{"id":7473,"date":"2012-03-01T12:11:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=7473"},"modified":"2012-03-02T15:38:49","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T20:38:49","slug":"ura-boys-willis-piasecki-knock-off-top-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=7473","title":{"rendered":"URA Boys: Willis, Piasecki knock off top seed"},"content":{"rendered":"

2012 tournament coming down to the wire, with six teams one loss from elimination; games continue Thursday night<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Brian Ladd<\/strong>, Sepcial to UnionvilleTimes.com<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 The URA High School Boys Double Elimination tournament continues and we are down to just two undefeated teams remaining and 6 others fighting to stave off the dreaded elimination.\u00a0 Follow the tourney bracket online at www.urasports.com and look for the March Madness link!\u00a0 Come join us at the Patton Middle School Gym Thursday, March 1 with games at 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00.\u00a0 The game of the night is scheduled for 7PM where our two remaining undefeated teams battle it out to determine who reaches the Championship game undefeated and who has the unenviable task of joining the elimination bracket in an effort to claw back and defeat tonight\u2019s semi-final winner twice for the coveted title.<\/p>\n

Trout\/DeMatteis 52, Joseph\/Brislin 30<\/strong> \u2013 In this elimination matchup, it proved to be battle of blonde bombers.\u00a0 Things were looking good for Yum as Parker Williams (23 points) had the shots falling early with 11 points in the first quarter alone.\u00a0 However, that\u2019s when the Fish that Saved Unionville started to get on track.\u00a0 Alex Trout found the bottom of the net in each quarter, schooling Team Yum for 26 points, while Andrew \u201cBaby\u201d Uhrik led the support cast with 9 in the win.<\/p>\n

Piasecki\/Willis 63, McGinnis\/Hissey 53<\/strong> \u2013 In the revenge matchup of the tourney, the #1 seed McGinnis\/Hissey squad looked to avenge the only blemish on their season record.\u00a0 Unfortunately for the boys in baby blue, Chris Piasecki and Eric Willis are starting to meld together like Chocolate Cream Pie.\u00a0 With Willis dropping 20 points and Piasecki 16 of his own, timely scoring and all around hustle by David Apruzzesse (14 points) proved to be just too much for the unusually tired looking #1 seed.\u00a0 Ryan Hissey had 24 points and Trace McGinnis 16 points in the loss.\u00a0 Piasecki \/Willis (6 seed) have now steamrolled through the 7, 4 and 1 seeds to setup their matchup Thursday at 7PM vs. the 3 Seed Barnes\/Burlotos squad where the winner sits in the driver\u2019s seat as the only remaining undefeated team in this double elimination marathon.<\/p>\n

Piper\/Holcomb 54, Lee\/Ford 42<\/strong> \u2013 in another win or go home matchup, our friends in fluorescent green had a tough row to hoe facing the deep #4 Piper\/Holcomb team.\u00a0 However with Andrew Cutrona looming around the arc and 6\u2019 5\u201d Ryan Montgomery patrolling the paint, anything can happen.\u00a0 Things weren\u2019t looking as bright as those shirts early as the Big 3, Jackson Shafer, Riley Pier and Kyle Holcomb, combined for 13 points en route to an early 15-7 lead.\u00a0 However, Andrew Cutrona\u00a0 (20 points)\u00a0 began to heat up and Ryan Ford was clearing the lanes as they pulled within 5 at the half.\u00a0 Cutting the elad to 1 after 3, it appeared we were braced for an upset, however out of nowhere, The Fashion Plate Brandon Denning scored 8 of his 10 points in the 4th quarter to help his squad stay in the tourney.<\/p>\n

McWilliams\/Matson 44, Letang\/Kelly 36<\/strong> \u2013 Coming off an emotional win knocking off the 5 seed with 0.2 seconds left one wondered if the Matson\/McWilliams squad was in a trap game.\u00a0 Steven Fatzinger, the hero in the previous game looked to keep that spark going by continuing his MVP type play with fantastic defense and scoring a game high 15 points in the win.\u00a0 All 7 players for the Purple People Eaters found the scoring column, Quin Savant leading the charge with 12.\u00a0 Joe Dougherty had 10 points and Rick Stabler contributed 8 for the winners.<\/p>\n

Ladd\/Langdon 48, Viens\/Rose 45<\/strong> \u2013 When your coach and primary ball handler is missing, it generally spells trouble.\u00a0 But when you have a team as deep as this crew, there\u2019s little to worry about.\u00a0 Andrew Nichols (11 points) took tremendous care of the ball and used his speed to combat the pressure and court awareness of Doyle Tuvesson (19 points) for the red team.\u00a0 With the game knotted at 35 after 3 quarters, the fans knew they were in for a tremendous finish.\u00a0 Down 2 with 15 seconds left, it was Max \u201cAK-47\u201d Akoto (15 points) and Andrew Jones (10 points) hitting the jumpers and their foul shots to hold off the Green Team at the buzzer.<\/p>\n

Barnes\/Burlotos 41, Koehler Block 33<\/strong> \u2013 There\u2019s nothing fancy about the Barnes\/Burlotos squad, they just get dirty, get physical and get the job done.\u00a0 With Dan McClaskey (13 points) and Stephen Lange filling the lane it\u2019s near impossible to get off a clean shot so teams are generally required to hit their perimeter shots to beat this team.\u00a0 Last night was no different \u2013 The Block\/Koehler team had a hard time finding the open<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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