SEASON FIVE WEEK TEN

SAINT GEORGE 48 - NORTH PROVIDENCE 42:

El-Khoury's late arrival proved beneficial as Saint George locked up the #1 seed with a win over second place North Provjdence. Down by three in the first half, El-Khoury was able to open the middle to clear the way on the outside for Joey Zarour as Saint George pulled away in the second half. Zarour led all scorers with 18 points, but, it was the inside game of NP's Bronson Cousineau that almost cost Saint George their first regular season title. Cousineau exited the game with 9 minutes left while going for a scramble and was whistled for his fourth foul. That foul changed the direction of the game and Saint George extended the lead to 8 during his absence. NP wasn't able to keep the offense in flow despite great efforts by Axel Bandoma and Noel Hernandez. JP Imad's two second half steals also led to huge opportunities for Saint George. 

AAH MINISTRIES 48 - STS. SAHAG/MESROB 47:

Devon Borroyo led all scorers with 16 points and Canelo and Matos added 11 points each as AAH pulled off the upset win over the Armenians. Down by as many as eight in the second half,Sahag/Mesrob clawed their way back led by Vinny Demelo and Nick Bent-Ellis. Down 44-42 with 57 seconds left, the Saints took the lead with a triple by Bent-Ellis. After a bucket by Gabe Canelo with 30 seconds remaining to put AAH up 46-45; Vinny Demelo gave the Saints the lead with 15 seconds left 47-46. ON the next possession, Canelo found a cutting Aaron Matos to the bucket and was fouled in the act of shooting with 3.7 seconds left. Matos nailed both free throws and a desperate last second attempt by Devon Vallante fell off securing the win for AAH. 

AAH MINISTRIES 56 - ANNUNCIATION 53:

After a lackluster first half, both teams heated up in the second half with the last playoff spot up for grabs. After taking a 7 point halftime lead (23-16), AAH opend up the lead a few times to 11 points, but, Zach Dionzio and Noah Vivieros did everything they could to try and will their team to victory, but, their efforts fell short behind Gabe Canelo's 18 and Aaron Matos' game high 20 points. AAH's Soriano had a HUGE second half and poured in 7 crucial points to seal the win. 

SEASON FIVE WEEK 9

NORTH PROVIDENCE 62 ANNUNCIATION 57:

Frankie Derisier and Noel Hernandez combined for 18 second half points to hold off the upset bid from Noah Vivieros and James Kirwin from Annunciation. Down by a couple possessions late in the second half, Annunciation tied the game up at 54 with 2:43 to play, but, then, Axel Bandoma's 2 late inside buckets and clutch shots by Myles Nuey and Derisier ended the upset bid. Zach Dionzio was held to only 5 points for Annunciation. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 55 AAH MINISTRIES 48:

Down 37-22 with 14 miinutes to play, AAH made a great comeback to pull within a bucket with 2 minutes to play led by Damon Borroyo's 14 points. But, key buckets late by David Eyo, Frankie Derisier and free throws by Myles Nuey salted the game away for North Providence as they tallied their 9th win of the season setting up a showdown for 1st place next week against #1 Saint George. 

SAINT GEORGE 55 - STS. SAHAG/MESROB 48:

Joey Zarour tore apart the Armenian zone with 19 first half points to put Saint George up by two at the break 30-28. The Saints were never in synch in the second half with numerous turnovers and poor interior defense and it led to Saint George's 10th win of the season. Bent Ellis and Devin Vallante each contributed 15 points for the Saints, but, a balanced scoring attack by Saint George proved too much in the end. Isaac El Khoury ended up with 13. 

SEASON FIVE WEEK 8

SAHAG MESROB 74 - ANNUNCIATION 56:

Eric Kuhn poured in 16 of his 24 points in the second half to pull away from Annunciation in the second half. Up 30-15 at the break due to Vinny Demelo's strong first half, Annunciation mounted a mini-come back, but, Kuhn dropped in 8 straight points to propel the Armenians to their second straight win. Annunciation was led by James Kirwin's 25 points and Zach Dionzio's 18. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 62 - SAINT GEORGE 55:

The trio of Bronson Cousineau, Myles Nuey and Frankie Derisier combined for 54 points as they outlasted Saint George who was without their top scorer due to a suspension. Saint George hung close as El Khoury, Andrew Saker, Jon Saker and Rihani all were in double figures, but, NP put together some good possessions late in the second half to stave off any upset ideas Saint George might have had. 

SAINT GEORGE 54 - AAH MINISTRIES 45:

Down by 14 points midway through the second half, AAH went on a 12-1 run to pull within 3 in the last few minutes, but, key buckets and El Khoury put the game out of reach for Against All Hope. They were led by Gabe Canelo's 14 points, while Soriano chipped in 11. 

