08/02/2026
SEBL Metro A-League Final Four Results for Saturday, August 1, 2026:
The more things change, the more they stay the same. After it's all said and done... familiars wind up back in the finals.
FUH3 Athletix 93 Mach One Capyberas 82...
This one was billed to be a match up of different styles, with a great deal of emotion, which is exactly what it wound up being. FUH3 with a mix of size, aggression and some shooting, against the face-paced run n' gun shooting of Mach One. Leads changed hands through out the first half, with Mach 1 leading a several junctures, but when FUH3 wasn't feeding Mike Hemsley to power his way to the basket, they were also giving Mach One a taste of their own medicine with seven combined first half treys from Brannon Hopkins, Ronnie Walker and Marcus Dortch. Dylan Wolled and Ryan Williams were doing what they could to help Mach One keep pace, but FUH3 still went into the half up 49-41, after a buzzer beating three by Walker. The second half, saw FUH3 work to keep pace by continuing to feed Hemsley, while Williams and Wolle continued to do their thing for Mach One. But, Preston Parker also got in the mix for for Mach One, as he had a stretch of offensive prowess, to get his team back in contention. But, the story in the second half was the late-arriving Spencer Dixon, who poured in 17 points in the second half alone. His effort was the difference down the stretch, as FUH3, once again advances to the SEBL Finals. For Mach One, Wolle and Williams finished with 26 and 20, respectively, as Parker also collected 16 and Mason Bennett eight. Sam Johnson, who has burned the nets all summer had an unusually low seven in the season-ending loss. For FUH3, Hemsley had 19 points and likely 25 rebounds, to go along with Dixon's 17. Hopkins also finished with 15, Dortch 12, Sayeveon Edwards 12 and Walker 11.
Summer Hill-1 46 MOAM-1 44...
In what was one of the ugliest SEBL Metro Conference games in memory, AJ Mosby drilled a step-through 2-pointer from just inside the top of the key at the buzzer to sink MOAM-1's hopes of reaching the SEBL Metro Conference finals for the first time. Instead, the last second shot, which is a bit of a historical thing for Mosby, set up the rematch with MOAM-1 and the opportunity for Summer Hill-1 to defend their 2025 title. SH1 led for much of the way, but MOAM's CJ Bennett, took an inbounds pass and drove right, down the lane and layed it in with a little over 6 seconds left on the clock to knot the score at 44-all. After a timeout by SH1, to advance, the inbounds went to Mosby who wrangled his way from beyond half court, through defenders to get to the top of the key. Bottled up, Mosby kept his pivot foot secure, and stepped through several defenders, releasing the shot at just the right time. The buzzer began to sound, just before the ball cleanly went though the net. MOAM-1, typically a high-scoring team, got 11 from Braxton Benham, while Bennett had nine, and Jordan Grayson eight. Nate Louis, Justice Hayes and Makaile Sanders each contributed five in the low scoring contest. For SH1, now 4-4 overall, JaQuan Nelson had 15, Mosby 15 and Julian Balwin 10. Ryan Davis, who had 46 in the opening playoff game, only managed three in the win. SH1, coming into the playoffs as the #4 seed and with a dismal 1-4 pool record, now finds themselves back in the title game against a team they have faced many times in the finals. It is almost a tradition, as this point.
SEBL Metro Conference Championship:
Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 6:30pm
North #4 Summer Hill-1 (4-4) vs. South #2 FUH3 Athletix (6-2)