The Regular Season in Winner League is slowly approaching the end. But there may be still some important changes in the final standings in the last 3 rounds. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tel Aviv. Third ranked Hapoel Jerusalem faced second-ranked Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Guests from Jerusalem (18-5) defeated host Maccabi Tel-Aviv (19-4) 95-83. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Maccabi Tel-Aviv. 25 personal fouls committed by M.Tel-Aviv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Jared Harper (178-1997, college: Auburn) who scored 30 points and 6 assists. His fellow American import center Austin Wiley (211-1999, college: Auburn) chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). American guard Jimmy Clark III (191-2001, college: Duquesne, agency: Diamond Sports) produced 24 points and 4 assists for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. H.Jerusalem maintains third place with 18-5 record having four points less than leader H.Tel-Aviv. Defending champion M.Tel-Aviv keeps the second position with four games lost. H.Jerusalem are looking forward to face H.Be’er Sheva (#9) in Beer Sheva in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. M.Tel-Aviv will play on the road against H.Gilboa Galil (#8) in Gan Ner and is hoping to win this game.
Another exciting game was played in Nes Ziyona between seventh ranked I.Ness Ziona and 4th placed Bnei Hertzeliya where host I.Ness Ziona (11-12) won against Bnei Hertzeliya (13-10) 93-83. American Bryce Brown (190-1996, college: Auburn) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Darnell Edge contributed with 24 points for the winners. The former international guard Ethan Burg (190-2002) answered with 18 points and 8 assists for Bnei Hertzeliya. I.Ness Ziona maintains seventh place with 11-12 record. Bnei Hertzeliya at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. They share it with H.Holon. I.Ness Ziona will play against E.Netanya (#12) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Bnei Hertzeliya will play against H.Haifa (#14) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Leader Hapoel Tel-Aviv delivered the twenty first victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Ramat Gan (12-11) 88-82 in Tel Aviv. It was a great evening for Johnathan Motley who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 5 assists. Hapoel Tel-Aviv’s coach Dimitris Itoudis used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Isaiah Miles responded with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Hapoel Tel-Aviv (21-3) have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. H.Tel-Aviv maintains first place. M.Ramat Gan lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 11 games lost. H.Tel-Aviv will meet at home H.Galil Elion (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. M.Ramat Gan will play against Kiryat Ata (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Other games of round 23 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
E.Netanya was defeated by H.Afula in a road game 86-78. Bottom-ranked H.Haifa was beaten by H.Galil Elion at home 112-116. H.Gilboa Galil won against H.Be’er Sheva on the opponent’s court 88-72. Kiryat Ata unfortunately lost to H.Holon in a home game 93-98.
The best stats of 23th round was 20 points and 8 rebounds by Yiftah Ziv of H.Holon.
H.Tel-Aviv – M.Ramat Gan 88-82
Leader Hapoel Tel-Aviv delivered the twenty first victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 6th ranked Ramat Gan (12-11) 88-82 in Tel Aviv. H.Tel-Aviv outrebounded M.Ramat Gan 40-27 including a 27-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was a great evening for American center Johnathan Motley (207-1995, college: Baylor) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 5 assists. The former international guard Bar Timor (191-1992, agency: Avi Zilberman) helped adding 18 points and 5 assists. Hapoel Tel-Aviv’s coach Dimitris Itoudis used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. American forward Isaiah Miles (203-1994, college: St.Joseph’s) responded with 15 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import point guard Kendale McCullum (184-1996, college: Lewis) scored 14 points and 9 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Hapoel Tel-Aviv (21-3) have an impressive series of eight victories in a row. H.Tel-Aviv maintains first place. M.Ramat Gan lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with 11 games lost. H.Tel-Aviv will meet at home H.Galil Elion (#10) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. M.Ramat Gan will play against Kiryat Ata (#13) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Ramat Gan: A.Ariel 19+1reb, I.Miles 15+8reb+2ast, K.McCullum 14+1reb+9ast, R.Huber 12+2ast, D.Sahar 8+3reb, L.Muhammad 6+2reb+2ast
H.Tel-Aviv: J.Motley 20+4reb+5ast, B.Timor 18+3reb+5ast, A.Blakeney 16+5reb+4ast, O.Blayzer 12+7reb+1ast, I.Wainright 7+5reb, M.Bingham Jr. 5+2reb
