FastBreak Sends Eight Teams to CBL Finals
May 31, 2009 – Singapore
The FastBreak Basketball Club closed-out the Spring '09 season with its best showing ever. All eleven FastBreak SAS teams qualified for the CBL play-offs, with eight teams making it through to the finals. The club was represented in the championship game in 8 of the 9 divisions in which it competed.
FastBreak swept all three Division 1 Boys Finals. In addition, the club brought home five Silver and 2 Bronze medals.
CBL Champions
12&U Boys Division 1 (FastBreak Orange 49 - CCK 43)
In one of the most exciting games of the season, FB Orange defeated CCK 49-43 in an extremely hard-fought contest. The victory was a fantastic group effort. The series is now even between the two clubs (3-3), who between them, have won all six U12 titles since the inception of the league.
FB Orange (12&U Boys) - Backrow: Andrew DuCharme, Kevin Loh, Benjamin Canham, Hari Sivaskandan. Frontrow: Bart West, Cole Derksen, Daniel McConaghy, Kirin Bettadapur, Jack Denzel. (missing: Ryan Leonard)
14&U Boys Division 1 (FastBreak Orange 58 – Sharks 43)
FastBreak won their 5th consecutive 14&U title in a physical, fast-paced contest versus the Sharks. The teams had split their regular season games, each winning by just 2 points. In the final, foul trouble for the opponents allowed FB to pull away in the 2nd half. FastBreak was led by it's front-line of Vincent Favati (14 pts.), Jovan Johnson (13) and Andrew Blackmon (12).
FB Orange (14&U Boys) - Backrow: Vincent Favati, Carter Peeler, Jovan Johnson, Andrew Blackmon, Coach Mike Denzel. Frontrow: Jack Albanese, Zackary Chaudhry, Zoel Lee, Jack Machulski, Nick Lund.
16&U Boys Division 1 (FastBreak 53 – Bobcats 43)
Playing for the first time in the 16&U Division, FB completed a near-perfect season (13-1 record) with a strong finish against the Bobcats. FastBreak was led by Jack McCabe (12 pts.), Matt Crema (10) and Bryan Paul (8).
FB (16&U Boys) - Backrow: Coach Trish Johnson, Andrew Crema, Bryan Paul, Dakota Fink, Jack McCabe, Matt Crema, Trent Fish. Frontrow: Vincent Wu, Sam Lounsbury, John Goode, Jake Derksen.
Silver Medal Winners
12&U Girls Division 1 (FastBreak Orange 15 – CCK 42)
The FB girls showed great spirit, fighting hard until the end against the reigning Singapore National School Champions. FB Orange finished the season 7-4, with all 4 losses coming at the hands of CCK.
FB Orange (12&U Girls) - Backrow: Coach Trish Johnson, Elizabeth Koncki, Dana Lim, Isabelle Tan, Madeline Motsinger, Jamila Adams. Frontrow: Kaitlyn Han, Aurora Naughton, Natalia Suarez, Samantha McCabe. (missing: Lainey McMullen)
12&U Girls Division 2 (FastBreak Blue 10 – Tiger 25)
Tied at half-time, FB Blue simply ran out of gas in the second half against an older and much larger Tigers team. FB was led by Kayla Kawasaki (5 pts.) and Natalie Weinrauch (4).
12&U Boys Division 2 (FastBreak White 23 – Maccabi 30)
Despite a great come-back in the 4th quarter, FB White came up short in their final. The boys finished the season 8-3, with all 3 losses coming against Maccabi. FB was led by Ian Woodard (7 pts.) and Joseph Bigler (6 pts.).
FB White (12&U Boys) - Backrow: Ian Woodard, Aren Watt, Tristan Lee, Nish Shahani, Toby Yan, Coach Amber Lounsbury. Frontrow: Andrew Pham, Joseph Bigler, Logan Chaudhry, Pierce Kotarski.
14&U Girls Division 2 (FastBreak Blue 24 – Sharks 25)
In the most hotly contested game of the day, our girls lost a thriller in overtime to the Sharks.
FB Blue (14&U Girls) - Backrow: Coach Amber Lounsbury, Tara Sivaskandan, Lakshmi Batachari, Isabella Speciale, Kylie Lenox. Frontrow: Lauren McMullen, Sonika Finch, Abbie Kotarski.
14&U Boys Division 2 (FastBreak Blue 12 – Clementi 55)
The Blue boys met their match in the final, playing undefeated Clementi.
FB Blue (14&U Boys) - Backrow: Kevin Loh, Tate Chavez, Jinay Amin, Rohit Rajan. Frontrow: Grant Spencer, Janak Mortier, Jack Denzel. (missing: Alexander Gentry, Spencer Hong, Ryan Chang)
Bronze Medal Winners
12&U Boys, Division 1 (FastBreak Blue 24, Stingers 19)
Following a slow start, FB Blue turned up the intensity in the second half and used a full-court press to claim 3rd place. The team was led by Jack Devins (8 pts.) and Aaron Lund (7).
FB Blue (12&U Boys) - Backrow: Coach Dave Odebunmi, Rohan Singh, Tom Kim, John Cole, Aaron Lund. Frontrow: Danny Hong, Michael Smith, Jack Devins, Yoshiaki Ikeuchi, Paul Peiffer. (missing: Kameron Hardy)
14&U Girls, Division 1 (FastBreak Orange 32, Sharks 16)
After a disappointing performance and loss in the semi-finals the week before, the girls left no doubts in their victory over the Sharks. Scoring leaders for FB: Katherine Fickel and Celine van Zadelhoff (each with 9 points), Alex McConaghy (6).
FB Orange (14&U Girls) - Backrow: Charlotte Canham, Katherine Fickel, Alexandra McConaghy, Celine van Zadelhoff, Coach Amber Lounsbury. Frontrow: Atikah Scott, Maggie Abeles, Stephanie Chang, Emily Bigler. (missing: Morgan Allen)
Fourth Place Finisher
12&U Boys, Division 2 (FastBreak Red 17, Stingers Black 25)
After the first two regular season games were each decided by just 1 point (each team winning once), this was a much anticipated game. The Stingers proved to be strong inside, dominating the boards and scoring many easy put-backs. William DiBiagio led the FastBreak attack with 8 points.
FB Red (12&U Boys) - Backrow: Coach Amber Lounsbury, Kim Jae Won, Matthew Rowe, William DiBiagio, Choi Kyu Sik. Frontrow: Chandler Cunningham, Jay You, Justin Pham. (missing: Clarke Kingsley, Sharan Rajan)
Congratulations to all players and coaches on a fantastic season.
In particular, we are excited by the progress of our younger players. Our Division 2 teams, as well as our U12 Girls Orange were on average, 1 year younger than most of their opponents. The future is very bright for our developing groups!
Have a great summer. We look forwarding to seeing everyone back in August.
Mike Denzel
Program Director
