Baller of the Week (Week 6)

A Deluca sweep last week.
Saturday: baller of the week is Myles Markham for a 14 point performance in a win over Saraceno. He has been a huge factor in the late season push for Deluca. Congrats Meemuu!
Sunday: this one goes to Nolan O'Hara putting up a huge 21 point game in a massive win over Werner. The trio of O'Hara, Howes, and Markham proved they'll test any teams defense. Congrats Nolan!

Power Rankings Week 7

1. Team Stewart(+2)
Stewart proved they ca still beat a powerhouse  with equal playing time. Still the most athletic team in the league. 

2. Team Dorff (+2)
Overall solid team lead by Brycey Bryce and J-Dorff 

3. Team Deluca (+2)

They are the hottest team in the league.

4. Team Dave(-3)

They just need to get this losing streak over with and get back to how they were in the opening weeks of the season. Maybe run some more omahas...

5. Team Bonnett (-3)

They gotta get their ten minute technical fouls down. 

6. Team Gingras (-)
Team Gingras is a high scoring team. They need to keep the opposing score down if they want to  win more games. 

7. Team Walsh (-)
They need to learn to play together, but apparently they have implemented new lines after a crucial team meeting, so it will be interesting to see how that works for them. "We practice more than any other team in the league. We stay at the gyms until 11pm" -Kevin
8. Team Tranfaglia  (+1)

"They're a good team" - Austin

9. Team  Saraceno (-1)

Freiter has been giving it his all this season  but his team hasn't been able to produce enough to help him out. 

10. Team Mahan (+2)
This team has loads of potential that is slowly being released. Our evidence being that they smoked team kidger. Boom. Smokeshow. #top10

11. Team Werner (-)
Though the previous baller of the week is on this team, Team Werner still lacks the experience to move up in the rankings.... Also , they only have one win. 

12. Team Kidger (-2)
Lost to an Austinless Mahan team. Enough said.

Scores (Week 6)

Mahan 46 - Kidger 38
Stewart 31 - Bailey 29
Gingras W - Tranfaglia L
Bonnett L - Walsh W
Werner 48 - Dorff 63
Saraceno - Deluca W

This past Saturday's baller of the week goes to Chris Werner. In this tight four point win Chris put up some crucial buckets dropping 15 points in total against Team Saraceno, leading Team Werner to their first victory of the season. Congrats Chris!

Scores (Week 5)

Saturday
Walsh 33 - Dorff 36
Stewart 47 - Deluca 33
Gingras 47 - Mahan 35
Kidger 34 - Tranfaglia 30
Werner 56- Saraceno 52
Bonnett 49 - Bailey- 41

Sunday
Tranfaglia 41 - Bailey 33
Mahan - Walsh (W)

Rec Ball Highlights (Week 5)

Thanks to Evan Bunis

Power Rankings (Week 5)

1. Team Bailey (+1)

"Were dirty" -Mike Murphy. Dean McCann's prediction (undefeated) remains true. Lets see if anyone can break that. 

2. Team Bonnett (+1)
With all around good play, theres nothing stopping them from taking that number one spot. 

3. Team Stewart (-2)

"We will find out if they are a good team after tomorrow" -Myles. Team Stewart is dependent on the success of Quintin and Joey. A bad game by either one of them spells trouble.

4. Team Dorff (+2)
Dorff has a lot of height, which plays to their advantage on the rebound front. Owen T and Alex Keast play well together, and Jordan and Bryce bring height to the table. Two time varsity athlete anthony resca provides solid defense to this championship caliber team. 

5. Team Deluca (+7)

Jumping an impressive 7 spots from the bottom, Team DeLuca has seriously taken the league by storm. They practice hard and it works out. "we work as a unit." - Team Member Myles Markham

6. Team Gingras (+1)
Team Gingras is a hard 2-3. All of their losses have come down to the wire, and could have gone either way. If they start to win these closer games, they will definitely move up. 

7. Team Walsh (-2)
They need to learn to play together, but apparently they have implemented new lines after a crucial team meeting, so it will be interesting to see how that works for them. "We practice more than any other team in the league. We stay at the gyms until 11pm" -Kevin
8. Team Saraceno (-4)

If Freiter does not perform well, neither does team Saraceno. The inequality of play time also brings them down a bit in the power rankings. 

9. Team Tranfaglia( -1)

"They're still a good team" -Austin
10. Team Kidger (+1)
"I agree we as a team are terrible and should be kept at the bottom of the power rankings." -Team member Andy Femia

11. Team Werner (-2)

Lack of rec ball experience and big men keep them from getting that first W. But who knows, maybe winning that one first game will turin it all around for them.
12. Team Mahan (-2)
With the retirement of first round draft pick Austin Hourani, RIP Team Mahan.

