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New England Spartan Basketball (NESB) will be holding tryouts for the 2017 Spring AAU basketball season for boys in grades 3-8 will take place on Saturday February 18th between 4pm and 7pm at the Charles River School in Dover. Here is the link to go to for more information and to register for the tryouts: http://www.nespartanbasketball.com/program-info/
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We look forward to seeing you all there!
Tryout Registration for our 2016 Fall AAU teams is now open. Please click HERE to register and for more information: http://nespartanbasketball.leagueapps.com/events/127452-nesb-fall-2016-tryouts.
The tryouts will be Held at Forekicks in Norfolk (location below), on Monday August 22nd from 6pm - 8pm. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early to check-in and get ready to begin right at 6pm. We will only be holding the tryouts for these teams at Forekicks, all practices for the team will be held in Westwood, MA. Each grade will be trying out at the same time (6pm - 8pm on August 22nd) but will be split up on different courts during the tryout.
The cost to register for the tryouts is $15 per player. If a player is selected for a team, then this payment will be reduced from their season fee. If you register before August 18th, you will get a $5 discount on the registration fee and only have to pay $10.
No player older than 15 or younger than 9 is allowed to tryout. If you have any questions, please email us at nespartanbasketball@gmail.com.
The 4 teams that we will be having tryouts for are:
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The 2016 Varsity Spring League ended on a high note Wednesday night with a terrific matchup between Franklin and Westwood. Franklin had been dominant throughout the season, going undefeated with many of those victories being blow-outs. Westwood had also come into the game after a strong season, finishing in 3rd place with their only losses coming against the top 2 seeds (Needham by 4 points and Franklin by 2 points).
The Championship clash between these 2 strong teams did not disappoint, with a very exciting back and forth game. Westwood captured a small lead with under a minute to go before Franklin tied it with only seconds left in regulation. This set up the game winning 3 from Westwood Sophomore Reed Wilson as time expired (his 5th made 3-pointer of the night) to give Westwood the Varsity League Championship Title with the 50-47 win over a highly talented Franklin squad. Wilson’s clutch shooting and team high 17 points earned him Championship MVP.
Westwood Sophomore Reed Wilson was named Championship MVP after a game high 17 points and hitting the game winning 3 pointer as time expired in their victory over Franklin.
Last night’s Varsity Spring League was another action pack night with close games and great performances leading up to next week’s finale. In the consolation game, Norwood hopped out to an early lead and were able to withstand Holliston’s late run to hold on for a 3 point (44-41) win. In the first semi-final matchup, Franklin continued their season long dominance remaining unbeaten and securing a 13 point win against Hockomock rival Foxboro (50-37). The second semi-final game of the night saw an exciting back and forth game between the evenly matched Needham Rockets and Westwood Wolverines. With under a minute to go in a tied ballgame, Westwood’s Tim Giovino make a great steal off of a Needham inbound pass which led to the go ahead layup for the Wolverines to finally knock off the 2-time defending League Champion Needham Rockets. Next week Franklin will take on Westwood for the championship!
The opening round of the Varsity Spring League playoffs certainly lived up to the hype with 3 close games all decided by single digits. Game 1 pinned two border rivals against each other with #4 seed Foxboro being able to hold off for a 3 point victory over #5 seed Walpole (62-59). The second game of the night saw a rematch of TVL foes in which #3 seed Westwood overtook Holliston with a 7 point win (56-49). In the final game of the night #2 seed Needham was able to avenge a May 18th loss to Norwood by beating the #7 seed Mustangs by 2 points (42-40), sealed by a last possession steal by Needham’s Matt McKay preventing Norwood from attempting a game tying or game winning basket.
This Wednesday (June 8th) will have 2 semi-final matchups and a consolation game. At 6pm, #1 seed Franklin returns to action after their first round bye to take on #4 seed and Hockomock rival Foxboro in the first semi-final matchup. The second semi-final game will see #2 seed Needham take on #3 seed Westwood at 7pm. The final game of the night will be a consolation and a battle for 6th place in the league with Holliston taking on Norwood at 8pm.
