The 2007-2008 boys high school basketball season on Cape Cod proved exciting, with Nauset edging Falmouth for the ACL South title. Falmouth had a strong fan following and support in the community, but lost twice to Nauset in the regular season and again in the playoffs. Several other teams had successful seasons, including Cape Tech, Provincetown, and Mashpee, who all made the postseason. Harwich won the sportsmanship award for their division.

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Posted: March 25th, 2008 by Tom Nolette
Winter '08: Boys Basketball - ( Cape Cod Times)
By RUSS CHARPENTIER
STAFF WRITER
March 25, 2008 6:00 AM
With a tight Atlantic Coast League South race and seven teams earning postseason
berths, the 2007-2008 Cape and Islands high school boys basketball campaign proved
an exciting take.
Nauset (17-3 in the regular season) edged Falmouth (17-5) for the ACL South title.
But the Warriors were frustrated by the Clippers, losing twice to them in the regular
season and again in the Division 2 South quarterfinals. Falmouth eventually fell to
Catholic Memorial in a close South semifinal contest, the same team that had beaten
Nauset in the South finals the previous season. Clippers fans flocked to watch their
team as the success multiplied.
“The following we had, the support in the community and the high school, really
brought the student body together,” said Falmouth coach Paul Lundberg. “That was the
big story.”
Nowhere was that more evident than in the postseason, when a big crowd filled the
field house for a home game against Sharon. Then Falmouth fans hit the road to help
pack the Nauset gym, a big building that even had packed temporary bleachers set up
on the practice court behind the benches, for the game.
The loud but well-behaved crowd saw a contest that showed all the positives of high
school athletics. Just as many fans traveled to Taunton for the close tourney loss to
CM.
“Every game was close, every game a battle,” Lundberg said. “Our first four games,
we were losing with three minutes left and won them all. We were 10-1 at home, the
only loss in overtime to Plymouth North.”
Falmouth won with defense – holding opponents under 50 points in 14 games. The
Clippers didn’t have a player average in double figures during the regular season.
Nauset lost to only two teams this season – three times to Falmouth and once to
Brookline. The Warriors were a veteran team looking to again make it to UMass-
Boston and maybe beyond. Falmouth got in its way, but the experience of last year
helped pave the way to a league title.
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2. “We talked a few times during the season, especially with the kids who played a lot a
year ago,” coach Keith Arnold said. “They knew it was there. Not a cocky feeling, but
even during timeouts, there was a feeling they knew they could get it done. It made it
interesting.”
Beau Almodobar steered Nantucket to a 14-6 campaign and a Lighthouse Conference
title. The veteran coach said it was a matter of consistent hard work and playing
together.
Cape Tech (12-8) coach Brent Warren said he stressed defense this year, and that
proved invaluable in a season that ended at the hands of Div. 4 South champion Avon
in the first round of sectionals. It was a tough draw, but Warren was pleased with how
his team evolved.
“That was our big thing, and all the kids played great defense,” he said. “Scoring was
just one aspect of our game.”
Provincetown, under coach John McDonough, made it to Div. 4 South Sectionals with a
12-8 mark, a major feat considering the Fishermen went, realistically, six deep and
didn’t have any seniors. The lack of numbers didn’t bother them. “They practiced
really hard and put on a superb season,” the coach said. “We ran up and down the
floor and put up shots in under 12 seconds.”
McDonough coached the Fishermen despite teaching at Bridgewater State, piling up
the miles on his daily commute.
Mashpee (13-9) and Martha’s Vineyard (12-8) both played well enough to make the
postseason, with Mashpee pulling out a victory before falling.
Sturgis didn’t qualify for sectionals but went 9-10, the most wins – by far – in the
program’s brief history. The previous record was four.
Harwich won the MIAA Div. 4 boys basketball Sportsmanship Award.
Upper Cape may have been rebuilding this year, but in 17 of its 21 games the
opposition was a team that qualified for the postseason.
