Playoff Recap

Semifinals:

In the game, first-season High Fliers used superior guard play to defeat veteran Old School 79-75. Sharpshooting Derron Watts (11 points) nailed 3 first-half threes while Andrew Argabright's 8 first half-points led High Fliers to a 37-32 halftime lead. Old School's Mark Awantang's nasty alley-oop slam (from a Sean Glover pass) was highlight material. In the second half, High Fliers' guards kept creating open shots and three-point opportunities for their shooters. Essentially, their offense resembles the latest craze in the coaching circles - the Dribble Drive Offense. Each player has the option to dribble in the lane and either finish or kick out for a wide-open three. This opened the door for Mack's buttery shot (3 threes, 14 points) and Katoe Chapman (17 points total, 11 second-half points). While Old School's Awantang (22 points) and Randy Roy (10 points) tried in vain to keep the game close, the High Fliers were too much at the end.

In the second semi-final, Team DMV beat Swag 69-67 in overtime as Carlton Phelps hit two free throws with 1.6 seconds left. Team DMV overcame a 10 point half-time lead to tie the game at the end of regulation. Swag had a chance to win the game in regulation, but a key steal by M. Jones sent the game to overtime. Team DMV's Kenny Weston (12 points, countless rebounds) played a huge came, coming up with key rebounds and huge buckets including one where he snagged an offensive rebound, hung in the air made a spectacular shot while clearly getting fouled (none was called). For someone of his (6'4", 230), Kenny displayed remarkable quickness on all free throws. Team DMV's other immovable force, the soft-shooting big man Clayton Lea (16 points) forced Swag to double in the post and opened up the door for the shooters. In regulation, Swag's Roberts Steven's (20 points) three gave Swag a 5 point lead with just minutes to play, but Phelps nailed a three, Swag then turned the ball over and Team DMV tied up the game. However, overtime belonged to the team who had the ball last. Swag's Lou Stevens (19 points) had just tied the game on 2 free throws but with 12 seconds left, Team DMV had one last shot - Phelps drove the lane, was fouled, and put the game on ice with two clinching free throws. Ross Mitchell's last ditch three was wide and onto the finals went Team DMV.