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2006-2007 Barnstable Middle School Boys Basketball Team - Game Highlights

BMS Boys Hoop Team Falls in Season Finale to Falmouth, 53-47

FALMOUTH -- The Barnstable Middle School boys basketball team fell yesterday (Feb. 15) to archrival Falmouth, 53-47, as John Lavin dumped in 15 points and Nelson Baptiste corralled 16 points including a pair of three-pointers in the fourth quarter to seal Barnstable's fate.

Bob Melley led Barnstable's offense for the first time this season, netting a season-high 12 points. He added five rebounds, and an assist in his fine effort. 10 of Melley's 12 points came in the first half. Behind Melley came Ben Pogue who had a brilliant all-around game was 10 points, 8 rebounds and 6 blocked shots, a season- and team-high for an individual game. Pogue led the team this season in blocked shots with 23 and was second in rebounds (82) and points scored (71). Following behind was Tim Biliouris who had 7 points and 5 rebounds, a blocked shot and three steals.

Biliouris ended the season leading the team in points with 175 and averaged 13.46 points per game. The 7th grade stalwart also led the team in rebounds (145), assists (22) and steals (29).

Behind Biliouris was Alex Pernick who collected 6 points on the day. Pernick finished third on the team in scoring (59). behind Pernick came Ryan Smith with 5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a blocked shot. Smith ended the season fourth on the team in scoring (54 pts), third in steals (10), second in assists (20) and fourth in rebounds (40). Behind Smith came Everett Walsh who had 4 points and a steal. Walsh ended the season 5th on the team in scoring (49), fourth in steals (9), second in blocked shots (9) and third in rebounds (41). Biliouris, Walsh and Melley were the top three seventh graders in all offensive and defensive categories with the sole exception being Tyler Adams who collected 19 assists for the season, tied for third best with Pernick.

Joe D'Olimpio banked a three-pointer off the glass and was the sole remaining Barnstable player to score versus Falmouth in the season finale. Melley finished the season 7th on the team in scoring (43 points) and fifth in rebounds (32).

Eighth graders Matt Delaney and Xavier Donalson finished the season with 48 and 34 points, respectively, with Delaney ranking sixth on the team in scoring and Donalson, eighth. Donalson led the team in free throw percentage for players with more than 10 attempts from the line, with a 58.33% mark. Barnstable ends the middle school hoop season at 4-9. The boys were 4-3 before losing their final 6 games.

BMS Boys Hoop Team Falls in OT to Falmouth, 60-58

HYANNIS -- The Barnstable Middle School Boys Basketball Team fell to Falmouth last night, 60-58, in spite of a fantastic effort and much-improved shooting as well as defensive pressure.

Tim Biliouris led the Red & White with 15 pts. and 16 rebounds, followed by Matt Delaney who went 5-9 from the floor including 3-3 from three-point range for 13 points.

Everett Walsh and Bob Melley each had 8 points and both played very well. Walsh added three steals, 7 rebounds and 3 assists while Melley added 5 rebounds. Tyler Adams had 4 assists and 2 points, followed by Xavier Donalson who had 2 points.

Big man Ben Pogue had 4 points and 6 rebounds. Ryan Smith also added 4 points and had 3 steals and 5 rebounds and an assist.

BMS Boys Can't Close Gap on Mashpee

MASHPEE -- The Barnstable Middle School boys basketball team could not move the ball well on offense last night on the road, and add 25 turnovers and Mashpee cruised to a 46-37 win.

Barnstable called a time out with 5:16 left in the 4th quarter and the score was just 36-32, but Barnstable could only score 5 points in the last five minutes of the game.

Tim Biliouris had 21 points and 7 rebounds, 2 assists a blocked shot and a steal. Ben Pogue followed with 10 points and 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.

Ryan Smith and Dada Springer were the only other Barnstable players to score in the game, with Smith garnering 4 points and Springer, 2 points.

Tyler Adams added 4 assists.