SEASON FIVE WEEK 7:

SAINTS SAHAG/MESROB 59 - NORTH PROVIDENCE 50:
The Armenians were led by Devon Vallante's 24 points and led three scorers in double figures in an upset win over North Providence. Vinny Demelo and Michael Diore combined for another 25 points as the inside game proved to be too much for NP who was led by Frankie Derisier's game high 28 points. Sahag/Mesrob ratched up the defense on the outside and held Derisier and Nuey to only 2 triples. Nuey who averaged over 17 a game was held to one bucket and finished with 8 points. Bronson Cousineau continues with a monster year with another 14 points. 

AAH MINISTRIES 50 - ANNUNCIATION 45:

Aaron Matos led a balanced scoring attack by AAH to earn their first victory of the year over a pesky Annunciation team that just would not go quietly. Up by 14 in the second half, AAH just could not put away Annunciation as newcomer Evan Digatis and James Kirwin battled back. Down 48-42 with 33 seconds to play, Kirwin nailed a three to make it a one possession game, but, a pair of freethrows sealed the game by Afriyie. Zach Dionzio finished with 13 for Annunciation as he continues having a stellar year. 

SAINT GEORGE 57 - ANNUNCIATION 55 ot:

Saint George opened up an eight point second half lead midway through and just could not put away Annunciation. Down 55-48 with 1:07 to play, Annunciation was able to pull with 6 with a free throw by Dionzio; after a missed shot, James Kirwin nailed a three pointer to make it 55-52 with seconds to play. After two missed free throws, Kirwin was able to launch a 30 footer from the left side and as the buzzer sounded, the ball rattled through to send the game in to a two minute overtime. The teams traded two possessions each without scoring and with 14.8 seconds left, Saint George regrouped and designed a play for El-Khoury. While driving to the hole, El-Khoury was fouled by Kirwin with 1.3 seconds to play. The guard calmly dropped two free throws to put Saint George up to 2. Dionzio's 60 foot shot from behind half court clanged off the back board and Saint George held on to win a thriller to remain undefeated. Isaac El-Khoury added 20 for Saint George, while, James Kirwin had 26 for Annunciation. Dionzio added 13 and Evan Digatis added 11. 

SEASON FIVE WEEK SIX:

SAHAG/MESROB 65 - ANNUNCIATION 36:

Eric Kuhn (20), Devon Vallante (10) and Michael Doire (11) led Sahag/Mesrob to a fairly easy win over 1-6 Annunciation. After an early 6-6 tie, the Armenians went on a 10-0 run and a 25-10 run to open it up to a 31-16 lead at the break. Sahag/Mesrob's stifling man to man defense held down Annunciation's lead scorer Zach Dionzio to only 2 first half free throws. It was more of the same in the second half with good and balanced scoring to propel the home team to victory. Dionzio heated up in the second half and finished with a team high 15 points, while Jake Frost got back on track with 9. 

SAINT GEORGE 57 - SAHAG/MESROB 47:

St. George ran out quickly and never really were challenged by Sahag/Mesrob's porous defense. After shutting down Annunciation in the earlier contest, Zarour, had his way with the opponents over playing the perimeter and drive his way to the basket at will to finish with 15 first half points and 26 overall. Sahag/Mesrob pulled with 7 at 47-40 with 4:11 to go, but, a 5-0 run by Saint George out of the time out sealed the victory as they remained undefeated. Devon Vallante was the only bright spot for the Armenians who added 12; Eric Kuhn was held to 3 buckets and only 10 points. Isaac El-Khory added 11 points for Saint George. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 51 - AAH MINISTRIES 46:

This game turned out to be the best game of the day - by far. Even without Aaron Matos, AAH gave NP all they could as Gabe Canelo's 2 free throws at the 11 minute mark of the second half tied the game at 34. After a turnover, Canelo came down and missed a three that would have put AAH up by three as the ball was half way down. After that, it was ALL Frankie Derisier as he poured in 12 of his team's final 17 points to pull away at the end to salt away the victory. Up 49-42 with two minutes to play, after a free throw by Canelo, Soriano drained a three to pull AAH with three. After a turnover, AAH had a chance to tie the game with under 30 seconds, but, the shots fell off and Axel Bandoma and Derisier hit some free throws to win by five. 

Season Five Week 5:

SAINT GEORGE 58 - AAH MINISTRIES 57:

In what was AAH Ministries' best game of the year; they took undefeated Saint George to the brink and just fell short in the waining seconds. Aaron Matos and Gabe Castella combined for 44 points for AAH, but, it just wasn't enough as a few buckets rimmed out and Saint George escaped with a victory. Joey Zarour kept the game in reach and with his team down by one point with 30 seconds to play, he drained a side three to give his team a 2 point lead. Matos connected 1 of 2 free throws as AAH pulled within a nick, but, just could not get the game winner as time expired. Omar Rihani added 9 and Isaac El-Khoury had 11 for Saint George. Josh Hernandez had a great game for AAH with 6 points and 8 rebounds with foul trouble. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 59 - SAHAG/MESROB 56:

