Champions Crowned

El Equipo!

El Equipo 69, Vin Baker's Dozen 66

An incredible back and forth game culminated with Dwayne "Pop" Powell burying a three from the right wing as time expired to clinch the championship for El Equipo. This was the end of a great nip and tuck game that saw a 34-34 halftime score and even play throughout the second half. Mo Horton (21 points) lead the charge for El Equipo with (finals and playoff MVP) Junior De La Hoz adding 21 on 7 three pointers. They needed everyone of those points to offset Jeff Robinson's (25 points) offense. Chris Pinsonault chipped in 11 for the victors. Dan Koen wins his second BVBL Championship (won last year's fall league with The Gut) the other members of El Equipo were first time champs. They are (pictured above left to right Dan Koen, Chris Pinsonault, Dan Sweitzer, Junior De La Hoz, Mo Horton and Pop Powell). This culminates a successful Winter Session as we prepare for summer ball, the grandaddy of them all! 

El Equipo Scoring: De La Hoz 21, Horton 21, Pinsonault 11, Powell 6, Koen 5, Sweitzer 2

VB12 Scoring: Robinson 25, Balderelli 11, Lindgren 10, Cain 9, Burke-Pitts 7, Aldrich 4 

Playoffs

March 18

El Equipo (3) 87, Birdmen (6) 66
El Equipo jumped out behind a balanced attack of Mo Horton (21 points), Junior De La Hoz (21 points), Chris Pinsonault (15 points), and Pop Powell (16 points) and never looked back. The Birdmen were paced in defeat by Sam Fanfan with 22 points and Dominique Bryant with 17. The Birdmen finish their season at 3-5, El Equipo advanced the semi finals later in the night.

Birdmen Scoring: Fanfan 22, Bryant 17, Snow 9, Gonzalez 8, Bridge 7, Maxwell 0, Hall 0, St Cyr 0,

El Equipo Scoring: Horton 21, De La Hoz 21, Powell 16, Pinsonault 15, Koen 10, Sweitzer 4,

2.0 Boys (4) 65, Horsemen (5) 54
The 2.0 Boys jumped out to a 18-2 lead but a heroic effort by Ben McAuliffe (21 points) and Mike Perrault (15 points) gave the Horsemen a 4 point lead. The 2.0 Boys wore down the Horsemen in the second half behind Matt Bixby's 16 points and Anthony McDonald's 13. The 2.0 Boys advanced to the night's semifinals while The Horseman concluded their campaign at 4-4.

2.0 Boys Scoring: Matt Bixby 16, McDonald 13, Anderson 13, Donnelly 10, Davis 10, Mike Bixby 3, Manger 0,

Horsemen Scoring: McAuliffe 21, Perrault 15, Whitten 13, Defalco 6, Colorio 0

El Equipo (3) 90, Blazers (2) 52
An El Equipo avalanche opened up a 3 poitn halftime lead into a 38 point victory. Junior De La Hoz posted 25 points, Dan Koen added 22, Mo Horton 17 in the victory. Zach Valliere added 14 in the defeat while Jay McKinney had 13. The Blazers end the session at 5-3 while El Equipo advances to next week's Championship Game.

El Equipo Scoring: De La Hoz 25, Koen 22, Horton 17, Pinsonault 17, Sweitzer 6, Powell 3

Blazers Scoring: Valliere 14, McKinney 13, Kozick 9, Howe 8, Elliot 7, Dolliver 2, Wool 0

Vin Baker's Dozen (1) 65, 2.0 Boys (4) 52
The 2.0 Boys erased a 2 point halftime deficit to take a momentary lead, but Vin Baker's Dozen finally got on track offensively and came away with a 13 point victory. Jeff Robinson had 21 points, Ryan Cain also had 21 in the victory. Anthony McDonald had 16 in the loss. The 2.0 Boys finish the year at 5-4, while Vin Baker's Dozen will advance to the finals to face the El Equipo juggernaut.

Vin Baker's Dozen Scoring: Robinson 21, Cain 21, Balderelli 10, Lindgren 8, Burke-Pitts 4, Felper 2, Bunce 0, Leonelli 0

2.0 Boys: Mcdonald 16, Davis 13, Anderson 11, Donnelly 10, Matt Bixby 2, Machado 0, Mike Bixby 0, Manger 0

Player of the week: Junior De La Hoz El Equipo: 21 and 25 points in two games and steady floor play leads El Equipo to the finals. 

Awards

As The Winter Session Regular Season comes to an end we provide the following awards for your enjoyment. Playoff MVP and Finals MVP Will be Updated post season.

League MVP: Jeff Kozik, Blazers

Rookie of the Year (rookie to all BVBL leagues): Mo Horton El Equipo

Playoff MVP:
Finals MVP:

Captain of the Year (organization etc): Junior de La Hoz and Dan Sweitzer El Equipo

Kyle Dean Citizenship Award: Dan Bessa, Up-A-Ton

First Team All League

Jeff Kozick, Blazers

Mo Horton, El Equipo

Ryan Cain, Vin Baker's Dozen

Jeff Robinson, Vin Baker's Dozen

Jim Donnelly, 2.0 Boys

Second Team All League

Sam Fanfan, Birdmen

Nefali Gonzalez, Birdmen

Mike Perrault, Horsemen

Junior De La Hoz, El Equipo

Andre Machado, 2.0 Boys

Third Team All League

Rob Elliot, Blazers

Ernie Bertulli, Up-A-Ton 

Zach Brown, Horsemen

Zach Patchen, Run N Gun
Jay McKinney, Blazers


All Rookie Team
Mo Horton, El Equipo
Jeff Kozik, Blazers
Zach Brown, Horsemen
Andre Machado, 2.0 Boys
Ernie Bertulli, Up-A-Ton