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H.Afula – E.Netanya 86-78
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both twelfth ranked Afula and 11th ranked E.Netanya had identical 7-15 record. This time Afula used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Netanya 86-78 on Friday night. H.Afula forced 19 E.Netanya turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was a great evening for American forward JP Tokoto (201-1993, college: UNC) who led his team to a victory scoring 12 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Naturalized American swingman Sandy Cohen III (198-1995, college: Green Bay) helped adding 15 points and 5 rebounds. American guard Kyler Edwards (193-1999, college: Houston) responded with 21 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import forward Bryce Washington (203-1996, college: Louisiana) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 11 rebounds. Four H.Afula and five E.Netanya players scored in double figures. H.Afula (8-15) moved-up to eleventh place. E.Netanya lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the twelfth position with 16 games lost. They share it with Kiryat Ata. H.Afula will meet at home higher ranked H.Holon (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. E.Netanya will play against I.Ness Ziona (#7) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
E.Netanya: K.Edwards 21+7reb+3ast, B.Washington 14+11reb+1ast, R.Paretsky 13+7reb+2ast, I.Moshkovitz 12+1reb+3ast, C.Marshall Jr. 10+9reb+4ast, S.Doron 3
H.Afula: S.Cohen III 15+5reb+3ast, E.Ellis 13+1reb, N.Avivi 13+4reb+2ast, M.Lutati 13+5reb+3ast, J.Tokoto 12+9reb+5ast, J.Mutts 12+7reb+2ast
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H.Haifa – H.Galil Elion 112-116
No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Galil Elion (10-14) defeated on the road bottom-ranked Hapoel Haifa (3-20) 116-112 on Monday. H.Galil Elion made 26-of-31 free shots (83.9 percent) during the game. H.Galil Elion outrebounded H.Haifa 44-31 including 32 on the defensive glass. H.Galil Elion looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. It was a great evening for Canadian guard Marcus Carr (188-1999, college: Texas) who led his team to a victory scoring 28 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. American Rawle Alkins (197-1997, college: Arizona) helped adding 26 points and 5 assists. American point guard Matt Coleman III (188-1998, college: Texas) responded with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 assists and the other American import forward DeAndre Pinckney (203-2000, college: Southern Miss) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. H.Galil Elion maintains tenth place with 10-14 record. Loser Hapoel Haifa stay dead last with 20 lost games. H.Galil Elion will meet league’s leader H.Tel-Aviv in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Haifa will play against Bnei Hertzeliya (#5) in Hod Hasharon and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
H.Haifa: M.Coleman III 29+1reb+12ast, D.Pinckney 22+10reb+3ast, J.Gant 22+4reb+2ast, A.Gershon 16+4reb+4ast, D.Rosenbaum 11+3reb+1ast, E.Pemberton 10+6reb+3ast
H.Galil Elion: M.Carr 28+9reb+7ast, R.Alkins 26+2reb+5ast, L.Goldenberg 17+9reb+2ast, L.Freeman 15+14reb+1ast, L.Carreira 13+6reb+2ast, T.Asayag 10+2reb+3ast
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H.Be’er Sheva – H.Gilboa Galil 72-88
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 8th ranked Hapoel Beer Sheva (10-13) was defeated at home by ninth ranked H.Gilboa Galil (10-13) 88-72 on Sunday. H.Gilboa Galil made 23-of-29 free shots (79.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 25 H.Be’er Sheva turnovers. The game was dominated by American players. It was a great evening for forward Ben Moore (203-1995, college: SMU) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds. Forward Elijah Childs (201-1999, college: Bradley) helped adding 11 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Justin McKoy (203-2001, college: Hawaii) responded with 19 points and guard Cody Demps (193-1993, college: Sacramento St.) scored 12 points and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players saving starting five for next games. H.Gilboa Galil moved-up to eighth place, which they share with H.Be’er Sheva. H.Gilboa Galil will meet at home league’s second-placed M.Tel-Aviv in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. H.Be’er Sheva will play against H.Jerusalem (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
H.Be’er Sheva: J.McKoy 19+3reb+2ast, C.Demps 12+3reb+4ast, S.Iorio 11+3reb+1ast, I.Molinar 10+5reb+3ast, R.Zipper 7+1reb, I.Flaisher 4+3reb
H.Gilboa Galil: B.Moore 20+5reb+2ast, I.El-Amin 16+2reb+1ast, G.Lavi 14+8reb+1ast, E.Childs 11+10reb+2ast, P.Scruggs 9+3reb+2ast, N.Misgav 8+3reb+8ast
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I.Ness Ziona – Bnei Hertzeliya 93-83