Bronson Cousineau and Frankie Derisier took advantage of 8 second half turnovers by their opponents to erase a 9 point second half deficit to come away with their fourth straight victory over the Armenians. Sahag/Mesrob ran off to an early 7-0 lead in the first half led by Eric Kuhn, who had a game high 20 points. David Ayrassian hit a three before the 1st half buzzer to put Sahag/Mesrob up 32-27 at the break. Sahag played well in the beginning stages of the second half and with Garen Megrdichian's floater in the lane, it gave the Armenians a 9 point advantage at 38-29. But, poor ball handling, a few key steals by Derisier led the comeback as North Providence took the lead for good at 52-50 with 253 left. Up 6 with seconds remaining, Devon Vallante drained a three to end the contest. He finished with 16. Myles Nuey added 17 for North Providence while Derisier (15) and Cousineau (14) combined for 29. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 64 - ANNUNCIATION 39:

Axel Bandoma poured in a career high 14 points and Bronson Cousineau finished with a team high 16 to propel NP to their fifth victory of the year. Down 15-10 in the first half, Annunciation kept the game within reach, but, Myles Nuey heated up with 4 triples to blow open the game as NP led 36-19 at the break. Zach Dionzio kept the Greeks close with his great shooting (game high 24 points) as they pulled within 18 at 48-30 with 1047 to play, but, NP's offense was just too much as they cruised to the win. The loss dropped Annunciation to 1-5. John Mitrelis for Annunciation and Frank Derisier for NP had 10 points each. 

SEASON 5 - WEEK 4:

Saint George 58 - Annunciation 42:

Both teams got off to a very slow start and with the game tied at 7 early on, Saint George heated up and went on a 20-6 run to close out the first half led by 14 first half points by Joey Zarour. Annunciation did everything in their power to get themselves back in the game with an unbelievable offensive display by Zach Dionzio's 21 second half points. The Greeks trailed 38-22 with less than 14 minutes to play in the game and Dionzio and Frost heated up and pulled with 9 with about 3 minutes to play with torrid shooting. But, a few daggers by Isaac El-Khoury (12 points) and Omar Rihani (11 points) sealed Saint George's 5th win of the season against no losses. Jake Frost chipped in 16 for Annunciation while Jonathan Shaker added 9 for Saint George. 

North Providence 49 - AAH Ministries 33:

NP went on a 13-0 and 18-2 run midway through the 1st half to blow open a 15-10 lead en route to a 21 point lead at the half 33-12. Frankie Derisier poured in 9 first half points and Myels Nuey add a team high 13 points as NP defeated a pesky Against All Hope squad. Welcome to the league, Gabe Castella for AAH; as he kept AAH in range as he had a game high 20 points. DeJesus added 10 for AAH while Shayna Cousineau had a hot hand with 7 points for North. 

Sts. Sahag and Mesrob 57 - AAH Ministries 42:
Nick Bent-Ellis (game high - 16 points) and Eric Kuhn combined for 30 points while both in foul trouble all game to lead the Armenians over AAH for their third win of the season. Devon Vallante (9 points) was a forced underneath and helped calm the waters whenever Aaron Matos (13 points) and Gabe Castella (12 points) mounted a comeback. The pesky AAH team also had some incredible inside offense with solid put backs by Tutu-Afriyie and Soriano on top of 7 rebounds by Josh Hernandez. Vinny Demelo added 8 points for the Armenians and after being held scoreless for the past two games, Garen Megrdichian added 7 second half points. 

SEASON 5; WEEK 3:

SAINTS GEORGE 47 - SAHAG/MESROB 42:

Sahag/Mesrob employed a man-to-man defense and it held down leading scorer Joey Zarour to only 4 first half points. The problem was that Isaac El-Koury dominated the defense as Sahag/Mesrob's matchups could not stop El-Khoury's 6 first half layups. Down only 23-19 at the break, Sahag turned the ball over on multiple occasions and great offensive rebounding expanded Saint George's lead by 10. With a little gas in the tank, Sahag pulled within 5, but, that was as close as they could as they could not find offense from anywhere other than Kuhn (20) and Devon Vallante (13). Zarour took advantage of zone defense in the second half and scored 10 more points to add on to his total, while El-Khoury added another 7 points to lead his squad with 20 points. Jonathan Saker added 6 for Saint George. 

SAINT GEORGE 60 - AAH MINISTRIES 47:

JP Imad's strong first half propeled Saint George to an early 10 point lead at the break 28-18. The lead dwindled down to 7 with about 10 mimutes to play in the second half after having the lead up to 21, but, a missed bucket by Aaron Matos helped Saint George close the door and get the lead back up by 18. Matos was HUGE in the game as he dominated the paint. He ended the game with 17 points and is obviously a force inside. Rashad Bryant also had a strong outing by pumping in 10 points for AAH. Zarour for St. George had three more triples in the second half and led all scorers with 18 points. MANNY PEREZ - nailed his first bucket of the season for AAH Ministries - welcome to the league Manny - your first year of many more to come!

