Curtis J. Phillips (1-2) crumbles to the Dawgs (3-0) 53-74

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Scores, news and notes from week two of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation 2011 Winter Men's Basketball League Division 4:

• The Dawgs (2-0) served notice that the league is still theirs for the time being as they hammered newcomers and 2010 Fall Thursday Night League Champions, the Old Dudes (1-1), 65-31.
• There was no revolution for The Revolution (0-2) as they were stomped by the high scoring No Names (2-0) club 87-58.
• A few moms may have been taken down as the Milf Hunters (1-1) outlasted Scroalition (0-2) 59-47.

Upcoming Game of the Week: The Dawgs (2-0) host Curtis J. Phillips (1-1) in the most storied rivalry in Division 4 over the past two years. Much like the Lakers versus the Celtics, the Bulls versus the Pistons of yesteryear, the two teams usually are of the elite, despise each other on and off the court and almost come to blows every game. With that intact along with CJP being the last champion before the Dawgs current back to back championship run, it will likely be the most highly contested game of the season.

Curtis J. Phillips (1-1) outwits Jefferson's (1-1) 47-31

The Curtis J. Phillips basketball team is now 3-1 all-time versus Jefferson's as they defeated them 47 to 31 on Tuesday night. In the previous three meetings between the two, the final scores were 48-44 CJP, 54-52 CJP and 36-45 Jefferson's. Tuesday night was no different for one half of basketball as Jefferson's slowed down the game and controlled the tempo. However CJP found themselves up by two at half time as the interior defense of Charles Morris, Lane Leedahl and Josh Lawrence kept the much taller Jefferson's players in check. As for the second half, CJP started to dissect Jefferson's defense and with about ten minutes to play three pointers by Matt Donnelly, Jim Hammen, James Lawrence and the aforementioned Leedahl busted the game open for CJP. That along with playing tough defense until the final minute, team CJP came away with first ever double-digit victory in the series match-up between the two teams.

Quotes

"Good win tonight against a big team that loves to ugly it up. Moved the ball really well and took quality shots. Also thoughts and prayers to Jefferson's team captain Jason Franklin, who was unable to play last night after slipping and falling on the ice....what an idiot." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"Wonderful win tonight and here is to getting another next week." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal

Game Notes

Team CJP had all eight players in attendance for the first time in six games.

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Scores, news and notes from week one of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation 2011 Winter Men's Basketball League Division 4:

• The No Names (1-0) defended their mothers by defeating the Milf Hunters (0-1) 87-53.
• Jefferson's (1-0) defeated league newcomers Scroalition (0-1) 61-44.
• The two-time defending Division 4 champion Dawgs (1-0) beat the Revolution (1-0) by forty points with a final score of 73-33.

Upcoming Game of the Week: The Dawgs take on the Old Dudes at 7PM. The winner of this one may likely go on to win the league championship.

Curtis J. Phillips (0-1) loses their season opener to the Old Dudes (1-0) 48-61

Team Curtis J. Phillips lost their first ever season opener Tuesday night as they fell to the Old Dudes by a score of 48 to 61. Prior to the game no one knew the makeup of the Old Dudes but as each of their players strolled into the gymnasium it became clear that a new super team had been formed. For many of CJP's players had played with and against the members of the Old Dudes in local church pickup basketball games and those players just happened to be the better ones in those games. As for the action, with team CJP playing without James Lawrence and Charles Morris, they played a two-three zone defense for the duration of the game in hopes of conserving energy and slowing down the explosive Old Dudes. That plan along with some fundamentally sound basketball on the offensive end led to a half time score of 27 to 27. However early into the second half the Old Dudes simply didn't miss from three-point land for several possessions while team CJP turned the ball over a few too many times and quickly found themselves down by double digits. Nevertheless CJP continued to play spirited basketball and kept the game competitive until the final buzzer.

Quotes

"Very good effort in a loss to a good team tonight. To shoot that poor of a percentage and only lose by 13 to a team that talented is a moral victory, if there is such a thing." - CJP forward Jim Hammen

"They were a tough team with great shooters. We played a great first half, but a lot of missed shots and turnovers in the second half made it hard to stick with them." - CJP guard Brett Goedeke

"Played tough, ran out of gas, but we kept it competitive. Good test of our character." - CJP center Lane Leedahl

Game Notes

Guard James Lawrence missed the game due to some sort of wedding planning for his upcoming nuptials. Center Charles Morris missed the game as well for he was reportedly "sick as a dog." Team CJP is now 5-1 all-time in season openers.