Game two of the first round of the playoffs had the 3 Seed Kodra Kai taking on the 6^th seed Rags to Riches, led by Skelley. Skelley would be shorthanded, missing Rich Cody. This would be a big loss for Skelley as scoring has been tough for his team and they could use the shooting Cody provides. Chas had everyone available and would look to put the clamps on R2R.

Jake started things off hot, scoring 8 unanswered points and R2R was out to an early 10-1 lead. Kielley and Worth added buckets and the lead ballooned to 15-1. Things were looking dire for Chas’ squad, who were not getting good looks on offense and passing up shots. Hammond got a three and a layup and Kodra added a layup to get Kodra Kai within striking distance. Chas was rallying his boys and Gilles had a big stretch off the bench, hitting two threes and R2R’s lead was down to 5. Things would be back and forth down to the end of the half and R2R went into half time up 31-27. Jake led all scorers with 12 first half points.

Coming out of the break Chas nailed a three and Jake and Worth added buckets. Hammond added 5 straight to tie the game. Kodra Kai was doing a good job attacking the rim and getting R2R’s wing defenders in foul trouble. After a Sydorko three, Kodra Kai took their first lead of the game. Despite some late threes from Worth and Keilley, foul trouble caught up to R2R and Kodra Kai went into the bonus early. Worth eventually fouled out and Kodra Kai put the game away at the free throw line. Kodra Kai advances and will meet Cundall’s team in the semis

R2R

Skelley C- really quiet game in a big spot

Carey C- couldn’t get anything to fall

Worth B had some good looks, could’ve been more aggressive

Kielley B same as Worth

Jake A- fought hard, led all scorers

Kodra Kai

Chas B+ bad first half, great second half and really got his guys back in it

Sydorko B+ also found his groove in the nd half

Gilles B- big stretch in the first half, but absent for the remainder of the game

Hammond A sparked the comeback

Kodra B- relatively quiet game

Danner C not much doing here

Wrapping up the season, Chas’ Kodra Kai was trying to spoil Frongi’s Chao Bella squad’s bid for an undefeated season. Both teams would be without their defensive anchors, as Kodra Kai was missing Sydorko and Chao Bella was missing Scott Mulholland. Kodra Kai would have a tough ask slowing down MVP favorite Danny  O‘Donell.

Right out of the gate, Danny had a four point play, setting the tone early. After threes from Glynn and D’oD, Chao Bella was out to an early 10-2 lead. Chas got a lice layup and Hammond, had a huge stretch for Kodra Kai, hitting back-to-back threes to close the gap. Frongi got a couple nice drives, and the lead was 15-10 midway through the half. Gilles had some nice minutes off the bench for KK, hitting a three and grabbing some offensive rebounds. Glynn cashed hi second three of the half and Hammond added a couple more buckets. Chas picked up 4 first half fouls which severely limited his abai1lty to defend and he had to sub out of the game for a long stretch. Heading into halftime, Chao Bella was up 24-10. Hammond led KK with 10 points and Danny had 10 for CB.

Hammond and Kodra got some early buckets to tie game to start the second half but CB would respond with 6 straight points from D’oD. Hammond got a tough putback off and offensive rebound and Chas added another layup. Danner hit a huge three to give KK their first lead of the game with 7:00 to play. Chao had a big time and-1 and Frongi and D’oD added buckets to take back the led and put it up to 4. CB was able to build the lead and Frongi iced the game at the free throw line to put the finishing touches on a perfect regular season. CB will take on EJ’ team in the first round.

Choa Bella

Frongi A great game on both ends, added three stocks

Glynn B+ coming off an injury and was 50% from deep

Danny A+ MVP

Clarke A- excelled in his role, was great on the glass and defense

Chao A the and-1 went crazy

Kodra Kai

Chas C- not the best game from Chas, 4 early fouls took out of the game mentally

Kodra B average game, I think they needed more from him offensively

Danner C the 2^nd half three were nig but needs to be consistent troughout

Gilles B some big minutes off the bench

Hammond A steady as ever, came up big when they needed him