Playoff Title Game Opponents: The Denville PAL high school boys rec basketball playoff title went to the Ballaholics, who closed out the 2009-2010 season with a 70-46 victory over P-15. The Ballaholics (top photo) featured, front row, left to right: Bobby Hanson, Vincent Oliveri, Jim Kelly and Martin Henes; back row: Rob Sinegra, Anthony Mandanici, Connor Lovett, Brian Margolit and Alex Passannante. The P-15 team (photo below) featured, front row, left to right: Jake Marshall, Jon Gurrieri and Corey Brenner; back row: Alec Piccirilli, Kevin Corley, Chris Gurrieri, Connor Rujsh, Mark DeFeo and Matt Trivigno.
Photos by Mike D'Achille
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS REC PLAYOFFS
Ballaholics defeat P-15 to win post-season playoff title
Sinegra, Passannante spark 50-36 victory
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DENVILLE - The Denville PAL boys high school rec program closed its 2009-2010 with the Ballaholics beating P-15, 70-46, in the post-season playoff championship game played at Lakeview School here on Friday, March 26.
The Ballaholics jumped out to a 16-2 lead and were never headed as Rob Sinegra led the way with 19 points and Alex Passannante added 18, including a 5-for-6 showing from three-point range. Vincent Oliveri added nine points; Jim Kelly had seven; Connor Lovett finished with six; Martin Henes added four points; Brian Margolit had three points and Bobby Hanson and Anthony Mandanici each had two points to complete the scoring for the winners.
P-15 was led by Connor Rush’s 16 points. Mark DeFeo scored nine points for P-15; Jake Marshall and Kevin Corely each chipped in with eight points; Chris Gurrieri had three points and Corey Brenner finished with two points.
Both semifinal games were also played that Friday with P-15 beating Bojangles, 35-32, and Ballaholics stopping the Italian Stallions, 50-36.
P-15 overcame a six-point deficit in the last two minutes to beat Bojangles and reach the title game. Defeo led the way with 10 points; Rush added seven; Corley finished with six; Chris Gurrieri and Marshall had five; and Jon Gurrieri finished with two points.
Bojangles was led by Chris Powers’ 11 points while Craig Kimbrough had eight points; Brandon Cuevas finished with five points; and Ryan Connolly and Mike Lombardo each had four points.
Kelly scored 13 points to lead the Ballaholics in their semifinal victory. Sinegra and Passannante each finished with 12 points; Lovett and Mandanici each had four points; Margoit had three points; and Oliveri had two points to round out the scoring.
Nick Graessle scored 10 points and Miles Kong and Miguel Jiminez each added eight for the Italian Stallions. Brent Newton and Nick Skarbek each chipped in with four points; and Joe Skarbek added two points to complete the scoring totals for the Stallions.
Playoff Notes: Program director Bob Pharaoh points out that Mike D’Achille, Ed Portela and Steve Tompkins were key in the smooth running of the program throughout the season ... “Mike didn’t miss a week in handling the clock and keeping score at all our games,” Pharoh said. “Ed was our ‘jack-of-all-trades’ who pitched in wherever we needed help and Steve did a great job of refereeing and controlling the games.” ... Charley Brown’s Restaurant and Denville Pizza awarded gift cards to the Ballaholics and P-15 teams that participated in the championship game.
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Bojangles, P15, Ballaholics, 'Stallions' Reach Final Four
DENVILLE - It will be Bojangles vs. P-14 and the Italian Stallions vs. the Ballaholics in the Final Four of the Denville PAL High School Boys Rec Basketball League at the Lakeview Middle School here on Friday, March 26..
In quarterfinal-round action at Lakeview on Friday, March 19, Bojangles turned back Urintrouble, 51-41; the Italian Stallions beat Young Money, 29-22; the Ballaholics defeated 0.04 Seconds, 68-25; and P-15 beat The Mics, 38-21.
The Bojangles-P14 game will start at 7:15 p.m. and the Ballaholics-Italian Stallions contest will be held at 8 p.m.
