SPORTS
January
27, 2005
By
Don Lyons
Ben Post
gives up 10 inches but not the ball.
Photos
by Ralph Stewart
Matt Rivers looks for an open man.
High scorer Lucas Brewer is guarded by highest scorer Ryan
Soars. Kyle Robertson backs the play.
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Harwich
hangs on
Last Friday, the MVRHS boys varsity basketball team set its sights
on avenging the December 10, season opening 77-67 loss to Harwich
on the Rough Riders court.
They came as close as possible to doing just that without accomplishing
the task. In the end there was just not enough time and too much
Ryan Soars.
The teams traded hoops early in the game and the score was tied
at 14 after seven minutes of play. Then Harwich went on a tear,
scoring another 14 points to the Vineyard’s three, and with
seven minutes left in the period Harwich was up, 28-17.
At the half-time break the Riders led, 45-32.
Seven Islanders scored in the first half, paced by Tim McHugh and
Jacob Vanderhoop, both of whom posted seven points, each with a
3-pointer.
Ryan Soars had 16 for Harwich and teammate David Duarte, 12.
The Islanders raised the level of defensive play packing the key
and denying Harwich second shots.
The strategy worked well enough to reduce the Harwich lead to four,
55-51, midway through the second half. Three quick goals, one a
3-pointer, restored an 11-point Harwich advantage with five minutes
left.
Then John Swan dropped two of three from the foul line. Tim Scott
scored and Lucas Brewer tossed in a two, a two, and a three to make
it a four-point game. With only a minute left on the clock the Islanders
had to foul to stop the clock. In the final minute the Rough Riders
cashed six of six foul shots.
Brewer scored two from the foul line and two more with a layup.
Matt Rivers reduced the Harwich lead to two, 70-72.
Soars cashed two more freebies leaving three seconds to play. Vanderhoop’s
long-distance basket brought the purple within one as the buzzer
sounded., 74-73.
Lucas Brewer’s 22 points led the Vineyard production. Jacob
Vanderhoop had 14 and John Swan 9. Both Matt Rivers and Ben Post
scored 8.
Ryan Soars was 13 for 14 from the foul line and scored a total of
38 points. Chris MacDonald (12) and David Duarte (11) also made
it to double figures.
Jayvees win big
The MVRHS boys junior varsity basketball team trounced Harwich on
Friday, 51-36. It might have been more but with his team in front
32-14 at the half, and clearly in charge, Coach Mark Rivers benched
his starting five for the second half.
Matt Lucier (10), and Nick Viera (8) led the balanced scoring. Mike
Cecilio, Cliff Ibarrando, and David Amabile controlled the boards.
Woods
winters well
Diana
Woods consistently earns high marks at the Bay State Games.
Photo by Ralph Stewart
Diana
Woods, 19, of Vineyard Haven was one of 350 skaters competing
in the 20th Bay State Winter Games at Williamstown, January
15-16. It was Diana’s ninth straight games.
Representing the Martha’s Vineyard Skating Club, Diana
won silver medals in Artistic Solo 6 and Freestyle 6. She was
also presented with a Bay State Winter Games jacket.
Her performance qualified Diana for the 2005 State Games of
America competition to be held in July at Colorado Springs.
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Just
plain Bill
By Nelson Sigelman
I think the Patriots will beat the Eagles by a score of 25 to 10.
I also predict they will display the same character during and after
the game that they have shown throughout the season, on and off
the playing field.
In an era of less than admirable professional athletes, Patriots
fans have more to be proud of than a team that is capable of chalking
up wins. The Patriots most recent playoff victory and entire season
has been characterized by team character, which my own experience
leads me to believe has been shaped by the leadership of coach Bill
Belichick.
Last February, I traveled to Nantucket for a public hearing on the
Steamship Authority. After the meeting I was sitting around a large
table with several people in the Jared Coffin House pub on Nantucket
about 9:20 pm when two men walked in and asked if they could get
something to eat. The waitress, a young woman, told the men the
kitchen closed at 9 pm. After they quietly left someone at the table
asked the waitress if she knew that she had just turned away Bill
Belichick . She did not. The cook was mortified. He would have gladly
cooked a feast for the man who only nine days earlier had coached
the Patriots to a Superbowl victory.
But Coach Belichick never asked the question, “Do you know
who I am?” and left us all with the answer, a guy with a lot
of class.
Who
wins the Super Bowl
Who
will win the super bowl, the New Enland Patriots or the Philadelphia
Eagles, by what score and why?
