Basketball Write Ups – Week 6
OPEN:
Aillet (49) – Coogan (68)
Team Aillet – No write up submitted as of print time. As a witness to this game I will say that Randy tried hard.
Team Coogan – TC vs TA started out back and forth with both teams coming out hot. Aillet hit a few threes and kitto penetrated for a few easy buckets. Marcus kept TC on pace with TA getting to the goal at will and bringing in 8 first quarter points. The game busted wide open in second quarter with TC nailing 4 three pointers (2 by a hungover George coming off a 12 hour drinking bender) and having a nine point lead heading into half. The 3rd quarter was more back and forth with TA cutting into the lead going into the fourth quarter. TC was led by Anderson and Marcus on defense. Anderson held the leagues top scorer aillet to 10 under his average and Marcus chased around rookie Kitto (who runs like a mountain lion) for four quarters. Coogan put the final nail in the coffin hitting three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to extend the lead and cap off a nice win by 15 points. Coogan 23, Marcus 16, George 10. Back to the drawing board for TA while TC prepare to play an overrated Team Alexander who were on the ropes vs an 0-6 Brantley team with a -100 point differential. Also, Thank you booboo for subbing right before your team played and surrendered 14 three pointers to one individual.
Team Tuqan (94) – Team W Arcement (80)
Team Tuqan – No write up. As a witness to the first quarter of this game I will say that Treg tried hard.
Team W Arcement – TA vs TH was an exciting game with many who watched calling it “one of the greatest 3 pt shooting displays from two teams in BRAAS history”. TA’s defensive gameplan of “don’t let Haf go crazy” turned out to be faulty as Haf came out and hit a 3 on his team’s first 7 possessions. Haf decided to let somebody else shoot and TH then proceeded to hit 3 more 3s on their first 10 possessions and raced out to a 30-8 lead. 3 minutes of game time hadn’t even passed at this point. It was an absurd display of shooting from TH. But TA didn’t panic and began to chip away by making a fair bit of 3s themselves. TA was only down 11 at the end of the 1st despite TH shooting 100% from the field. TA came out and stormed back in the 2nd and 3rd quarters, erasing the previous 22 point deficit to only be down 69-67 heading into the 4th. TA felt confident heading into the 4th until Haf hit 7 more 3s and closed TA away with his 44 points. TA finished the game not feeling too bad after the shooting display they went up against. It was a great comeback and they seemed to run out of gas a bit at the end. They’ll look to bounce back next week and hope they’re due for an opponent average shooting night from beyond the arc.
Team Brantley (61) – Team Alexander (80)
Team Brantley – When one of our players gets a little more healthy, another goes down. We played pretty well against Team Alexander. Randy Guillaume and Matt Pearce were a force inside and out. Great defense by Reed, Chatelain and Harger kept us in the game. Unfortunately, Capt. Brantley injured his knee the previous week and couldn’t contribute like he had hoped. Held to a season low three points. Team Alexander did what they always do. They ran and hit open shots.
Team Alexander – No write up submitted. No doubt they are game planning for the Big Bopper Coogan.
Team Wall (73) – Team Sumner (52)
Team Wall – The long-awaited #BrotherBowl2025 (Tyler Dessselle and Danny Sumner vs Matt Desselle and Scott and The Good Sumner) went exactly as predicted: with none of them finishing anywhere near the top of the scoring chart. Instead, the matchup of the night proved to be the Battle of the Talls, as Team Wall’s fearless leader outscored Team Sumner’s Cal Joy 21-17 while adding several highlight reel blocks to his night.
It was a banner night for Wall2Wall Construction on the whole as employee of the night, rookie Chase Richard, added in 17 points of his own, highlighted by a 10-point third quarter that put Team Wall up by 16 going into the fourth. It was yet another well-rounded effort for Team Wall, who won every quarter while every team member put up at least 6 points on the night en route to the 21 point victory.
As for the brotherly battles, Matt scored a quick four points on Tyler before the matchups had to be changed, and the Sumners had their worst shooting night as a family, combining for at least as many airballs as made threes. When asked for comment after the game, Big Ted said “I left my house for this?”
