The Williams Menās Basketball League opening on July 31 with 4 games at WHS. Ā The summer brought in 3 new teams and the dissolution of one, bringing the league to 8 teams. A summary of the opening weekend is provided below.
Swat 47, Alsco-Geyer Bulls 41
Swat started slow and had only a 6 point margin at half time against the newly formed Alsco-
Geyer Bulls from Arbuckle. Ā Swat pushed the lead to 10 points with about 5 minutes to play and held on to win by 6.
Cal-Food Hoosiers 59, M&K Harvesting Fuzz 26
The reigning champion Hoosiers started out behind in this game against the newly formed M&K Harvesting Fuzz. Ā Ā At the mid point of the first half the game was lead by the Hoosiers by only 2 points. Ā However, the Hoosiers got into their offensive flow and outscored the Fuzz 37-11 to cruise to an opening day win.
Fouch&Sons Redskins 69, Vann Bros Young Gunz 30
In another opening game against a newly formed team the Young Gunz, the well oiled Redksins jumped out to a 37-16 half time lead and carried it all the way through to prevail by 39 points.
H&R Block Savages 56, La Fortuna 42
In a surprising game, La Fortuna stayed closed to last seasons runner up champion the Savages, Ā The contest was in serious contention given the potent shooting of the three pointers by La Fortuna. Ā Although trailing by as much as 17 points and having a bad shooting night, La Fortuna was able to close the gap and dropped the margin to below ten points less than a minute. Ā Ā With about the fifty seconds to go, La Fortuna had the ball and a 9 point deficit and was looking for a three, which would have significantly changed the tone of the game. Ā The three point attempt missed.
Standings after week 1, 01Aug11
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Cal-Food Hoosiers Ā Ā 1-0
Fouch Redskins Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1-0
H&R Block Savages Ā 1-0
Swat Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 1-0
Alsco-Geyer Bulls Ā Ā Ā 0-1
La Fortuna Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 0-1
M&K Harvesting Fuzz Ā Ā Ā 0-1
Vann Bros Y-Gunz Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 0-1