Barnstable Middle School Hoop Boys Fall on Tough Times with 42-39 Loss to Mattacheese

The Barnstable Middle School boys basketball team has proven to be its own worst enemy, as it let its third straight 4th quarter lead evaporate into a loss in as many games Monday (Jan. 29) at Barnstable Middle School in Hyannis. BMS now stands at 4-6 on the year with three games remaining.
      Hoping to avenge an earlier season loss to the Mattacheese School, Barnstable ended the first quarter of Monday’s game (Jan. 29) tied with its guests at 8-8. The boys in Red & White then turned it up a slight notch in the second quarter and ended the half with a two-point lead, 17-15. By the end of the third quarter, Barnstable led Mattacheese by 4 points, 29-25.
      But once again, the wheels came off as Barnstable watched its fourth quarter lead quickly fade away until both teams were engaged in a neck and neck battle to see which team would give in first. With 0:03 seconds remaining, and the score knotted at 39-39, Mattacheese’s Max Young buried a three-pointer to make it 42-39. Travis Kendrew’s desperation attempt to tie it with his own trey rolled around the rim as the buzzer sounded Barnstable’s third straight loss.
      Tim Biliouris led all scorers with 16 points and 15 rebounds. He added a blocked shot, 2 steals and an assist. He also went 2-2 from the charity stripe. Mattacheese’s Tom Barbo had 10 points, followed by Chris Balboni with 8 points and Max Young with 6 points. Justin Clark added 5 points for Mattacheese.
      Barnstable finally got a healthy Alex Pernick back in the lineup and Alex answered the call with 7 points and a pair of rebounds. He went 3-4 from the floor including a three-pointer. Barnstable was weak on the offensive side of the ball, however, shooting 17-54 from the floor and getting outmuscled beneath the boards on virtually every shot it took. There would be few second chances for the Red & White in this affair. Tack on 11 turnovers and Barnstable gave itself virtually no chance to win, when it had every chance to win for the third straight game.
      Behind Pernick for points scored was Ben Pogue (4 pts., 2 blocks, steal, 4 rebounds), Matt Delaney (3 pts., 4 assists), Travis Kendrew (3 pts., rebound), Everett Walsh (2 pts., block, rebound), Tyler Adams (2 pts., assist) and Xavier Donalson (2 pts., Rebound).
      Versus the Plymouth Community Intermediate School last Friday at home, Barnstable looked to avenge the 64-47 thrashing it took earlier in the season on the road, and from all angles it appeared that the Red & White had finally locked into a definitive answer. Running a man-to-man defense throughout, Barnstable had as much as a 12-point lead heading into the fourth quarter before sitting back just long enough to let the Plymouth sharpshooters go to work. Barnstable ended with a loss, 48-47.
Tim Biliouris led BMS with 18 points and 14 rebounds and tacked on 3 assists. He had one blocked shot and 2 steals to add to his fine effort.
      Everett Walsh and Ben Pogue each had 8 points. Walsh added 3 assists and 2 rebounds and Pogue collected 14 rebounds, had 2 blocks and an assist.
      Ryan Smith followed with 6 points and had 3 rebounds and an assist, while Matt Delaney went 2-3 from the floor for 5 points and added an assist and rebound. Taylor Alford had 2 points and 3 rebounds in a fine effort. Tyler Adams added two assists.
Barnstable's man-to-man defense put Plymouth at a distinct, early disadvantage, as the hosts led PCIS, 11-10 after the first quarter and 24-20 at the half. At the close of the third frame, Barnstable still led Plymouth, 34-28, but in the fourth frame, Plymouth roared back, outscoring Barnstable, 20-13 for the 48-47 finale.

BMS Boys Go 4-5 With Plymouth Loss

HYANNIS -- The BMS boys basketball team watched a 12-point 4th quarter lead evaporate Friday (Jan. 26) for the second time in as many games, as the boys in Red & White fell to guest Plymouth, 48-47.

Tim Biliouris led BMS with 18 points and 14 rebounds and tacked on 3 assists. He had one blocked shot and 2 steals to add to his fine effort.

Everett Walsh and Ben Pogue each had 8 points behind Biliouris. Walsh added 3 assists and 2 rebounds and Pogue collected 14 rebounds, had 2 blocks and an assist.

Ryan Smith followed with 6 points and had 3 rebounds and an assist, while Matt Delaney went 2-3 from the floor for 5 points and added an assist and rebound. Taylor Alford had 2 points and 3 rebounds in a fine effort. Tyler Adams added two assists.

