Overhate VS TIH “ Buzzer Beater Drama falls Short”

Kielley got us started going 2-2, Marquis post work 2-2. Liam trey, Worth J, Dias 2-2, Liam 2-2, Worth obrd put in it was a 9-7 rock fight, pace was very slow. Dias 3, Ian 3, Liam 1-2, Dennis 3 19-7 TIH in firm control. Killey much needed 3, then peteet deep 3, Kielley up n under whata  run bu Overhate 19-15. Dias calms things 2-2, Worth 2-2, but Frano window to end the half 21-19 Overhate in it! 

Dias 1-2, Worth 3 it was a new ball game 22 all. Dias lane J, Dennis 1-2, ian 3, Liam Marquis very nice p n roll 30-23, Fasano middy and this one looked over. Overhate would not go down without a fightand Overhate was turning the ball over terribly Worth 3, Frano J, Frano dives in, Frano obrd, Frano drive again it was 38-37!! Liam clutch ft’s made it 41-39. Worth had a shot to win it, he went to the corner, fired and it was …….just off TIH has the hope of the final 4!! 41-39. 

Overhate

Worth-C-) Great session did not end off great. 

Kielley-D- They needed way more buckets. 

Frano-B- Late charge was awesome to watch, but he needed to do that for 40 min not 10. 

Skleey-C-) Good D , but nothing on O. 

Peteet-C- Quiet after the trey 

Gilles-C-) Couldnt get that 3 ball to go. 

TIH 

Liam-C+- Certainly not his best but he will take the W. 

Dias-B-) Hit some big shots down teh stretch, so good from the lane. 

Dennis-C- Seemed frustrated most of the night, FT shooting was poopy. 

Marquis-B- rock sold in hsi role, loved the p n roll action. 

Ian-C+- Not his best but hes going to the final 4. 

Fasano-B-)Made aolot of off the stat sheet plays tips, good potioning .

Game 2 of week 9 was a matchup with some playoff seeding on the line as Chas’ 4-4 Shooter McGavins took on Cundall’s 5-3 Ther is Hope. Ian had everyone available. Chas was in a tough spot, missing Eth (congrats on the baby!) Eloi, and leading scorer Shebertes. Cundall graciously let CAC legend Matt Roberts fill in, who has won a couple seasons of this league with Chas. Would this generosity cost Ian?

Danner got the first points off a jumper and Roberts was impacting the game immediately making great passes and getting 2^nd chance points off offensive rebounds. Dias and Liam scored for TIH and Hammond scored 7 straight for SM and his team had a 4 point lead.  Hammond and Roberts continued to apply pressure for SM and Fasano was able to stop the bleeding with a tough and-1 finish at the rim. Fasano would have 5 more first half points but it was Gregg Dennis who was getting to the rim and free throw line to even the score for TIH. Roberts was cooking Marquis off the left shoulder in the post and going into the half the score was tied 25-25. Roberts led all scorers with 14 first half points.

Hammond and Liam traded baskets to start the second half and Roberts had a couple more nice post buckets. Dias was doing work for TIH and TIH was on an 8-0 run. Chas was visibly frustrated as his shot was not falling and he was not getting foul calls. Hammond stopped the bleeding with a filthy step back 3. Cundall followed this up with 7 straight points included two threes and a nice layup on a fast break which may have been a travel. Hammond once again drilled a three to stop the run. This game had a ton of energy and felt like a playoff game. Dennis continued to rack up assists and TIH kept the score close. Roberts hit a three to add to his monster performance. Liam had a steal but turned the ball over on the ensuing fast break which led to Chas finally getting a clutch three to drop. Liam went to the free throw line and nailed both to put his team up by 2 with two minutes left. Roberts got a clutch bucket to tie the game and the final minute ticked off the clock with Ian choosing not to foul. SM did not score and TIH only had 3 seconds to get a shot up. Dennis’ attempt did not hit and we went to OT.

In OT, Roberts repeatedly got to the free throw line and was absolutely clutch, making 5 of seven, but the key play was Danner grabbing an offensive rebound with less than a minute in OT to secure the win. The win puts Shooters as the three seed and TIH drops to the 5 seed.

Shooters

Chas C+ cant say it was Chas’ best game, but he hit big shots when it mattered most

Roberts A+ electrifying performance from the OG champ. Get him back in this league!