Team Sumner – No write up. Danny goes to the bottom of the Sumner brother rankings.
Team P Arcement (60) – Team Mahtook (68)
Team P Arcement – Team Arcement started off hot in this one scoring 18 in the 1st quarter. Mahtook kept his team in it by doing the bulk of the scoring early on holding us to only a 18-17 lead after the 1st quarter. We switched to a box and one on Mahtook and Jenny did a great job forcing the rest of TM to score. They did well to keep within striking distance. Felt like we were in control the whole game but couldn’t go on that one big run to ice it. Never got more than a 6 or 7 point lead. and each time we did they would go on a mini run to get it close again. Eventually this bit us in the ass as we went cold in the 4th and TM made a run to take the lead late and finished us off at the FT line under 2 minutes. Overall we moved the ball well against their zone and got great open looks from 3 and in the paint, just didn’t fall consistently enough in this one. Considering it’s the first game with our full team of 7 and half were still half-drunk from Saturday night, it wasn’t the worst effort. Will try to sober up for a tough matchup next week vs team Davenport.
Team Mahtook – Even though Team Mahtook was without their first round pick primary ball handler, they were able rally around each other and put together one of their best offensive performances of the year. Mahtook started the first quarter off with the hot hand, but Team Arcement quickly made an adjustment and decided to employ a box and 1 strategy on defense. With our offense stalling a bit, Team Mahtook did what good teams do, they picked each other up. The second and third quarter were led by Menck, Edgar, and Deaton. Menck getting to the rim consistently, Edgar doing the dirty work down low, and Deaton stepping out and showing his buttery shot from deep. This kept the game close until Team Mahtook was able to put up their highest point total of the game in the 4th quarter to close it out. Now at 3-3 and finding some rhythm, the future of Team Mahtook looks promising.
Team Hebert – (59) – Team Davenport (49)
Team Hebert – Team Hebert overcame a sluggish start to defeat Team Davenport in a gritty contest that showcased a great blend of defense, timely offense, and, well, some questionable “MMA” tactics.
1st Quarter:
Team Davenport came out with a vengeance, jumping to an early lead thanks to key contributions from Bickham, Davenport, Pecue, and McKenzie. Bickham, in particular, showcased that the midrange jump shot is alive and well, even in 2025. Despite a slow start, Team Hebert fought to stay within reach, with Well’s clutch 3-pointer, Wilson’s 2, and Dixon’s 3-point play making it a close game. The quarter ended with Team Davenport ahead 14-8.
2nd Quarter:
The second quarter was where Team Hebert really started to find their rhythm. As the oldest team in the league (probably), it takes a little time to warm up, but once they did, Philips and Wilson took charge. Philips contributed 6 points, while Wilson added 9, leading Hebert on a 20-point quarter and a much-improved defensive effort, holding Davenport to just 9 points. By halftime, Team Hebert had seized the lead, 28-23.
2nd Half:
In the second half, Team Hebert’s defense remained stout, and they got just enough scoring to hold off Team Davenport. The game was never fully in doubt, as Hebert maintained control and finished strong for a 59-49 win.
Key Moments:
- Hebert’s ability to weather the storm in the 1st quarter and bounce back with a big 2nd quarter rally.
- Wilson’s leadership and Philips’ timely scoring in the second frame.
- Solid defensive execution across the board for Team Hebert in the second half.
A Note on “The Incident” with McKenzie:
There was, however, a rather interesting moment during the game involving Hebert and McKenzie. The so-called “arm bar maneuver” (which was clearly just a foul) was allegedly so devastating that McKenzie appeared to flail like he was about to tap out. McKenzie, being the powerhouse that he is, didn’t tap out, but Hebert showed some resilience in the ensuing jump ball battle, confidently claiming, “He would’ve had to kill me to get that ball.” Classic Hebert.
On a more humorous note, Hebert continues to deny that this moment was a serious foul, as the alleged “hook and hold” was supposedly a lot less dramatic than McKenzie makes it sound. Hebert is also demanding footage of this infamous moment, as no video evidence of the “near-death experience” has yet surfaced. In short, Hebert’s probably just messing with McKenzie, but a good laugh was had by all.
