Watertown Recreation Department
Players clash on the Saltonstall Park basketball court during the Watertown Summer Basketball League playoffs.
Watertown’s highly competitive Papas Elite Summer Basketball League has reached the postseason and Tuesday night the top squads played their quarterfinals. The best-of-three semis start Wednesday.
In the quarterfinals, fourth seed Made Men fell to fifth-seeded Gauchos 70-67.
Donohues Kaos, the third seeds, beat sixth-seeded Middlesex Magic 59-41.
Top seeded Game Creek came away with a 59-41 win over eighth-seeded The Dream Team.
In the final game of the night, HBC, the second seed, won 72-51 over Railsplitters.
Games are played at the outdoor basketball court behind the Watertown Boys & Girls Club. The O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League starts play soon, too.
Here is the schedule for the rest of the playoffs:
Papas Elite League
Semifinals
Wednesday, July 27
7 p.m. – HBC vs. Donohues Kaos
8 p.m. – Game Creek vs. Gauchos
Thursday, July 28
8:20 p.m. – HBC vs. Donohues Kaos
9:15 p.m. Game Creek vs. Gauchos
Monday Aug. 1 (if necessary)
7 p.m. – HBC vs. Donohues Kaos
8 p.m. – Game Creek vs. Gauchos
Finals
Tuesday Aug. 2, 8:30 p.m. – Game 1
Thursday Aug. 4, 9 p.m. – Game 2
Tuesday Aug. 9 8:20 p.m – Game 3 (if necessary)
O’Brien-Jerahian Legends League Playoffs
Semifinals
Tuesday Aug. 2
6:30 p.m. – Semi Series 1, Game 1
7:25 p.m. – Semi Series 2, Game 1
Thursday, Aug. 4
6:30 p.m – Semi Series 1, Game 2
8 p.m. – Semi Series 2, Game 2
Tuesday, Aug. 9 (if necessary)
6:30 p.m. – Semi Series 1, Game 3
7:25 p.m. – Semi Series 2, Game 3
Finals
Thursday, Aug. 11, 7 p.m. – Game 1
Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m. – Game 2
Thursday Aug. 18, 7 p.m. – Game 3 (if necessary)