NORTH PROVIDENCE 76 - ANNUNCIATION 59:

Frankie Derisier led all scorers with 28 points and Myels Nuey added 22 points as NP cruised to a comfortable victory. NP forced Annunciation in to numerous first half turnovers en route to a 42-25 lead at the break. Mitrelis added 15 points for Annunciation, while, newcomers Noah Vivieros and James Kirwin added 11 and 10 respectively. Bronson Cousineau added 9, Shayna Cousineau added 6 and Axwl Bandoma remains a force underneath chipping in with 7. Zach Dionzio, averaging over 15 a game was held to only 8. 

SEASON 5; WEEK 2:

SAINT GEORGE 70 - ANNUNCIATION 47:

Joey Zarour led a balanced attack to an easy win over Annunciation. Saint George held their opponent to only 7 first half baskets and led 39-18 at the break. Zach Dionzio heated up in the second half and helped Annunciation with 20 points. JP Imad had 15 for Saint George while Jon Mitrelis had yet another strong outing with 12 points for Annunciation. 

ANNUNCIATION 39 - AAH MINISTRIES 33:

This was very much a see-saw game for the first 38 minutes and saw numerous lead changes and ties. Tied at 24 at the break, the game slowed down tremendously and the score was tied at 33 with a little over 2 minutes to play. A bucket by John Metrelis gave them to short lead and Zach Dionzio salted the game away with 4 free throws from the charity stripe to earn Annunciation's first victory of the season. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 55 - SAHAG/MESROB 43:

North Providence jumped out to an early 20 point lead with tremendous defense by Frankie Derisier and Myels Nuey to propel their squad to a 32-16 lead at the break. Ayrassian, Kuhn and Bent-Ellis (team high 11 points) tried everything they could to get back in the game, but, Nuey put the game away with 8 second half free throws. Nuey and Derisier combined for 36 points while Bronson Cousineau added 10 first half points. 

SEASON 5; WEEK 1:

SAINT GEORGE 54 - NORTH PROVIDENCE 52:

Joey Zarour willed his team to victory in the season opener with 21 points in the second half after being held to only 2 points in the first frame. Down by 8 with less than 7 minutes to play, Saint George finished the game with an 18-8 run to win by a bucket. Omar Rihani added 10 points for Saint George, but, the game was dominated by Myels Nuey's 26 points, but, the story of the game was Saint George's inability to be put away. 

SAHAG/MESROB 53 - ANNUNCIATION 29:

A balance scoring attack led by Michael Doire's 10 points propels Sahag/Mesrob to a win over Annunciation. The Armenian defense was stifling; only allowing 9 first half points to the Greeks, who are back after a 2 year hiatus. Jonathan Mitrelis led all scorers with 15 solid points. 

SAHAG/MESROB 75 - AAH MINISTRIES 42:

Eric Kuhn and Zach Demelo's combined for 33 points as the Armenians cruised to victory after running out to a 44-16 lead at the break. Diore added 11 points and Devin Vallente added 10 for Sahag. Jay DeJesus had a very strong game with 14 points to lead AAH while Devin Borrayo and Lewis Soriano added 12 points each. 

STS. VARTANANTZ 42 - AAH MINISTRIES 29:

Vinny Denelo's clutch buckets in the second half staved off any upset bids that Against All Hope Ministries had. AAH Ministries hung tough behind Janai Crooms, Khari Mitchell and Rashad Bryant with 3 minutes to go and with only a 6 point deficit, but, clutch buckets by Denelo and Devon Vallante sealed the deal for Saint Vartz as they advance to the semi-finals. AAH kept the game close mainly due to awful free throw shooting by Sts. Vartz. As one of the best free throw shooting teams in the league, Sts. Vartz struggled by only going 7-30 from the charity stripe. Crooms had 14 while Hagop Teraksian added 11. Vallante led all scorers with 15 points. 

SAINT GEORGE 58 - BARIC SELECT 42:

Torrid shooting by Saint George propelled them with a comfy win over BARIC. St. Geroge opened up with 17-3 and 31-11 leads in the first half, but, BARIC pulled it together behind Zach Dionzio's 18 points to pull within 13 at the break, 33-20. BARIC was able to get it as low as 11 early in the second half before Rihani and El Khoury piled on with 18 second half points. Leading scorer, Joey Zarour added 4 more treys en route to a 20 point night. JP Imad added 8 points. The senior laden BARIC team was also led by Eric Halverson's 7 points, Aaron Luceus' 10 points and Mike Pellegrino's 4 points. Great effort by BARIC depsite only having  players. 

SEASON 4 WEEK 10

SAINT GEORGE 53 - SAINTS VARTANANTZ 46:

Despite seven second half three pointers by Saints Vartanantz, Saint George was able to hold off their opponents with a hard fought win. Saint George used a mixture of a good inside and outside game to stave off a late rally by Sts. Vartz. Omar Rihani, Joey Zarour and Jonathan Saker combined for 43 point, which included 5 for 7 free throws down the stretch to pull off the win. Hagop Teraksian and Devon Vallante remained strong with 16 points each for Sts. Vartz. Vinny Denelo added 8 points. 

