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THRILLERS: West County (L) and Omaha (R) saw drama in their All-Star Games, while Leland Devlin (center) sniped the three-point crown in Phoenix.

 

- Tempe All-Stars 92, Scottsdale All-Stars 90: Chad Clum (Str8 Heat) chose Scottsdale, and led the team in points (26), rebounds (11) and shooting (85% FGs).  Scottsdale took a five-point lead at the break as Tyrone Jones (PHX Ballas) had 21 points (82% FGs), 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals off the bench.  But Tempe fought back in the second half thanks to Earl Vercher of the Smashers (23 points, 64% FGs) and Ashton Thomas of the Tempe Ballers (14 pts, 7 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls), tying the game with under a minute to go.  Tempe held for the last shot, and, in fitting fashion, Victor Benjamin (arguably Phoenix's best offensive talent) of Arizona's Best hit the final shot as time expired to give Tempe the win.  Benjamin finished with a whopping statline of 29 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks.

 

- The Phoenix 3-Point Contest was won by the Smashers' Leland Devlin.  The sharp-shooting guard from Tempe shot 42% from beyond the arc this summer, though he went 0-6 in his final two games with his team.  Anthony Tinsley had 11 points in the final round and Jon Ziri held a slim lead with 12.  But it was Devlin's last shot - a money ball that pushed Devlin to 13 points - that gave him the title of Phoenix's 3-point king.

 

- Omaha East 125, Omaha West 119: The Eastern All-Stars of Omaha had seven players in double figures (led by Ryan Foster of the Lunch Ladies - 27 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts) on their way to a shootout triumph.  For the West, it was the trio of Marcus Vontz of the Bruins (35 points, 12 rebounds), TJ Rickert of Parliament (32 pts, 8-14 3PTs, 7 rebs, 4 stls), and Mike VanderWilt of Cars2Day/Wall Solutions (22 pts, 11 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls) that kept their squad in the game.  Ultimately, the run-and-gun of the East and a +21 rebounding advantage gave them the win.

 

- Kansas City West 110, Kansas City East 91: Three JC Hoops stars led a rampant second half for the West, as Larry Pandjaris (41 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts, 10 stls), Zach Witterstaetter (18 pts, 15 rebs, 7 asts), and John Creal (29 pts, 58% FGs, 12 rebs, 4 asts, 3 stls) overwhelmed Dan Morrow (23 pts, 42% 3PTs, 10 rebs, 4 asts, 2 stls) and the East.  The West's 66-point session after the break forced the East to play up-tempo, something that brought more offense (East 1st half - 41 points ... 2nd half - 50 points) but also far more turnovers (16 in total).

 

- St. Louis West 71, St. Louis East 70: Ian Varley's half-court heave as time expired clanged off the rim and out, giving the Western All-Stars victory by the slimmest of margins.  Rich Wiedner of The Squad (23 points) led the way for the West, while Sean Rose (Wine Chateau - 15 pts, 8 rebs, 2 stls) and Hasnain Aijaz (Bulls - 13 pts, 11 rebs, 4 asts, 4 stls) played key minutes.  20 points from Varley (And 1) and a 14-point, 5-rebound, 3-block night from Colin O'Neal (Arches) gave the East hope, but the final result favored Anjo Marasigan (11 points, 15 rebounds) and the West.

 

- With a four-way tie for first in the St. Louis 3-Point Contest (Alex Van Vliet, Paul Haley, Mike Brown, and Mika Ewald all had 19 points), a shootout ensued to determine the best perimeter shooter.  Ewald finished with 9, Brown with 10, Van Vliet with 14, and the champion of St Louis' 3-Point Contest, Paul Haley, racked up 17 points to win the shootout.

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