Critical Mass Takes Title in OT thriller

Critical Mass defeated the Cagers 94-88 in overtime in the Elite Hoops League Final this past weekend to capture their first Elite League Championship. Jeff Fus' (9 points) rebound putback as time expired forced overtime. Down 1 in regulation, Cagers took a 2 point lead with 5 seconds remaining as E. Ives drained a 3 pointer from the left wing. Critical Mass called time to set up their play - a Wesley Butler 3 pointer from the wing. His shot was long, but the rebound fell into Fus' hands and he just got off the shot to tie the game. Critical Mass then used the ensuing momentum to take the game in OT. Clint Tanner scored 8 of his 19 in overtime to help Critical Mass.

Critical Mass had a 10 point lead at half-time, but Cagers came roaring back in the second half led by Jermaine Epps (22 second-half points). Epps was at times all-but unstoppable in the paint, but Butler made a key steal late in the game.

Scoring

Critical Mass

Wade Boese 15
Jeff Fus 9
Michael Gummey 9
Wesley Butler 22
George Atallah 20
Clint Tanner 19
John Revette 0
Reed Clay DNP CD
Jeff Bell - DNP Foot

Cagers
C. Ellis 13
J. Demars 25
Jermaine Epps 28
E. Ives 17
C. Fullerton 5
F. Hanrahan - DNP Work

Semifinal Results :: Finals Dec 13 @ 12 noon

Semifinals :: Sunday, December 7

11:30 a.m.
(2) Critical Mass 65
Clint 16, Wes 20, George 11
(3) Old School 61
Mark 20, Randy 12, Khari 12

12:45 p.m.
(1) Night Cap 63
Brandon 26, Casey 16, Matt V 11
(4) Cagers 64
Frank 27, Chris 12, Jermaine 12

FINALS :: Saturday 12 Noon

Cagers vs. Critical Mass

Free beers and pizza after the game.

Quarterfinal Results

Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m. (4) Cagers 69 vs. (5) Moose 66
12:45 p.m. (1) Night Cap 74 vs. (8) The Truth 66
2:00 p.m. (2) Critical Mass 88 vs. (7) Warriors 65
3:15 p.m. (3) Old School 71 vs. (6) Lights Out 59

Semifinals
Sunday, December 7
11:30 a.m. Critical Mass vs. Old School
12:45 p.m. Night Cap vs. Cagers

Playoff Schedule and Seeding info

Quarterfinals
Saturday, December 6

11:30 a.m. (4) Cagers vs. (5) Moose
12:45 p.m. (1) Night Cap vs. (8) The Truth
2:00 p.m. (2) Critical Mass vs. (7) Warriors
3:15 p.m. (3) Old School vs. (6) Lights Out

Semifinals
Sunday, December 7
11:30 a.m. (2/7) winner vs. (3/6)
12:45 p.m. (1/8) winner vs. (4/5)

Finals
Saturday, December 13
Noon

Also - we will have food and beer for the post-game celebration party - all players and friends from all teams are welcome (beer to 21+).

Final Standings and Playoff Matchups

Congratulations to the top 8 teams who made the playoffs! For the other 3 teams - your off-season starts now...making cuts, firing coaches, and signing free-agents.

The quarterfinals are Saturday, December 6, starting at 11:30.
The semi-finals are Sunday, December 7, starting at 11:30.
The finals are Saturday, December 13, starting at 12 noon.

Here are the final standings, seeded in order, based on the tie-breaker rules.

Game times will be in the next post.

Again, you can always go the master league site for info, scores, and stats.

Team	Won	Lost	Pct	Streak	PPGF	PPGA	GB
(1)Night Cap	7	3	.700	Lost 1	71.6	70.6	___
(2)Critical Mass	7	3	.700	Won 2	90.7	77.9	___
(3)Old School	7	3	.700	Lost 1	66.0	62.3	___
(4)Cagers	7	3	.700	Won 3	84.5	75.7	___
(5)Moose	6	4	.600	Won 2	78.5	72.7	1.0
(6)Lights Out	6	4	.600	Lost 2	78.4	72.6	1.0
(7)Warriors	5	5	.500	Won 4	75.2	82.1	2.0
(8)The Truth	4	6	.400	Lost 2	74.3	72.7	3.0
Sons of Travis Henry	3	7	.300	Won 1	60.6	67.2	4.0
Hickory	2	8	.200	Lost 7	53.3	64.7	5.0
Swag	1	9	.100	Lost 2	52.9	67.5	6.0

Scores - Sunday 11/23

Game scores from the final regular season games:

