Published in the March 25, 2016 edition
THE MELROSE YMCA 8th grade boy’s basketball team became champions in the Eastern Travel Basketball League. Pictured is the team: top left Coach Carl Pappo, Charlie Borstel, Cole Lepler, Dan Camelio, Luka Vlajkovic, Jesse Gardner, Brandon McSorley, Coach Chuck Byrne; Bottom left: Robert Wiesen, Jake Pappo, Matt Morrissey, Chris Cusolito, Liam Byrne, Nate Dowell and Brendan Maher.
MELROSE — The Melrose boys’ 8th grade YMCA hoop team finished another successful season by winning the Eastern Travel Basketball League Championship. The talented unit, playing together for 5 seasons, is coached by Carl Pappo and Chuck Byrne.
The team went undefeated during the season in league play and earned the #1 seed for the playoff bracket. The championship round was held at the Governor’s Academy in Byfield where they prevailed over a gritty, well coached Revere team. This tough group of hoopsters battled back from a double-digit deficit in an exciting fourth quarter to force an overtime period where they took the lead and eventually captured the title. Congrats to this team on a successful season
