Team Hancock rallied from a 16-point first half deficit to surprise the Leftovers, 100-93. Matt Hancock scored a game-high 43 and Pat Dempsey scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half to bring Hancock all the way back. Lincoln Bigelow led the Leftovers with 30 and Jason Thibodeau had 27 with six three pointers.
New Era notched their first win of the season, downing Shake N Bake, 103-75. Balanced scoring was the difference for the winners, as Bill Hardwick led three players with over 20 points by scoring 28. Mike Wilkins and Matt Saviour had 23 and 21 respectively. Eric Strout and Andrew Gerry each scored 24 for Shake N Bake.
PBR shook off Dream Team in the final two minutes, winning 91-83. The game was tied before PBR pulled away by making their foul shots in the closing minute. Chad Pulkinnen led PBR with 33 and Nick Farynaz scored 28 against his former team. Seth Farrington single handedly kept Dream Team in the game, scoring 38 points, many coming late.
Run N Gun had no trouble winning their second straight game, 99-83 over winless Strictly Business. Jamie Coll was simply unstoppable, raining down 10 3s and finishing with a game high 42 for Run N Gun. Brandon Mitchell added 20 for Run N Gun. Matt Isaacs hit five 3s and finished with 21, Billy Googins chipped in 17 for Strictly Business.
Dream Team made it a split for the week by holding off the Bus Drivers, 84-81. Ian Hebert’s two foul shots made the difference for the winners. Seth Farrington continued his stellar play, leading Dream Team with 36 and Jordan Hebert had 29. Derek Goff and Scott Walker had 25 a piece for the Bus Drivers.
VTEC vs. Legends was rescheduled for a later date.
Player of the Week-Pat Dempsey, Hancock (29 points, 23 in second half to lead rally over the Leftovers.)
League standings
Team Wins Losses GB
VTEC 3 0 –
Dream Team 4 1 –
Hancock 3 1 .5
PBR 3 1 .5
Legends 2 1 1
Leftovers 3 2 1.5
Run N Gun 2 3 2
Bus Drivers 1 3 2.5
New Era 1 3 2.5
Shake N Bake 1 3 2.5
Strictly Business 0 5 4
Scoring leaders- minimum 3 games played
Matt Hancock, Hancock 4 games 167 Pts 41.8 PPG
Frank Billings, Legends 3 games 113 Pts 37.7 PPG
Seth Farrington, Dream Team 5 games 164 Pts 32.8 PPG
Matt Clement, VTEC 3 games 96 Pts 32.0 PPG
Chad Pulkinnen, PBR 4 games 126 Pts 31.5 PPG
Lincoln Bigelow, Leftovers 5 games 149 Pts 29.8 PPG
Eben Delano, Shake N Bake 3 games 87 Pts 29.0 PPG
Scott Walker, Bus Drivers 3 games 78 Pts 26.0 PPG
Joe Downs, Shake N Bake 3 games 76 Pts 25.3 PPG
Alan Grady, Leftovers 5 games 124 Pts 24.8 PPG
3-point field goal leaders
Frank Billings, Legends 31
Alan Grady, Leftovers 25
Matt Hancock, Hancock 25
Lincoln Bigelow, Leftovers 24
Kevin Lamson, Run N Gun 23
Jamie Coll, Run N Gun 22
Chad Pulkinnen, PBR 22
Stu Brown, Strictly Business 19
Matt Isaacs, Strictly Business 16
3 players tied with 13
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