Barnstable's man-to-man defense put Plymouth at a distinct, early disadvantage, as the hosts led PCIS, 11-10 after the first quarter and 24-20 at the half. At the close of the third frame, Barnstable still led Plymouth, 34-28, but in the fourth frame, Plymouth roared back, outscoring Barnstable, 20-13 for the 48-47 finale.

BMS Boys Go 3-2 With Win Over Mashpee

HYANNIS – The Barnstable Middle School boys basketball team upped its record to 3-2 on the season Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 16) with a 48-43 win over a tough Mashpee team.

Tim Biliouris paced the Barnstable offense with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 assists. He went 7-13 from the floor.

Behind Biliouris was Ryan Smith who collected 10 points and had 4 rebounds a steal and an assist.

Other point scorers for Barnstable were Alex Pernick who had 9 points (assist), Bob Melley with a season-high 6 points (five rebounds), Ben Pogue with 4 points (4 rebs., 2 blocks, assist), Matt Delaney with 3 points (rebound, assist) and Everett Walsh with 2 points (4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks).

Xavier Donalson had an assist and a steal, Joe D'Olimpio had a steal and Tyler Adams had 2 assists.

Barnstable Middle School Boys Even Record at 2-2 Over Wixon School

HYANNIS – The Barnstable Middle School boys basketball team evened its record at 2-2 last Thursday (Jan. 11) with a 46-35 win over the visiting Wixon School thanks in large part to an amazing all-around effort by 7 th grader Tim Biliouris.

Biliouris poured in a game- and season-high 18 points and matched that effort beneath the boards with 18 rebounds. He added three steals, a blocked shot, 2 assists and was 2-2 from the charity stripe.

Behind the big man, Biliouris, was point guard Alex Pernick who collected 8 points on a sharp, 4-7 performance from the floor. Pernick was equally adept on defense, collecting 5 steals. He added 4 assists in his effort and it was Pernick and Biliouris who orchestrated an unanswered, 18-0 run versus the stunned Wixon boys in the game’s first quarter.

Following Pernick was Matt Delaney (4 pts., assist), Ben Poe (4 pts., 5 rebounds), Bob Melley (4 pts., 3 rebounds), Everett Walsh (2 pts., 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 assists, steal), Ryan Smith (2 pts., 4 rebounds, 3 assists), Xavier Donalson (2 pts., assist, steal), Joe D’Olimpio (2 pts., steal), Tyler Adams (assist), Taylor Alford (rebound) and Christian Caldwell (rebound).

Barnstable went down 3-0 in the opening minutes of the first quarter before the gloves came off and the Red Raiders were off and running. Before the dust settled, Biliouris and Pernick had accounted for 12 points of Barnstable ’s 18-0 run, while Melley, Poe and D’Olimpio accounted for the remainder.

In the second quarter, it was more of the same as Barnstable allowed Wixon just six points through the remainder of the half, while adding 10 points to its own lead thanks again to Biliouris, Pernick, Delaney, Donalson and Smith. Barnstable ended the half ahead by a comfortable 28-9 margin. Walsh, Poe and Biliouris led the battle beneath the boards to help keep Wixon from getting second chances, as the Red Raiders’ opponents have been capitalizing upon since the season opened.

In the second half, being too comfortable may have been what Barnstable subscribed to as it collected just 8 third quarter points to Wixon’s 10. While the spread may have been a seemingly easy-to-hold-onto 17-point margin, Wixon had a burst of energy in the fourth quarter.

Wixon not only outscored the Red Raiders in the third quarter, 10-8, but it broadened that margin in the fourth quarter, showing great character, with a 17-10 effort. While the Red Raiders ultimately took home a 46-35 victory, and while it showed good sportsmanship not to run amok with the score as it had in the first stanza, equal or better teams may have erased the first half’s hard work with a slightly better showing.

Pernick ran the floor well in the second half, collecting 3 straight assists, while Biliouris really showed finesse when he took the charity stripe late in the fourth and lit the net on fire with his sweet stroke. Melley showed some resolve with a scrappy rebound in the waning minutes and a solid put back for two points.

