Games 2 Pictures

Eric Flatt taking a rare outside shot.



Flatt back where he belongs - cleaning up the boards.



Graham Neuburger scored 12 points

John Griffin trying to decide to shoot an off balance shot or pass to Bonvillian. Percentage of the ball going in were about the same.

Laycock surprised everyone with a between the legs windmill dunk off the fastbreak.

Rost knocking down an open J.

Eric Flatt threads the needle and hits Monnier for a layup.

Bonvillian showing why he is one of the most underrated players this season. He knocks down a jumper.

Rob Laycock showing why he was named Defensive Player of the Week for Week 1.

Laycock pushes the ball and beats Morgan down the court.

Forecasted Showers' game plan of letting John Griffin shoot wide open jumper did not pan out well.

Elzy struggled to find his jumpshot

Bob Herzog struggled as well scoring only 3 points

Jason McGuinness sends Vernon's shot 10 rows into the stands.

Mowrey looking for someone to pass to - a season first.

Vernon only shot 7 times - well below his career average of 21.

McAlister's Deli Week 1 Recap

Patriot League Bombers - 69
Baston Jacks - 36

The long awaited PFOL debut of John Griffin was a performance for the record books. Griffin shattered several PFOL records in his teams 69-36 blowout win over the Baston Jacks. Some of the records Griffin broke: Most points scored by one player on Opening Night (30), Most Points scored by a rookie in his first game (30), most assists by a rookie in a game (15), most 3 pointers made (6).

"Baston Jacks can thank Pat Sullivan for that loss, he was talking trash for the last 2 weeks. I was determined to go all out and give it to him", said Griffin.

3 Peat - 39
Forecasted Showers -35

3 Peat used a late 2nd half run on Wednesday to knock off Forecasted Showers, 39-35. 3-peat used a balance scoring attack as all 6 players scored. Vance Catlin led the way with 12 points and Jake Vernon chipped in 8 points and a career low 5 foul calls.

"I am glad we got the win, but I am really concerned. I can't continue to carry my teammates. I have done it for 2 seasons. It really takes a toll."

Forecasted Showers struggled to find any scoring outside of Edmound Elzy. Elzy ended with 16 points and no other player scored in double figures.

League commissioner is contemplating changing Forecasted Showers name to Isolated Showers.

Pictures from Week 1

Troy Brokl and Sam Elmore showing off the new uniforms.


Baston Jacks Team Photo

John Griffin scores his first basket in PFOL history

Thrope Miller had a solid game scoring 12 points

Peter Dinwiddie breaking loose

Mowrey knocking down a three in the corner.

At times Griffin took on the entire Baston Jacks team single handed (and won).

Rost getting to the rim.

Jake Vernon trying the "double reverse sky hook"

Vance Catlin finishes a fast break layup

Vance powering it home

Jake Vernon playing his patent defense on Herzog.

PFOL 3 Season Preview

Tomorrow tips off season 3 of PFOL. All of the teams have selected their names for this season and the rosters have been finalized. The latest addition saw the Patriot League Bombers acquiring rookie free agent Rob Laycock. Scouts have compared Laycock to Rajon Rondo without the jump shot or passing ability.

Team 1 is now 3-Peat
Team 2 is now Patriot League Bombers
Team 3 is now Forecasted Showers
Team 4 is now Baston Jacks

3-Peat (Prediction 4-5)
3-Peat returns three starters from last year’s championship team and should be a well balanced team with the shooting and leadership of Richie Smith, the rebounding and defense of Vance Catlin to go along with the athletic play of Kyle Krol. Their biggest weakness will be team chemistry as Jake Vernon has already informed Alex Montagano and Kyle Krol that they are role players and they are never to shoot the ball.

Patriot League Bombers (Prediction 6-3)
This team is loaded with talent. John Griffin, a leading candidate for Rookie of Year will bring his deadly outside shooting and team up with a host of athletes including fellow rookie Graham Nueburger, Dave Neff and Brian Stutzman. Veterans Greg Smith and Thorpe Miller will look to bring some proven leadership to a very young but powerful team. “When all the dust settles people will look at this team the same way they look at the Miami Heat”, said Dave Neff.

Forecasted Showers (Prediction 3-6)
Forecasted Showers features a very hungry and determined Edmound Elzy (aka Tracy McGrady). Despite being one of the best players in PFOL history, Elzy’s teams have underachieved in the playoffs. This year they add some shooting and quickness as Bob Herzog and Jason Rost look remove the black cloud that hangs over this franchise. Still experts doubt that this team will be anything more than a one-and-done team in the playoffs. One team owner who wished to remain anonymous even questioned their team name. “Forecasted Showers? Are you serious? Who are their shooters? I only count two -Elzy and Herzog. A better name would have been Scattered Showers”.

Baston Jacks (Prediction 5-4)
If healthy and in shape, this team might be favored to win the title. Teaming up one of the league's better players in Pat Sullivan with Alan Mowrey, Jason McGuinness and Troy Brokl was one of the better off season moves by Baston Jacks’ GM and Owner, Alan Mowrey. Add to that the physical play of Sam Elmore and Chris Melby this team will be hard to beat. A huge question mark for the Baston Jacks will be if Andrew Boehner can return from an injury-ridden PFOL 2 season and if Peter Dinwiddie can get a hall pass from David Morway more than 2 times this season. If they have a healthy Boehner and Dinwiddie is able to play, this team will be a force. “We can play any style you want. We can run, we can slow it down, and we can bang, we can shoot” said Troy Brokl.

