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It’s still too early stage of the Regular Season in VTB-Youth League, but even now we can clearly see the difference between stronger teams and outsiders. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Zenit-2 (5-1) recorded its first loss in Saint Petersburg on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by sixth ranked Parma-2 (3-3) 76-70. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Zenit-2. Parma-2 made 24-of-28 free shots (85.7 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Zenit-2 turnovers. The best player for the winners was forward Mikhail Stafeev (198-2005) who scored 18 points. Guard Ivan Egorov (189-2005) chipped in 10 points and 4 assists. Timofey Komissarov (203-2006) produced 17 points and 9 rebounds for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Parma-2 maintains sixth position with 3-3 record. Defending champion Zenit-2 keeps the second place with one game lost. Parma-2 are looking forward to face league’s leader CSKA-Junior in Moscow in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Zenit-2 will play at home against Uralmash-2 and is hoping to win this game.
Undefeated leader CSKA-Junior delivered the sixth consecutive victory. This time they beat 7th ranked Uralmash-2 (2-4) 70-61 in Moscow. Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. Sergey Novikov contributed with 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) replied with 14 points and 7 assists for Uralmash-2. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Undefeated CSKA-Junior (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Uralmash-2 at the other side dropped to the ninth place with four games lost. CSKA-Junior will play against Parma-2 (#6) in Perm in the next round where they are favorite. Uralmash-2 will play on the road against the league’s second-placed Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Avtodor-2 (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 74-60 loss to tenth ranked UNICS-2 (2-2) in Saratov on Friday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Alexandr Gerega who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds. Petr Forsov responded with 17 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. UNICS-2 moved-up to eighth place. Loser Avtodor-2 still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Samara-2 and Enisey-2. UNICS-2 will meet bottom-ranked Samara-2 (#13) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Avtodor-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 8 N.Novgorod-2 defeated Samara-2 in Nizhny Novgorod 75-57. Lokomotiv-2 smashed Enisey-2 at home 102-52.

Avtodor-2 – UNICS-2 60-74

Bottom-ranked Avtodor-2 (0-6) tried to put together a comeback for its first victory of the season, but they fell short in the 74-60 loss to tenth ranked UNICS-2 (2-2) in Saratov on Friday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Alexandr Gerega (192-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 16 points and 11 rebounds and point guard Magomednabi Khalilulaev (186-2006) who added 16 points and 6 assists during the contest. Guard Petr Forsov (184-2005) responded with 17 points and guard Rustem Gabaraev (190-2006) scored 15 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. UNICS-2 moved-up to eighth place. Loser Avtodor-2 still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Samara-2 and Enisey-2. UNICS-2 will meet bottom-ranked Samara-2 (#13) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Avtodor-2 will play against N.Novgorod-2 and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
UNICS-2: M.Khalilulaev 16+4reb+6ast, A.Gerega 16+11reb+2ast, N.Lednev 16+6reb, Y.Dudnik 9+3reb+2ast, G.Yalovenko 8+5reb, D.Dubovoy 4+3reb
Avtodor-2: P.Forsov 17+2reb+1ast, R.Gabaraev 15+2reb+1ast, A.Novikov 9+4reb, A.Nikulin 6+5reb+2ast, A.Suschik 5+3reb, R.Boykov 4+3reb+5ast

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Samara-2 – N.Novgorod-2 57-75