Another exciting game was played in Nes Ziyona between seventh ranked I.Ness Ziona and 4th placed Bnei Hertzeliya where host I.Ness Ziona (11-12) won against Bnei Hertzeliya (13-10) 93-83. They outrebounded Bnei Hertzeliya 44-32 including 35 on the defensive glass. Ironi Nes-Ziona players were unselfish on offense dishing 22 assists. American Bryce Brown (190-1996, college: Auburn) orchestrated the victory by scoring 23 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. His fellow American import point guard Darnell Edge (188-1997, college: FDU) contributed with 24 points for the winners. The former international guard Ethan Burg (190-2002) answered with 18 points and 8 assists and American John Meeks (197-1999, college: Charleston) added 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for Bnei Hertzeliya. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. I.Ness Ziona maintains seventh place with 11-12 record. Bnei Hertzeliya at the other side keeps the fourth position with ten games lost. They share it with H.Holon. I.Ness Ziona will play against E.Netanya (#12) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Bnei Hertzeliya will play against H.Haifa (#14) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Bnei Hertzeliya: E.Burg 18+4reb+8ast, J.Meeks 16+8reb+5ast, J.Hawley 16+10reb+1ast, E.Stewart 10+3reb+3ast, M.Johnson 9+1reb+4ast, S.Lugashi 6+3reb+2ast
I.Ness Ziona: D.Edge 24+1reb+2ast, B.Brown 23+5reb+6ast, J.Van Tubbergen 12+6reb+1ast, I.Segev 11+11reb+1ast, Y.Kravits 9+8ast, R.Lindo Jr. 8+13reb+1ast
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M.Tel-Aviv – H.Jerusalem 83-95
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Tel Aviv. Third ranked Hapoel Jerusalem faced second-ranked Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Guests from Jerusalem (18-5) defeated host Maccabi Tel-Aviv (19-4) 95-83. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Maccabi Tel-Aviv. 25 personal fouls committed by M.Tel-Aviv helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The best player for the winners was American point guard Jared Harper (178-1997, college: Auburn) who scored 30 points and 6 assists. His fellow American import center Austin Wiley (211-1999, college: Auburn) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all six shots). American guard Jimmy Clark III (191-2001, college: Duquesne, agency: Diamond Sports) produced 24 points and 4 assists and the former international power forward Roman Sorkin (209-1996, college: Oregon) added 13 points and 9 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Five H.Jerusalem and four M.Tel-Aviv players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. H.Jerusalem maintains third place with 18-5 record having four points less than leader H.Tel-Aviv. Defending champion M.Tel-Aviv keeps the second position with four games lost. H.Jerusalem are looking forward to face H.Be’er Sheva (#9) in Beer Sheva in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. M.Tel-Aviv will play on the road against H.Gilboa Galil (#8) in Gan Ner and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
M.Tel-Aviv: J.Clark III 24+2reb+4ast, L.Randolph 13+1reb+2ast, R.Sorkin 13+9reb+2ast, R.Menco 10+7reb+1ast, R.Jokubaitis 9+6ast, T.Williams 6+8reb+2ast
H.Jerusalem: J.Harper 30+4reb+6ast, K.Carrington 16+2reb+2ast, A.Wiley 15+10reb, Y.Zoosman 11+2reb+5ast, J.Morgan 11+2reb+3ast, J.Smith 4+2reb
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Kiryat Ata – H.Holon 93-98
Very predictable result when fifth ranked Hapoel Holon (13-10) beat on the road 12th ranked Kiryat Ata (7-16) 98-93 on Monday. H.Holon made 25-of-31 free shots (80.6 percent) during the game. They also forced 25 Kiryat Ata turnovers. H.Holon looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for the former international guard Yiftah Ziv (191-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). American forward Justin Alston (203-1994, college: Boston U.) helped adding 19 points and 6 rebounds. Naturalized American swingman JJ Kaplan (196-1997, college: UAH) responded with 26 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and American guard Keandre Cook (194-1997, college: Missouri St.) scored 17 points and 8 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. H.Holon moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Bnei Hertzeliya. Loser Kiryat Ata keeps the twelfth position with 16 games lost. They share it with E.Netanya. H.Holon will meet H.Afula (#11) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kiryat Ata will play against M.Ramat Gan and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kiryat Ata: J.Kaplan 26+3reb+2ast, K.Cook 17+8reb+2ast, Y.Levin 14+5reb+1ast, C.Smith 13+6reb+5ast, S.de Sousa 9+5reb+1ast, L.O’Reilly 6+4ast
H.Holon: Y.Ziv 20+8reb+2ast, J.Alston 19+6reb+3ast, M.Davis Jr. 17+1reb+3ast, I.Zalmanson 13+4reb, D.Tucker 12+3reb, N.Artzi 9+4reb+1ast
gschID: 1196159