In Conclusion:
Team Hebert got the win, proving that experience, defense, and some old-school grit still have a place in this league. Meanwhile, McKenzie can rest assured that Hebert won’t be putting him in any arm bars anytime soon… at least not unless it’s on a basketball court. DBAD, my friend. (Note – Hebert had a heart emoji here)
Team Davenport – Team Davenport collectively decided that trying new things would be a good bonding experience and finally put one in the loss column.
Team Hebert plopped 560lbs of human meat in the paint on both ends and said come get some. Bart Phillips and Josh Wilson really carried the day, paired with a renaissance performance from Wells.
Bickham showed up offensively and Mossholder broke character by racking up a flagrant foul to protect his teammates, but it was an otherwise uneventful game for TD in the bad gym with the bad refs.
LEGENDS:
Team Ourso (25) – Team Goscha (48)
Team Ourso – Team Ourso seemed to have a good defensive plan in the first half and led at the end of the 1st quarter holding Team Goscha to only 2 points. But offensive adjustments by Team Goscha and excellent outside shooting were the difference makers. Team Ourso had a bad night shooting, missing way too many open shots. Team Gosha shot really well from the outside for 3 quarters and our lack of offense allowed them to pull away for the victory. Boyce led all scorers with 19 and Pitre had 17 in a losing effort.
Team Goscha – Warning, if your game starts after Team Goscha we advise you to be 10 minutes early. Several teams have already had to start short handed.
I guess Haf didn’t read my write up about feeding the big men more or maybe he did and wanted to prove a point. 14 made three pointers in his game and he and Pat Walker continue to carry the open league at Walk ons.
Team Goscha had 5 show up at walkons with Chris Boyce (19 points) but more importantly bringing our team to just one non-post-game attendant on the season. Ryan Babin get your Babin Effect, twinkle twinkle light of mine ass to at least one post-game. The Babin effect wasn’t at the game and this was very apparent in our 7-2 hole we dug to start the game. LeDoux had to go back to work after pouring in 15 points for team Goscha. LeDoux will be with team Goscha every year until he gets stollen from me. We just click and I love his attitude and energy. I think he got more excited about me making 2 for 2 on the free throw line than I did. Lato the 3-point machine hit two of them for (6 points). Dean and Scotty controlled the game with perfect passes, timely drives, great long rebounds, and selfless play. Team Goscha’s success is found in our genuine team play, great defense, great chemistry. Hell, Jason Landry showed up to the game after an all-night bender, played hard and apologized for not being able to make buds with buddies. If you look at our attendance this season it’s the best and that continues to Walkons.
Interesting things heard at Walkons:
Box gave us a beer pouring technique to get the tap flavor from the bottle. This came about as Box, Boyce and the Diesel enjoyed the 1st of three Bud heavy pitchers. The technique is an awful pour technique . Just flip the bottle straight up and get all the head you can in the cup. Then stick the bottle back into the cup and knock down the head. I plan to try this next Sunday at walk-ons’.
Lane Pitre confirmed that at 60 years old he’s making more threes and more whoopie than ever before.
Several people chatted about when Trey Guidry first showed up in the club and put 60 points up in a 6 on 6 game.
The best chatter was around the Legends need more people to move up. The basketball teams should be 10 open and 10 legends. If you’re in the bottom teer of open league, over 40 and fat we got a spot for you. Quit fighting it and come on over to the mature league. Ryan Babin, Chris Boyce, Kevin Tate and others are all great examples. Plenty of play time, less stress, better post-game content, no whining and horrible gym to blame missed shots on.
Team Warde (51) – Team Lambert (46)
Team Warde – No write up submitted – thank goodness for Dornier:
Team Warde reeking of desperation like a beaten dog in the rain, came to give Team Lambert all they could handle and more — Team Lambert, playing shorthanded and with Reitzel as sub, didn’t look to be denied their next win, thus like an MMA fight, never over til you land that knockout blow –
Team Lambert started off strong taking a 17-14 first quarter lead. Then Lambert pulled out (like a good college boy should) and took a commanding 21-19 halftime lead.