There was no surprise when bottom-ranked Samara-2 (0-6) was defeated at home by fifth ranked N.Novgorod-2 (4-2) 75-57 on Friday. N.Novgorod-2 forced 21 Samara-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 49-34 including a 22-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Yaroslav Anikin (198-2005) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and Vladimir Semenchenko (193-2005) who added 10 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals during the contest. Center Ivan Kasyanov (205-2005) responded with 13 points and 7 rebounds and point guard Georgiy Marufov (195-2006) scored 9 points. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. N.Novgorod-2 moved-up to fourth place. Loser Samara-2 still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Avtodor-2 and Enisey-2. N.Novgorod-2 will meet Avtodor-2 (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Samara-2 will play against UNICS-2 and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
N.Novgorod-2: Y.Anikin 17+11reb+1ast, A.Kovalenko 12+8reb, V.Semenchenko 10+5reb+6ast, A.Shenderov 8+4reb, V.Noskov 8+3reb+3ast, V.Shamray 7+3reb+2ast
Samara-2: I.Kasyanov 13+7reb, G.Marufov 9+4reb+3ast, N.Kosyakov 8+4reb+2ast, A.Pivtcaykin 7+3reb+2ast, I.Zaytcev 7+3reb+1ast, B.Shuvakin 6+3reb+1ast

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Lokomotiv-2 – Enisey-2 102-52

No shocking result in a game in Krasnodar where top-ranked Lokomotiv-2 (2-0) smashed bottom-ranked Enisey-2 (0-6) 102-52 on Friday. Lokomotiv-2 dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Enisey-2‘s 40 and made 33-of-33 free shots (100 percent !!!) during the game. Lokomotiv-2 forced 21 Enisey-2 turnovers and outrebounded them 83-50 including a 36-11 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Lokomotiv-2 made 20 blocks. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Ilya Grushevskiy (194-2005) who helped to win the game recording 14 points and guard Alexandr Molofeev (195-2006) who added 13 points and 4 blocks during the contest. Five Lokomotiv-2 players scored in double figures. Guard Egor Skuratov (190-2005) responded with 12 points and 4 assists and Matvey Marmalyuk (201-2006) scored 7 points and 6 assists. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Lokomotiv-2 moved-up to seventh place. Loser Enisey-2 still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Samara-2 and Avtodor-2. Lokomotiv-2 will meet at home higher ranked MBA-2 (#3) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Enisey-2 will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Lokomotiv-2: I.Grushevskiy 14+2reb+1ast, A.Molofeev 13+2reb, A.Fraymut 12+3reb, D.Chernin 12+2reb, A.Sereda 11+1reb, D.Almyashev 10+1reb+3ast
Enisey-2: S.Datcko 12+1ast, E.Skuratov 12+4ast, D.Zavorotniy 8+2reb+2ast, M.Marmalyuk 7+1reb+6ast, V.Afanasev 7+4ast, D.Pekshin 4

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Zenit-2 – Parma-2 70-76

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CSKA-Junior – Uralmash-2 70-61

Undefeated leader CSKA-Junior delivered the sixth consecutive victory. This time they beat 7th ranked Uralmash-2 (2-4) 70-61 in Moscow. Nikolay Natcvlishvili (198-2005) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 6 rebounds. Sergey Novikov (195-2008) contributed with 16 points (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) for the winners. Four CSKA-Junior players scored in double figures. Point guard Matvey Reshetov (178-2005) replied with 14 points and 7 assists and Kirill Voskoboynikov (196-2005) added 9 points in the effort for Uralmash-2. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. CSKA-Junior (6-0) have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with a perfect record of 6 victories in a row. Uralmash-2 at the other side dropped to the ninth place with four games lost. CSKA-Junior will play against Parma-2 (#6) in Perm in the next round where they are favorite. Uralmash-2 will play on the road against the league’s second-placed Zenit-2 in Saint Petersburg and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
CSKA-Junior: N.Natcvlishvili 18+6reb+2ast, S.Novikov 16+4reb+2ast, D.Klubbe 13+2reb+5ast, A.Lukyanov 11+3reb+2ast, I.Bondarenko 8+8reb, D.Radulov 2+5reb+2ast
Uralmash-2: M.Reshetov 14+4reb+7ast, A.Fomin 10+2reb+1ast, K.Voskoboynikov 9+3reb+2ast, S.Dubitckiy 7+7reb, V.Smagin 6+1reb, A.Kosachev 5+1reb