After a short rest following the second game, the championship game will be held at approximately 9 p.m.
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Young Money, Urintrouble, Bojangles win first-round games
DENVILLE - The Denville PAL High School Boys Rec Basketball League held its first round of post-season playoffs on Friday, March 12, at two sites here.
In games played at Lakeview Elementary School, 0.04 Seconds beat Basket Buddies, 37-23, and Urintrouble edged Cluck U, 24-21.
At Riverview Elementary School, Young Money beat The Lizards, 29-25; Bojangles stopped Metallica, 60-16; The Mics beat Lemon Oreos, 39-27; Italian Stallions defeated Kings, 46-15, the Ballaholics beat the Bhalms, 72-46, and P-15 stopped IRSOHAWT, 37-23.
The quarterfinals will be held Friday, March 19, at Lakeview - a switch in the schedule that had the quarters orginally scheduled for Riverview, which is closed because of flooding in the township.
Game times remain the same with with Urintrouble opening against Bojangles at 6:30 p.m.; Young Money facing the Italian Stallions at 7:15 p.m.; 0.04 Seconds facing the Ballaholics at 8 p.m.; and The Mics playing P-15 at 8:45 p.m.
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In photo at the the top, Tim Yuen (left) and Alex Passannante are all smiles after Yuen beat a field of 23 in the 3-point shooting contest and Passannante won the dunking contest, topping a field of 18 during the Denville PAL High School Boys Rec Basketball League's All-Star festivities on Friday, Feb. 13, at Riverview School. In photos above and below, the participants in the Juniors/Sophomores (yellow shirts) vs. Senior/Freshmen (green shirts) All-Star game strike a pose. The Senior/Freshmen team eked out a 111-109 victory in a contest that league director Bob Pharaoh described as "hotly contested."
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DENVILLE PAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS REC
All-Star Game a slam dunk
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DENVILLE - When Bob Pharaoh finished taking names of the high-school aged boys who came out for the Denville PAL High School Boys Basketball Rec League program last fall, he had 135.
"A record number," says Pharoah, the director of the program. "We were able to field 16 teams this season."
The league plays its games on Friday nights at Riverview School and the players not only form their own teams, they also act as coaches.
"It is a lot of fun but it can also be very competitive at times," Pharoah says. "The main thing is that a lot of high school kids who aren't good enough to - or maybe can't for whatever reason - play on the high school team get a chance to continue playing a game that they love right here."
There are two weeks remaining in the regular season and then league playoffs will be conducted from the Fridays of March 12, 19 and 26.
The league held its All-Star game on Friday, Feb. 12, and the Senior/ Freshman team beat the Sophomore/Junior team, 111-109. The teams were picked by the players in the league.
They kept a running team score (for bragging rights) on the game, but no individual scores were recorded.
The Senior/Freshman team was made up of Jake Marshall, Marc DeFeo, Connor Rush, Joe Skarbek, Miles Kong, Brent Newton, Colin Yuill, Dan Bubak, Nate Casey, Robbie McCormick, Jeff Iverson, Steve Allaman, Anthony Caruso, Jesse Garza, Tim Olinowsky, Ryan McAteer, Dremere Anthony and Connor Miskowski.
The Sophomore/Junior roster included Anthony Mandanici, Vincent Oliveri, Alex Passannante, Caraig Kimbrough, Ryan Rodriquez, Blake Meza, Steve Arias, David D'Achille, Rich Bautista, Richie Stepanian, Derek Grimm, Mike Campman, Nick DiVite, Ryan Mariani, Dan Zingone, Andy Plucinsky and Kevin Luo.
A dunking contest attracted 18 participants and the 3-point shooting contest had 23 long-range shooters competing.
Alex Passannante won the dunking contest with Derek Grimm placing second and Tim Yuen won the 3-point shooting contest with a 2-for-2 performance. Ten other players made one shot in two attempts.
It was a busy night for Pharaoh, but he had his usual helpers on hand in Ed Portela, the program's assistant director; Steve Tompkins, the head referee; and Mike D'Achille, who runs the clock, keeps score and even takes pictures.
