2011 Stanley Lane Basketball League

Week 12 Results (two championship games and super pro semifinals)

 

Junior Division

Playoffs - Finals

 

(#2) Riverdale Pediatric Dentistry - 30

(#4) January’s Jazz - 30

 

In an overtime thriller, January’s Jazz and Riverdale Pediatric Dentistry ended in a 30-30 tie and were declared to be co-champions of the junior division. Dentistry’s Avi Tepler led all scorers in the game with 18 points; David Duitz added 4 points, 2 rebounds and a steal; Isaac Brainson and Zachary Goldberg contributed 2 points apiece; while Joshua Sidelsky chipped in with 2 points and 2 rebounds. For the Jazz, Ari Smith recorded a double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds and a steal; Azi Kram tallied 5 points; while Adin Fischer and Jacob Burstein each had 4 points and 3 steals. In addition, the team also received solid efforts from Jacob Morris with 3 rebounds and a steal, Max Wolff had 2 steals and Emma Nordlicht grabbed 3 rebounds. 

 

 

Pro Division

Playoffs - Finals

 

(#1) RiverKingSports.com - 46

(#2) Riverdale Kiwanis - 42

The top two teams in the pro division faced each other for the third time this season to decide who would be champion. Riverdale Kiwanis managed to put up a tough fight after two lopsided losses in the earlier meetings, but the third time would still not be the charm, as top-seeded RiverKingSports.com captured the title with a 46-42 victory in an exciting back-and-forth game. Tzvi Cohen cemented his status as the MVP for RiverKingSports.com by scoring a team-high 26 points to go along with 9 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals. He also received plenty of help from a solid supporting cast, including Ethan Jesselson with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks; Ezra Wildes with 4 points; Noah Nordlicht with 2 points and 5 rebounds; as well as Ben May with 2 points and 2 rebounds. Despite his team falling a bit short in the end, William Feldman played his heart out for Kiwanis just as he has all season and led all scorers in the game with 29 points, 10 rebounds and a steal. Jonathan Katzman also had a strong performance with 8 points in the loss, teammate Sean Kessner had 2 points, a steal, a block and a rebound, while Matthew Lazarus added 2 points and 4 rebounds.

 

Super Pro Division

Playoffs - Semifinals

 

(#1) IDT Energy - 51

(#4) Hudson Parkway Pharmacy - 44

 

Top-seeded IDT Energy secured its spot in the championship game by defeating Hudson Parkway Pharmacy, 51-44. The three-headed monster of Daniel Jonas (18 points), Ben Klein (15 points) and Joseph Jonas (14 points) carried the Energy offense, with the talented trio combining for 47 of the team’s 51 points. In addition, Gil Dubin chipped in with 4 points to round out the scoring for the victors. Josh Deutsch led Pharmacy with a team-high 16 points, Ezra Cohen had 8 points, Larry Currier added 6 points, Ami Saad contributed 4 points, Dani Davis chipped in with 4 points and 3 blocks, while Uri Hoch scored 2 points.

 

(#2) Hertz Dental Stars - 39

(#3) Skyview Supersonics - 26

 

The Hertz Dental Stars are only one more win away from a title after eliminating the Skyview Supersonics by a score of 39-26 in an impressive semifinal showing. Yosef Kessler led the balanced Dental Stars offensive attack with 11 points, Avi Chefitz and Amiel Sonnenblick each scored 8 points, followed by Josh Shaw with 7 points and Jonathan Elmalem with 3 points. Aidan O’Brien provided most of the scoring for the Supersonics, as he finished with a game-high 18 points in the loss, while teammates Matthew Steinsaltz and Michael Steinberg chipped in with 3 points apiece. 

 

 

The Stanley Lane League will ends its 2011 season tonight, by holding the remaining two championship games, as follows:

 

7:00pm Varsity Division Championship

Main Court

(1) Councilman Koppell

vs.

(2) Invitations Plus

 

8:00pm Super Pro Division Championship

Main Court

(1) IDT Energy

vs.

(2) Hertz Dental Stars

 

Check back for recaps of these final two games!