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STRATFORD – The Stratford STAR Men’s Basketball League playoffs began Sunday with quarterfinals to two divisions.
Play continues April 15 with semifinals.
Here is a look at the playoff results:
A Division
*No. 4 seed Kafka Forestry topped No. 5 Neva Jean Motel 63-55. Dalton Lehman had 14 points for Kafka. Malachai David led Neva Jean with 16 points.
*No. 7 Victory Apparel upset No. 2 Success Realty with a 77-72 victory in double overtime. Mike Riemer had 24 points and Kyle Davis added 21 for Victory Apparel. Cain Trunkel scored 29 points and Dan Dargenio had 24 for Success.
*No. 3 Oil Exchange & Auto Repair knocked off No. 6 Smazal’s Hunters Choice 71-62. Brady Turner led Oil Exchange and Chris Hannula topped Smazal’s, both scoring 17 points.
*No. 1 seed Nutz Deep II/Stoney Acres Brewery beat No. 8 Financial Strategies 76-52. Scoring leaders were not provided.
Semifinal matchups: No. 1 Nutz Deep II/Stoney Acres Brewery vs. No. 7 Victory Apparel, and No. 3 Oil Exchange & Auto Repair vs. No. 4 Kakfa Forestry.
B Division
*No. 6 Stratford Sign Co. upended No. 3 Chaps & Friends 46-36. Derek Austin led Stratford Sign with 17 points. Keith Clater led Chaps & Friends with 15 points.
*No. 1 seed Resource Recovery edged No. 8 After Hours 45-43. Scott Gebelein had 17 points for Resource. Trevor Gorman topped After Hours with 13 points.
*No. 2 Fairway Mortgage whipped No. 7 LJ’s Sport Zone 73-43. Ethan Posteluk had 25 points for Fairway. Alex Lang scored nine points to lead LJ’s.
*No. 4 Weiler’s C-Stores beat No. 5 Lob City 64-47. Alex Marth had 18 points for Weiler’s. Jason Pierce scored 13 points for Lob City.
Semifinal matchups: No. 1 Resource Recovery vs. No. 6 Stratford Sign Co., and No. 2 Fairway Mortgage vs. No. 4 Weiler’s C-Stores.