Friday, December 21, 2012

Max's All Stars come up short in Fall 2012 92Y Championship Game, finish with 7-3 record

On Tuesday, December 18th, Max's All Stars suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the Fall 2012 92Y Adult Basketball League A-Division Championship Game against Team #1 - Ray Shields by a final score of 72-68. Midway through the second half, Team #1 applied a lot of defensive pressure, causing turnovers and killing Max's All Stars chances. Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, David Seagers, Jason Lewis, Mahamoud Jabbi, Marvin Billups Jr (who suffered a serious wrist injury in the second half and continued to play through it), Patrick James and Ronnie Worthen Jr played hard all season and deserve a lot of credit for their efforts.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Max's All Stars win in semis, advance to the Fall 2012 92Y A-Division Championship Game

Max's All Stars advanced to the 92Y Adult Basketball League A-Division Championship Game for the fourth consecutive season with a 70-63 win over Team #3 - Scott Green. It was back and forth for the first couple of minutes until Max's All Stars went on a run that pushed their lead to 25-11 midway through the first half. Max's All Stars led by as many as 18 at times during the game, but Team #3 kept battling back and narrowed the deficit to four points in the second half. Only up 54-50, Max's All Stars responded by going on a 6-0 run to retake control of the game and finish things off. Defensively, Max's All Stars did a good job containing Team #3's Sean Dantzler for the most part. Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, David Seagers, Jason Lewis, Mahamoud Jabbi, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James and Ronnie Worthen Jr all contributed to the big playoff win.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Max's All Stars clinch #1 seed, finish 92Y regular season with 6-2 record

On Tuesday, December 4th, Max's All Stars closed out the regular season with a win against Team #1 - Ray Shields by a final score of 83-76. The team was ahead for the entire game, leading by as much as 20 points at times throughout the contest. However, Ray Shields' squad never quit and battled back to within four points late in the game. Luckily, despite some sloppy moments, Max's All Stars were able to hit their free throws and close things out.
Branden Gibson, Corey Orgias, David Seagers, Mahamoud Jabbi, Marvin Billups Jr, Patrick James and Ronnie Worthen Jr all performed well to help Max's All Stars finish 6-2 in the regular season and clinch the #1 seed going into next week's playoffs.