BARIC SELECT 33 - AAH MINISTRIES 30 OT:

Jacob Frost's three pointer at the end of regulation helped BARIC breathe another life after blowing a 21-11 2nd half lead. Then in overtime, while driving down the left side, Jacob Frost scored an improbable bucket with 3.4 seconds left while being fouled in the act of shooting to give BARIC a two point lead. After hitting the free throw, AAH tried in desperation to hit a last second three pointer at half court by Janai Cross, but, the shot hit off the backboard securing a scrappy hard fought game. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 54 - STS. SAHAG & MESROB 50 OT:

Before the game started, these two teams were assured of the top two seeds in the upcoming playoffs and the game was very much like a playoff game. Both teams pressured the ball all game with man to man defense along with some full court pressure. North Providence had a balanced scoring attack the whole game, while Eric Kuhn and David Ayrassian kept Sahag/Mesrob close. With 238 to go in the second half, Sahag/Mesrob tied the game at 42 and the score stayed that way until the end of regulation. Turnovers, great defense and some errant shots led to neither team taking over in the stretch,, but, in OT, North Providence asserted itself and scored the first 10 points of the OT with three pointers by Myels Nuey and Noel Hernandez. Garen Megrdichian pulled the team closer with a pair of free throws and a three pointer to trail 52-47 with 11 seconds left. Ogundare hit a pair of free throws and an Ayrassian triple finished the game. Nuey and Bronson Cousineau had 12 points each of NP, while Ayrassian had 14 points while Eric Kuhn tallied a game high 18 points. Malik Ogundare chipped in with eight points and Hector Zentino was held to only 8 points after a few torrid weeks of shooting. Sahag/Mesrob received good contributions from Megrdichian and Chris Parnagian with 7 points each.

SEASON FOUR WEEK NINE:

BARIC SELECT 54 - SAINT GEORGE 48:

James Kirwin led all scorers with 24 points that included 5 three pointers to lead BARIC to a victory over pesky Saint George. Zarour, El Khoury and Rihani did all they could to try and get back in to the game in the second half and were able to pull within a one possession game late, but, Kirwin and Zach Dionzio kept their opponents at bay for a solid win. Joey Zarour remained hot behind the arc and scored 13 of his 21 points in the first half to trail by a pair at the half, but, BARIC kept their shooting hands hot and held on for a nice victory. 

STS. VARTANANTZ 57 - STS. SAHAG AND MESROB 48:

Hagop Teraksian led the way with a game high 17 points and received MAJOR contributions in the second half from Garen Zobian, Nick Bent-Ellis and Devon Vallante to leap over Saints Sahag/Mesrob for their 5th win of the campaign. Sahag/Mesrob got off to a hot start with an 11-5 lead with 13 minutes to go in the first half, but, Sts. Vartz went on a 9-2 run in the next 3 minutes by clamping down defensively. Garen Megrdichian scored all of his 10 points in the first half to put Sahag/Mesrob on top 28-25 at the break. Sahag/Mesrob was only able to extend their lead to 34-30 with 15 minutes left which allowed Sts. Vartz to take control of the game. Over the next 7 minutes, Sts. Vartz clamped down again defensively and forced numerous turnovers en route to a 15-2 run and never looked back. Steve Gallegher chipped in with 10 points, Vallante with 12, Zobian and Bent-Ellis with 8 each. Chris Parnagian had a strong second half with 9 points. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 47 - AAH MINISTRIES 31:

Bronson Cousineau and Jon Freitas led a second half surge to propel North past AAH Ministries. With a lid on both baskets in the first half, both teams struggled offensively that resulted in only a 17-15 halftime lead by NP. Against All Hope stood strong for the first 3 minutes of the second half, but, NP went on a 13-3 run over the next 10 minutes to cruise to victory. DeJesus led AAH with 7 points while Nick Salera pumped in two triples. Jon Freitas led all scorers with a game high 10 points. 

Season 4 - Week 8

Saints Sahag/Mesrob 48 - AAH Ministries 32:

Garen Megrdichian and Dave Ayrassian combined for 20 first half points en route to a comfortable win over AAH MInistries. Up by 4 points with 12 minutes to go in the first half, Sahag/Mesrob went on a 10-2 run to open up the game to 20-8 with 721 to go in the first half. The lead opened up to 16 at the break with a 32-16 lead. Steve Gallagher and Eric Kuhn shared points in the second half to keep AAH Ministries at bay. Jose Simet had a game high 14 points for Against All Hope Ministries, while Jose Reyes added 9 points.

Sts. Vartanantz 51 - BARIC Select 39:

Back to back three pointers by Garen Zobian and Nick Bent-Ellis propelled Sts. Vartz to a nice win over the BARIC Select team. Up 32-30 with 10 minutes to play, Garen and Nick opened it up to an 8 point lead and Hagop Teraksian, with a game high 18 points, never allowed BARIC back in to the game. Sam Hanley led BARIC with 17 solid points while Zach Dionzio added 11. Bent-Ellis came out of his funk with a solid 11 points, while Zobian added 8. 

North Providence 68 - Saint George 49:

Hector Zenino from North Providence and Joey Zarour from Saint George both scored 25 points each, but, Saint George just could not keep up with the offensive firepower by NP. Down 28-25 at the break, Saint George scored the opening 5 points of the second half to take a slim 30-28 lead, but, North Providence went wild and just could not be stopped inside and out with Zenino adding 22 points in the second half along with a major contribution from Jon Freitas who added 16 points. NP used a 20-7 spurt to cruise to victory in the second half. Cousineau remained solid underneath with 12 points. 

Season Four Week Seven

Saint George 37 - AAH Ministries 23:

Joey Zarour and Jonathan Saker combined for 25 points as St. George won its second straight contest over AAH. Saint George blasted out to an early 15-2 lead before AAH Ministries roared back to tie the game at 21 with 12 minutes to play; but, Saint George ramped up the defense and forced numerous turnovers and outscored AAH 14-2 the rest of the way for a comfortable win. Rashad Bryant added 11 points for AAH. 

AAH Ministries 34 - Sts. Vartanantz 28:

Jose Simet and Justin Reyes combined for 14 second half points to break down Sts. Vartz. The game teetered back and forth for most of the second half, but, AAH finished the game with the last 10 points to secure victory. Sts. Vartz was led by Devon Vallante, who added 11 points (averaged 17/ppg) and Hagop Teraksian with 5 (averaged 13 ppg). Janai Crooms from AAH was held to 4 points (averages 13 ppg). 

Saint George 42 - Sts. Sahag/Mesrob 36:

Saint George used a balanced scoring attack led by Omar Rihani and Isaac El Khoury who both had 10 points each. Sts. Sahag/Mesrob jumped out to an early 17-8 led led by Chris Parnagian's three 1st half 3-pointers with 258 left in the first half, but, Saint George forced a few turnovers and Sahag/Mesrob didn't take care of the basketball and it led to a 17 all tie at the break. Dave Ayrassian, Chris and Adam Parnagian kept the game close, but, with Kuhn in foul trouble and Megrdichian off, Sahag/Mesrob wasn't able to deal with St. George's balanced play and great leadership by El-Khoury. Top scorers Kuhn and Zarour were held very much in checkm while Rihani and El-Khoury shined. 

North Providence 38 - BARIC Select 31:

NP used a balanced 2nd half attack to subdue BARIC. This game also went back and forth in the second half, but, NP gained control with solid defense and employed a box and 1 on James Kirwin who was held to only 6 points. Key second half buckets by Cameron Dupras, Neil Freitas and Malik Ogundare spelled doom for BARIC who was led by a game-high 9 points from Jake Frost. No one from NP scored higher than Bronson Cousineau's 8 first half and only points of the game. Myels Nuey was held to 7 points. 

SEASON FOUR - WEEK SIX

Saints Sahag & Mesrob 53 - BARIC Select 30:

Eric Kuhn, David Ayrassian and Adam Parnagian combined for 40 points as Sahag/Mesrob raised its record to 4-2. Sahag/Mesrob ran out to a 14-2 lead in the first 6 1/2 minutes, but, BARIC stormed back and went on a 14-6 run to pull within 4 at the break. Sahag/Mesrob again started off hot in the second half and went on an 11-3 run and really never looked back from there. Up 42-30 with 4 minutes to go, Sahag/Mesrob went on an 11-0 run the est of the way to blow open the game. Zach Dionzio had 10 for BARIC while James Kirwin added 15. 

Sts. Vartanantz 41 - North Providence AOG 40:

Sts. Vartz used a very strong first half to fend off NP. Up 25-17 at the break, North Providence came storming back with great defense and solid offensive play by Hector Zentino. Zentino had 10 of his 14 points in the second half; this, coupled with 7 points from Jon Freitas, NP took the lead 34-33, but, Vartz stayed strong with a strong put back by George Donoyan to give Vartz the lead with 3:50 left. The game had numerous lead-changes and NP regained the lead 40-39 with 43 seconds to play with another clutch deuce by Zentino. In the final seconds, Donoyan grabbed a loose rebound and banked in a jumped with 10 seconds left that proved to be the game winner. This marks the second nail-biter victory this season Sts. Vartz has had over NP - something that may prove vital in playoff seeding later this year. 

SEASON FOUR - WEEK FIVE

SAINT GEORGE 46 - BARIC SELECT 38:

Joey Zarour led the way with 13 of his 16 points in the second half to overcome a 10 point halftime deficit to defeat first place BARIC Select. BARIC went on an 11-3 run to close the first half and took a 22-12 lead at the break, but, key inside buckets by Omar Rihani and JP Imad opened up the outside and Zarour drained 4 triples. Zach Dionzio led BARIC with 11 points as the team struggled with their big man, Aaron Leceus on the bench with foul trouble. El Khoury remained solid with 10 points and Jake Frost continued his hot shooting from the outside with 2 more treys. 

