Degras Barber Shop team wins West Hartford Youth Basketball Alumni 2017 Championship, thanks in part to Benjamin Kriedel’s winning basket at Saturday’s game

by Joy Taylor

It was an exciting weekend of basketball in West Hartford.

In Saturday’s West Hartford Youth Basketball Alumni playoff game at Hall High School, the Degra’s Barber Shop team beat The Lost Breed team 55-54 with 1.2 seconds remaining.

Benjamin Kriedel scored the winning basket in the close game. Benjamin’s twin brother Tanner, also played in the game. Hall’s Market took Foran Brothers 77-63 on Saturday.

The Degra’s Barber Shop team went on to win the Championship title on Sunday with a 60-49 win over Hall’s Market.

Degras’s Barber Shop Roster
Head Coach: Zak Delaney; Asst. Coaches: Nick Delaney and Sean Leary
2 Darrell Mickey, Jr.
25 Patrick Mahon
3 Nolan Butler
32 Colin Farrell
4 Ariel Caplan
33 Ben Kriedel
5 Harry Walker
34 Aidan Stabnick
10 Shane Carr
42 Bryce Della Bianca
11 Carter Fradette
44 Alex Della Bianca
23 John Kirklin
50 Tanner Kriedel

West Hartford Community TV recorded the championship games on Sunday and will make DVD’s, available for purchase by clicking here.

Benjamin Kriedel scored the winning basket in Saturday’s playoff game for West Hartford Youth Basketball Alumni Degras Barber Shop team. courtesy photo

Brothers Benjamin and Tanner Kriedel play for the Degra’s Barber Shop team for West Hartford Youth Basketball Alumni team, and the team won the championship game on March 12, 2017. Courtesy photo.

West Hartford Youth Basketball 2017 Alumni Champions, Degra’s Barber Shop team. Courtesy photo