Brookwood moves to 4-1 with win over Laval

Brookwood continued their winning ways as the hosted Laval last Sunday. Brookwood has been struggling the last few weeks, not playing their best brand of basketball but still have a winning record in that time frame, being 2-1. They came out very slow against Laval, not taking advantage of their skill and size advantage. Brookwood came out with the win in the end in a low scoring affair; final score was 53-42.

Leading the team in scoring for the second game in a row was Dylan Green who scored 12 points and had 3 rebs. Fellow big man, Wilson Kennedy had a double-double with 11pts and 14 rebounds. Taking advantage of his first start of the season was Melvin Williams, who sparked a bit of energy into the team as he scored 9 pts and had 5 steals.

Brookwood has a week off of games until December 10 when they travel to Chateuguay to play the Ravens. December 11, Brookwood will host the Monarques from St. Michele. We hope you all come to support the boys.

Coach K

Brookwood splits double header weekend

Brookwood played two games this past weekend and in Saturday's game one, it
was a rematch of the league finals as Brookwood took on Parc X. Sunday,
Brookwood took on Lasalle.

Starting off with the match against Parc X, Brookwood came out to a slow start,
falling behind early 10-2 before making a big run and taking the lead 12-10. For the
most part, the game was fairly even with the teams trading baskets and turnovers.
For every qtr that Brookwood played well, they followed it up with a bad qtr.
Brookwood had too many turnovers to recover from in this game as they had 20
turnovers total. Brookwood lost their first league game of the new season by a final
score of 58-39. Leading the scorer for Brookwood was Cyrus Senior as he scored
 15pts, rookie Rasheed Oliver has 11pts and Youri Wadestrandt had 8pts.

Brookwood was looking to rebound from their first loss and did so with barely a day
in between games. Brookwood took advantage of their speed and looked to work
harder then the Lasalle team, for one half, they did just that. Halftime score was
42-23 for Brookwood. 3rd qtr marked a slow qtr for the boys, but they fixed their
errors in the forth and finished the game with a 74-51 score. Cyrus was the leading
scorer again this game as he dropped 17pts, 5 steals and 4 asts. Rookie big man
Dylan Green broke out this game as he had a double-double, 12pts and 10
rebounds and fellow rookie Rasheed continued his hot pace with 9pts and 5 steals.
Youri played a strong overall game as he had 8 pts, 4 steals, 4 asts. The effort put
on by the team on Sunday was much better as 10 players scored, compared to the
5 players scoring in the Parc x game.

Brookwood has 1 practice this week as they look to continue their momentum
heading into the final stretch of games prior to the holidays. It starts this weekend at
Riverdale as Brookwood takes on Laval @ 3pm. We hope to see you all there to
support the team.

Coach K

Express Tournament ends in Semi-Finals for Brookwood

Your Brookwood Bullets headed into this past weekend's Express Tournament, looking to avenge last years Finals loss against Dawson. They fell short in the semi-finals against Dawson, in what was an up and down weekend of game play.

They started their weekend off Friday night, against Henri-Bourassa. Brookwood started out very slow and were down by 10 at the end of the 1st qtr. Brookwood showed up in the 2nd qtr and narrowed the gap to 1 point by half time. They continued their momentum in the second half and eventually won the hard fought battle, 69-57. Leading the team in scoring was Youri Wadestrandt with 27pts, followed by Rasheed Oliver with 13pts. Cyrus Senior & Wilson Kennedy also chipped in with 10pts.

Their 2nd game was against the home team, Saint-Laurent Express. Brookwood controlled from the start as they faced off against young competition. Final score was 67-32 for Brookwood. Leading the scorers was Cyrus as he scored 14 pts & fellow guards Marshall Lobo had 13 pts & Youri had 12 pts.

Their final round robin game came against Nicolas-gatineau. Brookwood looked to move the ball very well in this game as many players got good scoring chances. Brookwood showed a strong 2nd half press defense as they dictated the pace of the game. Leading Brookwood to a 74-37 victory was Wilson, scoring 19 pts. Youri scored 17pts while Cyrus had 10pts and Marshall had 9pts.

Going into the Semi-Final game, it was a rematch of the previous years tournament final. No difference between the two games as Dawson showed their strength and desire to win as they set the tone with strong, aggressive defense, leaving brookwood to settle for bad shots and plenty of turnovers. Brookwood was outplayed on both sides of the court as they fell by a final score of 62-37. Leading scorers were Cyrus with 14pts, Youri with 8pts & Rasheed with 7pts.

Brookwood looks to get back into the winning column this weekend as they have a double header. 1st game is a rematch of the league finals as Brookwood takes on Parc X, at Parc X, 2pm. They return to Riverdale Sunday as they take on Lasalle at 3:15pm. Hope to have all of you come and support.


