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The game between third ranked I.Nahariya (8-4) and fifth ranked E.Yavne (8-4) was the most important one in the last round on Thursday night. I.Nahariya was crushed by E.Yavne in Yavne 78-97. It ended at the same time the six-game winning streak of I.Nahariya. E.Yavne looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. 26 personal fouls committed by I.Nahariya helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of naturalized American power forward Eli Abaev (203-1998, college: FGCU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Brandon Tabb (193-1995, college: BCU) contributed with 32 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. American-Nigerian center Temidayo Yussuf (201-1996, college: LBSU, agency: Slash Sports) answered with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists for I.Nahariya. I.Nahariya’s coach Offer Rahimi rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. E.Yavne have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with M.Rehovot and I.Nahariya. E.Yavne will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. I.Nahariya will play at home against the league’s leader M.Raanana and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked M.Rehovot (8-4) against ninth ranked M.Rishon (6-5) on Friday night. Visiting M.Rehovot was defeated by M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion 91-76. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of M.Rehovot. American players dominated the game. Forward DJ Burns (201-2001, college: YSU, agency: Players Group) stepped up and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and Qua Grant chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. At the losing side guard Kevin Capers (188-1993, college: FSC, agency: Inception Sports) responded with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. M.Rehovot’s coach Kobi Hasson tested ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Rishon have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place. M.Rehovot at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with I.Nahariya and E.Yavne. M.Rishon will play against H.Kfar Qasem (#10) on the road in the next round. M.Rehovot will play against Otef Darom (#14) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Bottom-ranked Otef Darom is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 11th consecutive match to seventh ranked E.Ashkelon (7-5) 94-72 on Saturday evening. Jalen Canty nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side. Vince Cole came up with 26 points for Otef Darom in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. E.Ashkelon moved-up to sixth place. Loser Otef Darom still closes the standings with 11 games lost. E.Ashkelon will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Otef Darom will play against M.Rehovot (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 13 H.Safed Galil beat E.Shomron on the road 82-80.

E.Yavne – I.Nahariya 97-78

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E.Shomron – H.Safed Galil 80-82

The game between closely ranked teams ended with eleventh ranked H.Safed Galil‘s (4-7) road victory over 12th ranked E.Shomron (2-10) 82-80 on Friday. H.Safed Galil forced 19 E.Shomron turnovers. American-Bahamas forward Jonathan Augustin-Fairell (201-1993, college: Murray St.) nailed a double-double by scoring 28 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Dachon Burke (193-1997, college: USA) accounted for 27 points and 7 steals. American Isaiah Crawley (201-1998, college: Georgia South) came up with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and point guard Eyal Shulman (192-1987, agency: Avi Zilberman) added 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists respectively for E.Shomron in the defeat. Four E.Shomron players scored in double figures. E.Shomron’s coach Dror Cohen let to play ten players in this game, but that didn’t help. H.Safed Galil maintains eleventh place with 4-7 record. E.Shomron lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the thirteenth position with ten games lost. H.Safed Galil will meet higher ranked H.Eilat (#8) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. E.Shomron will play against H.Izrael (#12) in Nazareth and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
E.Shomron: I.Crawley 25+12reb+2ast, E.Shulman 16+6reb+7ast, Y.Goldman 13+2reb+5ast, A.Shimoni 11+1reb, O.Cohen 5+3reb, R.Behar 5+2reb+3ast
H.Safed Galil: J.Augustin-Fairell 28+12reb+2ast, D.Burke 27+2reb+2ast, C.Rosenberg 15+7reb+3ast, O.El-Al 7+2reb+2ast, R.Levinstein 3+1ast, G.Doron 2+2reb+5ast

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M.Rishon – M.Rehovot 91-76

Very important is a road loss of third ranked M.Rehovot (8-4) against ninth ranked M.Rishon (6-5) on Friday night. Visiting M.Rehovot was defeated by M.Rishon in Rishon Le-Zion 91-76. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of M.Rehovot. M.Rishon dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to M.Rehovot‘s 34. M.Rishon players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American players dominated the game. Forward DJ Burns (201-2001, college: YSU, agency: Players Group) stepped up and scored 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winners and guard Qua Grant (185-1999, college: SHSU) chipped in 12 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Burns is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. At the losing side guard Kevin Capers (188-1993, college: FSC, agency: Inception Sports) responded with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Demetrius Treadwell (201-1991, college: Akron) scored 10 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. M.Rehovot’s coach Kobi Hasson tested ten players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. M.Rishon have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place. M.Rehovot at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. They share it with I.Nahariya and E.Yavne. M.Rishon will play against H.Kfar Qasem (#10) on the road in the next round. M.Rehovot will play against Otef Darom (#14) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
M.Rehovot: I.Romy 13+3reb+1ast, K.Capers 13+7reb+5ast, I.Nesterenko 11+1reb+1ast, D.Treadwell 10+7reb+5ast, S.David 9+2reb, D.Gueta 9+4reb+6ast
M.Rishon: D.Burns 23+6reb+3ast, J.Coblin 19+2reb, J.Freund 16+6reb+1ast, Q.Grant 12+5reb+8ast, M.Romanov 9+5reb+6ast, O.Gol 8+3reb+2ast

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Otef Darom – E.Ashkelon 72-94

Bottom-ranked Otef Darom is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 11th consecutive match to seventh ranked E.Ashkelon (7-5) 94-72 on Saturday evening. E.Ashkelon made 16-of-18 free shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. American forward Jalen Canty (203-1995, college: UCSB, agency: Haylett Sports) nailed a double-double by scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks (made all of his eight free throws) for the winning side and guard Daniel Najar (193-2001) accounted for 18 points and 7 assists. American swingman Vince Cole (198-1998, college: Coastal) came up with 26 points and forward Yonatan Abouloff (195-2005) added 12 points respectively for Otef Darom in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. E.Ashkelon moved-up to sixth place. Loser Otef Darom still closes the standings with 11 games lost. E.Ashkelon will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Otef Darom will play against M.Rehovot (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Otef Darom: V.Cole 26+3reb+3ast, Y.Abouloff 12+4reb+1ast, C.Manigault 10+4reb, O.Shelef 10+4reb+3ast, N.Mintz 4+2reb, A.Sela 3+2reb
E.Ashkelon: J.Canty 22+12reb+1ast, A.Sanker 20+2reb+1ast, D.Najar 18+3reb+7ast, E.Mor-Yosef 12+1reb+3ast, N.Ben Shemen 5+4reb, D.Davis 5+2reb+5ast