The Papas Elite Summer League regular season wrapped up last week, and the first round of the playoffs were held Tuesday night.
The league features current and former college basketball players, and games are played in Saltonstall Park at the court behind the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. The O’Brien-Jeharian Legends League playoffs also start this week.
The fifth-seeded Donohue’s Kaos beat fourth seed Gauchos 50-46 in the first quarterfinal. The second seed, Made Men, had a tough game with No. 7 Middlesex Magic. Made Men pulled out the game 44-42.
No. 3 seed Zards dispatched sixth-seeded Game Creek 79-63. The top seed, HBC, had an easy win over No. 8 WPI, 56-41, in the final quarterfinal.
The semifinals and the finals for both leagues will be best-of-three series. Here is the schedule of games:
Wednesday, Aug. 5
Papas Elite Semifinals
7 p.m. HBC vs. Donohue’s Kaos Game 1
7:55 p.m. Made Men vs. Zards Game 1
Thursday, Aug. 6
O’Brien-Jeharian Legends Semifinals
6:30 p.m. Control Club vs. Kaos Club Game 1
7:25 p.m. Finnegan Club vs. Johnson Club Game 1
Papas Elite Semifinals
8:20 p.m. HBC vs. Donohue’s Kaos Game 2
9:15 p.m. Made Men vs. Zards Game 2
Monday, Aug. 10
O’Brien-Jeharian Legends Semifinals
6:30 p.m. Control Club vs. Kaos Club Game 2
7:25 p.m. Finnegan Club vs. Johnson Club Game 2
Papas Elite Semifinals
8:20 p.m. HBC vs. Donohue’s Kaos Game 3
9:15 p.m. Made Men vs. Zards Game 3
Tuesday, Aug. 11
O’Brien-Jeharian Legends Semifinals
7 p.m. Control Club vs. Kaos Club Game 3
7:55 p.m. Finnegan Club vs. Johnson Club Game 3
Papas Elite Finals
9 p.m. Game 1
Wednesday, Aug. 12
O’Brien-Jeharian Legends Finals
7 p.m. Game 1
Papas Elite Finals
8 p.m. Game 2
Thursday, Aug. 13
O’Brien-Jeharian Legends Finals
7 p.m. Game 2
Papas Elite Finals
8 p.m. Game 3
Monday, Aug. 17
O’Brien-Jeharian Legends Finals
7 p.m. Game 3
Papas Elite Summer Basketball Final Standings
Team – Wins-Losses Winning %
1 HBC – 12-3 80%
2 Made Men – 12 3 80%
3 Zards – 11-4 73.33%
4 Gauchos – 9-6 60%
5 Donohue’s Kaos – 9-6 60%
6 Game Creek – 9-6 15 60%
7 Middlesex Magic – 9-6 60%
8 WPI – 7-8 46.67%
9 Warriors Elite – 7-8 46.67%
10 Fifty Shades of Ray – 6-9 40%
11 Fitzy’s – 5-10 33.33%
12 Alex’s Glass – 5-10 33.33%
13 Proper – 2-13 13.33%
14 Dream Team – 2-13 13.33%