February 11, 1935
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Playoff push!
Coming into the final ten days of the season, the only teams to clinch playoff spots were the Riverside Ramblers and the Prissley Riverwolves. The Riverwolves clinched the top seed in the East and a bye to the Division Championship Series, while the Gandolire Jewels were still within reach of the first-place Ramblers in the West.
The Brothers and Scouts were competing for the third and final playoff spot in the West, while the Aces, Lightning, and Spirits fought for the last two spots in the East as the final ten-day stretch began.
Wight Spirits PG Arnold Hall is considered by most to be a shoe-in for MVP. He finished the season leading the league in PPG (15), assists (4.3 per game), and steals (1 per game). His Spirits started the final ten days on the bubble for a playoff berth in the East.
UMB News
- The Salvation Brothers dominated to take over the final playoff spot in the West for the time being with a 67-48 victory in Plains City. Brothers GF Isaac Hart scored 15 points with 6 rebounds in the win.
- The Lightning held onto their narrow lead over Wight for the last playoff spot with a win at home over the Colonels, 35-29. FC Jeffrey Parrish scored 8 points and had 5 rebounds and an assist in the win.
- The Spirits kept pace with the Lightning for the East’s final playoff spot, dominating the Bannarets, 50-25, in Carver. Wight PG Arnold Hall dropped 17 points with 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals in the big win.
- The Roland Aces kept their narrow Eastern Division lead for second place and home court advantage in the opening round with a tough win on the road against first-place Prissley. The Aces beat the Riverwolves, 50-48, with a career-high 17 points from SF Floyd Alexander.
- The Gandolire Jewels lost a heartbreaker to the Tiny Sea Tippers, 42-38. Tiny Sea PG Stanley Brady scored 13 points, with a renound and a blocked shot. The Gandolire loss clinches the number one seed in the West for the Ramblers, earning them a bye to the Western Division Championship.
- The Roland Aces handed the Plains City Scouts their third straight loss. Roland won on the road, 43-39. Daniel Saucedoto scored 12 points on a 5-for-5 night and blocked a shot in the win. The Aces clinch second place with the win and will have home court advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. The Scouts remain in fourth place in the West, but can play their way into the playoffs with 3 games remaining.
- The Lightning made a statement with a huge win on the road in Wight, 51-43. Thundaru G Theodore Duncan put up 17 points with 4 assists and a rebound. The win locks in the Lightning for the third playoff spot in the East. The Lightning will open the playoffs on the road in Roland.
- Prissley SG Jesse Mills scored 17 points with 3 rebounds, 3 steals (a career high), and a block in the first-place Riverwolves’ 63-43 beatdown of the Deerborn Giants.
- Comets FC Albert Mack dropped a career-high 16 points, a career-high 3 steals, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and a blocked shot in Crawsburgh’s 60-45 win over the Bannarets.
- Salvation lost at home to Railey, 46-39. FC Jon Hampton scored a career-high 11 points and pulled down 5 rebounds in the upset. Salvation remains just a half game ahead of the Plains City Scouts for the West’s last playoff berth. The Brothers have just 2 games remaining, while the Scouts have 3.
- The Spirits have been eliminated from playoff contention, but they whooped the Brothers, 61-41, in Wight. MVP front-runner Arnold Hall scored 19 points, with a career-high 4 three-pointers, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block.
- Plains City lost on the road in Riverside, 64-47. It’s the fourth straight loss for the Scouts. GF Luther James led the way for Riverside with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and a block. The Scouts remain in fourth place, a half game behind the Brothers. The Scouts and Brothers will play for the final playoff spot in their next game.
- The Plains City Scouts rose to the occasion with an absolute trouncing of the Salvation Brothers, clinching the final playoff spot and eliminating the Brothers from contention. In a 71-40 final, Scouts FC Shaun Burgess scored 10 points and brought down a career-high 9 rebounds with 4 assists in the win. Salvation star Issac Hart had a tough night, going 3 for 11 from the field and 1 for 8 for threes. The Scouts will open the playoffs on the road against Gandolire.
- The Aces wrapped up their season and locked down the number two spot in the East with a 57-40 win over the Colts. Roland GF Wayne Kennedy had a career night with 12 points and 4 rebounds to lead the Aces to the win. Roland ends the season on a 3-game win streak and will host Thundaru in their first playoff game.
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