Then, during half you could hear St Cyr mumbling something — at first I thought i could make it out “Giving it all AIN’t QUEER’ and man oh man was I confused — but then Valenti leaned over and said no, he said “Give the Ball to ST CYR” and sure enough, St cyr balled out like an old guys nutsack in loose boxers — the dude made four 3 pointers and lead all scores with 19, and helped TW get into overtime! In over time it was a team effort, with St Cyr leading the winless Warde squad to it’s first victory — 48-46 — everyone involved played the hearts out, even BARBAY — yes he has a heart — it was a great game to watch, and well played
Team Lambert – A very tough and competitive game vs Team Warde resulting in another overtime loss. We only had 4 players and had to pick up a 5th- a special thanks to Reitzel for subbing in. For Team Warde, Guitreau was a handful along with the usual all-around games from Warde and Dartez…but the wild card was a strong performance from St. Cyr We actually jumped out to a nice lead in the 2nd and 3rd quarter with good performances from Barbay, Mulkey and Burke. Team Warde slowly chipped away and the 4th qtr was a battle. We weee exhausted and fought valiantly, but alas it was not enough. Good win for Team Warde to get outbid the basement.
Team Valenti (25) – Team Dornier (36)
Team Valenti – Well Team Valenti doesn’t want to shamed again with a weak write up so I am going to do better starting now. It was a terrible game for Team Valenti only scoring 25 points, with Ryan Smith having 10 of those, but we are going to focus on the good, which was that we held Team Dornier to 36 points. That is where the good stuff ends. We are getting too cute with our play, passing on open shots, trying to make difficult passes, and just missing layups. Team Valenti is going to get it together and make the playoff watch what I say.
Team Dornier – As the saying goes, your only good as your last game, well we were terrible versus Team Goscha, but we did ‘improve’ against Team Valenti — With only 5 players and ‘sub’ Neal Fortenberry there just in case, we played hard defensively — some might say too hard in Nixon’s case as he had 4 fouls after the first half — we played a decent 3-2 zone limiting their open looks most of the time — we hustled well and got most of the loose balls.
The game was close most of the way and had hints of good basketball here and there, although the floor was slicker than Goscha’s hair in Vegas, so footing became an issue here and there — TD was lead by Talley, Ringe and Boyd with timely scoring and Nixon’s defense was like Jenna Jamison on a woody!! All on it, I guess thats why he fouled out — Fortenberry came in and helped us seal the victory — TV played with heart, and led by Ryan Smith who’s highlight was a double pump 3 pointer at the last second to end the half — Valenti, Meraler, Dukes and Waitz definitely gave our big (Talley the whacker) some issues — overall still some rust to shake off like Taylor swift, but we will be well oiled like a P diddy party come seasons end
SIDE NOTE:
Team Goscha started off SLOWWW this past game, scoring 2 points in the first quarter, then the MF’ers blew the 2nd quarter open with 18 points — that team is the team to beat
Team Tate (54) – Team Smith (31)
Team Tate – For the first time this season, Team Tate was at full strength with Roman Gage making his 2025 debut. On the other side, Team Smith was missing several players and had to pick up a couple of subs.
Steve Davis led the way for Team Tate with a 15 point performance knocking down several 3’s. However the MVP of the night was Macha, who was absolutely on fire making 7 straight mid-range jumpers. Balanced scoring and stingy defense was the formula again this week for Team Tate.
Missing their top pick and a few others, Team Smith struggled offensively with only 3 players making the stat sheet and eventually ran out of gas.
Next up for Team Tate will be the toughest challenge of the season as we try to slow down the red-hot Goscha machine.
Team Smith – Team Smith is using all of these “practice games” to prepare for a dramatic playoff run. Even with some super subs, we fell short thanks to Team Tate’s hot shooting. Macha channeled his inner Hi-C to shoot at least 90% from the field and almost single-handedly outscore Team Smith. Les C got it going and made several shots but it wasn’t quite enough….