Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
The most surprising game was the first loss of E.Ashkelon (5-1) on the court of seventh ranked M.Raanana on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by M.Raanana 79-66. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of E.Ashkelon. It was a good game for swingman Dori Sahar (195-2001, agency: Avi Zilberman) who led his team to a victory with 25 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Yogev Ohayon (189-1987) contributed with 20 points and 9 assists for the winners. Swingman Eliad Tal (198-2002) replied with 14 points and 6 rebounds for E.Ashkelon. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Raanana (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with H.Kfar Qasem. E.Ashkelon at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. M.Raanana is looking forward to face Ramat Hash. (#11) in Ramat Hasharon in the next round and are hoping to win another game. E.Ashkelon will play at home against M.Haifa (#12) and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked E.Netanya (3-3) against eleventh ranked M.Ma’ale Adum. (2-3) on Tuesday night. Host E.Netanya was defeated by M.Ma’ale Adum. in a tough game in Netanya 64-71. Gil Noivitz (-2001) scored 17 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Ben Aken Matan chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was power forward Alon Michaeli (204-2005, agency: Avi Zilberman) with 11 points and 7 rebounds. E.Netanya’s coach Ruben Najberger rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. M.Ma’ale Adum. moved-up to ninth place. E.Netanya at the other side dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with H.Gilboa Galil and E.Shomron. M.Ma’ale Adum. will play against higher ranked E.Shomron (#7) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. E.Netanya will play against M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game in Kfar Qasem was also quite interesting. 6th ranked H.Gilboa Galil (3-3) played at the court of eighth ranked H.Kfar Qasem (3-2). H.Kfar Qasem defeated H.Gilboa Galil 78-62 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of H.Gilboa Galil. Yaniv Solomon notched 26 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort. H.Kfar Qasem’s coach Hanan Hirshovitz used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by Daniel Gueta did not help to save the game for H.Gilboa Galil. H.Kfar Qasem moved-up to fourth place, which they share with M.Raanana. Loser H.Gilboa Galil keeps the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with E.Netanya and E.Shomron. H.Kfar Qasem will meet higher ranked I.Nahariya (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. H.Gilboa Galil will have a break next round.
There were no big surprises in other games of round 6: E.Shomron beat Ramat Hash. on the road 87-80. M.Ma’ale Adum. won against M.Rishon on its own court 93-86. I.Nahariya managed to outperform M.Haifa in a road game 92-77. H.Safed Galil managed to beat Ramat Hash. at home 74-57. M.Rehovot defeated E.Shomron on the opponent’s court 93-88.
The most impressive performance of 6th round was 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists by Omer Ben David of M.Rehovot.
Ramat Hash. – E.Shomron 80-87
Everything could happen in Ramat Hasharon at the game between two tied teams. Both fifth ranked E.Shomron and 9th ranked Ramat Hash. had identical 2-3 record. But Ramat Hash. was not able to use a home court advantage and was defeated by the opponent from Shomron 87-80 on Friday night. E.Shomron made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Strangely Ramat Hash. outrebounded E.Shomron 39-27 including 29 on the defensive glass. Forward Yuval Levin (202-2003, agency: Avi Zilberman) notched 23 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Aviv Shimoni (198-1996) supported him with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Five E.Shomron players scored in double figures. Even 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) by center Amit Bier-Katz (208-1988) did not help to save the game for Ramat Hash.. Ofek Malka (181-2000) added 18 points and 5 assists. Despite that victory E.Shomron went down to sixth position due to points difference, which they share with H.Gilboa Galil and E.Netanya. Ramat Hash. lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the tenth place with four games lost. They share the position with H.Safed Galil. E.Shomron will meet M.Ma’ale Adum. (#9) in the next round. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Raanana and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ramat Hash.: A.Bier-Katz 26+9reb+4ast, O.Malka 18+1reb+5ast, G.Ofek 11+3reb+6ast, H.Halfon 9+4reb+1ast, A.Dor 8+9reb+4ast, R.Geffen 6+11reb+2ast
E.Shomron: L.Yuval 23+7reb+2ast, D.Shachar 19+1reb+2ast, A.Shimoni 15+9reb, A.Druker 11+2reb+4ast, E.Shulman 11+3reb+7ast, B.Roi 6+1reb+3ast
gschID: 1145717
M.Ma’ale Adum. – M.Rishon 93-86
