Week Five

Week Five Recap

Week Five of the West Chester Shuffleboard League saw some rises and some falls. Tim Frasca (12-5 overall) went 2-0 on the evening and overtook the Division One lead with his record-tying 22-1 manhandling of Dave Traverso (11-6 overall). Jason Votta (10-7 overall) also finished undefeated with a 2-0 night of play and he managed to keep pace with Frasca and pull within one game of Traverso for the #3 playoff seed. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Division Two suffered a huge shake-up with former division leader Rob Przekop's (6-10 overall) 0-5 evening. Dave Drinkwater (9-8 overall) posted a 2-1 record and claimed sole possession of first place in the division. Chris Bandoian (6-12 overall) also had a solid evening of play by finishing with a 2-1 record as well. There's only one more week of games before the playoffs and the 4 playoff births are almost set in stone. It will take some mighty heroics for these standings to change.

On a side note, congrats to Tim Frasca on tying a record for most points in a game (22) and Jason Votta for tying the most blocks in a game (8).

Week Five League Leaders

Point Differential
1. Tim Frasca   +111
2. Dave Traverso  +29
2. Jason Votta   +29

Hangers
1. Rob Przekop   6
2. Dave Traverso   5
2. Tim Frasca   5 

Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   6.94
2. Jason Votta   6.35
3. Chris Bandoian   6.16

Standing Knockoffs Per Game
1. Rob Przekop   3.19
2. Tim Frasca   3.00
3. Chris Bandoian   2.94

Blocks Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   3.65
2. Dave Traverso   2.71
3. Jason Votta   2.12

Gutter Balls Per Game
1. John Ditter   8.35
2. Todd Kehl   7.94
3. Rob Przekop   7.63

Least Gutter Balls Per Game
1. Dave Traverso   4.18
2. Tim Frasca   4.59
3. Jason Votta   5.88

Week Four

Week Four Recap

It was mainly a battle of inter-division play during week four of the West Chester Shuffleboard League. What began this season as an evenly matched showing between the two divisions, eventually turned into a Boston-sized massacre as Division One sported an unfathomable 9-0 record against Division Two last night. Tim Frasca (10-5 on the season) paved the way with an impressive 3-0 record, while Jason Votta (8-7 on the season), Todd Kehl (7-8 on the season) and Dave Traverso (10-5 on the season) all posted 2-0 records on the evening. This marks the first time that last season's number one seed in the playoffs, Jason Votta, has his record over the .500 plateau during his sophomore season. As far as the record book goes, Tim Frasca had a remarkable 8 block game which shattered the previous record of 6. And although it wasn't quite record breaking, Chris Bandoian (4-11 on the season) continued his mark as one of the league's most dangerous defensive players by registering 12 and 13 knockoff games on the evening.

Week Four League Leaders

Point Differential
1. Tim Frasca   +79
2. Dave Traverso  +36
3. Jason Votta   +11

Hangers
1. Rob Przekop   5
2. Dave Drinkwater   4
3. Three tied with   3 

Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   7.13
2. Chris Bandoian   6.87
3. Jason Votta   6.40

Standing Knockoffs Per Game
1. Chris Bandoian   3.33
2. Rob Przekop   3.27
3. Tim Frasca   3.00

Blocks Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   3.60
2. Dave Traverso   2.80
3. John Ditter   2.00

Gutter Balls Per Game
1. John Ditter   8.29
2. Todd Kehl   8.20
3. Rob Przekop   7.82

Least Gutter Balls Per Game
1. Dave Traverso   4.53
2. Tim Frasca   4.67
3. Jason Votta   5.87

Week Three

Week Three Recap

Parity reigns supreme in the West Chester Shuffleboard League. As I often say, "all divisions are created equal". In week three action, Division Two outplayed Division One throughout a wild night of shuffleboard competition. The BIG winners on the evening were Division Two representatives John Ditter (2-1 on the night) and Rob Przekop (4-3 on the night). Ditter and Przekop managed to split their doubleheader, but then Ditter closed out his games with an impressive 17-10 smackdown over Division One leader Dave Traverso (8-5 on the season). Przekop settled for two-game splits with division rivals Ditter and Bandoian (3-8 on the season), as well as dominating victories over Division One opponents Traverso and Jason Votta (6-7 on the season). Monday night's action also saw a record-breaking performance by Rob Przekop. Przekop claimed an unbelievable 8 standing knockoffs during his bittersweet 17-13 loss to Ditter. Congrats Mr Przekop on your record-setting effort. 

