Full Tilt turned on the defensive pressure last night and completely ran over the boys from Scot Pollard. I thought that the B1 East rep was going to give these guys a game, but when FT is focused and when they don't take anything for granted, these guys can flat out play. They limited Scot Pollard to just 5 of 26 shooting from beyond the arc, and it didn't get any easier when they stepped inside. Playoff MVP Jimmie Guinther (20 points, 9 boards, 6 assists) hounded the Born Gamer (13 points) all night long. He didn't just save his energy for offense, which he had plenty of, but picked up his man as soon as he was across half court. Until garbage time, he held JaySar to just 4 points and 0-7 shooting from beyond the arc, completely taking him out of the Pollard offense. Without JaySar running the show, they fell behind 31-12 the first 10 minutes of the game and looked completely lost. Chris Wafula (16 points) and TGun (9 points, 5 assists) were running the show and getting any shot they wanted. JD was all over the point, getting 4 dimes in the first half and playing solid D. Full Tilt was dominating the boards and looking like they were going to cruise to a win.

It took until after halftime for Pollard to get into a groove, but they never got closer than 9 points. The Silent Assassin woke up and dropped 25, but even he struggled from downtown (1-8). Chris O finally found his jumper (11 points) as they started chipping away at the deficit. But when Dan O (6 points) left in the middle stages of the second half, it was all down hill (again) from there. The Pint had his fill and dropped 26 points to go along with his 14 rebounds and he was making a late charge at the MVP award. But for Jimmie's defense and offense both, I couldn't deny him. Congrats to Full Tilt on winning the Stick in their first ever C.A.C. league, they made it look pretty easy!

# 2 Scot Pollard 57 - B1 East

# 1 Full Tilt 75 - B1 North

Final Four Write-Ups

The Firm 67 vs Scot Pollard 75

Kyle a Silent Assassin as Scot Pollard heads to B1 Finals

The Firm was so focused on taking away JaySar (18 points, 10 boards) that they let Chris O (12 points) kill them in the first half, and Kyle (37 points, 12 boards) absolutely destroy them in the second. Sure The Born Gamer was consistent throughout, but without the Silent Assassin backing him up, Scot Pollard wouldn't be advancing. Kyle certainly has calmed over the past couple seasons, and with his focus on just the game, rather than everything else, he's been playing his best ball. The Firm kept pace throughout this one as Josh Bruno (28 points) carried them on his back. The Rainmaker was on point, hitting 8 of 17 3s, and he was even more efficient before the end of the game when he was throwing up prayers. Despite the fact that Manny (6 points, 8 boards) was getting some quality coaching from his wife on the balcony, he wasn't his usually dominant self, especially after the eye injury. Really, she just wanted the boys to play a little defense, but apparently that would have required some effort. But Maddrey (13 points) and Justin (10 points, 6 assists) picked up his offensive slack, and the Firm had a 1 point lead with a few minutes to go. But a couple free throws by Dan O (6 points) and a huge 3 by Kyle on back to back possessions gave Scot Pollard control of the game. They hit more than enough free throws down the stretch (9-12) to keep The Firm at bay and move on to the B1 Unification Game Monday @ 8PM against Full Tilt! They're really going to hope that Matt, aka the Freak and the East's Defensive Player of the Year, is good to go. Full Tilt has a great offense when everyone is clicking, and they'll need Scabilia to shut down the paint against Wafula and the Pint.

B1 East - #2 Scott Pollard 75

B1 West - # 1 NEPC

Full Tilt 56 vs NEPC 48

Full Tilt on Verge of B1 Title!

The boys from Full Tilt jumped out to an early 17 point lead in this one, as they got to shoot on the 'good' rim in the first half. Wafule (18 points) and TGun (11 points) led the first half charge that saw them up big with Jimmie (14 points) on the bench. NEPC couldn't get anything to fall in the opening frame and were just determined not to let it get too out of hand. Despite the fact that they were down 32-16 at the break, they remained positive and focused. It's amazing what switching ends will do for you. Mark Lamberti (18 points, 16 boards) and Tom Waters (14 points) had huge second halves. Jamie McDonald (7 points, 3 steals) was creating a ton of turnovers that lead to easy buckets for his team. With Scott Perry (5 points) directing the offense, NEPC went on a 17-3 run in the first 8 minutes of the second half. They had their deficit down to just two points, and it looked like they were ready to strike back. But Full Tilt woke up just in time to go on a 9-0 run that effectively put the game away. NEPC gave it a heck of a run in trying to come back, but fell just short in the end. Full Tilt will take on Scot Pollard in the B1 Unification Finals on Monday at 8PM

B1 North - # 2 The Firm

Player	PTS	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	AST	FT M	FT A
Josh Bruno	28	0	2	7	1	3	2	4
Manny Allen	6	1	1	2	6	1	0	1
Justin Wyman	10	1	0	0	2	6	0	0
Todd Cogdell	6	2	0	0	4	5	0	3
Maddrey Goode	13	0	0	1	2	0	3	4

