U19 League Round 5 (Regular Season): USK Praha keeps a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for second-ranked USK Praha as it allowed them to take a leadership position. USK Praha smashed 10th ranked Sokol Prazsky at home 91-55. USK Praha forced 23 Sokol Prazsky turnovers and outrebounded them 36-25 including 25 on the defensive glass. USK Praha looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Forward Lukas Sadovsky (195-2008) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jakub Chaloupka (191-2009) contributed with 20 points and 7 assists for the winners. Jaroslav Dostal (-2008) answered with 13 points and 4 assists for Sokol Prazsky. Sokol Prazsky's coach Mathias Durand gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Undefeated USK Praha (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Sokol Prazsky lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with four games lost. They share the position with Nymburk and Pelhrimov. Sokol Prazsky will play next round against strong Opava trying to get back on the winning streak. USK Praha will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Tygri Brno on the road.
Undefeated Decin (4-1) recorded its first loss at the home court. Hosts were edged by third ranked Opava (4-1) 72-70. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Decin. Forward Vojtech Gronsky (192-2009) stepped up and scored 35 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winners and Jakub Kraval chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Jan Nadherny (-2008) responded with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Opava moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Decin. Opava will play against Sokol Prazsky (#11) in Praha in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Decin will play at home against Plzen (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An interesting game was also tough home defeat of 6th ranked Pardubice in a game versus Sokol Pisek (#7) 70-62. Tomas Rybarik nailed a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 16 rebounds for the winning side. Jan Blasko came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds for Synthesia in the defeat. Synthesia's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Sokol Pisek (3-2) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with MS Academy. Pardubice at the other side dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. Sokol Pisek will meet at home higher ranked Tygri Praha (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pardubice will play against Pelhrimov (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 5: Pelhrimov beat Plzen on the road 72-71. Nymburk lost to Tygri Brno on its own court 70-86. MS Academy was outscored by Tygri Praha in a road game 64-84.



Pardubice - Sokol Pisek 62-70:
An interesting game was also tough home defeat of 6th ranked Pardubice in a game versus Sokol Pisek (#7) 70-62. Sokol Pisek forced 20 Synthesia turnovers. Tomas Rybarik (-2008) nailed a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 16 rebounds for the winning side and Teodor Kacirek (190-2009) accounted for 23 points and 7 rebounds. Jan Blasko (-2009) came up with a double-double by scoring 10 points and 13 rebounds and Stepan Horak (-2009) added 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals respectively for Synthesia in the defeat. Synthesia's coach rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Sokol Pisek (3-2) moved-up to fifth place, which they share with MS Academy. Pardubice at the other side dropped to the eighth position with three games lost. Sokol Pisek will meet at home higher ranked Tygri Praha (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Pardubice will play against Pelhrimov (#10) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sokol Pisek: T.Rybarik 35+16reb+3ast, K.Teodor 23+7reb+3ast, M.Prochazka 6+6reb+5ast, F.Hladik 4+3reb+1ast, H.Thao 2+1reb+1ast, J.Suk 0+4reb
Pardubice: H.Stepan 13+5reb+4ast, A.Adam 10+7reb+2ast, B.Jan 10+13reb+2ast, J.Ptacek 9+5reb+1ast, K.Matej 8+3reb+1ast, K.Adam 6+2reb+2ast

Plzen - Pelhrimov 71-72:
Everything could happen in Plzen at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Pelhrimov and bottom-ranked Lokomotiva had identical 0-4 record. But Lokomotiva was not able to use a home court advantage and was edged by the opponent from Pelhrimov 72-71 on Saturday night. Matej Rosecky (-2009) nailed 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Matyas Zajic (-2009) accounted for 18 points. Ondrej Vanik (-2008) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds and swingman David Kozel (195-2008) added 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Plzen in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Pelhrimov (1-4) left bottom position moving up to ninth place, which they share with Nymburk and Sokol Prazsky. It was Plzen's fifth loss in a row. They still close the standings with five games lost. Pelhrimov will meet at home higher ranked Pardubice (#8) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Plzen will play against Decin (#3) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Pelhrimov: M.Rosecky 26+8reb+5ast, M.Zajic 18+4reb, T.Weniger 11+6reb, F.Bartos 9+6reb+2ast, A.Zadrazil 6+4reb+2ast, J.Havelka 2+4reb+1ast
Plzen: V.Ondrej 22+11reb+2ast, V.Filip 15+5reb+1ast, K.David 15+10reb+4ast, S.Josef 8+2reb+1ast, M.Klicka 8+6reb, S.Alexandr 2+5reb