Staff writer Russ Charpentier can be reached at rcharpentier@capecodonline.com.
League all-stars
Atlantic Coast League South
Dennis-Yarmouth: Phil Ford; Falmouth: Jamie Heide, Sean Fitzpatrick, Ryan Knox;
Nauset: Brett Conrad, Mike Quill, Connor Seymour, Brendan Scalley; Plymouth South:
Derrick Duquette; Sandwich: Connor Green.
Honorable Mention
D-Y: Jason Clark; Falmouth: Jason Minerve; Plymouth South: Brad Girouard;
Sandwich: Ben Gould, Ryan Colameco.
Team Sportsmanship
Dennis-Yarmouth.
Lighthouse Conference
Cape Cod Academy: Nick Clarke; Nantucket: Jordan Ferreira, Delroy Lawrence;
Provincetown: Zach Tobias; Sturgis: Christian Champney.

3. Honorable Mention
Cape Cod Academy: Brian Morris; Nantucket: Josh Butler, Evan Hourihan;
Provincetown: Ben Fortier; Sturgis: Mark Ode.
Mayflower League
Division 1
Avon: Akeem Williams (MVP), Deric McCottrell; Blue Hills: Nick Dubuisson; Diman:
Cory Desrosiers; South Shore: Jayson Sullivan; Southeastern: Mike Campbell, Terrel
Clark, Mike Paige; Westport: Jordan Carvalho, Nicholas Jagoe.
Division 2
Cape Tech: Dom Richmond, Jake Roderick; Holbrook: Arthur Lambert; Norfolk Aggie:
Nick Runyan; Old Colony: Matthew Pacheco; Sacred Heart: Matt Dennison; Tri-County:
Peter Beckwith; West Bridgewater: Greg Pigeon (MVP), Matt Harris, Ryan Webby.
Old Colony League
Attleboro: Macmichel Borgellas, Jared Linares; Barnstable: CJ Nicholas; Bridgewater-
Raynham: Jordan Wiggins, Dennis Clifford; Dartmouth: Justin Mello, Owen Higham,
Jordan Todman; Taunton: Apollo Wade, Chris Briody, Tyren Heggs.
Sportsmanship
Attleboro: Ryan Cronin; Barnstable: Pat Fulham; Bridgewater-Raynham: Matt Zingg;
Dartmouth: Mike Toole; Taunton: Chris Schweitzer.
Team Sportsmanship
Barnstable.
South Coast Conference
Bourne: Eric Robbins; Case: Chris Fitzgerald; Dighton-Rehoboth: Nate Koneski;
Fairhaven: Ian Andrade; Greater New Bedford Voke: Billy Dias; Old Rochester: Jeff
Rezendes, Jordan Rezendes; Seekonk: Tyler Patch; Wareham: Steve Monteiro, Ryan
Pina.
Honorable Mention
Apponequet: Chris Joyal, Siondueh Burnette; Bourne: Chris Robbins, Steve Tkowski;
Case: Chris Deschenes; Dighton-Rehoboth: Jared Gregory, Josh Koneski; Fairhaven:
Taylor Motta, Bryan Sweeney; Greater New Bedford Voke: Chris Weaver, Shaine
Robles; Old Rochester: Tristan Miller, John Santos; Seekonk, Kyle Charron, Matt
Quinn; Wareham: Pat Murphy, Val Pina.
Sportsmanship
Bourne: Justin Hill.
South Shore League
Abington: Ryan Chambers, Kristian LaPointe; Carver: Richie King, Steve Eldridge;
Cohasset: Danny Martin; East Bridgewater: Nick Clark; Harwich: Ben Bianco; Hull:
Triant Xypteras, K.P. Wholey; Mashpee: Mike Martini, Joey Lopes; Norwell: James
Long, Mike Genatossio, Tom Finkenstaedt, Cam Evans.