Week Three League Leaders

Point Differential
1. Tim Frasca   +40
2. Dave Drinkwater  +28
3. Dave Traverso   +25

Hangers
1. Rob Przekop   5
2. Dave Drinkwater   3
2. John Ditter   3 

2. Tim Frasca   3

Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   7.75
2. Chris Bandoian   6.00
2. Jason Votta   6.00

Standing Knockoffs Per Game
1. Rob Przekop   3.27
2. Tim Frasca   3.25
3. Chris Bandoian   3.09

Blocks Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   3.08
2. Dave Traverso   2.54
3. John Ditter   2.36

Gutter Balls Per Game
1. John Ditter   8.36
2. Chris Bandoian   7.91
3. Todd Kehl   7.85

Least Gutter Balls Per Game
1. Dave Traverso   4.23
2. Tim Frasca   5.25
3. Jason Votta   5.85

Week Two

Week Two Recap

Week two in the West Chester Shuffleboard League was all over the place. Throughout the night, division one outplayed division two in the heavy dose of inter-division games. The big winners on the evening were Dave Traverso and Tim Frasca (both 3-1 on the day). While Traverso managed to win his head to head matchup with Frasca 17-8, he suffered a loss at the hands of division foe Todd Kehl 15-7. Kehl also had a strong rebound from last week's 0-4 start by posting a 3-2 record on the evening. In division two, Dave Drinkwater picked up where he left off last week by winning his first two games. However, Drinkwater suffered back to back losses at the hands of John Ditter and Todd Kehl and finished the evening playing .500 shuffleboard. Ditter also posted a 2-2 record on the night and managed to keep pace with his division leader. Finally, the league record book couldn't avoid being broken into yesterday evening. Tim Frasca  and John Ditter both dished out a record tying 6 blocks in a game, while Dave Drinkwater also registered a record tying 17 gutterballs in his hard fought 15-13 winner over division rival Chris Bandoian.

Week Two League Leaders

Point Differential
1. Dave Traverso   +36
2. Dave Drinkwater  +28
3. Tim Frasca   +25

Hangers
1. Rob Przekop   3
1. Dave Drinkwater   3
1. John Ditter   3 

Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   8.00
2. Chris Bandoian   5.88
3. Jason Votta   5.44

Standing Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   3.13
2. Chris Bandoian   3.00
3. Dave Drinkwater   2.75

3. Rob Przekop   2.75

Blocks Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   3.25
2. Dave Traverso   2.38
3. John Ditter   2.00

Gutter Balls Per Game
1. Todd Kehl   8.56
2. John Ditter   8.38
3. Rob Przekop   7.75

3. Chris Bandoian   7.75

Least Gutter Balls Per Game
1. Dave Traverso   4.38
2. Tim Frasca   5.38
3. Jason Votta   5.89

Week One

Week One Recap

The second season of the West Chester Shuffleboard League kicked off in somewhat unusual fashion. Last year's Division One bottom feeder Dave Drinkwater made some off-season adjustments and took control of Division Two by posting a 4-0 day. Drinkwater swept his entire division as well as defeating Division One's current leader Dave Traverso (3-1) by a 15-6 drubbing. Week one action also saw some memorable antics that will NEVER be forgotten. First, there was "THE BUMP HEARD ROUND THE WORLD" in a controversial finale between Division Two foes Chris Bandoian (1-3) and John Ditter (1-3). Bandoian all but had the game locked up, then his fourth and final throw of the round (which could have been gutterballed for the win) turned out to be an errant one. The shot gave Ditter a generous push and the points for the round. Their battle continued when Bandoian pulled some bar league tricks and successfully bumped the table hard enough to knock off Ditter's game winning hanger. Judges of this gentleman's league ruled in favor of Ditter, forever boycotting table bumping from the league. Finally, a congrats is in order to both Tim Frasca and Rob Przekop (2-2) who entered the record books with some triumphs from week one. Frasca (2-2) registered a league record 16 knockoffs in a game during his close 16-14 loss to Traverso. Then, Przekop became the fourth player in league history to score two hangers in a single game. Ironically, Przekop's milestone also happened in a 16-10 loss to Division Two leader Dave Drinkwater.

Week One League Leaders

Point Differential
1. Dave Drinkwater   +35
2. Jason Votta   +19
3. Dave Traverso   +10

Hangers
1. Rob Przekop   3
2. Dave Drinkwater   2
3. Three tied with   1 

Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   10.00
2. Chris Bandoian   7.50
3. Jason Votta   5.50
3. Dave Traverso   5.50

Standing Knockoffs Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   4.25
2. Chris Bandoian   3.75
3. Dave Traverso   3.50

Blocks Per Game
1. Tim Frasca   3.25
2. Dave Traverso   2.25
3. Dave Drinkwater   2.00
3. John Ditter   2.00

Gutter Balls Per Game
1. John Ditter   10.50
2. Todd Kehl   9.00
3. Rob Przekop   7.75

Least Gutter Balls Per Game
1. Jason Votta   4.25
2. Dave Traverso   4.50
3. Dave Drinkwater   5.00

Preseason Welcome

Welcome everyone to the second season of the West Chester Shuffleboard League. It's a 20 game season and as you can tell we have two divisions. 4 teams will qualify for the playoffs. Those teams will comprise of each division winner followed by the two best wild card teams (with regards to overall record). Playoff seeding tie-breakers will be 1st criteria: Head to Head record and 2nd criteria: Head to Head point differential. The entire playoffs will be best of 3 series. League Leaders and various statistics from the first week of play will be up soon.