Draft & Dynasty League

Ranch Sports Gym was electric for opening night; you can really feel the thunderous cheers echoing throughout the building. Fans packed the building with anticipation for the season to start. Many thought this opening game would be a defensive struggle, but it turned out to be a fast-paced thrill ride from start to finish. Bullets would shoot out to a quick double-digit lead behind the hot mid-range shooting by the Silver Fox John Quintos. Stags could not buy a basket and were starting to settle for three-point shots, but Rob Del Rosario started to make his presence felt as he would connect from downtown and hit tear drop drives to the basket. The Bencito Brothers helped keep Stags at bay with Josh scoring on tough layups and Jeff skillfully using his body downlow to earn himself a living in the paint. Panic started to set in late in the game as Stags started to apply full court pressure and create turnovers, Bullets lead quickly vanished from 17 to only 2 points in the final seconds. Bullets were able to escape with the win, but it was a bit concerning how nervous they got. Justin Gomez had a good game for Stags with 10 rebounds 5 assists and 3 steals but he will need to look to score in their next outing. John Quintos led Bullets with 24 points 13 rebounds and 3 assists.