Engineers disassemble competition Published March 2, 2009 By Airman 1st Class Michael Charles 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- Two free-throws were enough to assure a Civil Engineer Squadron win over the 99th Medical Group, 66-59, in the Nellis Basketball Intramural Championship Game Feb.27. The MDG went on a 7-0 run led by J. Hall, an MDG operating room technician, after trailing by 10 with two minutes left in the game. A quick basket by Akeem Prince with 13.2 seconds left in the game pulled MDG within three points; however, after making a pair of freethrows and a layup CES emerged victorious. Greg Dailey, a CES plumbing specialist, was the game's leading scorer with 23 points, including 15 of the team's 30 points in the first half. The Medics continued to keep the pressure on the engineers; however, a combination of foul trouble and key turnovers prevented them from taking the lead. A 14-2 run by CES early in the game helped set the pace that the teamwork helped maintain until the end. "This victory says a lot about their teamwork," said Lt. Col. Markus Henneke, the 99th CES commander. "One of the things I've stressed is working together as a unit and a team. By using the teamwork philosiphy we can be excellent in anything we do, wheather it be in sports, work or at home. " "They outhustled us but even so I'm proud of our team," said Capt. Robert Barrientos, the MDG coach from the 99th Medical Support Squadron and. "All season they stayed commited and practiced hard which says a lot about the people we have as part of our team and our squadron." The Medics defeated the Equipment Maintenance Squadron 37-41 in the semi-final round and CES beat the Services Squadron 54-51 to advance to the championship game. MDG finished the regular season undefeated and emerged as the western conference champions. The Engineers finished the regular season with one lost to become the easern conference champions and the eventual champions. Both squadrons entered the tournament Feb. 23, as the number one seeds.
