Tonight, August 20, marks the end of the 42nd St. Francis Summer Classic with the championship of Tim Klein Men’s Open Division 1 between A&S at the Harbor and JG Electric.
Last Thursday’s semifinals on August 13 were excellent with JG Electric hanging on for a 64-57 win over Callie’s after beginning the game with a 20-3 run. Kohen Rowbathem had 26 and Charlie Marquardt had 25 for JG. TJ Long had 18, Jack Mullally 17, and Timmy DeFonzo 15 for Callie’s. The second game was a high scoring affair as A&S at the Harbor edged LUV Cleaning 89-87. Jorel Monroe poured in 31 for A&S. Steve Bradley added 20 and Billy Reyes 18. John O’Leary had 21, Ryan Weiss 19 and Raphy Tawil 18 for LUV. Meanwhile, over on Court 3. MLF faced undefeated Jamesons for the Division 2 championship and overtime was necessary before MLF prevailed for the title. Malaki Clark was the high scorer with 37. George Hance, Aaron Jones, Matt Boyland, Dan Connolly, Jason Singleton, Dylan Barnes, Jamal Pinkney, and Shareef Meminger completed the MLF roster.
Friday night began with the Boys Grammar Senior championship. The MeatUp Grill took that one 48-44 over J. Caiazzo Plumbing and Heating. Anthony Estrema led with 24 and was joined by Joseph McDermott, Alec Tyminski, Kyle Watters, Ben Serota, Rex Duggan, Johnny Dalton, Charlie Madden, Finn Lally, and coach Paul Casares. In the Boys High School championship, Creamer Street Realty used a strong second quarter to gain control and gradually pulled away to win 74-59 over Curran’s Superior Meats. David Duncan had 30 for Curran’s. Hughie Courtney rung up 32 for Creamer Street and coaches Joe Courtney, John Ronayne, and Bobby O’Connor. James Moriarty, Nolan Parchment, Jack Briody, Liam Grace, John Courtney, Rowan Powell, Jake Price, Jake Sullivan, and JJ Cipolla also received the coveted long sleeve tee.
The championship game of the Clare Droesch Women’s Open division was played on Tuesday, August 11 with Polo Euro Market handing Jamesons their first loss of the season to take the crown. Amani Tatum had 19 and Mei-Lin Bautista 17 for Jamesons. Ketsia Athias scored 21 and Megan Campbell 11 for Polo Euro and were joined by Nicole Francomano, Ericka James, Sarah James, Brianna Gutierrez, Mary McDonagh, Nacirema Mann, Breanna Maresca, and Mary Dolgin.
Wednesday, August 19 was championship night for Boys Grammar Middle, Girls Grammar Senior, and Girls High School. The Tom Konchalski Games will be Wednesday, August 26 and then The Clare Droesch 3-on-3 By the Sea will be Friday, August 28 before the balls go away until next summer.
