MBB: Centennial Conference

[BRCE4]

Haverford over Hopkins
F&M everyone else is playing for 2nd place
Swat well coached and improving
McDaniel a real good team at home
Gettysburg over Mules

[division3]

today's games
haverford
swarthmore
f&m
gettysburg
mcdaniel

[BTEXPRESS]

Tonight's picks:

Hopkins over Haverford( in a close one on the road)
Dickinson over Swathmore( Devils get their FIRST REAL win of the season)
F&M over Washington( Dips tough to beat at Mayser)
Gettysburg over Muhlenberg( best game of the night in the CC)
McDaniel over Ursinus ( toss up, going with the home team)

[r.w. mcnickels]

Last-minute picks...

F&M
McDaniel
Gettysburg
Swat
Haverford

[Reserved Seat]

Drenched in sweat, the Shoremen celebrated a hard fought victory over F&M on F&M's home court.  In a game where they out-hustled F&M, evident by the sweat soaking their uniforms, Washington earned a 5 point victory 68-65 in overtime.  F&M was doomed by poor foul shooting(18/32) and a lack of rebounding on the offensive boards(16 to 29).  Washington hit key threes, lead by Schittino 3 in regulation and a key three by Chambers at the start of overtime.  With the score tied at 56 in regulation, F&M missed a short jumper that would have ended the game.
On the tip to start overtime, Washington scored an easy lay-up when it appeared that F&M's defense wasn't sure which way the ball was going.  On Washington's next possession, Tolliver made a nice block on a three-point shot, which unfortunately ended up in Chambers' hands who proceeded to hit a long three.  F&M fought back to tie the game but then another 3 in the last minute put F&M in the desperation mode for a three which they missed.  After two foul shots by F&M by game was basically out of reach for F&M.
Kines played an outstanding game with 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Breslin had 16 and 7.
For F&M, Brooks had 21 and 7; McNally 19 and 7; and Milligan 9 and 7.
Gyokchyan had possibly his best performance with 4 points and 8 rebouncs, plus several blocks.
Early in the game, whenever F&M built a small lead, Washington hustled their way back into the game.
F&M gets a chance to return the favor to McDaniel on Saturday at Mayser, after losing on McDaniel's home court early in the year.

[BTEXPRESS]

Boy, I got hammered with my picks last night, going 1-4. Here are my picks for Saturday:

F&M
Gettysburg
Johns Hopkins
Ursinus
Muhlenberg

[Gabriel]

F&M seems pretty loaded this year and alot of the players have played together in high school (a don bosco reunion). Ursinus also seems strong, with Muhlenberg following. The rest seems up for grabs with surprises bound to happen throughout the conference. F&M seems to be way ahead of all other teams with Ursinus maybe the only team even in the vicinity. There are at least 5 teams whose seasons are very hard to predict. I am looking forward to the action.

division 3,

Now that we are well into it, what do you think.  Balanced league or a runaway winner?

[BRCE4]

1/16
Gettysburg over the fords
Ursinus over Swat Garnet can't beat them 2x, can they
Hopkins, Dickinson playing hard but can't seem to get one
F&M can't lose 2 in a row at Mayser
Muhlenberg over a tough Shoremen squad

[division3]

sat picks
ursinus
hopkins
muhlenberg
gettysburg
F&M

[division3]

Gabriel...
i don't think i would call the league balanced. f&m, muhlenberg and ursinus are still up at the top and feel dominant along with gettysburg, despte a couple of upsets. i also wouldn't say that it's a runaway, as F&M and Ursinus are under achieving a bit. F&M still has the most talent. We'll see what they do with it in the second half. at this point, the league feels split in half with a top and bottom. top is F&M, mules, ursinus, gettysburg and mcdaniel and the bottom the other five. hopkins is winning a bit but do not look very good to me in terms of personnel. the other 4 teams also lack personnel and experience.and you...what do you think Gabriel?

[BRCE4]

division 3
I might include the Shoremen in the top group after wins over McDaniel and F&M.

[Reserved Seat]

F&M still hasn't found the chemistry they had last year when they made their run to the final.
Scovall's 'garbage' points are greatly missed.  He always seemed to be in the right place to pick up easy points around the basket.  Also, no one brings a spark to the team off the bench like Selig did last year. 
Foul shooting continues to be problem as it has been in the past.
The intensity of F&M's play doesn't match some of the other teams-such as Washington and McDaniel.

[division3]

brce4
you might be right about washington...we will see. playing hard is always a big factor. i still see them as a non playoff team lacking personnel.

[r.w. mcnickels]

F&M still hasn't found the chemistry they had last year when they made their run to the final.
Scovall's 'garbage' points are greatly missed.  He always seemed to be in the right place to pick up easy points around the basket.  Also, no one brings a spark to the team off the bench like Selig did last year. 
Foul shooting continues to be problem as it has been in the past.
The intensity of F&M's play doesn't match some of the other teams-such as Washington and McDaniel.

Good points. Also, they still don't have a consistent 3-point threat. They made up for it last year with good shot selection. This year, the offense sometimes looks like it needs motor oil.

[r.w. mcnickels]

1/16 picks:

F&M
Gettysburg
Johns Hopkins
Ursinus
Muhlenberg