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End of Regular Season Standings 7/15/02
Schedule
Rosters
Tournament Information - The Quest for the Grail!The general format is pool play on Saturday, and double elimination on Sunday. Pools
Saturday Schedule/Results
All games during the tourney (including Sunday’s games) are first-to-15. Time cap will come on 15 minutes before the next round. If the time cap comes on, 2 is added to the higher score (not to exceed 15), once the point underway is finished. If the point has not begun when the cap sounds, then add 2 to higher score before the pull. There are no time outs available during the time cap. There are 3 time outs per team per game, no more than 2 per team to be used in either half. Ties in standings after pool play will be resolved first with head-to-head results, then use of point differentials from common head-to-head games, then from total pool play point differentials. Teams will be re-seeded in each pool to play Sunday's schedule. Sunday Schedule/Results
Cautious Yellow Not Tentative in Grabbing Gail GrailSaturday’s pool play games were played under sometimes cloudy, sometimes sunny skies, the former much preferred, as the heat and humidity sapped everyone over the course of three two-hour games. Play was spirited but not contentious, as all were aware that the day’s outcome was only going to assist with seeding, not eliminate anyone from Sunday’s single-elimination play. In pool A, Yellow, captained by Mike Beatty, continued to show their dominance, as they ran off three successive victories to bring their season total to 10-0. John Steele and Rich Mason’s Red, Terry and Kim Nimmer’s Purple, and Nathan Hall’s White all took turns beating up on each other, each garnering a 1-2 record for a 3-way tie for second. Point differentials worked out so that the entire pool’s original seeding was maintained: Yellow, Red, Purple, and White. In pool B, Chris Hinkle’s Black overcame its second seed (and everyone else) to rack up a 3-0 record. Kevin Griffith’s Orange doubled their total season victories with a 2-0 record, while Bobby Veit and Tim Lupo’s Blue eked out a single victory, against Andy Kelly’s unlucky Green, the only O-fer team of the day. Rankings at the end of the day: Black, Orange, Blue, Green. Sunday’s single-elim (with consolation games for quarters losers) was largely cloudless, with the faintest hint of a breeze barely tempering 90-degree heat. Most all teams were fully manned and prepared to do battle, albeit with many suffering sore muscles and minor injuries from Saturday’s pool play. QuartersOrange d. Purple (15-11). This game went the distance, as Orange avenged their regular season loss to Purple. Red d. Blue (13-11). This game also went the distance, every point hard fought, with the cap going on well before the first-to-15 finale. Similarly, this was vengeance for a painful regular season loss (17-9).Black d. White (15-12). White had a good deal to prove (who hadn’t heard Kevin Cale’s boasts!?) and they worked hard to wear Black down, but the results of their obstinate stand only became apparent in Black’s subsequent games. Yellow d. Green (15-13). Green played its best game of the season, trying to halt the Yellow juggernaut, but they could never get the lead, even after being tied as late as 11s. SemisBlack d. Red (15-12). Red fell behind 0-3, just the margin they needed to have stayed in the game. This game was played within 5 minutes of its two-hour time span, and Black’s victory was again hard won. Yellow d. Orange (15-7). Orange was unable to match up against Yellow, and the latter’s solid depth proved unstoppable.FinalsWhile Black played their semis game within minutes of the finals start time, Yellow had a comfortable 20 minutes of R&R. The finals, as with every other game during the two-day tourney, was first to 15, to be played in a two-hour time frame.The game’s eventual outcome, Yellow over Black, 15-7, points up the tough row Black hoed in both the quarters and semis, with some players becoming sidelined by injury, and others pushing through fatigue and pain. Yellow, on the other hand, was fully revved up, with every player stepping onto the field to fill a role. With the likes of Chris Hinkle, Brian Lang, Patrick Hard, and Adam Silberstein, there were bound to be some hucks in this game, and the big arms did not disappoint. Yellow’s Lang was able to have more of his connect, however, even while he pulled down his teammates’ big shots. Outstanding by any measure was the 57-yard flat-as-pancake hammer huck from Black’s P-Hard, brought down effortlessly for a score by Steve Hall. Still, with all the long throws, the mid-field game was most important, and this was where the controlled play of Yellow’s Troy Revell and Wes Hunt made the difference. Yellow's women--the Peed sisters, Shelley Carroll, and Jeannie Albrecht--were also dominant, throwing or catching the score five times. Both teams stepped up their defense in the second half, as Black tried to get themselves back in the game. Multiple blocks were made by Yellow’s Michael Santise, Lang, and Black’s P-Hard. Mike Beatty’s Yellow ran off the first-ever perfect Summer League season, winning every regular season game and every tourney game for a 13-0 record. While calling themselves Cautious, Yellow clearly showed that their quest for the Gail Grail was anything but... Finals StatsThe following is a table composed to record the final Yellow-Black contest. The first “Time” field is when the pull occurs to start the point, and the second “Time” field in the row indicates when the score occurred. Note that if there’s no name in the D (defense leading to turnover) field, then the TOs (turnovers) were throwaways or failed catches.
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