Tigers 6th Grade Boys are Tri-County Basketball League Champs

by Mac Budill and Abbey Straus; photo by Dave Wilson

(March 18, 2009) The Mamaroneck Tigers’ sixth grade boys team won the Division "A" Tri-County Basketball League championship (TCBL), beating New Rochelle 59-52 in a hotly contested game.

TCBL is a competitive basketball league for young athletes from Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties. This is the second season for the sixth grade Mamaroneck Tigers, who come from Hommocks and Rye Neck Middle Schools. They ended their regular season with an 11-3 record, placing second to New Rochelle. The team went on to end the year with a string of victories and a final record of 15-3.

Mamaroneck Tigers show off their Tri-County Basketball League championship trophies.

The team includes: Jack Budill, Dean De Lucia, Jack Green, Will Giddon, Jack Harrigan, Cole Herlitz-Ferguson. Jason Kreinces, Reed Malas, Patrick Murray, Thomas Orgielewicz, Quentin Sakakeeny, Jake Sevean, Elliot Straus and JD Wilson. Coaches are Mac Budill and Darrin De Lucia

Going into the TCBL playoff tournament, the Tigers were seeded second. They began by defeating Somers in the quarter final and New Castle in the semifinal, setting the stage for the final game at SUNY Purchase against New Rochelle. This heavily favored team was the two-time defending champion, with an overall record of 45-1 over the last three years. Mamaroneck had never defeated New Rochelle in any of its four previous games over the last two seasons.

This year, Mamaroneck was down by as many as 9 points in the first half of the championship game. But the Tigers went on a 10-0 run in the second quarter to even the game. They then took control in the third quarter, leading by as many as 13 points, and held on for the victory.

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