B1 North - # 1 Full Tilt

Player	PTS	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	AST	FT M	FT A
Danny Guinther	11	0	1	1	7	1	3	6
Jimmie Guinther	14	1	0	3	4	3	8	12
JD Curts	8	1	1	0	5	4	2	5
Chris Wafula	18	0	3	1	6	4	3	4
Ian Guinness	5	0	0	3	3	0	0	0

Last Update: Thursday July 24, 2008 12:00 B1 North Winter 2008

Standings B1 North Winter 2008 Thru Week 14 P Team Record % Streak GB PF PA 1 Full Tilt 9-1 0.900 W3 0.0 69.09 60.73 2 The Firm 6-4 0.600 L1 3.0 61.36 63.30 3 BeefCake! 6-4 0.600 W4 3.0 63.64 59.91 4 Cha-Ching 5-5 0.500 L3 3.5 59.75 56.83 5 Nasty Cobra 4-6 0.400 L1 3.5 57.73 63.73 6 Steamboats 3-6 0.333 L2 4.5 63.08 70.25 7 Raindrops 2-9 0.182 L7 7.5 59.78 59.60 Playoffs: Thursday April 24th Time Home   Away Loc 5:30 PM Steamboats  60 vs. The Firm  62 CRFC 9:15 PM Cha-Ching  47 vs. Full Tilt  55 CRFC Player Rater 1 Terry Henderson BeefCake! 61.71 12 2 Mike Dinh Steamboats 59.88 12 3 Billy Fratelli Raindrops 55.44 9 4 Brian Greenburg Cha-Ching 51.25 8 5 Josh Bruno The Firm 48.25 10 6 Raj Singh Nasty Cobra 44.67 9 7 Chris Wafula Full Tilt 43.50 10 8 Jimmie Guinther Full Tilt 43.09 11 9 Greg Noel Cha-Ching 41.64 7 10 Eric Hinton Nasty Cobra 40.50 10 Write-Ups from week 14 Full Tilt Pulls away With Late Free Throws Miracle Man - Cogdell Burys Game Winner to Sink Steamboats Write-Ups from week 12 Bulking Up for the Playoffs, Raindrops Beat Back The Firm Gunned Down at the Buzzer Write-Ups from week 11 Cogdell Shows Up Genzyme - Firm rolls Steamboats Hey Anyone Got that guy McNamee's phone #? Write-Ups from week 10 JumpMan No 90 Pound Weakling Write-Ups from week 9 Nasty Cobra Gets it Done the Hardigg way Backing Up the Smack: Full Tilt Cruises Write-Ups from week 8 Mighty MJD to the Rescue Noel and Weapon X at it Again Hendo nails buzzer beating layup....FT falls for the 1st time this season... Write-Ups from week 7 F/OT Full Tilt Survives Raindrop Pelting Noel and Weapon X Dropping Bombs on Steamboats Bruno's at it again..nets 22 in Firm win.. Write-Ups from week 6 Brady soars....leads Nasty Cobra past The Firm... Write-Ups from week 5 Fulll Tilt hosts the Boston "3" Party....remains untouched in the North Write-Ups from week 4 The Pint can Hit 3s too Money Men, Cha-Ching Hangs on against BeefCake! The Firm Taking Care of Business Write-Ups from week 3 Campaign Money Watch: Cha-Ching A B1 Front Runner? JC nails buzzer beating layup for Raindrop win....... Ship Leaving Harbor - Steamboats Decide to Start Their Season Write-Ups from week 2 Manny being Manny.....17....Firm takes down Raindrops... Rat-tat-tat-tat: Guns Shoot Down Steamboats Newsflash: 22% Shooting Not Condusive to Victory Write-Ups from week 1 Guns Come Out Fully Loaded Raindrops took Advantage of Missing Money Players Nasty Cobra Overcomes Free Throw Woes to Sink Steamboats

Points Per Game 1 Terry Henderson BeefCake! 33.17 2 Mike Dinh Steamboats 29.42 3 Billy Fratelli Raindrops 26.00 4 Josh Bruno The Firm 24.20 5 Greg Noel Cha-Ching 23.86 Assists Per Game 1 Todd Cogdell The Firm 6.75 2 Eric Hinton Nasty Cobra 6.30 3 Mike Kuzdeva Cha-Ching 5.59 4 Jimmie Guinther Full Tilt 5.46 5 Greg Noel Cha-Ching 4.93 Rebounds Per Game 1 Brian Greenburg Cha-Ching 13.25 1 Terry Henderson BeefCake! 13.25 3 Ian Guinness Full Tilt 12.14 4 Mike Dinh Steamboats 11.75 5 Billy Fratelli Raindrops 11.33

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