The game was set for 7pm on Thursday the 9th of September 2010. Steady Mobbin are the returning Champions from last year and are looking to defend their title. Captain, Adam Shapiro, said before the game that he is very confident that his team will once again go undefeated and win it all. The team’s energy and athleticism was apparent during warm-ups and they appeared to be ready for their season-opener.
Despite a strong warm up from both teams, the game was very sloppy from the start with a lot of passing and missed shots. Both teams played hard and it remained close for most of the game. It looked as if Church Hill would upset Steady Mobbin late in the game with an 11-7 lead. Steady Mobbin showed poise by hitting some quick two-pointers to take the lead and Adam Koffler hit the game winning shot to cap off an 8-0 streak.
Church Hill is a very young team comprised of three sophomores and one freshman, so I anticipate that with some time together, they can knock-off top teams in the league. I had the chance to talk to Benjamin McKinney from Church Hill and who said, “We have two players out because of ankle injury and once they come back we’re going to have some subs and give each of us fresh legs, and we all played basketball in high school so we will dominate the league and hopefully move up to A league once playoffs come around so we get some competition…and by the end of the season we will be on top and I can promise that.” According to McKinney, “Thomas Difato and Jimmy Eckard both played high school basketball and one of the players that is out due to injury from New York and averages like 40 Points a game.” We’ll be sure to keep an eye on Church Hill to see if McKinney’s promise plays out.
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