Last night in Boston was not the night the Hendersonville Rebels were hoping for. The Rebels came into last night's playoff game riding a hot streak that included a win over last night's opponent the Fenway Flyers, but the high hopes were quickly and rudely dashed as the Flyers came out throwing haymakers, hitting 7 of their first 10 3-point shots and generally having their way with the stunned H'Ville squad. Giving up bombs was only the begining of the problem for the Rebs, as their top scorers SF Ross Marks, and SG Des Bunn went a combined 0 for 12 on their first dozen shots. Only James The Profitt and Moshe Bigtime Skutt seemed to have brought their A games, but it was nowhere near enough as the Rebels went down ingloriously 118-94 in front of over 20,000 Beantown fans. GM Dale Brown said he was nevertheless proud of the way the team acquitted itself in their first year back up in DIII, after being in DIV for a couple seasons, and added that the playoffs actually were more than they hoped for at the beginning of the season. Brown and the Rebels have invested heavily in this year's draft, something they have not done in many seasons, and they are excited for next week's draft. "We have our eyes on some really interesting prospects that could come in and help with the great foundation we have" he said. The draft will be held the Monday following next week's Championship series.
Jeff Cook
Hendersonville Times