USK Praha - Sokol Prazsky 91-55:
The game had a very big importance for second-ranked USK Praha as it allowed them to take a leadership position. USK Praha smashed 10th ranked Sokol Prazsky at home 91-55. USK Praha forced 23 Sokol Prazsky turnovers and outrebounded them 36-25 including 25 on the defensive glass. USK Praha looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Forward Lukas Sadovsky (195-2008) orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Jakub Chaloupka (191-2009) contributed with 20 points and 7 assists for the winners. Five USK Praha players scored in double figures. Jaroslav Dostal (-2008) answered with 13 points and 4 assists and Matyas Kopecny (-2009) added 6 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Sokol Prazsky. Sokol Prazsky's coach Mathias Durand gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. USK Praha (5-0) have an impressive series of five victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Sokol Prazsky lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth place with four games lost. They share the position with Nymburk and Pelhrimov. Sokol Prazsky will play next round against strong Opava trying to get back on the winning streak. USK Praha will try to continue on its current victory against seventh ranked Tygri Brno on the road.
Top scorers:
USK Praha: C.Jakub 20+3reb+7ast, S.Lukas 18+9reb+6ast, R.Chaloupka 17+3reb+3ast, A.Zika 12+5reb, I.Pashkov 10+6reb+1ast, O.Skakal 10+5reb+3ast
Sokol Prazsky: D.Jaroslav 13+1reb+4ast, P.Matous 8+1reb+1ast, P.Antonin 7+1reb, G.Daniel 6+3reb+1ast, K.Vincent 6+3reb+1ast, K.Matyas 6+5reb+1ast

Nymburk - Tygri Brno 70-86:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked Nymburk's (1-4) home loss to eighth ranked Tygri Brno (2-2) 70-86 on Saturday. Tygri Brno shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 57.1 percentage. Adam Pulkrabek (-2008) nailed 25 points for the winning side and Krystof Pys (-2009) accounted for 14 points. Forward Krystof Davidek (203-2008) came up with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 15 rebounds and Simon Batelka (-2009) added 7 points and 12 rebounds respectively for Nymburk in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Tygri Brno moved-up to seventh place. Loser Nymburk keeps the ninth position with four games lost. They share it with Sokol Prazsky and Pelhrimov. Tygri Brno will meet at home league's leader USK Praha in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Nymburk will play against MS Academy (#5) in Ostrava and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Tygri Brno: A.Pulkrabek 25+2reb, K.Pys 14+3reb, O.Kos 13+2reb, B.Pavlik 7+1reb, F.Masek 7+4reb, L.Cupak 6+6reb+3ast
Nymburk: K.Davidek 26+15reb+1ast, T.Benda 9+1reb, K.Jan 8+3reb+1ast, T.Gogh 8+6reb+1ast, B.Simon 7+12reb, K.Ondrej 6+2reb+3ast

Tygri Praha - MS Academy 84-64:
There was a small surprise when sixth ranked Tygri Praha (3-1) rolled over at home 3rd placed Snakes (3-2) 84-64 on Saturday. Tygri Praha made 16-of-19 free shots (84.2 percent) during the game. Tygri Praha outrebounded MS Academy 46-23 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Tygri Praha looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Forward Vavrinec Zahorik (198-2008) nailed 28 points and 8 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) for the winning side and forward Ondrej Pospichal (203-2008) accounted for 13 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Stepan Licka (187-2009) came up with 14 points and Croatian forward Marko Duspara (-2008) added 7 points and 7 rebounds respectively for MS Academy in the defeat. Snakes' coach tested ten players seeing no chance for a win. Tygri Praha moved-up to fourth place. Loser Snakes dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Sokol Pisek. Tygri Praha will meet Sokol Pisek (#6) on the road in the next round. MS Academy will play against Nymburk and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Tygri Praha: Z.Vavrinec 28+8reb+3ast, P.Ondrej 13+10reb+3ast, L.Poulicek 13+3reb+4ast, T.Langhammer 10+1reb+2ast, M.Blabolil 8+8reb, M.Kratky 8+5reb+3ast
MS Academy: L.Stepan 14+2reb+3ast, N.Richard 13+2reb+1ast, P.Daniel 9, H.Tomas 8+1reb, D.Marko 7+7reb+3ast, K.Filip 6+1reb

Decin - Opava 70-72:
Undefeated Decin (4-1) recorded its first loss at the home court. Hosts were edged by third ranked Opava (4-1) 72-70. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Decin. Opava forced 20 Decin turnovers and outrebounded them 54-42 including 22 on the offensive glass. Decin was plagued by 26 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Vojtech Gronsky (192-2009) stepped up and scored 35 points (!!!) and 9 rebounds for the winners and Jakub Kraval (-2009) chipped in 17 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. Jan Nadherny (-2008) responded with 12 points and 9 rebounds and guard Jan Kopecky (183-2010) scored 16 points and 7 assists. Four Decin players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Opava moved-up to second place, which they share with defeated Decin. Opava will play against Sokol Prazsky (#11) in Praha in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Decin will play at home against Plzen (#12) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Opava: V.Gronsky 35+9reb+2ast, J.Kraval 17+5reb+5ast, L.Hejduk 11+3reb+1ast, M.Perkins 6+9reb+2ast, D.Stastny 3+8reb+1ast, V.Nicolas 0+1reb
Decin: J.Kopecky 16+1reb+7ast, S.Martin 12+10reb, N.Jan 12+9reb+3ast, F.Filip 11+9reb+2ast, K.Krystof 5+3reb+1ast, N.Simon 5