NORTH PROVIDENCE 46 - AAH MINISTRIES 45:

What a game!! By far, the best game of the year to date. NP erased an 11 point deficit (30-19) with 1405 left in the 2nd half to overcome AAH Ministries. Solid defense and turnovers led to a balance scoring attack for NP as they chipped away to tie the game at 32 with five minutes left to play by going on a 13-2 run. Both teams traded huge buckets led by Janai Crooms and Pedro Munoz from AAH and Myels Nuey from NP. With a minute to go, Neil Freitas hit 2 free throws to take the lead 44-42; after a chance to tie the game, NP grabbed the rebound and held the ball and secured a nice backdoor cut to gain a 4 point lead - Crooms nailed a half court 3 with 0.3 seconds left, but, NP inbounded the ball with no chance to extend the game. Crooms had 15 while Munoz led AAH with 18 points.  Nuey and Jon Freitas led the way with 12 points each for NP - Cousineau added 9 huge points. 

STS SAHAG/MESROB 49 - STS. VARTANANTZ 39:

David Ayrassian hit 4 threes in the first half to lead Sahag/Mesrob to a 27-5 first half lead. In all, Sahag had 6 first half threes along with 6 inside points by Steve Gallagher. Eric Kuhn finished with 7 first half points. Down 29-13 at the break, in typical fashion, Sts. Vartz did all they could to narrow the gap behind Hagop Teraksian and Devon Vallante. Sahag/Mesrob could not deal with Devon's inside game as he had 13 of his game high 19 points in the second half. Teraksian hit his freethrows and had 9 of his 13 points in the second half to pull Sts. Vartz within eight, but, back-to-back backdoor cuts to Chris Parnagian sealed the deal en route to a 49-39 win. Averaging double figures per game, Sahag held Nick Bent-Ellis scoreless and Vinny Denelo to only 4 points. Both players have been very good this season. Sts. Vartz was 10-23 from the FT stripe, while Sahag was 2-9. 

SEASON FOUR - WEEK FOUR

Sts. Vartanantz 54 - Saint George 35:

Devon Vallante and Hagop Teraksian combined for 32 points as St. Vartz opened up a close game mid-way through the second half to cruise to their second straight victory. Joey Zarour and Nick El Khoury kept Saint George close with 16 and 11 points respectively, but, the inside game of Sts. Vartz proved to be too much. George Donoyan poured in 8 points for Sts. Vartz while Jonathan Saker added 6 points for Saint George.

North Providence 58 - Saints Sahag & Mesrob 36:

A balanced scoring attack in the first half led North Providence to an easy win over the Armenians. Poor shooting and turnovers led to a 28-11 halftime deficit for Sahag/Mesrob and was compounded with an early 15-8 run in the second half by North Providence. Down 43-19 with 14 minutes left, Sahag pulled the game within 14 with 9 minutes left at 41-27, but, that was as close as they would get. Nuey led all scorers with 18 for North Providence as Noel Hernandez added 10. Chris Parnagian led Sahag/Mesrob with 12 points. Billy Tatewosian added his first points of the season. 

BARIC Select 53 - AAH Ministries 49:

Jacob Frost's three pointer with 20 seconds left propelled BARIC to a 53-49 win. Down by three with 8 seconds left in the game, Janai Crooks, who led all scorers with 18 points, had a good look at a three but, it just fell off the back rim and secured AAH's fate. BARIC was assisted by Zach Dionzio's 12 points as well as major help from North Providence as BARIC did not yield enough players. Rashad Bryant had a MONSTER game with 14 points as well as Khari Mitchell who poured in 9 big points. Harrison Sailor added 2 points for BARIC, while Reyes chipped in with 6 points for AAH. 

SEASON 4 - WEEK 3:

AAH Ministries 43 - Sts. Sahag and Mesrob 36:

Pedro Munoz poured in 12 of his game high 16 points in the second half to propel AAH Ministries to a 7 point win over the previously undefeated Armenians. Sahag/Mesrob used their inside game in the first half to open up a 5 point advance in the second half, but, AAH hit their shots and went on 23-10 run in the second half to edge out their opponents. Janai's two first half three pointers kept the game within reach to allow for Munoz to take over in the second half. Down 38-30 with a few minutes left, David Ayarassian hit two three pointers to pull Sahag/Mesrob within two with 2:58 left, but, a long three pointer by Rashad Bryant put AAH Ministries to stay. Ayrassian (11) and Gallagher(10) led Sahag/Mesrob while Joe Hernandez and Crooms added 10 each for AAH. 

North Providence 54 - Saint George 49:

Jon Freitas and Myels Nuey willed North Providence to victory with huge second half performances to finally pull away from Saint George. Saint George picked apart the 2-3 zone by NP by feeding Joey Zarour - who led all scorers with 19 points. Zarour single handily kept St. George in the game with 5 three pointers in the second half after being held to a single deuce in the first half. Down by three with 10 seconds to play, St. George found Zarour open at the top of the key and a buzz-beating trey fell off the rim. Nuey sealed the victory with a pair a free throws. Bronson Cousineau added 15 for NP while JP Imad added 9 points for Saint George.