Coach K

Brookwood Rolls past Lachine

Going into this past weekend, Brookwood has been growing together more as a team and it showed as they played new comers to the AAA division, Lachine Raptors. It was uncertain though how the team would react to finding out veteran player, #13 Daniel Cayer would be sidelined for 4-6 weeks with a broken bone. In good spirits, Daniel should up to the game to support the team as Brookwood won in convincing fashion over the visiting Lachine team, final score was 86-37.

The game was paced by the defense first set by the starting lineup and all the players coming off the bench kept up the momentum. With the exception of the 2nd qtr, the team played very well and controlled the game from the tip. Leading the team in scoring was rookies Rasheed Mills, scoring 16 pts, 2 steals and 4 rebounds & Wilson Kennedy with 12 pts and also 4 rebounds. Marshall Lobo broke out of the gates with 11pts, most of which came off his 4 steals. He also dished out 4 assists. Cyrus Senior scored 8 pts, had 4 asts and 5 stls as his pressure on the press set the standard & Zacharry Hopkins scored 8pts coming off the bench and add 6 rebounds.

The next games for Brookwood fall this weekend at Emile-Legault in Saint-Laurent as they play in the Express Tournament, in which they lost in the finals last year. Their first match is Friday evening at 5:25pm at Emile-Legault. Saturday at 8am & 11:40am at the same location. Hope to see all the fans out for the games.

Brookwood Kicks of the new season with a Win

Coming into the new season, the Midget Brookwood team is looking for same results as the previous year, winning the Championship. With only 5 players returning, there is a brand new look to the Midget team with 10 rookies but the mentality stays the same. Of those 10 rookies, 4 of them joined the Brookwood team for the summer season, in which the team finished 3rd & 5th in 2 different tournaments and won a summer league. This was a good introduction to both the new and returning players.
With the team being made a couple weeks into tryouts, more time was now allotted to the returning & new players gelling as a team and getting into shape. Defence has been one of the main goals for this team as it has been a constant learning process. They first tested themselves in an Exhibition game against Cegep AA team Marionopolis. With Brookwood coming out strong in the first half with a 42 - 18 lead, it seemed as if the team had come together. Getting outscored in the second half was an eye opener for the newly formed team. Brookwood won the game by a 72-67 score and learned that playing a whole game will be needed. Leading the team in scoring were 3 of the returning players, Cyrus Senior who had 17 pts, Youri Wadestrandt with 15pts and Daniel Cayer with 9pts, shooting 3/5 from the three point line.

With a couple weeks away from that exhibition game, the team was able to go over some of the weak points from that game and learn from it all. With their first exhibition game this past weekend against the Chateauguay Ravens, the Brookwood Bullets came ready to play and defend their title. The game was close for the first qtr as Brookwood showed some lapses in communication on defence but pulled it together in the second qtr with a large run of 15 straight points in a few mins to end the half. Going into halftime with a 38-16 lead, Brookwood continued to maintain their composure on defence with good communication and on offense, the ball moved around as 13 of the 15 players got on the score sheet. The final score was 72-33 with team captains Youri Wadestrandt leading the way with 12pts, 5 rebs & 5 steals & Cyrus Senior with 9 pts. 3 rebs, 3 steals. Rookies Rasheed Mills add 11pts off the bench along with 2 rebs and 2 stls while rookie big men Wilson Kennedy had 8 pts, 6 of which came from his 3 offensive rebounds. Wilson finished with a total of 7 rebs while Kyle Ambris had 6 pts and also 7 rebs, 5 of which on the offensive glass.
Brookwood look to continue their quest to repeat as champs this Sunday as they play against Lachine. The game is Sunday, November 6th, at 3:15pm @ Riverdale High School. Hope to see all the supportive fans.

Coach K

Season 2011-12 is under way

The new season is under way and the team is off to a good start. Battles at each position have started and players are looking to establish themselves with the coaching staff while looking for starting positions.The new division and schedule are located at the bottom of the screen. Hope to see you all out there supporting the team this season.

Coach K.

Brookwood Bullets are your MBL Midget Champions!!

The Brookwood Bullets finished off a roller coaster of a season at their highest point, winning the MBL midget division. After finishing the season on a low, losing the last 2 regular season games, Brookwood took advantage of the 2 weeks leading up to the playoffs to work on their team game. Finishing 3^rd in the division, Brookwood knew it would not be an easy route to the finals but playing in the toughest division had prepared them for what was about to come.

