The 14-team Intramural Basketball program kicked off this past Thursday with three games in the Boys Low Rim division. In the opener the Hawks bested the Celtics 36-26. Patrick Connolly (7), Pedro Lopes (7), Justin DeMarco (6), Ben O’Sullivan (6), Malik Monteiro (5), Charlie Curd (3) and Le-Zhan DosSantos (2) led the Hawks while Edison Vazquez (9), James Alves (6), Jordan Washington (3), Phillip Bennett (3), Morris Barnes (2), Malik Montrond (2) and Nick Mastrogiacomo (1) led the Celtics. In the second game the Pistons defeated the Sonics in a defensive struggle, 9-8. Saide Smith (4), Philip Chomicki (2), Nicholas Clements (1), Eben Butler (1) and Dexter Cumberlander (1) led the Pistons while the Sonics were led by Neil O’Flaherty (2), Sean Dykens (2), Will Fenton (2), Samidio DePina (1) and Samuel Alouidor (1). In the third game the Knicks opened up and early lead on their way to a 28-16 win over the Lakers. Oscar Lopez (8), Christopher Toler (6), Henry Ennen (5), Jayden DePina (4) and Michael Doyle (4) led the Knicks while Francis DePina (14) and Juan Rodrigues (2) led the Lakers. On Friday, it was time for the Girls Low Rim League to hit the floor with the Clippers defeating the Rockets in the first of two games, 24-10. The Clippers were led by Khalilah Evora (12), Takora McIntyre (7), Jessica Teixeira (4) and Courtney Garside (1) while the Rockets were led by Yamairys Charles (4), Jennifer Tavares (3), Juliette Silva (2) and Sarina White (1). In the late game the Mavericks just hung on to defeat the Warriors 18-16. Markiah Monteiro (14), Jailene Peguero (2), Marlena Pires (1) and Jazmine Lindsley (1) led the Mavericks while the Warriors were led by D’Mitra Weathers (6), Tiffany DeMarco (4), Hannah Butler (2) and Jasmine Castro (2). On Saturday, two games were held in the 14&U Co-ed division. In the first game the Nuggets shot the ball well on their way to a 62-42 win over the Pacers. The Nuggets offense was led by Jonge DaSilva (19), Jordan Williams (17), Eduardo DeLeon (16), Trey Gomes (7) and Emmanuel Andrade (3) while Evandro Teixeira (14), Paul Lewis (11), Khail Newson (5), Jeffrey Goncalves (3), Frank Montrond (3), Evan Kiley (2), Dominic Dones (2) and Derrell Fisher (2) led the Pacers. In the second game the Cavs hung on to defeat the Sixers 57-52. Maurice Evans (18), Joey Brandao (17), Bernard Barbosa (11), Dwayne Harper (6), Malik James (3) and Candace Andrews (2) led the Cavs while the Sixers were led by Tino Goncalves (24), Andy Pontes (15), Jay Rodrigues (7), Maxwell Spinola (3) and Dominique Montrond (1). In addition to the three intramural leagues the Winter Basketball program offers two clinics on Saturdays: Little Rim at 1:00 for all 6 & 7 year old members and; the Low Rim Clinic at 2:00 for any player playing in either the boys or girls Low Rim league. In addition, the Club has 5 teams participating in the N.E.N.E.A.P.C. League playing home and away games against Clubs in the region. For more information on our Winter Basketball program contact Athletic Director, Bruce Seals.
Winter Art Classes Begin
The Winter session of Art classes has begun with classes for all age groups. We are offering Fine Arts classes in Drawing (Mondays), Painting (Tuesdays), Sculpture (Wednesdays) and Arts & Crafts (Thursdays) with a 3:30 class in each for Bantams & Cadets (ages 6-9) and a second class at 4:30 for Juniors (ages 10-12). Pre-registration is required for any of these 8 classes. In the evening hours we offer Animation (Mondays), Jewelry design (Tuesdays), Photography (Wednesdays) and Teen Arts (Thursdays). On Fridays we offer drop-in Art classes for all age groups. In addition to our Fine Arts classes, our Music instruction program will resume on 1/22 with one-to-one and small group instruction. Another staple in the Arts program is our entry into Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s National Fine Arts competition. Works are currently being assembled for shipment to the North Penn Valley Boys and Girls Club in Pennsylvania for the regional exhibit. We are hopeful that we will repeat the success of the past two years where a club member has had their artwork selected to move on to the national exhibit where they were honored as a finalist. For the first time we are also looking forward to taking selected photos taken by our participants in the Photography class and entering them into the National Photography competition. For additional information on any of our Arts programming please contact Donna Seery at (617) 288-7120, ext. 103.
