Saturday, October 21, 2006

OUr Howse!

Reading, MA - Another battle royal at the Reading YMCA between Origins Unknown and Howse Corp left the teams exhausted, but OU once again on top after slugging it out, 88-78.

Howse always brings physicality to the court, and this game was no different. Richie and Dennis Curran were a few minutes late to the game, but as soon as they got laced up, they set the tone on the defensive end, and Richie also helped power the offense with his inside/outside versatility.

Meanwhile, in the first half, OU relied on a well-balanced attack that featured the uniqueness of their five players suited up in the dazzling new uniforms. In the middle, James "Stretch" Hogan IV once again defied the defense and physics by twisting and running his way to a solid performance - including some jaw-dropping spinning baseline moves. What was even more impressive was that he was doing it with a broken nose, suffered in the Monday night Stoneham league.

Also in the middle, Chris "Big" Johnson had his way with the Howse defense. Gaining great position, Big Johnson was an easy target for Cap'n Mike, "Danger" Dan Fisher, and "The Doctor" Greg Robinson, and using his position and deft touch, torched the Howse defenders with a double-digit first half total.

Howse was able to keep the lead to a minimum through hard work and some fortuitous bounces off missed shots. On numerous occasions, a long rebound would find it's way over an OU player's head and into the wide open hands of a Howse player.

OU capped off a solid first half when Danger Dan took an inbounds pass with 4 seconds and found Cap'n Mike cross court. Cap'n Mike took one dribble and hoisted a shot from 25 feet which swished through the net. The three pointer gave OU a 10 point lead at the half.(Click here for a video of D Wade that was nothing like it)

With the teams using so much energy, the second half was a little more helter-skelter. OU let Howse right back into the game after a quick three pointer and another offensive rebound and put back. OU continued to run and take advantage of some Howse defensive lapses. While Big Johnson awaited a second wind, Danger Dan and Stretch Hogan took up the slack on the offensive end. Late in the contest with the game still close, Danger Dan hit his patented mid-range pull up, Stretch Hogan had an up and under on the baseline, and the rest was history. As frustration mounted between the Howse players, OU had secured their fourth victory of the session with the win.

OU is in the midst of the toughest part of their schedule, as they will take on a dangerous Evans team next week at the Y, and follow that with another barn-burner against the also-undefeated Crusty Muskets the following week.

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