Calc Class Power Rankings

These are the unofficial power rankings of Mr. Smyth's calc class.
Note: Unofficial

1. Stewart
2. Bonnett
3. Dorff
4. Bailey
5. Saraceno
6. Gingras
7. Walsh
8. Deluca
9. Tranfaglia
10. Kidger
11. Werner
12. Mahan

BOTW (Sunday Games)

Sundays baller of the week goes to Owen T who led team Dorff to a pivotal win over Team Gingras. He picked up the slack that is usually led by Andrew St. Pierre when St. Pierre was shut down by defensive power Evan Bunis. In a game that came down to the wire, Owen won it for his team. Congrats 

Scores (week four-Sunday)

Gingras 42 - Dorff 44

Bonnett (L)- Saraceno (W)

Tougher than Nails

Id just like to acknowledge Connor Johnson for his toughness today. He suffered a harsh knee dislocation that is going to hinder his season, but his composure through the injury is something that I respect immensely. Sorry to hear that you're going to miss a few weeks, and I wish you a speedy recovery. Stay strong Connor

Scores (Week Four)

Bailey 37 Walsh 36
Kidger 29 Stewart 28
Gingras 50 Werner 43
Mahan 40 Saraceno 36
Deluca 47 Dorff 39
Bonnett Tranfaglia 

Baller of the Week (Week Three…Belated)

A little late on this one but baller of the week for the third week of this rec ball season goes to Andrew St. Pierre. He had 20 points and controlled the court in an important win over Mahan. Jimmy Tranfaglia gave him some competition by putting up 18 against Werner.

Baller of the Week (Week Four)

Baller of the week goes to Austin Hourani. He led his team to a victory tallying 19 points, including a few crucial buckets. We regret to announce that Austin will be having surgery soon, forcing him into early retirement. He will surely be missed but not only team Mahan, but the whole league. Undoubtable a rec ball hall of famer, Austin epitomizes the spirit and dedication of rec ball week after week.  We wish you a speedy recover and hopefully team Mahan will have you back come playoffs. Congrats Austin!

Scores (Week 4)

A lot of close games this week.

Bonnett 28 - Tranfaglia 27
Kidger 29 - Stewart 28
Gingras 50 - Werner 43

That's all I have for now. Check later for updates.

Playoff Dynamic

Despite the overwhelming support form the players from the league for seeding based of record, the coaches have decided to seed the playoffs based on the following. 

 - Top 4 teams will get a bye in the 1st round (based on winning percentage).
  - Top 2 teams will be in different brackets (to avoid #1 going against #2)
  - Remaining 8 teams will have their 1st round games decided by a random draw (all teams make playoffs)
  - Teams with the same record (top 4) will be decided based on head-head. If teams are tied and didn't
    play each other, then we'll have to flip a coin. 
  - Playoffs will be single elimination. In other words, you lose, you're done. Playoffs have the same playing
    rules as the regular season. That is, equal time for everyone on your roster.
  - Calderan trophy will be presented to winner of Championship game.

Scores

Gingras 44 - Deluca 45
Stewart 37 - Walsh 35
Tranfagli 59 - Werner 40
Bailey - Saraceno
Dorff 62 - Mahan 50
Bonnett- Kidger

I don't know any more scores, so if you remember the score to your game let me know. Thanks.

Schedule Changes

The league has added sunday games so be sure to check the schedule for updates.

Week Three Predictions

Mahan vs. Dorff
Battle of the Bigs. Dorff by a few buckets.

Gingras vs. Deluca
Gingras. Although they're missing a few players so it may be close.

Bonnett vs. Kidger
Bonnett by quite a few. They know how to run the court.

Werner vs. Tranfaglia
Probably the closest matchup of the week. The blog committee is split on who is going to win. Austin says Tranfaglia. Mike M. says Werner. Mike G claims we will see the first tie in rec ball history. Its that close.

Stewart vs. Walsh
Stewart will stomp all over Walsh and the boys.

Bailey vs. Saraceno
Big Game James is expecting a season high 4 points to lead the charge for Team Bailey.

Power Rankings (Week Three)

1. Team Stewart (-)

Team Stewart hasn't shown the league anything that would put them below number one. Although there is some controversy surrounding "equal" playing time.

2. #TeamDave (+1)
With all around good play, theres nothing stopping them from taking that number one spot. 

3. Team Bonnett (+5)

Team Bonnett has an all around solid team. They can match up to just about anyone and their help D is "killer." -Austin

4. Team Saraceno (-2)

With Freiter on the team, they can't not be a contender. 

5. Team Walsh (+2)
Leading the leagues in both technical and flagrant fouls, a calmer approach to the game would do them well. Still, they've shown impressive play so far.

6. Team Dorff (+4)

With addition Andrew St. Pierre, Team Dorff now has another offensive threat that provides another dimension to their already strong defensive game. 

7. Team Gingras (-1)
Their guard play is among the best in the league, but when matched up against the taller teams of the league, they're going to have to bring the A game.
8. Team Tranfaglia (+1)

"They're a good team" -Austin 

9. Team Werner (+2)

Team Werner may be young, but they have a lot of basketball experience. They may not be leading the league in wins , but they sure are winning in smiles.
10. Team Mahan (-6)
Two disappointing losses have plummeted them to 10th place.

11. Team Kidger (+1)

They haven't show us enough to move them up more than one spot.
12. Team Deluca (-7)
They have not shown up to play either week.

Baller of the Week (Week Two)

Nick Freiter dropped 27 points to give his team the victory over team Walsh. And an honorable mention to Danny Kessler who single handedly outscored all of team Kidger. Congratulations Nick!