Pallacanestro Massa wins the playoffs in the regional basketball championship

It is mathematically in the play off la Basketball Massa that in the 11th day of the return match of the Regional Division 3 Championship di basket, passes in Montecatini by 54-72 (partials 11-15, 19-34, 37-54) and with two days to spare secures the play-offs reserved for the first two classified in the regular phase. The guests always ahead, who already in the first part mortgage the result with a +15, in a game where once again they showed the great aggressiveness that distinguishes them, with a game made of offensive solutions born from ball recoveries and offensive rebounds. For the boys of coach Luke Rigano, who gave space to the entire bench, was also a convincing performance in shooting from outside against the Terme defense lined up in a zone.

For the Basketball Massa this is the 14th consecutive victory, a march that is the result of the improvements that the team has shown compared to the first part of the championship. So they will play for promotion ALTOPASCIO (first in the standings) and Massa (in second place), while the Pescia which, in third place, even if it were to recover the 4 points of detachment from the Apuans, has -1 in the basket difference in direct clashes. The Biancorossi of president Francesco Canciello (vice Riccardo Bondielli, team manager Tommaso Ferrari) will be back on the field this evening at home (sports hall in via Oliveti, 21.15 pm) against Porcari and then close the regular season again at home on May 2 against Dream Pisa.

"It wasn't in the plans at the beginning of the season, but now that we're close, we're trying to move up a category" says Rigano who is supported on the bench by assistant Luca Quadrelli. The score: Donnini 13, Santacroce 11, Zollini 10, Ragaglini 10, Riccardi 7, Buffoni 5, Brizzi 5, Volpi 5, Torre 4, Dini 2, Tonarelli, Campatelli.

Maurizio Munda