Donald Herman, varsity football head coach: The Patriots by two
touchdowns. “They have better players, better coaching and
they are more experienced.”
Bob Hammond, varsity boys soccer coach: The Patriots, 24-21.”Donavan
McNab is playing well and will score points. But the Pats offence
is clicking and will win a close game.”
Joe Schroeder, MVRHS boys and girls track and cross country coach:
The Patriots, 35-19. “My dog told me.”
A.P. Iacovello, former Pop Warner football player, pumps gas at
Airport Mobil: The Eagles, 36-21. “They’re a good team
and they want it more.”
Greg Rollins, director of the MV Boys & Girls Club: The Patriots,
28-14. “Too many weapons - running game, passing game, defense,
special teams. Too many ways they can beat you.”
Glen Field, MVRHS Athletic Dirctor,:The Patriots, 28-14. “Because
they are a great TEAM. I wish there were more like them in professional
athletics.”
Jimmy
Smith Memorial Tournament Schedule
Friday,
Jan. 28
6:00 pm Squirt C: South Shore vs. Coastal
7:10 pm Sauirt C: Taunton vs. Brockton
8:20 pm Bantam C: Brockton vs. MV
9:30 pm Bantam C: Midstate vs. Lowell
Saturday, Jan 30
8:20 am Squirt C: Taunton vs. Coastal
9:30 am Squirt C: Brockton vs. South Shore
10:40 am Bantam C: Midstate vs. MV
11:50 am Bantam C: Lowell vs. Brockton
5:00 pm Squirt C: Brockton vs. Coastal
6:10 pm Squirt C: South Shore vs. Taunton
7:20 pm Bantam C: Lowell vs. MV
8:30 pm Bantam C: Brockton vs. Midstate
Sunday, February 1
7:45 am Squirt C: Consolation game
8:55 am Squirt C: Championship game
10:20 am Bantam C: Consolation game
11:30 am Bantam C: Championship game.
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Kenny
MacDonald, high school hockey player: The Patriots, 24-21. “Better
coaching,”
The Rev. Michael R. Nagle, Pastor of the Roman Catholic Churches
on the Island and an aviator: The Patriots, by atleast one touchdown.
“They are motivated and have the momentum.”
Amy Maciel, J.V. girls basketball coach: The Patriots, 24-17. “they
have a dominant running game and strong defense.”
Duncan Pickard, high school athlete, and co-editor of The High School
View: The Patriots, 31-14. “Bccause TO is hurt and won’t
play and Bill Belichick is a defensive genius.”
Kathy O’Sullivan, marathoner: The Patriots ofcourse, 28-20.
“They’re a better all-around team and Tom Brady is the
best quarterback in the league.”
Mike Joyce, MVRHS boys varsity basketball coach: The Patriots, 24-14.
“Because they don’t make mistakes in a big game and Belichick
is the best coach in the NFL.”
Sixteen members of the MV Times staff were poled and their predictrions
averaged: Patriots 30, Eagles 17.
Below
is an account of the Brazilian indoor soccer games reported in English
in The Times last week and condolences to the friends and family of
Carlos Roberto Vieira who died in a traffic accident, Thursday.
A primeira rodada foi com bastante gols e com emocionantes jogos,
a equipe do coop ville entrou quente na quadra, cheia de moral chegando
a abrir 9 gols de vantagens sobre a JR cleaning , a equipe do JR entrou
dormindo na quadra e o escoregadio Buiu botou para dentro do gol varias
vezes aproveitando o bom momento,no segundo tempo os derrotados tentaram
alguma reacao mas foi tarde de mas, o segundo jogo tambem foi emocionantes
e de bastante gols , a equipe da fogaca”s saiu na frente marcando
logo no inicio mas no final quem se deu bem foi a equipe adversaria
(wrap roll), terceiro foi apenas de 3X 1 com um bom jogo, porem trancado
com muita marcacao os dois defendendo muito, e isso esta apenas comecando
as equipes ainda nao se entrosarao, muitas aguas ainda vao rolar e
as redes vao balancar durante todo o inverno com 3 bons jogos todos
os domingos apartir das 9:30 no Boys and Girls club em edgatown traga
os seus filhos para ver um futebol ( futsal) de qualidade
“Nos jogadores e organizadores do M.V futsal league 2005, desajamos
nosso sentimentos a familia de Roberto, o trabalahador brasileiro
que infelizmente faleceu em um acidente na semana que passou. Nossos
sinceros sentimentos”
Ricardo Andrade
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