Frost Heaves dismantle Montreal 116-91
March 14, 2009 - Premier Basketball League (PBL)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
Barre, VT - Vermont's second game in 2 days lead to another Frost Heaves victory as they put away Montreal with a 116-91 victory. Vermont had 6 players in double figures and never trailed in the game after jumping out to a quick 5-0 lead.
The Frost Heaves were lead in scoring by Benson Callier and Joe Nixon who both put up 19 points. Greg Plummer and Thomas Sanders each had 15 followed by John Williams with 12 and John Smith with 11. John Bryant had 14 rebounds to lead a strong defensive effort and Frost Heaves forced 27 turnovers on 18 steals and outrebounded Montreal 61 - 47.
The Frost Heaves get right back at it tomorrow when they face the Buffalo Stampede in Barre at 2:05 p.m. The Northfield Savings Bank Community All Star for this game will be Marissa Velez, one of the Team Captains for the State Champion Spaulding Girls Division I Basketball team. Marissa hit the 1000-point mark in last minute of the championship game, capping off her four-year varsity career. Next year she plans to attend Assumption College on a full scholarship. She will be playing for the Central Vermont Humane Society.
March Madness at its finest. We hope to see everyone there to help push the Frost Heaves into the playoffs. All games count in the PBL regular season standings, so come help us fight for a wild card spot!
WITH A WIN TOMORROW THE FROST HEAVES WILL CLINCH A PLAYOFF SPOT!
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