By Steve Bigham

The veteran team of My Place Restaurant has relied on its experience to jump to the top of the standings early on in the Newtown Health & Fitness Club’s men’s basketball league. My Place is not only 3-0 but is also beating its opponents by an average margin of 16 points per game.

Here’s a look at the results through December 7:

World Wine & Spirits 76, Villa Restaurant 67: Mike Storms and Levenson Morgan each scored 21 points as World Wine & Spirits raised its record to 2-2. Long-range shooter Larry Haskell also played a big role for the winners, scoring 19 points, including three 3-pointers in the second half. Dan O’Handley battled his was for 43 points to lead Villa Restaurant.

My Place Restaurant 63, Berkshire Motors 48: Tom Villa torched the nets for 19 points, Dave Kingsley scored 14 and Mike Kirk and Chris Kachur each added 12 as the well balanced My Place attack rolled on. Pete Antonopolis led Berkshire Motors with 20 points.

Inn at Newtown 72, Denmo’s 62: Steve Bigham scored 23 points and Jim Bowers and Bill Schiebe tossed in 16 and 15 points, respectively, as the Inn at Newtown won its first game. Denmo’s kept it close as rookies Matt Pachniuk and Doug Porcelli hit for 28 and 17.

My Place Restaurant 52, World Wine & Spirits 40: Dave Kingsley led My Place with 11 points and Chris Kachur and Mike Kirk both threw in 10 in the win. Mike Storms connected for 15 and Larry Haskell added 13 for World Wine & Spirits.

Villa Restaurant 69, Colonial Mitsubishi 59: Chris Oberhammer tickled the nets for 29 points and Dan O’Handley finished with 26 to lead the Villa. Stefan Marquardt paced Colonial Mitsubishi with 22 points (including six 3-pointers) and Dave Adams scored 19.

The Marcuccilli Agency 69, Berkshire Motors 64: Kevin Carolan scored 17 points, Gary Doyon had 16 and Bob Rogers netted 13 to lead the winners. Chris Nawrocki led all scorers with 28 points and Pete Antonopolis added 18 in a losing effort.

The Marcuccilli Agency 89, Inn at Newtown 68: All six players scored in double figures for The Marcuccilli Agency as they rolled over the Inn at Newtown. Kevin Carolan led the way with 20 points, Steve D’Amico scored 16, Adam Calder had 15, Bob Rogers hit for 14, Gary Doyon tossed in 13 and Jeff Candie had 10. Steve Bigham led The Inn with 28 points.

Berkshire Motors 78, World Wine & Spirits 39: Mark Svanda dominated the paint for 27 points, while Kris Nawrocki and Pete Antonopolis each chipped in with 21. Mike Storms scored 13 points, all in the second half, for World Wine & Spirits.

My Place Restaurant 76, Marcuccilli Agency 55: Tom Villa and Dave Kingsley scored 24 and 20 points as My Place opened the season big. Bob Rogers had 17 points in the loss.

Villa Restaurant 63, Inn at Newtown 59: Chris Oberhammer scored 24 points to lead the Villa is a tightly contested contest. Dan O’Handley chipped in with 16. For the Inn at Newtown, Steve Bigham scored 17 and Jim Bowers added 16.

World Wine & Spirits 47 Colonial Mitsubishi 38: Mike Storms led the winners with 22 points. Dave Adams led Colonial Mitsubishi with 17 points.

Standings

 

My Place Restaurant 3-0

The Villa Restaurant 2-1

The Marcuccilli Group         2-1

World Wine & Spirits 2-2

The Inn at Newtown  1-2

Berkshire Motors     1-2

Colonial Mitsubishi   0-2

Denmo’s       0-1

Top Scorers (Min. 2 Games)

 

Dan O’Handley        28.3

Steve Bigham 22.6

Chris Oberhammer    22.6

Kris Nawrocki 21.0

Pete Antonopolis      19.6

Dave Adams   18.0

Tom Villa      16.0

Jim Bowers    15.6

Mike Storms  15.2

Kevin Carolan          15.0

Dave Kingsley         15.0