Sunday, November 23, 2008 Balance Gym
	11:30 am	Lights Out	80
		Warriors	87
		Leading Scorers:
		Lights Out - Mike Majestic (25), Yves (21), Gen
		(14)
		Warriors - Jason Thomas (43), Jason Miller (19),
		Tom (15)
	12:45 pm	Old School	75
		Critical Mass	87
		Leading Scorers:
		Old School - Khari Brown (18), Jon Clinton (14),
		Jahmal (13)
		Critical Mass - W. Butler (21), G Atallah (22), J
		Fus (20)
	2:00 pm	The Truth	74
		Moose	82
		Leading Scorers:
		The Truth - Ryan Beal (23), Travis Skinner (16),
		Stevenson Grammont (24)
		Moose - Frank (28), Brian (20)
	3:15 pm	Night Cap	94
		Cagers	96
		Leadins Scorers:
		Night Cap - Brandon (34), Matt V (14), Casey
		(14)
		Cagers - J Epps (28), J DeMars (22), C Ellis (23)
	4:30 pm	Sons of Travis Henry	58
		Hickory	53
		Leading Scorers:
		SOTH - Mark Mashack (10), John Sharretts (11)
		Hickory - Andrew Stoddard (19), Ben Abrams (13)

Results from 11/22

Game scores from Saturday, 11/22

Saturday, November 22, 2008 Balance Gym
	11:30 am	Swag	65
		Night Cap	72
		Leading Scorers:
		Swag - Robert Stevens (22), Lewis Stevens (16)
		Night Cap - Brandon (31), Matt V (19)
	12:45 pm	Hickory	78
		Cagers	91
		Leading Scorers:
		Hickory - JP Box (20), Jess Perterson (17), B
		Abrams (16)
		Cagers - Chris Ellis (31), J Epps (25)
	2:00 pm	Moose	74
		Lights Out	66
		Leading Scorers:
		Moose - Frank (29), Brian (13), Chris Demulder
		(10)
		Lights Out - Bentley Johnson (21), Yves (16),
		Brett B (13)
	3:15 pm	The Truth	67
		Old School	68
		Leading Scorers:
		The Truth - Stevenson Grammont (24), Andrew
		Hulling (18), Ryan Beal (18)
		Old School - Khari (22), Randy (19)
	4:30 pm	Critical Mass	88
		Sons of Travis Henry	84
		Leading Scorers:
		Critical Mass: G. Atallah (22), Clint Tanner
		(13), J Fus (12)
		SOTH: Brian Stout (27), John Sharretts (21),
		Jonathan O'Connell (12)

Standings as of 11/19

Standings

Team	Won	Lost	Pct	Streak	RF	RA	GB
Night Cap	6	2	.750	Won 4	550	545	___
Old School	6	2	.750	Won 5	517	469	___
Lights Out	6	2	.750	Won 1	638	565	___
Critical Mass	5	3	.625	Lost 1	732	620	1.0
Cagers	5	3	.625	Won 1	658	585	1.0
The Truth	4	4	.500	Won 1	602	577	2.0
Moose	4	4	.500	Lost 4	629	587	2.0
Warriors	4	5	.444	Won 3	665	741	2.5
Sons of Travis Henry	2	6	.250	Lost 4	464	531	4.0
Hickory	2	6	.250	Lost 5	402	498	4.0
Swag	1	8	.111	Lost 1	464	603	5.5

Top 8 teams make the playoffs - first tie breaker is forfeits, second tie breaker is head to head match-up

Results from 11/15

Saturday, November 15, 2008 Balance Gym
	11:30 am	Night Cap	85
		Critical Mass	80
		Leading scorers:
		Night Cap - Matt Vankoski (21); Brandon (21),
		Mark Viggy (19)
		Critical Mass - W. Butler (17), G Atallah (15),
		Clint Tanner (15)
	12:45 pm	Hickory	70
		Lights Out	78
		Leading Scorers:
		Hickory - Mike Collins (13), Andrew Hoddard (16),
		Jess Peterson (17)
		Lights Out - Yves Mavuba (15), Mike Majestic
		(19), Bentley Johnson (13)
	2:00 pm	Old School	60
		Sons of Travis Henry	49
		Leading Scorers:
		Old School - Mark A (13), Khari (12), Brooks
		(10)
		SOTH - Matt Bailey (17), Brian Stout (10)
	3:15 pm	Warriors	67
		Moose	61
		Leading Scorers:
		Warriors: Jason Miller (17), Evan Burness (14),
		Bryan Sullivan (14)
		Moose: Chris C (18), Bereket "BK" A (10)
	4:30 pm	Cagers	89
		Swag	55
		Leading Scorers:
		Cagers: Frank Hanrahan (28), J Epps (19), C Ellis
		(18)
		Swag: Lewis Stevens (23), Robert Stevens (12)

