THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 21, 2025 Page 15 ~ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League ~ Week 11 – “New Champion Crowned” Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Ferryway Madness weekend got started with our annual Hot Shot Contest, which was won by the Sixers’ Joao Geronimo. Playoff Game 1 – Sixers 59, Pistons 53 The 4th-place Sixers came out on top of this one, getting by the slightly favored Pistons, thanks to possible “League MVP” D. Hector with a monster game – going 10-12 from the line & ending with 20. Teammate J. Juarbe added 12 by the game’s end. The Pistons struggled in the 3rd with their only single digit quarter; overall they played a good game. C. O’Relien and N. Sullivan each scored 14 free throws. Playoff Game 2 – Kings 50, Celtics 37 The #2 Celtics didn’t have the luck of the Irish in this game, going 5-20 at the F.T. line as they fell to the #3-seeded Kings. The Kings shot 50% from the line en route to the victory. C. Mathely had 19; J. Hampton had 13 but, shockingly, didn’t score in the 4th. The Celtics’ R. Doricent was the lone bright spot, as he ended the game with a solid 17. Sadly no other player for the Green was able to break 8 points in the game. Sunday, March 16, 2025 at Ferryway Coaches 75, All Stars 64 How do you win games, they ask? You hit your Free Throws. Ask the Coaches of 2025, as they hit 14 of 18 from the Line. The old men did it again, for the 4th year in a row & now a 10-game advantage over the young men named All Stars. “Celtics coach” Joe Young led all with 30 – that elusive record still haunts him – followed by “coach” Chuck Washington & “coach” Clinton Mijar with 16 each. The “Lakers” Samaj Warton led the All Stars with 23, and the “Bullets” Adam Hassan had a nice game as well, ending with 19 on the day. Just to clarify, the players went 1 of 8 from the line. The Annual 3 Point Contest was won by the Kings’ Jacoby Hampton. Championship Game – Sixers 52, Kings 50 Talk about a rarity. The Sixers are now the 2nd team, since the 1988 Bullets to win the Title as a #4 Seed in the madness. The game itself was very close throughout. The Sixers had a decent lead at the half: up 3122. The Kings – now playing catch up – outscored the Sixers in the final quarter by 3 but just couldn’t hit the big shots needed to get that lead as the Sixers’ N. Melvin (14), J. Juarbe (12) and D. Hector (11) led their team to the Championship Win. The Kings, who missed 14 free throws on the day (Sixers missed just 4), were led by C. Mathely (19) and J. Francillon (18) in this heartbreaking loss. 2025 MALDEN NEIGHBORHOOD BASKETBALL LEAGUE Top 5 (3-Point Shooters) Name Games 1 J. Hampton 15 2 N. Sullivan 12 3 D. Hector 11 4 R. Wallace 12 5 A. Che 14 6 N. Melvin 15 1 D. Hector 2 C. Bolling Sixers 50 Bullets 69 Team 3’s Kings 39 Pistons 26 Sixers 25 Pistons 23 Celtics 20 Sixers 20 64 110 Last Week 1 4 2 3 X X Top F.T. Shooters (Min. 21 Attempts) Name Team FTM FTA F.T. % Last Week 78.1% 1 62.7% 2 3 S. Warton Lakers 35 64 54.7% 4 4J. Juarbe Sixers 18 34 52.9% 3 5J. Thelmarque Celtics 41 78 52.6% 7 6N. Sullivan Pistons 28 56 50.0% 6 7N. Melvin Sixers 23 47 8J. Ramirez-Pool Lakers 10 21 47.6% 8 9W. Gavin Top Scorers (Min. 11 Games) Name 1 D. Hector C. Bolling 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J. Hampton N. Sullivan R. Wallace S. Warton C. Mathely 10 D. Azzolino 48.9% 5 Lakers 26 57 45.6% X 10N. Moussaoui Lakers 10 22 45.5% 10 Team Games Avg. Last week Sixers 11 Bullets 15 Kings 15 Pistons 12 Pistons 12 Lakers 11 Kings 11 Sixers 15 Celtics 14 C. Thelmarque Celtics 15 N. Melvin 18.1 18.1 16.9 15.3 14.4 12.1 11.8 10.2 9.4 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 X 10 X = new to standings Note: This article is based on info from former 26-year Kings Coach/ Malden Neighborhood Basketball League Booster/Statman Glenn Higgins. Till next year, #40. specialized publications. MASSterList will be e-mailed Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO MASSTERLIST – Join more than 22,000 people, from movers and shakers to political junkies and interested citizens, who start their weekday morning with MASSterList—the popular newsletter that chronicles news and informed analysis about what’s going on up on Beacon Hill, in Massachusetts politics, policy, media and influence. The stories are drawn from major news organizations as well as to you FREE every Monday through Friday morning and will give you a leg up on what’s happening in the blood sport of Bay State politics. For more information and to get your free subscription, go to: https://MASSterList/subscribe/ THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators' votes on roll calls from recent debate on the joint House-Senate rules. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week. LIMIT NUMBERS OF BILLS AT HEARINGS (S 15) Senate 5-33, rejected an amendment that would reduce from 50 to 30 the maximum number of bills that can be considered at a hearing on bills by a committee. “Reducing the maximum number of bills heard in a joint committee hearing from 50 to 30 allows for more focused and meaningful discussion,” said Sen. Kelly Dooner (R-Taunton). “With fewer bills being considered, legislators and more importantly, the public have more time to engage with the issues at hand and ensure that everyone, especially those who travel far to testify, receives a fair opportunity to participate and be heard.” “The amendment proffered a solution looking for a problem,” said Sen. Becca Rausch (D-Needham). “As Senate Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, I presided over a hearing on plastics and waste management last session that considered a number of closely related bills which would have been split up under the proposed amendment. The current ceiling [50] for bills to be heard at a committee hearing is reasonable, both substantively and procedurally and promotes legislative efficiency.” (A “Yes” vote is for the amendment decreasing the number of bills from 50 to 30. A “No” vote is against the decrease.) Sen. Jason Lewis No ALLOW MINORITY REPORT ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE BILLS (S 15) Senate 6-32, rejected an amendment allowing the minority members who voted against a conference committee version of a bill to issue a report on why they voted against it. A conference committee is a committee that is appointed by the Senate president and House speaker when the House and Senate approve different versions of a bill. The committee’s job is to craft a compromise version. “It is important that the perspective from both sides of the debate within our conference BHRC| SEE PAGE 16
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