BTSH WEEKLY RECAP – 30 SEPT. 2007
by Eli Kazin

Despite the higher seeds winning nine of the ten games on Sunday, the largest margin of victory for any team was three goals, and some of the favorites were given a scare. Catch me at the courts, the bars, or email me at themajordeegan@yahoo.com with anything noteworthy. Onto the results…
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The Games
FIFTEEN IS ENOUGH. Robert Kucera, Martin Cejka, and someone named Jules each scored a goal as the eighteenth seed Sky Fighters defeated fifteenth seed Mexican Standoff, 3-1. With the victory, the Sky Fighters ended a fifteen game losing streak and earned an opening round matchup with the second seeded Unicorns. Ben Bloom scored the lone goal for Mexican Standoff.

POP A 40 AND CHECK YOUR ROLLIES. Nick Gardella scored the game-winning goal in double overtime (assisted by Zach ‘Cryme Tyme’ Weiner) to lead the sixteenth seed Gouging Anklebiters past seventeenth seed Cobra Kai, 3-2. Jeremy Schumacher staked the Gouging Anklebiters to the early lead with two goals, but Mariko Nakatani and Ray ‘Domino’ Chan each scored a goal as Cobra Kai rallied to tie the game early in the second half. With the win, the
Gouging Anklebiters earned an opening round matchup with the top seed Corlears Hookers.

ELLERY’S RECORDS ARE SAFE FOR ANOTHER WEEK. Brice Rosenbloom scored two
goals as seventh seed Fresh Kills beat tenth seed LBS, 5-3. Mike Sokolyansky, Dave Sokolyansky, and Alexandre Frenette each added goals for Fresh Kills. For LBS, who played shorthanded for the first ten minutes of the game, the goal scorers were Alexandra Chenitz, Ken ‘The Alpha Male’ Poulin, and Karsten Pichon.

J.P. CHAPUT WOULD PREFER TO PLAY FILTHY GORGEOUS EVERY WEEK. One week
after scoring two goals against Filthy Gorgeous, J.P. Chaput recorded a hat trick as the eighth seed Rehabs held on for a 4-3 victory against ninth seed Filthy Gorgeous. Ed ‘Con Ed’ Lau added a goal for the Rehabs on a midair swing at a loose ball. Joseph Pereira scored two second half goals as Filthy Gorgeous attempted to come back from a three goal deficit. James Pereira (related) also added a goal for Filthy Gorgeous.

YO, MISTER SEAVER. Chris Eng scored the game winning goal with less than ten minutes remaining in regulation as the second seed Unicorns rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat the eighteenth seed Sky Fighters, 2-1. Ryan Mills also scored a goal for the Unicorns, while Martin Cejka scored the lone goal for the Sky Fighters.

HERE IS YOUR OBLIGATORY DUTCH MENTION. Gavin ‘Dutch’s Brother’ Kearney
scored the game winning goal in double overtime as the top seed Corlears Hookers escaped with a 2-1 victory against the sixteenth seed Gouging Anklebiters. Peter ‘Purple Rain’ Putka scored the tying goal for the Corlears Hookers with sixteen seconds remaining in regulation. Phil
‘Sandy’ Donohue scored the lone goal for the Gouging Anklebiters.

DON’T…GET…ELIMINATED. Brian Vroom, Tom McDonald, and Darrell ‘Accurate Bob’Hartman each scored first half goals as fourth seed What The Puck blanked the thirteenth seed Tuques, 3-0. Roderick ‘Guy LeDouche’ Cruz registered his league-leading fourth shutout for
What The Puck.

MOVE ALONG FOLKS, NOTHING TO SEE HERE. Zack Tinkelman scored two goals,
including the game winner, as the fifth seed Denim Demons beat the twelfth seed Bad Touch, 4- 1. Dave Shyu and Steve Chernoski also added goals for the Denim Demons, while Mark Anderson scored a late goal to put the Bad Touch on the board.

WHERE DID HE COME FROM? Denis Monty returned after missing more than half the season and scored a goal, leading sixth seed Pork Fried Rice to a 5-2 victory against the eleventh seed Mathematics. Mike Taylor added two goals for Pork Fried Rice, who also received one goal each from Brian ‘Grandmaster B’ Barrett and Tim Hannon. Derek Tagliarino and Eli Kazin scored goals for the Mathematics, with Tagliarino celebrating by signing the ball with a Sharpie and then rolling it over to the Pork Fried Rice bench.

SCRAPPY SHOULD HAVE STOOD FURTHER AWAY. Josh Wilson and John Nielsen each
scored goals as the third seed Dark Rainbows doubled up the fourteenth seed Mighty Squirrels, 2-1. Dave Paglia scored the lone goal for the Mighty Squirrels.
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Nickname Nook With Derek Tagliarino
(please send all comments to derektag-at-gmail-dot-com)

Jason Rosenstock of Mexican Standoff is now the Hamburglar.
(http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r236/mighty914/BTSH/hamburglar.jpg)
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Unsung Hero of the Week

The unsung hero for this week is Nickie Gill of the Corlears Hookers. With the goalie pulled for the extra attacker, Gill blocked a shot that was on line for the empty net, keeping the margin at one goal and saving the Hookers from suffering a monumental upset.
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News and Notes

With the playoffs comes higher intensity, as two of the games involved players getting into pushing and shoving, although cooler heads eventually prevailed, and no one threw a punch [fighting will get you EJECTED from the league post-haste, and quite possibly arrested for assault – ed.]…. Jason ‘Hamburglar’ Rosenstock wore a goalie mask much like his namesake character, Jason Voorhees, wore in the Friday the 13th series…. There were rumors circulating that a person unaffiliated with the league, possibly the guy who drank from the bird fountain during the Corlears Hookers/Gouging Anklebiters game, was seen rifling through people’s belongings before biking away from the park. If anyone sees anything suspicious, please let a league official, ref or team captain know…. Marie Marberg of the Mighty Squirrels took a nasty spill in her game and possibly suffered a concussion, so please send her some get well wishes.
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Upcoming Schedule
October 7th, 2007
– No Games

October 14th, 2007
Playoff Games:
– Time and location (Corlears 1 or Corlears 2) to be determined.
#1 Corlears Hookers vs. #8 Rehabs
#2 Unicorns vs. #7 Fresh Kills
#3 Dark Rainbows vs. #6 Pork Fried Rice
#4 What The Puck vs. #5 Denim Demons

Consolation Games:
– Matchups, time, and location (Corlears 1 or Corlears 2) to be determined.
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