Summer Pick-up Games: Week 6
Week 6 of the Summer Games was another dandy.
In the 5/6th grade game, Hayden Banner and Charlie Jones worked together to lead Team Matt to a 40-36 win. Hayden delivered an excellent all-around game with drives to the hoop, unselfish assists to teammates and tenacious defense. Charlie continued his strong play with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals. Grayson Nettle and Shane Hillis contributed 6 and 4 points, respectively. For Team John, Krish Dodani controlled the point with 9 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Ryan Luchetta sacrificed his body on the way to 10 points and 2 rebounds. Alec Mertz added 6 points and 3 rebounds.
In the 7/8th grade game, Colin O’Reilly put Team Matt on his back with a 10 point, 11 rebound double-double game. Colin was sinking his free throws. Liam Yin came out of the gates hot and finished with a game-high 24 points to go along with 9 rebounds. Lenny Ialeggio caught fire in the 2nd half when he drained 2 rainbow three pointers. Team John ran their offense through Alonso Alphonse’s 13 points and 14 rebounds. Alex Fieweger was not missing and tallied 17 total points. Roan Smith was a defensive specialist but also collected 6 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Aidan Crotty chipped in with 7 points of his own.