Danner A solid throughout, many heads up plays

Hammond A Scotty Harden was a bucket from deep and great on defense

TIH

Cundall B+ over solid game, questionable coaching late

Dias B effort was there but needs more than 7 points

Dennis A- great court vision, 7 assists

Fasano B+ double digit scoring and good defense.

Liam B- led the team in scoring but did not dominate

Marquis C rough game in a tough matchup with Roberts

Game 2 of week 8 was Cundall’s Ther is hope, sans Ian, taking on Skelley’s Overhated 2.0, who had everyone available. TIH entered the week at 5-2 and OH was 4-3. When these teams met in week 1, TIH cruised to a 16 point victory, with every player scoring double figures, granted OH was missing a key piece with Frano being out.

Frano opened the scoring with a midrange bucket and Dias was hitting jumpers and getting to the rim for TIH. Worth hit his first 3 three point attempts and was on his way to big game. Frano got two more mid ranges to fall but Liam had the answer with a three to tie the game at 15 with 11:00 left in the half. Gilles and Worth hit back to back threes for OH and this was a competitive game as neither team could build a lead. OH went into the half up 28-26.

Liam drilled another 3 to kick off the second half and TIH made a big run, led by Dias. He hit two threes and had nice finish in the paint off an offensive rebound. Dennis added some nice finishes and Peteet hit a three for OH to stop the bleeding. Kielley had a nice drive plus a foul and after a Worth and-1, OH was able to stabilize and tie the game at 50 all. Skelley and Marquis traded big man buckets and Frano turned it on down the starch with two late baskets, one off of an offensive rebound and with 1:00 left, OH had a two point lead. Dias had another big time tough bucket on a drive but TIH was would send Worth to the line, where he would make both free throws. After a Dias miss, Frano once again controlled an offensive rebound and OH put it away at the free throw line. OH wins a tough, exciting game to improve to 4-4. TIH remains in second place in the standing at 5-3

OverHated

Kielley B- scoring was down, but played solid defense and had a big bucket late

Frano A clutch performance and had some big time offensive boards

Worth A led all scorers and was efficient. Made heady plays running the offense

Peteet B+ solid minutes off the bench led the team in assists

Gilles B- limited minutes, hit a three

Skelley C had his hands full with Dennis and said he was injured

TIH

Liam B average game, tough day from deep

Dennis A- did some of everything

Marquis B+ looked much improved from early on in the season, he is putting the ball on the ground way more and looking to get to the basket

Dias A another big gutsy performance, Dias plays much bigger than his size and is great on the glass

Fasano C- didn’t seem engaged, this team needs him to be more of a factor

TIH VS LIL D “ TIH, Gives us all Hope as LIL  goes down”

Civale fill in post bucket right away, Cody walk in lay up, Cody splash 3 7-0 who needs Caey? Liam 3, dias floater, ian obrd to tie things at 7. Civale 3, Laim to rack but Tommy rhythm 3, Liam 2-2, Dias gets roll 13 all. Civale 3, Tommy wet 3, Cody and 1, Cody 3, ian ? his fill in approval 25-13. Ian post, Dias trey 27-18. Tommy nice backdoor cut, Fasano and 1, Ian middy, ian spinning post move 29-25. Civale keeps them at bay with a 3. Dias 3 right back at him, Dias gets 2 in the lane 32-20. Tommy red hot another trey. Dennis would get hot, hit 2 3’s, and the half would end 40-38. 

Tommy 3 trying to get that MVP, but Denniss big mans his way for 2, Ian 3 new ball game at 43. Dias/Civale trade 3’s, but Ian started to eat downlow. Cody freezes Ian with hesi, for smooth lay in. Laim 2 after steal, ian 2 aftr steal, Liam 3, Dias 1-2, laim rack as TIH put their foot on the gas pedal and nver looks back, Liam with 22 2nd half points, Ian would add 12, and they get a big 5th win 87-74. 

TIH

Liam-A- Pedal to the metal , unreal effectiveness, trying to get int eh MVP race. 

Denniss-B+- Did a bit of everything, his passing is very very good. 

Dias-B+- Great passing, driving, love his agem right now. 

Ian-A-) 1st half struggled but showed resilience and took over. 

Fasano-B-) Did his hustle thing , so fun to watch. 

LIL D 

Tommy-A-) Filled it up scoring but Liam owned him down the stretch on the birds.

Cody-A-) Great scoring, but ran out of gas on D 

Amir-D- My buddy will have better days. 

Civale-B+- Filled up the stat sheet well as a fill in.