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Closes All LanesPanthers on the Loose!

8/10/2014
-JENKINTOWN, PA-
The Panthers, an under .500 team have caught
lightning in the bottle as their stellar play has landed
them in the limelight. Their formidable opponent,
EZ Pass, this years first place team is on a mission as
they came up short last season in the big game.
EZ Pass had two losses during the season, their last
one at the hands of the Panthers.

Its hot inside the sold out AFS Hallowell Field House.
The game starts out at a very fast pace, the passes by
both teams are plentiful, the defenses are the in your
face kind with the Panthers playing zone while
EZ Pass goes man-to-man. Sounds like the making of
a great game, only one thing is missingscoring!
Free throws by David Wong and Steve Brecher along with the first basket of the game, an elbow
jumper by Ben Dobkin at the 13:57 mark give EZ Pass a 6-0 lead. The Panthers Steve Tolliver
breaks through with two 3s, Zeke Rotter scores inside and Michael Goldberg finds the cylinder,
offset by a David Zemel put back for the Toll Collectors as the Cats take a 10-8 lead with 5:25 to go
in the halfexhausting! There is good ball movement on both sides but the main story of the first
half is turnovers caused by charged up defenses and bench strength.
We find Panthers Jason Quint and
Steve Tolliver can hoops from
downtown along with put backs by
Zeke Rotter and Travis OConnor,
equaled by two treys by David Wong
and two free throws from Devin
Bluestein to give EZ Pass a 19-17
short-lived lead. The smallest player on
the court but big in heart, Evan Segal,
answers the call with a long range
three from the top of the key and
Jason Quint cans a hoop cutting down
the lane on an inbounds play to give
the Panthers a 22-19 lead at the half.






After a somewhat sloppy first half by both teams the Panthers came out of their lair ready to go for
the kill. Big man Travis OConnor rebounds a miss for a bucket and never say die
Harry Rosenberg makes an incredible drive across the lane from right to left and then gets an
inside hoop on a nice feed from Steve Tolliver to give the Panthers their biggest lead 28-19 with
17:03 to play.
Not wanting to let the game get out of hand, EZ Pass turns it up a
notch and deposits some of their own change into the basket.
Devin Bluestein drives hard to the hoop for 2, David Wong cans a
3 in rhythm, but now its Brecher time! Steve Brecher feels it now
making two foul shots, and get this, three 3s in a span of 4.5
minutes. Sure we all saw Yale Walden hit an 18 ft. banker and
Brandon Caine fight hard for two inside, but with 8:31 to play the
Toll Takers were back on top 38-31. At this time, its important to
recognize the outstanding hustle displayed by the Panthers
Brandon Caine as he dove into the stands to save a ball, stole the
ball and made a great pass to
Travis OConnor for a bucket, and
then got up and blocked big man
Ben Dobkins shotwow, what a
head turner! However, EZ Pass
does not let up and incorporates a
toll increase as Devin Bluestein fights hard to deposit a put back
on a reverse layup and then puts the pedal to the metal and blows
by everybody as he drives to the bucket for two. With 2:22 to play,
EZ Pass closes all the lanes to the hoop and goes into a four
corner stall. As they eat up the precious seconds on the clock
they maintain their lead as Steve Brecher scores on a fast break
and Josh Hirsch cans two from the charity stripe. The Panthers
did not lay down and die as Steve Tolliver hit a desperation 3
and Evan Segal cans a wild hook shot put back, but it was to no
avail as EZ Pass motored to their first championship with a
49-40 victory.
Co-MVP honors go to Steve Brecher, 14 pts. and David Wong, 17 pts., a dynamic duo to the end.
Steve Tolliver had 11 pts. and Travis OConnor had 6 pts. for the Panthers. Thanks for making this
the great league it is!





















MVPs
Steve Brecher & David Wong
in their championship shirts



EZ Pass Victory Celebration


ALL-LEAGUE HONORS
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER David Wong, EZ Pass last years most improved player
has turned his game up a notch to become one of the elite.


SCORING LEADER Sam Pitkow, Vandalay Industries led the way with 23.5 ppg,
including two 50 pt. games for the latex importers/exporters.


INJURY OF THE YEAR Donny Baehr, Gin & Jews his team lost one of its best with a
broken foot.



MR. MOTION Gus Greenberg, Men at Work nobody hits a shot more in rhythm
than last seasons Rookie of the Year.



ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Thomas Kennedy, Vandalay Industries a lightning
quick first step helps him explode to the hoop each and every
game.



BEST FINISHER Henry Rosenbloom, Sons of Pitch this quick lefty has pizzazz turning
steals into 3s.






BEST 3 PT. SHOOTER Sam Pitkow, Vandalay Industries as scoring leader
his shot of choice, you guessed it, a three ball
Josh Hirsch, EZ Pass a close second.



DEFENSIVE STOPPERS Steve Brecher, Devin Bluestein, EZ Pass with sleight of
hand, theyll pick your pocket quicker than The Artful
Dodger from Oliver Twist.

LARRY BIRD AWARD Rory Perner, Men at Work named after Ed OBrien who played
most like the Birdman, goes to his disciple whos got game.
He sees the floor and his teammates like no other.


FUN TO WATCH Joe Hirsch, Big State owns the baseline on offense, just watch him
go from the grey area to the hoop with a lightning quick pass and
deposit it for two. Nobody can stop himhes made a career of it.


LONGEST HOLDOUTS Keenan Kline, Nate Grossman, Men at Work waited till
the deadline and then signed for the big bucks.



BEST SCOREKEEPERS Harry Rosenberg , Panthers knows the numbers of the game
inside and out. A most valuable resource in determining
All-League Honors. A shout out to Stewart Mills and
Ryan Spiegel who kept the most accurate scorebooks this side
of Harvey Pollack!


MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Jordan Walden, Vandalay Industries a former Rookie of the
Year, now fully grown and filled out, bangs hard underneath
with the big men.


MATT ABRAMS MOP N GLO AWARD Matt Abrams, Sons of Pitch we had to name the
award after him as he has won it for the fourth
year in a rowafter all hes the shortest center in
the league.

BEST SHOOT BLOCKER Travis OConnor, Panthers the king of swat with three
per game. Also, led the league with the most rimmed out
dunks...4.






BEST REBOUNDERS Jordan Howell/Micah Howell, Big State the Board Brothers
provide both the muscle and height to clean the glass
all day long.




BEST ROUND MOUND Keenan Kline, Men at Work better than Barkley and has a more
lucrative sneaker deal.



THINKING ABOUT VOLUNTEERING?
The JJBL is always looking for some of its esteemed Alumni to join the coaching ranks in the
winter. If you are going to be in the area why not consider itAdam Butler, Kayla Gross,
Brandi Millis, Ish Aderonmu, Tal Oxenberg, Josh Schwartz, Jesse Cutler, Mike Tepel, Dave Koller,
Aaron Marks, Alex Millar, Julian Segal, Sam Pitkow, Joey Pitkow, Rich Thorpe, Jordan Leibowitz,
Joey Weinstein, Rory Perner, Jeff Magida, Dan Magida, Corey Arana, Jason Quint, Sam Kind,
Brandon Caine, Isaac Pitkow, Ben Kruger, Phil Share, Danny Sheppard and Gus Greenberg are just
some of your fellow Alumni who have done it! It keeps you in the game and its very gratifying to
help the future b-ball players of America.

SPECIAL THANKS
To Josh Waters for graciously assigning the scorekeepers and maintaining the league
standingscouldnt have done it without him




JEFF RICHMAN
PRESIDENT/
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME