Barrington Basketball Wraps Amazing Summer With 3 Championships

A town record six boys and girls teams represented the Barrington Youth Basketball Association (BYBA) in the highly competitive Mass Premier Summer League for the third consecutive year. Local players faced top teams from the greater Boston area, and demonstrated once more that Barrington is filled with talented boys and girls passionate about basketball.

Boys Grade 6 Gold Team

Following a great winter season where the Barrington 5th Grade Gold team made it to the final four in their division, the team continued its momentum and made a great run in the Summer League Playoffs. Barrington defeated talented teams from Hopkinton MA and Franklin MA before losing a hard fought game in the Championship game against a second Hopkinton MA squad. It was a total team effort to make it to the finals.

The players continued to develop as individuals and as a unit and are excited about the upcoming season.

Boys Grade 6 Blue Team

The 6th grade boys team completed a magical summer season. For the past two months they worked on their full court “run and jump” defense to compliment their up-tempo, fast breaking offense. Because of their execution, they became the highest scoring team in the 6th grade division. Their pressure defense helped to fuel a 9-0 run over the final 3 minutes to defeat Easton 34-33 in the regular season finale, and earned the squad the outright regular season title, with a 7-1 record. During their playoff run to the Division 1 Championship, they defeated Medway 53-26 in the quarterfinals, then North Attleboro 33-20 in the semifinals, and Brockton 40-38 in a dramatic finale.

Boys Grade 7 Team

The BYBA Boys 7th Grade team also had an outstanding regular season, using solid fundamentals and teamwork to post an undefeated 8-0 record. The Eagles signature fast-paced offense and shut down defense featured great ball movement and unselfish passing, with almost every player scoring in almost every game once again.

The team continued its winning ways in the Summer Playoff tournament, defeating Millis MA and Holliston MA in the opening rounds. This set the stage for an exciting battle of unbeaten squads, pitting the locals against Cumberland RI for the Championship. In the title game, Barrington set the pace from the opening tipoff, jumping to a quick 10-0 lead. Their smothering defense then clamped down on the talented Mustangs and never looked back, with the Eagles posting an impressive 50-21 victory. This was Barrington’s third straight Summer Championship, and second straight undefeated season.

Boys Grade 8 Team

BYBA’s 8th grade boys put together an impressive inaugural campaign in the Mass Premier Summer League, falling just one point short of a perfection with a loss to Attleboro in the final game of the regular season. They more than made up for that hiccup, however, sweeping through the playoffs for their first Summer title. Easy first and second round wins over Mansfield and King Philip meant a rematch with Attleboro in the semifinals, and the Barrington boys rose to the occasion, avenging their sole defeat with a double-digit victory over one of the toughest teams in Massachusetts. And in the championship final, the Eagles used an attacking defense and lights-out shooting to run away from a much bigger Easton team, 58-30, and take home the t-shirts. “Unselfishness” was the theme for the season, with incredible ball movement that had opponents on their heels all Summer long and every player having at least one standout game. Congratulations, boys!

Tryouts for Barrington boys and girls Metro West winter league teams will be:

• Monday September 29th
• Tuesday September 30th
• Monday October 6th
• Tuesday October 7th

All tryout sessions will be held at the Barrington Middle School indoor gym, in the evening from 6:00 - 9:00 with specific times to be posted for each groups.

Registration for tryouts is now open – please visit www.bybahoops.com to register now.