Holliston's Spencer Aronson drives by several Westwood defenders on his way to the basket.
The Varsity Spring League’s Rivalry started out hot with a high scoring affair between TVL foes Westwood and Holliston. Westwood was able to stay hot from outside and pull away at the end for a 13 point lead (71-58). Game 2’s Hockomock match up saw Franklin cap off their regular season undefeated at 6-0 and clinch 1st place in the league and a 1st round bye in the playoffs with a 17 point win over Foxboro (58-41). The final game of the night featured the historic Walpole vs. Norwood rivalry, with Walpole’s Jordan Washburn leading the Rebels to victory behind 7 three-pointers to secure the 67-48 win.
This upcoming Wednesday (June 1st) will be the opening round of the Spring League Playoffs. After finishing in 1st place, Franklin will get the bye this week and automatically advance to the semi-finals on June 8th. The full opening round schedule for this week’s games at Thurston Middle is:
Winners will advance to the semi-finals.
Westwood's Aidan Fitzgibbon (#14) running out the clock for the win over rival Holliston.
This week’s Varsity Spring League saw close games across the board with all 3 games being decided by single digits. It also saw 2 teams capture their first win of the season, one of those teams being Walpole getting the first win of the night over Holliston (60-55). In game 2, Westwood held on for a 9 point win over Foxboro (53-44). The final matchup was the closest game of the night. This back and forth game between Needham and Norwood ended with Norwood getting a huge 3 point win (50-47) over the previously 4-1 Needham Rockets.
Next week is the final week of the regular season and it is also RIVARLY WEEK with all 3 games pitting league rivals against one another. Game 1 will see Tri-Valley League foes Westwood and Holliston face-off. Game 2 is a matchup between Hockomock rivals Foxboro and Franklin, with Franklin trying to close out the regular season undefeated. Finally, game 3 will have arch-rivals from the Bay State Conference face-off with the always entertaining matchup of Walpole vs. Norwood. This week will be huge for teams jockeying for playoff seeding. All games will be held at Westwood High School.
Needham's Matt McKay (NESB-17U player) takes a jumper from the top of the key vs Norwood.
Our 14U – O’Hara team went on an extremely impressive run this weekend in the Zero Gravity Massachusetts State Championship going 6-0 and capturing the D3 State Championship. In pool play, the beat Evolution by 20 points (49-29), Mass Attack by 23 (69-46), and KSC Thunder by 26 (44-18). This earned them first place in their pool and a chance to advance to the Championship Bracket.
They defeated ASA in the quarterfinals by 23 (54-31). In the semi-finals, they beat the NS Ballerz by 10 (47-37). Finally in the championship game, they secured another 10 point victory over RABC (61-51). In those 6 games, they averaged 54 points per game and 35 points against per game. Jon Ng was named MVP of the tournament.
This is the team’s 2nd tournament championship in a row after with the 15 and Under Championship at last week’s Play for Pink tournament in Hanover. So far on the season, they have gone undefeated in pool play and finished in 1st place in their pool in 4 out of 5 tournaments (including the past 4 in a row) and have played in 3 championship games (winning the past 2).
More important that the wins, is that this group is playing the right way. They are very unselfish, team-first players that are working hard and playing smart. This group is very determined to get better and will keep looking to improve every single day. They will look to build on their success this weekend at the Zero Gravity Battle for the Belt tournament as well as defending their state title in Zero Gravity Nationals on June 11th - 12th.
Week 5 of the Varsity Spring League kicked off with a back and forth battle between rivals Westwood and Walpole. After several lead changes in the final few minutes, Tim Giovino hit the go ahead 3-pointer with under a minute left to seal the deal for Westwood in their 55-52 win. Game 2 saw a battle of the undefeateds with Franklin and Needham, both coming into the game at 4-0. After a close first half, Franklin's hot shooting overcame Needham's early lead and secured them a 16 point win (69-53). The final game of the night saw Holliston make its way into the win collum with a strong 15 point win over Norwood (46-31).
Next Wednesday's matchups at Thurston Middle School are:
Walpole's Jordan Washburn hits a top of the key 3 over NESB 17U teammate Chuck Bemis.