Week 1 Recap

The Balance Elite League got underway this past Saturday. In the opening game, Old School defeated Egg Nog 84-46. Mark Awantang (27) and newcomer Evans Watson (25) fueled Old School. The first half was dominated by Old School , 45-17. In one particular play, Watson fed Awantang for a monster dunk. On the next possession, Awantang was feeling his oats - he stepped back and drilled a 3 from the corner ala Bruce Bowen.

The second game featured rivals Moose and Swag. Swag was without its point guard tandem of Pete Tucker and Ross Mitchell and this proved huge as Moose used turnovers to blow out Swag 101-57. Moose were led by Matt Rozier (14), "Marcus Beasley" (14), and summer add-on Adam Harper (28). Spring League MVP Robert Stevens led Swag with 36 points.

Night Cap defeated an improving Warriors, 91-85. Night Cap were led by sharp-shooter Casey Craig (19) and big-man Matt Vankoski (27). "Byron Mouton" (23) and George McCullogh (19) led the Warriors.

In the fourth game, newcomer Team DMV blew out the Sons of Travis Henry 84-54. Team DMV stands for DC, Maryland, and Virginia, not the Department of Motor Vehicles. Team DMV led by 6 at half-time, 31-25, but ran away in the second half as Kenny (10 2nd-half, 16 game), Garrett (13 2nd-half, 17 game), and Clayton (12 2nd-half, 18 game) led the way. The Sons of Travis Henry were led my Justin Harrison (16)and David Shaw (15).

The final game saw the last season's #1 seed 5 Guys beat newcomer High Fliers 75-63. Versatile big-man Sean O led 5 Guys with 20, 15 in the first half. Teammate Chris chipped in with 18, 9 of which came from beyond the arc. High Fliers, another new team, were led by Chaya Jones with 13. 8 other players scored for High Fliers, with no one getting more than 9.