Kicking off the 1^st round of the playoffs, Brookwood was matched against the #2 cross-seed, their biggest rival in the West Island Lakers. This match from the start was to be a hard fought and skilled match up. The Bullets started off slowly and were being out played in the 1^st qtr, but by half time, they made it a 1 point game. Showing signs of life, the Bullets fed off that energy in the second half and provided a more consistent game both of the offensive and defensive side which lead to the 69-65 win. Brookwood’s leading scorer was Kamal Spinsby, who last year at this time was a West Island Lakers and this was his first game against his old club. Kamal seemed unstoppable on this day as he scored a game high 23 pts, shooting 3/6 from the 3pt line and had 3 steals. Following right behind him was Abdul Kamane with 12 pts, 5 steals and 5 rebs and Cyrus Senior with 10 pts and some key defensive stops. Chipping in with 9 pts, 5 rebs and 3 steals was Reynard Robinson.

Semi-final match up placed the 3^rd ranks Bullets against the #1 cross-seed Dawson Blues, whom took the season series from the Bullets, both season and tournament finals. The Blues are probably the best match-up for the Bullets in terms of size, skill and talent. Differences between the teams, Blues have League MVP James Tyrell and the Blues never played against Bullets Center, Daniel Fisher. League MVP James Tyrell basically control his team from the start, as they came out strong in the first qtr in a low scoring 1^st half. The bullets were able to maintain a consistent game and keep the game close. And that’s all Brookwood need going into the 2^nd half, was a close game. Both Daniel Fisher and Jalen Rose took their games to whole new levels, both offensively and defensively. Jalen Rose was able to lock down the leading scorers from the blues, which lead to him scoring 20pts, 2/3 from 3 point land and 5 steals. Daniel Fisher was a key player in the game, scoring a team high 21 pts and grabbing 17 rebounds, mostly on the offensive glass and a career high 6 blocks as his intimidation factor on the defensive side helped a big way limiting the scoring of the Blues. Bullets won 76-71 and finished the game off in the final minute to secure the win and move to the finals. Also adding to the scoring was Abdul Kamane with 12 points and 9 rebs and Kamal Spinsby with 8 pts.

The finals marked the 3^rd match between Brookwood and the #2 ranked Parc-X Knights; team split the season series with a game a piece. If you thought that this game would be any different then the previous 2 playoff games, then you were wrong. This marked the closest, most defensive match of the season for both teams. The score at the end of the 1^st qtr was 14-12 and at halftime was 26-21 Bullets. The Bullets had finally gelled as a team and lead most of the game, but the turning point of the game was in the 3^rd qtr when the Bullets forced the Knights to turnover the ball 3 out of the next 4 possessions with 24 second shot clock violations. After the 3^rd qtr, the Bullets didn’t look back, taking the MBL Championship. Leading the way was finals MVP Abdul Kamane with 20pts 9 rebs and 3 stls. Following right behind him was Cyrus Senior and Kamal Spinsby with 8 pts each and some strong leadership skills on the offensive side while Jalen Rose and Reynard Robinson had 7 points each and played a strong defensive game.

Congratulations to all the players from this season and to all the guys moving up, good luck and to all those back next season, we going for a repeat and our season already started this past week with the preparation for the summer team.

Thanks to all the support from the parents and fans. I appreciate all you did this year.

Thanks again,

Coach K

Brookwood is now 9-3 as they turn the page on PAGÉ

Going into the 12th league game of the season, Brookwood was taking on a familiar team in Pagé, marking the 4th time they are playing such team. As of late, different members of Brookwood have been stepping up in varies different ways, showing the growth as individuals and as a team. Such was the case with Pagé who came into this game with a much more improved overall team. Pagé was able to keep it close with Brookwood but never seemed to get over that hump. Brookwood never lost control but did have a strong defensive effort from major players off the bench. Brookwood came out with the win in the end, 59-50.
Leading Brookwood was Cyrus Senior with 16 points, shooting 4/8 from the 3 point line. Reynard Robinson not only scored 14 points, but also continued his strong defensive play of late. Returning to action after missing a few games, Daniel Fisher had a double-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals. He also had a thunderous block, while Abdul Kamane had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 4 steals.

Brookwood returns to action on February 20 against St. Bruno at Riverdale, 3:15pm. The game this weekend against Parc Ex is postponed and will be rescheduled for a later time.

