-- May 24, 2009 --
Player of the week honors go to Kevin Hanlon of Calvary Chapel 1. Kevin scored 26 points and played field general out on the floor, playing all 40 minutes, in helping Calvary Chapel 1 squeak out the 54 - 48 win.
Haven of Grace vs. First Baptist
First Baptist kept it close through the first half with some scrappy rebounding and key shots. Fouls got them in trouble as they put Haven of Grace in double bonus both halves. Haven of Grace went to the line for 25 free throws in total.
The big guys proved to be the tipping point for Haven of Grace tonight. Miguel Johnson scored 24 and Tim Beals chipped in with 15 points catapulting them to the 73 - 32 win.
After starting 0 - 3 Haven of Grace has pulled out two nice wins to put them in a tie for that fourth playoff slot.
Calvary Chapel 2 vs Community Baptist
This was looking like the game of the week as it ended. Both posed matchup problems for the other and each team took advantage. Calvary Chapel 2's size allowed them to grab rebounds, take second chance opportunities and dominate down lown. All 8 players scored with four players with 8+ points. Fouls got them in trouble as well as they sent Community Baptist in to bonus in both halves.
Community Baptists quickness and outside shooting gave Calvary Chapel 2 problems. Six players hit a total of ten 3 pointers. Colby DaSilva took over the game, driving to the basket and creating shots for teammates. He scored 28 points, including 6 free throws in the second half as Community Baptist pulled out the 71 - 63 win.
Calvary Chapel 3 vs Calvary Chapel 1
What a great set of games this week, and this matchup was no exception. Calvary Chapel 3 came out of the gate strong, scoring a quick 8 points, and clearly wanted it more than Calvary Chapel 1. Three quick fouls on both Dana Fisher and Brad Roaf for Calvary Chapel 1 sent them both to the bench early.
Down just 4 at halftime Calvary Chapel 3 could smell the upset and came out strong in the second half as well. Jeremy Anderson was all over the floor for Calvary Chapel 3, scoring 22 points. For the first time all year Calvary Chapel 1 struggled to get fast break points and had some struggles down low as well. A couple of offense fouls swung the momentum to Calvary Chapel 3.
Calvary Chapel 1 kept fighting, nuturing their small lead. Kevin Hanlon came up huge this game, scoring 26 points, hitting seven 3 pointers, and helped manage the floor, playing all 40 minutes in their 54 - 48 win.