Everything could happen in Ma’ale Adumim at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked M.Ma’ale Adum. and their close opponent M.Rishon had identical 1-3 record. This time M.Ma’ale Adum. used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Rishon Le-Zion 93-86 on Friday night. M.Ma’ale Adum. outrebounded M.Rishon 41-29 including 32 on the defensive glass. M.Ma’ale Adum. looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Guard Daniel Najar (193-2001) notched a double-double by scoring 21 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the effort and forward Ben Aken Matan (-1997) supported him with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Even 32 points by Ariel Derhy (190-2001) did not help to save the game for M.Rishon. Guard Shalev Lugashi (194-2001) added 14 points and 14 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. M.Ma’ale Adum. (2-3) moved-up to ninth place. Loser M.Rishon dropped to the bottom position with four games lost. They share it with M.Haifa. M.Ma’ale Adum. will meet at home higher ranked E.Shomron (#7) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. M.Rishon will play against E.Netanya (#6) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
M.Rishon: A.Derhy 32+1reb+2ast, L.Shalev 14+14reb+1ast, R.Pitshon 13+8reb+2ast, G.Gilinski 11+3reb+9ast, I.Shabat 7+3ast, S.Omer 5+2reb+1ast
M.Ma’ale Adum.: B.Aken Matan 23+8reb+3ast, N.Daniel 21+11reb+9ast, A.Roe 14+5reb+1ast, S.Kadosh 14+6reb+1ast, N.Gil 6+4reb+5ast, B.Orion 5+4reb+2ast
gschID: 1145718
M.Haifa – I.Nahariya 77-92
Very predictable result when fourth ranked I.Nahariya (4-2) won against on the road 10th ranked M.Haifa (1-4) 92-77 on Tuesday. I.Nahariya had a 24-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Naturalized American power forward Eli Abaev (203-1998, college: FGCU) notched a double-double by scoring 29 points and 14 rebounds to lead the effort and naturalized Polish point guard Yehonatan Yam (182-1999) supported him with 19 points and 10 assists. Four I.Nahariya players scored in double figures. Even 18 points and 7 rebounds by American forward Brandon Bowman (206-1984, college: Georgetown) did not help to save the game for M.Haifa. Guard Ron Cohen (191-2002) added 23 points. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. I.Nahariya moved-up to third place. M.Haifa lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the twelfth position with four games lost. They share it with M.Rishon. I.Nahariya will meet at home H.Kfar Qasem (#5) in the next round. M.Haifa will play against the league’s leader E.Ashkelon (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
M.Haifa: C.Ron 23+2reb+1ast, B.Bowman 18+7reb+3ast, M.Ben 10+4reb+1ast, D.Sharp 8+2reb+3ast, A.Amit 8+1reb+5ast, C.Ilay 6+3reb
I.Nahariya: E.Abaev 29+14reb+3ast, Y.Yam 19+4reb+10ast, L.Oz 12+3reb, D.Drapic 11+3reb+3ast, A.Reuven 8+3reb+8ast, A.Chubrevich 6+7reb
gschID: 1145719
M.Raanana – E.Ashkelon 79-66
The most surprising game was the first loss of E.Ashkelon (5-1) on the court of seventh ranked M.Raanana on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by M.Raanana 79-66. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of E.Ashkelon. It was a good game for swingman Dori Sahar (195-2001, agency: Avi Zilberman) who led his team to a victory with 25 points and 9 rebounds. The former international point guard Yogev Ohayon (189-1987) contributed with 20 points and 9 assists for the winners. Swingman Eliad Tal (198-2002) replied with 14 points and 6 rebounds and naturalized Polish point guard Nimrod Tishman (197-1991, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 8 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for E.Ashkelon. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Raanana (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with H.Kfar Qasem. E.Ashkelon at the other side still keeps top position with one game lost. M.Raanana is looking forward to face Ramat Hash. (#11) in Ramat Hasharon in the next round and are hoping to win another game. E.Ashkelon will play at home against M.Haifa (#12) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
E.Ashkelon: T.Eliad 14+6reb+1ast, F.Noam 8+4reb, N.Tishman 8+6reb+6ast, O.Yogev 7+2reb, C.Rosenberg 6+11reb+3ast, B.Eisenhardt 6+5reb+3ast
M.Raanana: D.Sahar 25+9reb+2ast, Y.Ohayon 20+4reb+9ast, J.Mor 17+9reb+2ast, E.Alber 5+6reb+3ast, O.Hai 5+1reb, U.Trocki 4+1reb+1ast
gschID: 1145720
E.Netanya – M.Ma’ale Adum. 64-71
Very important is a home loss of third ranked E.Netanya (3-3) against eleventh ranked M.Ma’ale Adum. (2-3) on Tuesday night. Host E.Netanya was defeated by M.Ma’ale Adum. in a tough game in Netanya 64-71. M.Ma’ale Adum. made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. M.Ma’ale Adum. outrebounded E.Netanya 42-29 including a 35-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Gil Noivitz (-2001) scored 17 points and 8 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Ben Aken Matan (-1997) chipped in 12 points and 9 rebounds during the contest. Four M.Ma’ale Adum. players scored in double figures. The best for the losing side was power forward Alon Michaeli (204-2005, agency: Avi Zilberman) with 11 points and 7 rebounds and guard Omer Poleg (185-1999) scored 15 points. E.Netanya’s coach Ruben Najberger rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn’t help. M.Ma’ale Adum. moved-up to ninth place. E.Netanya at the other side dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with H.Gilboa Galil and E.Shomron. M.Ma’ale Adum. will play against higher ranked E.Shomron (#7) at home in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. E.Netanya will play against M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
