The 17th Annual Mountain Valley Men’s Basketball Tournament was the most prolific and successful tournament so far. The field was comprised of three divisions and 24 teams played which increased the level of competition and caliber of play.

The A division was won by Class Acts of Portland. Class Acts has been a perennial favorite in the tournament and always boasts a strong team. After loosing in the semi finals last year to Grigsby Reality they reversed that set back in a very close and competitive game and then beat Ranor Mechanical Inc. in the finals.

The B Division was won by Injured Reserves. It was consecutive tiles for Injured Reserves; who have won the B division on multiple occasions over the years. They defeated Shooters’ B team who also has been a winning organization for some time.

The Senior Division was won by Shooters. They beat Investment Executives. Other teams were Run n Gun and Chapter 11 Furniture.

Drew Coppenrath of Class Acts won Most Valuable Player. All star awards went to Matt Clement and Conner Sullivan of the Class Acts, Jose Navchanthavong of Grigsby and Levi Barnes of Ranor Mechanical. MVP of the B division was Brandon Lancaster of the Injured Reserves; with all star awards going to Adam Leclair and Matt Murphy of the Injured Reserves and Josh Berard and Shane Ciriello of Shooters.

The foul shooting competition and three point competition was also won by Levi Barnes, who had an outstanding tournament. The exciting slam dunk competition featured five top notch dunkers and was won by Conner Sullivan.

The tournament is also a benefit fundraising event with The MVRBL and in conjunction with The Mountain Valley Athletic Boosters hosting. Proceeds from the tournament and also sponsor banners sold throughout the year as part of the tournament.

“Approximately $13,000.00 was raised in the process,” MVRBL comissioner Ed Paterson said. “Those monies support the Boosters and also were distributed to other worthy organizations who contributed to the cause. This included the Falcon Basketball Club supporting youth basketball and youth sports in the area.”

There were also plenty of others who gave tireless hours of help to make sure all went well, including Booster Members, Ryan Palmer, John Pepin, Mike Perry, Mike Pare, students from Mountain Valley and local basketball enthusiasts, such as Matt and Pam Kaubris.

“Next year’s tournament plan is already underway with the intent of using four gyms, 32 teams including an illusive Women’s division,” Paterson said. “There is interests rising, teams from Vermont, New Hampshire, Boston and New York are being sought out for the ever improving A division.”

For further information, please visit the web site of the league, www.mvrbl.webs.com  or contact Paterson, epaterson2@roadrunner.com, 207-364-9352.

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