"They have been a huge help in running this program," Pharaoh said. "Without any one of them, a lot of stuff doesn't work as well."
As for the night itself ...
"The kids had ball," Pharaoh says. "The spectators gave the kids a lot of support and also seemed to enjoy the festivities.
"The entire evening was a good example of why we have this program - it's the participation, not the winning."
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Boys High School
Rec Basketball
2009-10 Rosters
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Ballaholics
Alex Passannante
(Captain)
Anthony Mandanici
Bobby Hanson
Robert Sinegra
Vincent Oliveri
Conor Lovett
Brian Margolit
Jim Kelly
Martin Henes
Gary D'Allessandro
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P-15
Matt Trivigno
(Coach)
Jake Marshall
Chris Guerrieri
Jon Guerrieri
Kevin Corely
Marc DeFeo
Cory Brenner
Connor Rush
Alec Piccirilli
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Basket Buddies
Mike Campman
(Captain)
Kevin DeVito
John Sheeran
Tim Zangara
Mike Reggiani
Nick Divite
Kyle O'Connor
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BoJangles
Craig Kimbrough
(Captain)
Brandon Cuevas
Ryan Connolly
Ryan Rodriquez
Javier Martinez
Mike Lombardo
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Irsohawt
Kyle Smith
(Captain)
Jean-Philippe Vanier
Dan Zingone
Mauro Bentacur
Nick Sisti
Kiefer Lobb
Ryan Mariani
Kevin Brown
Matt Rita
Henry Campofiori
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Urintrouble
Nate Casey
(Captain)
Sean Green
Nick McCollough
Jesse Kopecky
Patric Paragian
Andrew Chegwidden
Trevor Carpenter
Billy Schoneveld
Robbie McCormick
Adam Schreck
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Italian Stallions
Joe Skarbek
(Captain)
Nick Skarbek
Brent Newton
Andrew Mannello
Sean Lucas
Mick Graessle
Matthew Traflet
Miles Kong
Miguel Jimenez
Pat Golden
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Lemon Oreos
Adam Engelson
(Captain)
Andy Plucinsky
Konner Kohl
Timy Joy
Avery Chan
Kevin Luo
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Melallica
Anthony DeMaio
(Captain)
Nick DeMaio
Danny Worts
Jeffrey Iversen
John Hyer
Seven Allaman
Nick Reneo
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The Lizards
Blake Meza
(Captain)
Danny Albers
Dew Reinhardt
J.P. Gloria
Steven Arias
Brian Garie
Eric Schmidt
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0.04 Seconds
Anthony Caruso
(Captain)
David Lewus
Justin Sorce
Ross Kaplowitz
William Kaplowitz
Paul Tsitsoulas
Adam Andrian
Preet Patel
Jesse Garza
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Young Money
Rick Bautista
(Co-Captain)
David D'Achille
(Co-Captain)
Vincent Sacco
Alec Badalamenti
Travis Caudra
Dylan Newton
Nick Marek
Andrew Punzo
Shanjeev Balashanthan
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Bhalms
Dylan Farrell
(Captain)
Brian Halm
Kevin Moran
Derek Grimm
Ryan McAdams
Peter Chia
Mike Fortun
Richie Stepanian
Victor Vuong
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Cluck U
Sean Chamber
(Captain)
JustinWu
Mike Signa
Ryan McAteer
Chris Stark
Nick Francisco
Paul Farrelly
Tim Olenowski
Chris Ewert
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The Mics
E.J. derKinderen
(Captain)
Sean Gunderman
Colin Yuill
Dan Bubak
Steve Rosen
James Aliotta
Jake Feury
Cody Greenhagen
Cary Basile
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Kings
Dremere Anthony
(Co-captain)
Nicholas Portela
(Co-captain)
Timothy Yuen
Ryan Marsh
Abimael Mrtinez
Shawn Pateman
Tom Shauger
Pedro Carmenate
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