E.Netanya: P.Omer 15+4reb, B.Bogoslavsky 13+3reb+1ast, M.Alon 11+7reb+3ast, S.Ilay 9+4reb+1ast, D.Ilay 9+5reb+1ast, I.Ariel 7+3reb
M.Ma’ale Adum.: N.Gil 17+8reb+2ast, B.Aken Matan 12+9reb+1ast, B.Orion 12+5reb, B.Yanir 11+3reb+1ast, S.Kadosh 9+2reb, H.Matan 5+7reb+5ast
gschID: 1145721
H.Kfar Qasem – H.Gilboa Galil 78-62
The game in Kfar Qasem was also quite interesting. 6th ranked H.Gilboa Galil (3-3) played at the court of eighth ranked H.Kfar Qasem (3-2). H.Kfar Qasem defeated H.Gilboa Galil 78-62 on Tuesday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of H.Gilboa Galil. H.Kfar Qasem made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. Strangely H.Gilboa Galil outrebounded H.Kfar Qasem 53-41 including a 24-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when H.Kfar Qasem made 9 blocks. Naturalized Romanian Yaniv Solomon (200-1994) notched 26 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and guard Efi Tyomkin (190-2000) supported him with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four H.Kfar Qasem players scored in double figures. H.Kfar Qasem’s coach Hanan Hirshovitz used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists by point guard Daniel Gueta (188-2003) did not help to save the game for H.Gilboa Galil. Forward Roey Netzia (197-1997) added 13 points and 9 rebounds. H.Kfar Qasem moved-up to fourth place, which they share with M.Raanana. Loser H.Gilboa Galil keeps the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with E.Netanya and E.Shomron. H.Kfar Qasem will meet higher ranked I.Nahariya (#3) on the road in the next round and it may be the game of the week. H.Gilboa Galil will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
H.Gilboa Galil: R.Netzia 13+9reb+1ast, W.Ziv 12+5reb+1ast, G.Daniel 10+9reb+4ast, T.Spector 9+2reb, A.Levi 7+12reb+1ast, I.Davidi 6+7reb+8ast
H.Kfar Qasem: Y.Solomon 26+5reb+1ast, T.Efi 20+6reb+4ast, S.Harush 18+5reb+3ast, A.Sasson 11+5reb+1ast, R.Nitai 3+8reb, D.Yair 0+4reb
gschID: 1145722
H.Safed Galil – Ramat Hash. 74-57
There was a minor upset when 9th ranked Ramat Hash. (2-4) lost on the road to eleventh ranked H.Safed Galil (2-4) 74-57 on Friday. H.Safed Galil outrebounded Ramat Hash. 47-30 including a 37-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. H.Safed Galil looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. Guard Maxim Romanov (203-2000, college: Rockhurst) notched 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the effort and the former international power forward Daniel Koperberg (208-1997) supported him with 11 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists. Five H.Safed Galil players scored in double figures. Even 15 points and 6 assists by point guard Ofek Gol (182-2003) did not help to save the game for Ramat Hash.. Ofek Malka (181-2000) added 12 points. Ramat Hash.’s coach Guy Kantor tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. H.Safed Galil moved-up to tenth place, which they share with defeated Ramat Hash. Ramat Hash. lost fourth consecutive game. H.Safed Galil will meet league’s second-placed M.Rehovot on the road in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Raanana (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Ramat Hash.: G.Ofek 15+2reb+6ast, O.Malka 12+3reb+1ast, A.Dor 7+4reb+2ast, B.Yuval 7+8reb, A.Bier-Katz 6+3reb+2ast, I.Paz 4+2reb+3ast
H.Safed Galil: M.Romanov 24+8reb+6ast, D.Koperberg 11+16reb+4ast, O.Dvir 11+3reb+1ast, H.Omer 10+4reb+2ast, O.Ben-Yakov 10+7reb+3ast, Y.Michaeli 3+2reb+4ast
gschID: 1145723
E.Shomron – M.Rehovot 88-93
Everything went according to plan when third ranked M.Rehovot (4-1) defeated on the road 5th ranked E.Shomron (3-3) 93-88 on Friday. M.Rehovot made 28-of-34 free shots (82.4 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Guard Omer Ben David (188-2001) notched 20 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the effort and Tal-Or Peled (194-2002) supported him with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Even 31 points and 5 rebounds by forward Yuval Levin (202-2003, agency: Avi Zilberman) did not help to save the game for E.Shomron. Forward Aviv Shimoni (198-1996) added 15 points and 11 rebounds. Five M.Rehovot and four E.Shomron players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. M.Rehovot have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place. Loser E.Shomron dropped to the sixth position with three games lost. They share it with H.Gilboa Galil and E.Netanya. M.Rehovot will meet at home H.Safed Galil (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. E.Shomron will play against M.Ma’ale Adum. (#9) in Ma’ale Adumim and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
E.Shomron: L.Yuval 31+5reb, A.Shimoni 15+11reb+3ast, E.Shulman 14+2reb+11ast, B.Roi 13+1reb+2ast, I.Flaisher 7+8reb, A.Druker 5+4reb+4ast
M.Rehovot: B.David Omer 20+8reb+8ast, S.David 18+2reb+1ast, P.Tal-Or 17+6reb+6ast, J.Freund 16+5reb+2ast, R.Ido 10+4reb+2ast, S.Daniel 6+3reb
gschID: 1145724
