2009-10 Playoff Champions
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L to R: Coach Tim Goodwin, Gregory Rogers, Cade Thomas, Walker
Espy, Drayton Foster, Robert Espy, David Vroon, Michael McCarthy, Will Goodwin, Coach Jim McCarthy. |
The AA Basketball tournament concluded with a thrillingly tight contest between the feisty Fighting Irish against the regular season champions and undefeated Deacons. The Irish were coached by Jim McCarthy and Tim Goodwin while the Deacons were coached by the perennial favorite Cal Boyd.
The Irish took the air out of the ball to help slow the pace against a lethal trapping Deacon defense. The Irish, led by center Gregory Rogers and point guard David Vroon, were able to climb back from an early deficit to start the fourth quarter tied with the favored Deacons.
The Deacons, led by Coleman Boyd and Crawford Schwieger, traded baskets with the Irish for numerous lead changes. The Irish defense, lead by Drayton Foster, Robert Espy, Walker Espy, Will Goodwin and Cade Thomas, withstood the tough transition pressure by the Deacons’ offensive threats of Ben and Tyler Isreal, Andrew Lingle and Wilson Cherry. Vroon numerously escaped a furious Deacon trap and was able to attack the basket twisting through the Deacon defenders. Michael McCarthy's ball handling helped break the Deacon front court pressure to insure the upset.
The final score favored the Fighting Irish 25 to 22 as time expired.
2008 Champions
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2008 Jackets win AA Playoff Championship - with drama! |
| (L to R): Stephen Ballard, Walker Jones, Evan Langfelder, Coach David Marshall, Alex Marshall, Alex Rafeedie, Andrew Taylor, Head Coach Mac Rafeedie, Charlie Trense and Thomas “T” Watson. |
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The Jackets capped off an exciting tournament run by defeating the regular season champ Bulldogs, 31 – 29, in the AA championship game.
It was especially sweet for the 3rd seed Jackets as they avenged 3 regular season losses with wins against the Deacons, the Gators and the Bulldogs on route to the championship.
The 3 tournament wins were decided by a total of 4 points and will all be remembered for their dramatic finishes. The semi final game against the 2nd seed Gators came down to a 3 point shot with 1 second remaining. |
2007 Champions
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Deacons 2007 AA Regular Season and Playoff Champions
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The AA Deacons took their 12-1 record and regular season championship into the playoffs and survived some extremely tough competition to earn the AA Playoff championship.
In the Semi-finals the Deacons staged a miraculous comeback in regulation and were finally able to defeat the Hoosiers,in an ESPN Instant Classic,Triple Overtime thriller to advance to the finals.
In the championship Coach Asbury's squad avenged the only blemish on their record with a convincing victory over the runner-up Tigers.
Congratulations Deacons on a great season. |
2005 Champions
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Lakers take Regular Season and Tournament Championships in AA League |
| The AA Lakers took their 11 - 2 record and Regular Season Championship into the playoffs, fended off some extremely tough competition and brought home the AA Tournament Championship as well. The Lakers faced strong competition in the tournament from the Jackets, Spurs and Magic - having to come from behind to win each game. Congratulations to all of the Lakers on a great season! |
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