PFOL 3 teams announced

MEDIA ALERT


Indianapolis – Teams for the third season of PFOL have been approved by the Board of Governors. PFOL 3 will feature four teams when the league tip offs on October 8th. Several new players will take the court this season as rookies John Griffin (Bucknell University) and Graham Neuburger (Santa Clara) team up with some other PFOL 3 veterans.

“This is the most talent PFOL has ever had”, said Edmound Elzy. “All four teams have a strong starting five”.

Three members of the PFOL 2 Champion Deemer’s Dream Team are teamed up again for this season. Riche Smith, Vance Catlin and Jake Vernon look to win a second championship in a row. Vernon is confident going into the season, “I carried my PFOL 1 team, I carried my PFOL 2 team and I will carry my PFOL 3 team to another championship”. When asked to comment on Vernon’s statement, Vance Catlin simply let out a huge sigh and walked away.

The full PFOL 3 scheduled will be released next week.

Below are the 4 teams for this season:

Team 1
Vance Catlin
Richie Smith
Brian Brown
Kyle Krol
Jake Vernon
Alex Montagano
Stacy Paetz
Zach Wogtech

Team 2
John Griffin
Graham Neuburger
Greg Smith
Brian Stutzman
Dave Neff
Thorpe Miller
Zach Bonvillian

Team 3
Edmound Elzy
Jason Rost
Eric Flatt
Bob Herzog
Cameron Monnier
Scott Higginson
Doug Morgan

Team 4
Pat Sullivan
Alan Mowrey
Jason McGuinness
Troy Brokl
Sam Elmore
Andrew Boehner
Chris Melby
Peter Dinwiddie

PFOL 3 Set to Tip Off Oct 8th

Season 3 of PFOL is scheduled to tip off on October 8th. All games will be played midday at Conseco Feildhouse.

Season 3 will have some familiar faces returning to the hardwood. Some of those include:

Edmound Elzy, aka "Tracy McGrady". Elzy is looking to get his first playoff win of his career.

Jake Vernon returns for a 3rd season and is anxious to see who's coat tales he can ride to a possible 3rd championship.

Greg Smith returns to PFOL after a brief stint oversees.

Dave Neff returns despite losing his Ball State Buddy Marcus Hall to free-agency

Season 3 will also see an influx of rookie talent including two Division 1 athletes. John Griffin (Bucknell) and Graham Neuburger (Santa Clara) will be joining the PFOL. Their eligibility will be complete once they pass their mandatory rookie class: "How to cope and accept bad calls by Jake Vernon".

McAlister's Deli Game Summary: Deemer's Dream Team Wins PFOL 2

Deemer's Dream Team won the PFOL 2 Championship last Monday with a 62-38 victory over Brute Force. It is the second championship for Vance Catlin, Jake Vernon and Zach Bonvillian. Deemer's Dream Team routed Brute Force who were missing three of thier key players. Jhared Simpson (job relocation) Jon Rangel (job ended) and Andrew Boehner (flu like symptoms) all missed the game. "We knew without those three players we were in for a long night" said Alan Mowrey. Brute Force played with only 5 players while Deemer's Dream Team had a full roster. "Not taking anything away from their win, they beat us pretty handily, but it would be interesting to play them with our full squad - I think it would be a good game", said Mowrey.

Richie Smith scored 17 points and grabbed 7 rebounds as he won Finals MVP. Vance Catlin chipped in 16 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.

PFOL 3 is scheduled to tip off on Oct 8th.

Photos of Brute Force - Deemer's Dream Team Finals

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Both teams warming up before the tip off. Believe it or not, Jake actually called a foul on this shot in warmups. A sign of things to come.




Alan Mowrey doing some in game Tweeting. "@PacersVPTix just called a foul in warm ups"

PFOL 2 Championship game is under way

Mowrey taking Vernon baseline for a quick 4-0 lead

Melby was 4 for 4 to start the game and helped Brute Force gain a 10-2 lead

Loose ball, so Vernon decides to Karate chop Melby in the back of the head. Elmore trying to warn Melby.

"Foul" - First bad call of the day by Vernon

Melby was on fire in the first half

Mowrey getting to the rim


Elmore takes a break from hitting Vance to score a layup

Mowrey couldn't find the outside shot all game

Jason McGuiness knocks down a three to cut Deemer's Dream Team's lead to 10 in the 1st half

Kyle Krol left to watch from the side line as his team was eliminated last week

Bad call #10 by Vernon. This foul call came about 4 seconds after this picture was taken

Brian Brown knocking down the outside shot

Richie Smith knocking down another 3 over the outstretched Melby

The white TJ Ford gets to the rim for a layup but misses the shot.

Thorpe Miller chasing down a bad pass for a fast break layup

Stutzman was 0-6 on the night


Vance put up another impressive performance in the finals

Scott Higginson knocking down a 3

Richie delivered the final blow with 2 huge 3 pointers in the last 2 minutes.

Deemer's Dream Team are the PFOL 2 Champions


This is the second Championship for Jake Vernon, Vance Catiln and Zach Bonvillian