Standings

	Standings
	Fall 2008
Team	Won	Lost	Win %	Streak	PPG O	PPG D	GB
Night Cap	5	2	.714	Won 3	66.4	66.4	___
Old School	5	2	.714	Won 4	65.3	60.0	___
Lights Out	5	2	.714	Lost 1	80.0	70.7	___
Critical Mass	5	2	.714	Won 3	93.1	76.4	___
Cagers	4	3	.571	Lost 2	81.3	75.7	1.0
Moose	4	3	.571	Lost 3	81.1	74.3	1.0
The Truth	4	4	.500	Won 1	75.3	72.1	1.5
Warriors	3	5	.375	Won 2	74.8	85.0	2.5
Hickory	2	5	.286	Lost 4	47.4	60.0	3.0
Sons of Travis Henry	2	5	.286	Lost 3	59.3	67.3	3.0
Swag	1	7	.125	Won 1	51.1	64.3	4.5
Standings do not reflect head to head match-ups, which is the first tie-breaker
Top 8 teams make the playoffs

Scores - Nov 8 and 9

Complete scores available here: http://www.allprosoftware.net/balancegymelitehoopsleague/scores2.htm

Saturday, November 08, 2008 Balance Gym
	11:30 am	Critical Mass	80
		Swag	47
		Leading Scorers:
		Critical Mass - Jeff Bell (21), G. Afallah (17)
		Swag - Lewis Stevens (17), Mark Nicholson (11)
	12:45 pm	Warriors	92
		Hickory	84
		Leading Scorers:
		Warriors: Evan Burness (30), Jason Thomas (18)
		Hickory: John Patrick Box (28), BJ Stieglitz (15)
	2:00 pm	Night Cap	84
		Sons of Travis Henry	73
		Leading Scorers:
		Night Cap: Darnell (22), Matt Vankoski (21),
		Brandon (19)
		Sons of Travis Henry: Justin Harrison (19), JR
		(14), Demond Simmons (15)
	3:15 pm	The Truth	80
		Lights Out	81
		Leading Scorers:
		The Truth: Joby Ryan (23), Stephenson Grammont
		(28), Ryan Gran (14)
		Lights Out: Brett Berkowitz (23), Bentley Johnson
		(23),
	4:30 pm	Old School	80
		Cagers	77
		Leading Scorers
		Old School: Mark Awantang (28), Khari Brown (18),
		Jahmal (12)
		Cagers: Frank Hanrahan (23), Erik (17)
Sunday, November 09, 2008 Balance Gym
	11:30 am	Cagers	92
		Critical Mass	96
		Leading Scorers:
		Cagers: C. Ellis (25), J. Epps (28)
		Critical Mass: W Butler (23), G. Atallah (25), J.
		Fus (17)
	12:45 pm	Swag	71
		Moose	66
		Leading scorers
		Swag: Lewis Stevens (24), Keith Lymore (19), Mark
		Nicholson (15)
		Moose: Mike (26), Brian (15)
	2:00 pm	Night Cap	81
		Lights Out	78
		Leading Scorers:
		Night Cap: Donnell (21), Mark H (24), Brandon
		(18)
		Lights Out: Mike Majestic (17), Brett Berkowitz
		(14)
	3:15 pm	The Truth	88
		Hickory	60
		Leading scorers:
		The Truth: Andrew Huling (21), Joby Ryan (15),
		Ryan Beal (20)
		Hickory: Mike Hollins (15), Ben Abrams (11)
	4:30 pm	Sons of Travis Henry	77
		Warriors	89
		Leading Scorers:
		Sons of Travis Henry: John Sharretts (16),
		Randolph Masterstam (11), Demond Simmons (16)
		Warriors: Evan Burness (22), Jason Thomas (21),
		Tom West (15)

League Update

http://www.allprosoftware.net/balancegymelitehoopsleague/ls2.htm

Check this for scores & schedules

Standings as of 11/6

	Standings - Corrected
	Fall 2008
Team	Won	Lost	Win %	Streak	PPG/Off	PPG/Def	GB
Lights Out	4	1	.800	Won 1	80.2	66.8	___
Cagers	4	1	.800	Won 3	80.0	70.8	___
Old School	4	2	.667	Won 3	62.8	57.2	0.5
Moose	4	2	.667	Lost 2	83.7	74.8	0.5
Critical Mass	3	2	.600	Won 1	95.2	79.2	1.0
Night Cap	3	2	.600	Won 1	60.0	62.8	1.0
The Truth	3	3	.500	Won 3	72.3	72.7	1.5
Hickory	2	3	.400	Lost 2	37.6	48.0	2.0
Sons of Travis Henry	2	3	.400	Lost 1	53.0	59.6	2.0
Warriors	1	5	.167	Lost 4	69.5	86.5	3.5
Swag	0	6	.000	Lost 6	48.5	61.3	4.5

November 1 Schedule

Saturday, November 01, 2008 Balance Gym
	11:30 am	Cagers	vs Warriors
	12:45 pm	Moose	vs Old School
	2:00 pm	Hickory	vs Night Cap
	3:15 pm	Swag	vs The Truth
	4:30 pm	Lights Out	vs Sons of Travis Henry

http://www.allprosoftware.net/balancegymelitehoopsleague/ls2.htm