BMS Boys Pick Up First Win Versus St. Margaret's of Bourne

Christian Caldwell made a name for himself Tuesday night at the Barnstable Middle School gym, pouring in 14 points to pace the Red Raiders (1-2) to their first win of the season, 62-31, over St. Margaret's of Bourne.

Tim Biliouris and Everett Walsh followed each with 8 points. Xavier Donalson, Bob Melley, Travis Kendrew and Luke Tucker followed with 4 points piece. Alex Pernick, Matt Delaney, Ryan Smith and Joe D'Olimpio each added 3 points, followed by Connor McShera and Tyler Adams each with two points.

Kevin Brown of South Plymouth led St. Margaret's with 24 points.

Biliouris led Barnstable on the boards with 8 rebounds, followed by Walsh and Caldwell each with five rebounds. Kendrew led all Barnstable guards with three assists while Delaney had two. Barnstable welcomes the Wixon School on Thursday (Jan. 11).

BMS Boys Fall to 0-2 in Rocky Game on Road Vs. Mattacheese

Mattacheese dominated virtually every aspect of the game and ran up a 14-0 lead versus the BMS Boys Basketball team last Thursday night (Jan. 4) at the Mattacheese Middle School, before BMS eventually fell, 36-32.

Alex Pernick collected 15 points, going 6-10 from the floor including a pair of three-pointers and 10 of his points were in the second half, while fellow eighth grader Matt Delaney went 4-8 from the floor for 11 points, including two amazing three pointers with just over 2:00 remaining in the game to bring Barnstable within two points at 34-32.

Barnstable maintained posession of the ball with 1:30 left but opted to go for the three-pointer rather than drive the lane to tie it and Mattacheese capitalized, keeping the ball in its owne end until Mike Balboni scored another of his 20 points on the day and until time eventually elapsed.

Xavier Donalson, Everett Walsh and Bobby Melley were the only other Barnstable players to score. Each had two points. Ben Poe had four rebounds in a fine effort underneath the boards while Luke Tucker had two rebounds and Tim Biliouris collected two steals.

BMS Drops Final Seconds Nailbiter, 51-48, to Visiting Nauset

In a packed Barnstable Middle School gym in Hyannis , Nauset Middle School (1-0) edged the Barnstable Middle School Boys Basketball Team (0-1) Tuesday evening (Dec. 19) in the game’s waning seconds, 51-48.

Barnstable 7 th grader Tim Biliouris paced the Red & White offense with 13 points and collected his first school career double-double with 12 rebounds. Biliouris added four steals and one assist in an overall scrappy effort. He was followed by shooting guard Xavier Donalson who collected 9 points, two assists, a steal and two rebounds.

Eighth graders Ryan Smith and Alex Pernick each collected six points on the evening, with Smith adding three steals on defense and four rebounds. Pernick, the team’s point guard, had six assists and three steals. Behind Pernick and Smith was 7th grader Everett Walsh and 8 th graders Matt Delaney and Ben Poe, each with four points. Walsh added four rebounds and two steals and Delaney added an assist and a steal. Poe had three rebounds, two blocked shots and went 2-3 from the field. Delaney was also 2-3 from the field.

Barnstable got into early foul trouble with Walsh getting three before the end of the first quarter, sending him to the bench. Shooting percentage early on also made Barnstable an enemy of itself as the team missed 10 field goals in the first half, several of which were bunnies.

Barnstable was down eight points, 26-18 at the half, but narrowed it down to a Nauset four-point lead, 36-32 at the end of three stanzas. With 2:06 remaining in the game, down 46-44, Biliouris found Walsh underneath for the game-tying bucket at 46-46, but Nauset would not let go in spite of the Red & White’s relentless defense. Foul shooting spelled the ultimate difference in this affair as Nauset went 15-22 from the charity stripe while Barnstable ’s Walsh, Biliouris and Taylor Alford went an uncharacteristic 3-11. Nauset’s cooler nerves prevailed in the end. Nauset’s Fitzpatrick canned two foul shots with 0:05 remaining in the game to seal the victory for the boys in black and gold.

Barnstable 7 th grader Joe D’Olimpio added a rebound and 8 th grader Connor McShera had a blocked shot. Alford had three rebounds and Melley added two.

Team Record: 2-2