BARIC Select 63 - Sts. Vartanantz 32:

James Kirwin and Aaron Luceus combined for 34 points en route to an easy win over Sts. Vartanantz. The BARIC offense was clicking on all cylinders early and often and jumped out to a 15-0 lead before Hagop Teraksian hit a three pointer. Teraksian and Bent-Ellis who averaged 15 points a piece were held to only 15 points. Vinny Denelo led Sts. Vartz with 10 points and Noah Viverios added 11 ppoints for BARIC. Gio Aktchian hit two three pointers for his first points of the season.

SEASON 4 - WEEK TWO:

BARIC SELECT 65 - NORTH PROVIDENCE 60:

James Kirwin led a balanced attack with 20 points as BARIC earned their first win of the season. BARIC was up by as many as 12 with a three pointer by Sam Hanley (13 pts) 51-39, but, NP kept chipping away with torrid shooting by Jon Freitas and Myels Nuey. Both NP boys combined for 25 points in the second half to pull their team within three at 63-60 with seconds remaining, but, Kirwin nailed a pair of FTs to seal the win. Bronson Cousineau (NP) poured in 13 points while Aaron Luceus from BARIC scored a career high 15 points. 

AAH MINISTRIES 51 - STS. VARTANANTZ 43:

Joe Hernandez (14pts), Pedro Munoz (10 points) and fan favorite, Janai Crooms (12 points) led past a very determined and fight to the finish team in Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church. With the game still in question and tied at 28; AAH Ministries dug deep and found offense with Pedro Munoz and Joe Hernandez. But, Sts. Vartz stayed close the entire game behind Vinny Delelo, Hagop Teraksian and Nick Bent-Ellis - all finished with 13 points. Up by 4 points late in the game, Janai Crooms secured the win with a deep three to keep AAH Ministries undefeated at 2-0. Khari Mitchell from AAH had a solid game all-around and chipped in with 4 points. 

SAHAG/MESROB 34 - SAINT GEORGE 28:

Steve Gallagher had a game-high 12 points as the Armenians hung on to beat a very pesky and defensive minded Saint George squad. Down by 9 at the break (23-14), Saint George clamped down on the defense and caused some disruption in what is typically a fairly good Saints offense. Despite holding the Saints to only 11 second half points, Saint George struggled from the field in the paint as well as behind the arc. Saint George was able to cut the lead to 30-28 with a minute to go, but, Gallagher secured the win with 4 free throws. Joey Zaroour poured in two treys, but, the team was led by Omar Rihani's 8 points.Eric Kuhn chipped in 8 points for the Saints as he left with an injury; Megrdichian had 5 first half points and Adam Parnagian had 3 points and 9 rebounds for the Saints, while El Koury (7 points) and Abood contributed big time to keep the game interesting throughout the second half.  

What a first week of games!!

Sts Vartanantz 45 - North Providence 44 OT:

Nick Bent-Ellis and Hagop Teraksian willed Sts. Vartz to a win Saturday with an incredible second-half comeback. Down by 10 with 3:48 left, the boys from Broadway went on an 11-0 run to take the lead with 25 seconds left. Myles Nuey from North Providence tied the game with a free throw, but, missed the back end of a 1-1 as the teams went in to overtime. Bent-Ellis took over in the OT by scoring an early triple and later a free throw to give Sts. Vartz a four point lead. A three pointer by Jon Freitas pulled NP within one, but, the game ended there. Nuey led all scorers with 24 points and 5 three pointers. All-Star Jon Freitas was held to 5 points. 

AAH Ministries 39 - Saint George 28:

Janai Crooms continue her mastery over the BARIC league by leading her team with an 11 point win over newcomer, Saint George Maronite Church. AAH jumped out to an early 17-3 lead, but, Saint George came storming back with a 16-4 run with 13:22 left in the game to pull within a bucket led by Omar Rihani and Joey Zaarour. After the timeout, AAH clamped down on the defense and forced a slew of turnovers to seal the victory. Seven players tallied for AAH with Crooms leading the way. Rihani had an impressive second half with 8 points in the paint. 

Sts. Sahag and Mesrob 42 - BARIC Select 41:

Eric Kuhn (16 points) and Paul Surabian (9 points) led the Armenians past BARIC Select by the slimmest of margins. A close game throughout saw Sahag/Mesrob open up a 7 point lead, but, Sam Hanley (16 points) and Jake Frost (12 points) led a second half charge to pull within one. After two horrible possessions by Sahag/Mesrob, BARIC had a chance win in and with 2.7 seconds left Noah Vivieros was fouled in the act of shooting. Both free throws rimmed in and out and Sahag/Mesrob escaped with a victory that easily felt like a loss. This BARIC team will be a favorite to win the title with loads of talent. James Kirwin was held to only 9 points. Megrdichian poured in 5 crucial points to give Sahag/Mesrob a little cushion that they would sorely need down the stretch.