With the MGBL High School playoffs a week away, electricity was in the air as all ten teams battled for playoff spots. The first two games at TABC featured tremendous games by Stevie Paul (29 pts) and Jack Stepner (MGBL record 45 points) as they lead their teams Sharsheret and Akari Therapeutics Plc to victory. At Ben Porat Yosef, the Duff & Phelps team put on a three-point shooting clinic. Led by Avi Nat (20 pts) they topped Embroidme by three, 59-56. In the nightcaps B-I-L Office Furniture ran circles around an undermanned Confie 79-51. Across the hall, THESHPIELMANS.COM – # 1 toy on planet team played an overtime thriller falling just short to the Benchwarmers, 64 -63, as Jack Reinhart scored 28 to lead his team.

The first game on Sunday featured Akari Therapeutics Plc and Benchwarmers coming off their wins the night before. Akari’s Jack Stepner broke his day old MGBL record from the night before by throwing down 50 points as Akari defeated the Benchwarmers 77-61. In the later game, Embroidme was looking to bounce back from the previous night’s defeat by Sharsheret. In a game of runs, Jonathan Bick led all scorers and Embroidme with 21 points to a 59-53 victory over Sharsheret.

With one game still to play, there is a nice parody in the standings with half of the teams at.500. The action continues this weekend with games Saturday night, along with playoff positioning: Confie, Duff & Phelps, Embroidme, Herzfeld Strong and Sharsheret will all be playing for a first round bye. See the complete schedule at http://mgbl.org/Schedule.php?LeagueID=8.

MGBL High School Standings