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Celtics Beat Blue Men, Lose to Green Monsters
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Gold Rush 28 Hawks 21
Nick Farera led all scorers with 16 points as the Gold Rush knocked off the Hawks 28-21. Tommy Olmstead and Ben Nudler helped keep the Hawks close by combining for 20 points.
Silver Bullets 22 Phantoms 18
In a game that was close through the 4th quarter, the Silver Bullets edged the Phantoms 22-18. Cam Barisano poured in a game high18 points to pace the Silver Bullets. Anish Venkatesh scored 8 points in the first half and Alec Morgan scored 6 in the second half to pace the Phantoms.
Wizards 25 Thunderbolts 16
The Wizards used 10 second half points from John Berrigan to overcome a 4 point half time deficit in defeating the Thunderbolts 25-16. Simon Wang battled injury to lead the Thunderbolts with 6 points while Ryan Domit added 4 points.
Pythons 25 Bulls 20
Jason Ward led all scorers with 10 points while brother Patrick scored 4 in each half to help the Pythons slip past the Bulls 25-20. Matt Cappucci, Luke Stocker, and Garrett Ackerman each scored multiple hoops to manage a balanced attack for the Bulls.
Celtics 40 Blue Man Group 14
Jack Quinn poured in 16 points while teammates Ernest Barber scored 12 and Cole Mazzaferro added 8 to lead the Celtics passed the Blue Man Group. Drew Pion, Timmy McCarthy, Peter Waldron and Daniel Morrison each scored for the Group.
Gray Ghosts 23 Heat 22
In a game that went to the wire, the Gray Ghosts narrowly edged the Heat 23-22. Nishanth Navail led a balanced Ghost attack by scoring 9 points. Kyle Pugatch and Adam Scaramuzzi each scored multiple hoops for the Heat as they competed to the very end.
Generals 42 Blue Thunder 28
General teammates Kartik Prakash and Jason Fitzgerald matched each other with 15 points to help the Generals move past the Thunder. Tyler Bella and Justin Ly-Em both scored 10 for the Thunder.
Green Monsters over Celtics
Blayde Tremblay and Josh Rosenstein each tabulated 8 points to help the Monsters outduel the Celtics. Michael Sennott led all Celtic scorers in the contest.
Blue Hawks 22 Blue Tornadoes 20
In an exciting game, the Blue Hawks held off the Blue Tornadoes 22-20. Tucker Champeau had a big game for the Hawks with 12 points and had offensive assistance from Dylan Breen, Ben Trantanella and Tony Roddy. The Blue Hawks sunk 2 big 3 pointers(Michael Zacharchuk and Jake Gross) but came up short in the end.
Spartans 30 White Warriors 18
The Spartans put in a great team effort with even scoring throughout the line up to beat the White Warriors. Ben Lawrence, Michael Riccardi, Zach Lawrence, Bhargav Pappu, Sambit Sahoo, Ryan O'Regan and Ben Trotter all scored. For the White Warriors, Andrew Awada had a great game with 10 points and Justin Carlyle also tossed in 6 points in the losing effort.
Tigers 25 Bears 18
Justin Dulczewski led all scorers with 10 points to help the Tigers defeat the Bears. Jake Zegowitz and Jack Alfano also scored 4 points. For the Bears, Alex Wood scored 8 points and Shane Cressman and Abhi Patel both scored 2 baskets.
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