Roller coaster week for Brookwood ends on a high

Brookwood went into the past week, ready for the most busy part of their schedule, battling through 3 games in a 5 day period. They started off their weekend with a rematch of the Express tournament final against Dawson. Brookwood seemed to have come out to play Friday night, starting the game with little compassion for the Dawson Blues. Brookwood was able to control the 1st quarter and lead it at the end by a 21-9 score. The rest of the game, was a complete flip of the first quarter. Brookwood lost its lead and although it showed some glimpses of wanting to play, they were outscored each qtr afterwards. Final score was 76-56 for Dawson. Brookwood's leading scorer was Cyrus Senior whose 4/6 3 point shooting helped him net 18 points. Jalen Rose added 10 points, while Reynard Robinson had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Marshall Lobo chipped in with 7 points.
Making their way back home for a match on Sunday against DJ Sports, Brookwood was looking to get back into the Winning column against a team they previous beat prior to the holidays. Brookwood was able to stay neck and neck with DJ until half time before finally allowing DJ to build a big enough lead in the 4th qtr. DJ was able to out rebound Brookwood which was Brookwood's downfall, leading to their 2nd straight loss of the season, final score 71-57. Leading the team in scoring was Reynard Robinson who was on fire and flirted with a double-double, scoring 24pts and 9 rebounds. Cyrus Senior also was close to a double-double, scoring 11 and 8 rebounds. Kamal Spinsby showed his overall game by dropping 14 pts and adding 5 rebounds and 6 assists

Brookwood ended their busiest part of their schedule with a home weeknight game against Lasalle. After a pre-game speech from their coach and the surprise appearance of 2 missing players, Brookwood seemed rejuvenated and destined to win. First half was basically up and down, with Lasalle taking a 14 pt lead before Brookwood called a time out, which seemed to spark the team. Brookwood clawed their way back with intense defence and stellar 3 point shooting (8/10), taking the lead with a 1 second left alley oop lay up going into half. Brookwood didn't look back from that point, building off their defence, they were able to get a lot of steal and fast break points. Final score was close to the "100" point mark, falling short by 2, 98-79. Remarkably, their were many outstanding players in this game. Cyrus Senior lead the team with 20 points, 12 assists 7 steals and 5 rebounds, marking his first double-double of this season. Kamal Spinsby continued his fine play, also scoring 20 pts, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 assists. Reynard Robinson showed his drive for this sport by scoring 18pts with 4 rbs and 3 asts while Jalen Rose and Marshall Lobo were sparks off the bench, Jalen with 14 points and 9 rebs, almost a double-double and Marshall with 9 pts. Big man Elijah Jones had 8 points, all coming in the first half as he was a key factor in showing the weak spots in the Lasalle defence.

Brookwood gets back into action this weekend and continue their winning ways with yet another game against Page. The game is a home game and starts at 3:15. Hope to see you there

Coach K

Brookwood wins its 7th in amazing fashion

Brookwood went into its 8 league game of the year, not only looking to come out with a win, but to gain some perspective within themselves. short staffed again, Brookwood midget went into last Saturday's game with 8 players, 9 with a call up from Brookwood bantam, Rasheed Mills. The game versus Laval started out great, Rookie Daniel Cayer stepped to the plate and delivered 9 straight points off of a 3/3, 3 point shooting performance, finishing with 11 total points and 2 steals. Brookwood had a good first quarter, but the following 2nd and 3rd quarter were not some of the best played this season. Having to deal with fatigue and not to mention a very bias referee, Brookwood found themselves down much of the game. deciding to finally take control over there destiny, Brookwood stepped up their game and battled back in the 4th quarter on both sides of the court. Leading the way was Cyrus Senior who finished the game with not only 22 points and 5 steals, but the game winning steal and foul shot with 1 second left. Veteran Reynard Robinson showed leadership in the 4th quarter during their comeback and he finish with 12 points and 4 steals. Bantam call-up Rasheed Mills was able to chip in 8 points and a steal during this late run by Brookwood.
Brookwood is back in action with 3 games in the following week. Starting off Friday January 28th at 9pm, vs Dawson, at Dawson College. Sunday and Tuesday are both home games, Sunday against DJ Sports at 3:15 and Tuesday against Lasalle at 7:30pm

Brookwood starts 2011 with their first loss

Coming out of the holiday break, Brookwood was looking to continue their success by returning to their winning ways. Taking on Longueuil at home, which marks a long streak of home games coming up, Brookwood came out strong with a 8-0 run and looking like they had no rust from the break. Brookwood had to battle against the height and athleticism of Longueuil, which proved to be more difficult towards the end of the game. Going into half, Brookwood had a 9 point lead, 32-23. Longueuil was able to keep the score around that mark till the 4th quarter where they were able to chip away till the final seconds when they took a 2 point lead. With 4 seconds left, Brookwood was able to inbound the ball but not able to get a good look at the net with multiple tall defenders getting their hands up.
Brookwood's leading scorer Kamal Spinsby took control most of the game, scoring 18 points with an impressive 3/6, 50% from the 3 point line and coming away with 3 steals. Reynard Robinson had 15 points while Daniel Fisher had 10 points, 11 rebounds and an impressive 4 blocks.

Brookwood looks to shake off this loss and move on with their season. Their next game comes on Saturday,January 22, 2011 in Laval @ 3pm. Brookwood looks to get back into the winning column