt lead the way for DF, scoring 23 points, and snagging 3 steals. Matt Adams had a balanced game, finishing with 19 points, 7 boards, and 5 assists. DJ Williams had 13 boards go with 11 points. OS was lead by Jason Powell, who finished the game with 22 points, 10 boards, and 5 assists.

Empire 78 Tarheels 71
In the most meaningful game of the night, Empire defeated the Tarheels 78-71. With a win, the Tarheels could have snagged the 2 seed. Instead, Empire grabbed the 2 seed, and the Tarheels slipped all the way back to 6th. Brian Lee kept his league lead in scoring, finishing with 27 points. Luke Geary probably had the greatest impact on the game, scoring 22 points, 4 assists, and 10 boards. What’s not in the books, is the number of shot he made people miss in the paint with the threat of his blocks. Chad Hill had his strongest performance of the year, finishing with 18 points and 7 boards. For the Tarheels, the treys fell early, but stopped falling late. Despite the loss, they did have two strong performances from Jones and Ludwick. Brendan Jones finished with 20 points and 5 boards, while Cory finished with 21 points and 6 boards.

Thursday May 13 Schedule
6:00pm   4. Old School (6-2) vs. 5. Quiet Storm (6-2)

7:00pm  1. Antioch A (7-1) vs. 8. Magic (3-5)

8:00pm 2. Empire (6-2) vs. 7. Del Fuegos (4-4)

9:00pm 3. Cobras (6-2) vs. 6. Tarheels (5-3)

Subway Player of Week 7: Mike Jackson & Dewayn Bell (Antioch A)
Antioch A is on a roll: winners of their last five games and moving into first place in the standings. Much of their success is due to the strong play of Mike Jackson and Dewayn Bell. Last week, they combined for 43 points, 9 assists, 26 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks in their victory over Del Fuegos. It was only a manner of time before someone on Antioch’s team earned the POW honor, and this time it was just too hard to choose between the two. Congrats to you both!

Tarheels 80 Antioch One 42
Eight players scored for the Tarheels as they defeated Antioch One 80-42. Leading the way for the Tarheels’ hot shooting was Cory Ludwick, who finished with 21 points. Brendan Jones added 16 points and 5 assists, and Victor Ortiz lead the rebounding effort, finishing with 13 boards. Donnie Crawford lead the way for Antioch, finishing with 14 points and 5 boards.

Old School 50 Cobras 58
The Cobras followed the good shooting of Sean Koutsakis to get the victory over Old School 58-50. They also added balanced teamwork and hustle to give OS their first loss of the season.  Sean had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks for the victorious Cobras. Jason Powell had 19 points and 13 boards for OS.

We Run This 50 Brick Layers 33
WRT used stifling defensive  pressure  to get the victory over the hardworking Brick Layers 50-33. Jon Kragel lead the way for WRT, scoring 15 of his game-high 18 points in the second half. Gabe Cintron came close to a triple double, finishing with 9 points, 8 assists, and 10 rebounds. The Brick Layers were lead by Mike Dutcher, who finished the game with 13 points.

Quiet Storm 70 Inwood 56
Joey Nemen and Inwood got hot late, but it was too little too late, as they fell short to Quiet Storm 70-56. Joey finished the game with 26 points and 4 assists for Inwood. While every QS player scored in this contest, they were lead by Keith Bradley and Marcus Bethea. Keith finished the game with 22 points, 4 assists, and 3 steals. Marcus finished with 16 points, 5 assists, and 7 boards. QS earned a good sized lead midway through the first half, and they managed to withstand a late second half charge from Inwood to get the victory.

Antioch A 84 Del Fuegos 57
As voted by last week’s poll question, Antioch A is playing the best basketball right now, and thursday was proved no different. With an Old School loss, Antioch A moved into first place via tie-breaker defeating Del Fuegos 84-57. Antioch had four player score in double figures, with Mike Jackson leading the way. Mike finished the game with 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Dewayn Bell also had a phenominal game, finishing with 21 points, 17 rebounds, and 2 blocks. DJ Williams lead the effort for DF, finishing with 28 points and 8 boards.

Magic 42 Empire 80
The Magic fought hard early, and we’re tied  for most of the first half, but then Brian Lee showed up for Empire, giving them the extra spark they needed. With the fire ignited, Empire didn’t look back, rolling out to a 80-42 victory over the Magic. Despite only playing half the game, Brian Lee managed to finish the game with 26 points, 6 assists, and 4 boards. Luke Geary added 21 and 7 boards, including a ‘off-the-backboard’ alley hoop dunk. Chad Hill also had a strong performance, finishing with 14 points and 14 boards. Size proved to be the difference, as Empire managed to out rebound the smaller Magic 46-28. For the Magic,  Joe Weatherford lead the way with 16 points and 8 boards. Also Mike Torro added a double double, with 10 points and 11 boards.

Subway Player of Week 6: Wesley Powell (Old School)
Wesley ‘Luigi’ Powell  scored quickly and often, as he helped Old School defeat Empire in this heated week 6 matchup. Luigi (one of the Super Mario Brothers, with his brother Jason playing the role of Mario) worked hard, seemingly getting his hands on every loose ball and fast break. He finished the game with 30 points (19 in the first half), 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. For his effort in the first half (which got them the lead), as well as keeping his team in first place through week 6, Wesley Powell earned two free subs from Subway! Congrats!