On Saturday, March 11, 2023 - Max's All Stars won the Full Court Charity Challenge Corporate Division Championship for the fourth consecutive time. It was not an easy path for us. Max's All Stars had to play seven games total, winning six of them to become champions. We got off to a slow start in the first two games of the day and suffered a surprisingly sloppy defeat in the third game during pool play. However, after a lunch break, we came out much stronger in the fourth and final pool play game and carried that intensity into the single-elimination rounds where we won three straight games to become champions once again. Our roster featured two new players making their Max's All Stars debuts - Fred Bertrand and Gerrel Irvin. They joined veterans Jason Lewis, John Simmons, Kaheem Davis, Marvin Billups Jr, Nikola Djurdjevic, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor, Spencer Smith (MVP), and William Davis. Everyone made valuable contributions throughout the tournament that helped Max's All Stars claim victory and bring home another trophy! These guys battled through injuries, cramps, and fatigue. Even after losing the third game of the day, the confidence of our players was unshaken. They knew we would emerge victorious no matter what! Everyone locked in from that moment. Their focus and determination carried us. As always, Bob Forlenza put together a tremendous tournament. It was so much fun! Max's All Stars and ARTEMIS are proud to support Nashoba Learning Group and MGH Lurie Center for Autism. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to take part in this tournament. Thank you to everyone who attended - especially the family members of our players. We truly felt all the love and support. Also, thank you to ARTEMIS for sponsoring our team as well.
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| From left to right - William and Liam Davis, Marvin Billups Jr, Gerrel Irvin, Kaheem/KJ/Luka Davis, Max Margulis, Nikola Djurdjevic, Fred Bertrand, Jason Lewis, Spencer and Summer Smith (MVP), John Simmons, Patrick James, Shereef Taylor |
Here are the tournament results:
Pool Play:
Cooney Health (W, 40-29)
Comella's (W, 52-41)
BrickHouse (L, 26-23)
Boston Retirement (W, 47-37)
Playoffs:
Cross Insurance (W, 32-24) (Quarterfinals)
BrickHouse (W, 30-20) (Semifinals)
Boston Retirement (W, 42-29) (Championship Game)
Tournament MVP: Spencer Smith
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| From left to right - Jason Lewis, John Simmons, Patrick James, Gerrel Irvin, Marvin Billups Jr, Max Margulis, Nikola Djurdjevic, Bob Forlenza, Kaheem Davis, Fred Bertrand, Spencer and Summer Smith (MVP), Shereef Taylor, William and Liam Davis |
