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By Stephanie McCombs
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Staff Writer

From DownTown! SWISH! Guys were on the floor hustling after the ball, draining shots from down town, and playing with high intensity. Every player seemed to focus on one thing, and that was to win.

Game one on Oct. 25 between the Celtics and the Knicks was a forfeit by the Celtics to the Knicks. However, game two between the Bobcats and String Music was a game worth watching. There was a great deal of body contact, high intensity and a lot of shooting from three-point territory. It was like a three- point shootout. Neither team wanted to lose.

At halftime the score was 13-20 with String Music leading. Blake Pattillo of the Bobcats was very upset. He felt as though calls were not being made for his team.

At the end of the game it was String Music over the Bobcats 24-28. Joseph Beasley scored 18 points for the Bobcats and Tim Smith of String Music knocked down 15 points.

Game three was a match up between Dem Boys and the Ballers. Dayne Styles, player for the Ballers said, �If I didn�t know Peanut (Cyril Young, a player for Dem Boys), he would intimidate me.�

Seeing Young and Styles go at it on the court was a heck of a match-up. Both guys are from Rockmart and watching them face one another on the court made the game more exciting. Dem Boys seemed as though they had what it took to take on the Ballers. At halftime, the score was 23-23. Both teams hustled and played under control.

In the end, it was the Ballers out-balling Dem Boys 44-35. Young led Dem Boys with 13 points, and Hank Peppers of the Ballers scored 18 points.

In the playoff games on Nov. 2, the Bobcats beat String Music 44-33. The Knicks forfeited to the Ballers.


Championship Game
Wed. Nov. 9
Ballers: 36, Bobcats: 34