1st Division B Round 2 (Regular Season): Honka 2 keeps a leadership position

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in 1st Division B. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Honka 2 defeated Pajulahti in Espoo 88-74. Honka 2 forced 21 Pajulahti turnovers and had a 24-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. Honka 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Veeti Ulander (203) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds. point guard Emil Selkainaho (178-2007) contributed with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Esko Salonen (185-1996) replied with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Pajulahti. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pajulahti will play next round against strong KTP II trying to get back on the winning streak. Honka 2 will try to continue on its current victory against TuNMKY in Turun.
Ura Basket recorded a loss in Kaarina. Hosts were edged by PuHu Juniorit 85-82. Forward Aku Valimaki (194-2001) had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and Saku Korhonen chipped in 16 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) during the contest. Forward Joona Airenne (201-1998) responded with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. PuHu Juniorit will play against Raiders Basket in Jarvenpaa in the next round. Ura Basket will play on the road against Nokia to get more than just one victory in their record.
An interesting game was also tough home loss of PeU-Basket in a game in Pernio versus undefeated TuNMKY 81-79. Severi Jalonen notched 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort. Even 27 points and 7 rebounds by Benjamin Granstrom did not help to save the game for PeU-Basket. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. TuNMKY will meet at home Honka 2 in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. PeU-Basket will have a break next round.

In the last two games of round 2 Kataja Ta. lost to KTP II on the road 67-88. Nokia won against HyPo on its own court 83-75.
The most impressive performance of 2nd round was 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists by Alex Makikokko of PeU-Basket.



KTP II - Kataja Ta. 88-67:
No shocking result in a game when KTP II crushed Kataja Ta. in Kotka 88-67 on Thursday. KTP II dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Kataja Ta.'s 22. KTP II forced 19 Kataja Ta. turnovers. Forward Aleksi Rasanen (193-2006) notched a double-double by scoring 12 points and 10 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Joonas Lehtoranta (194-1994) supported him with 11 points and 8 assists. Five KTP II players scored in double figures. Even 22 points by forward Emil Eskelinen (190-2005) did not help to save the game for Kataja Ta.. Forward Oskari Pehkonen (189-2003) added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. KTP II will meet Pajulahti in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kataja Ta. will play against HyPo in Hyvinkaa and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kataja Ta.: E.Emil 22+4reb+2ast, M.Eelis 13+5reb+2ast, P.Oskari 12+6reb+4ast, P.Joel 9+1reb, T.Juha-Pekka 5+1reb, A.Aatu 4+4reb
KTP II: J.Lehtoranta 13+6reb+3ast, J.Pitkanen 12+3reb+1ast, A.Rasanen 12+10reb+3ast, J.Lehtoranta 11+3reb+8ast, J.Toikka 10+1reb+1ast, A.Pitkanen 10+7reb+2ast

Honka 2 - Pajulahti 88-74:
Honka 2 defeated Pajulahti in Espoo 88-74. Honka 2 forced 21 Pajulahti turnovers and had a 24-12 advantage in offensive rebounds. Honka 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Veeti Ulander (203) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds. point guard Emil Selkainaho (178-2007) contributed with 7 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Esko Salonen (185-1996) replied with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Oscar Mustamo (196) added 4 points and 17 rebounds in the effort for Pajulahti. Four Pajulahti players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Pajulahti will play next round against strong KTP II trying to get back on the winning streak. Honka 2 will try to continue on its current victory against TuNMKY in Turun.
Top scorers:
Pajulahti: S.Esko 19+7reb+4ast, M.Eemi 18+4reb+2ast, R.Eemeli 13+2reb+3ast, L.Magnus 11+9reb+1ast, M.Oscar 4+17reb+3ast, K.Nikolas 3
Honka 2: U.Veeti 25+13reb, T.Roselius 11+2reb+2ast, A.Mattila 11+5reb+1ast, N.Juntunen 10+3reb+3ast, O.Peltonen 7+3reb+2ast, E.Selkainaho 7+5reb+7ast

Nokia - HyPo 83-75:
Rather expected game when HyPo lost on the road to Nokia 83-75 on Friday. Nokia outrebounded HyPo 44-28 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Nokia looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. American Cory Abercrombie (201-1985, college: Independence) notched a double-double by scoring 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the effort and forward Teemu Talvitie (193) supported him with 10 points. Even 24 points by point guard Matias Nyman (178-1999) did not help to save the game for HyPo. Sauli Kaven added 18 points and 6 rebounds for the guests. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Nokia will meet at home Ura Basket in the next round where they are favorite. HyPo will play against Kataja Ta. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
HyPo: N.Matias 24+2reb+3ast, K.Sauli 18+6reb, N.Artturi 9+6reb+3ast, F.Leo 8+1reb+7ast, K.Juuso 8+6reb+1ast, M.Miio 6+3reb+1ast
Nokia: C.Abercrombie 18+14reb+5ast, T.Talvitie 10+4reb+3ast, O.Jarvinen 9+2reb+2ast, J.Halme 9+2reb+5ast, A.Ahola 8, T.Selin 7+7reb+1ast

Ura Basket - PuHu Juniorit 82-85:
Ura Basket recorded a loss in Kaarina. Hosts were edged by PuHu Juniorit 85-82. PuHu Juniorit made 21-of-25 charity shots (84.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Ura Basket was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Forward Aku Valimaki (194-2001) had a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and center Saku Korhonen (199-2002) chipped in 16 points (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) during the contest. Four PuHu Juniorit players scored in double figures. Forward Joona Airenne (201-1998) responded with 18 points and 9 rebounds and guard Leevi-Matias Taimela (193-2002) scored 21 points. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. PuHu Juniorit will play against Raiders Basket in Jarvenpaa in the next round. Ura Basket will play on the road against Nokia to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Ura Basket: T.Leevi-Matias 21+4reb, A.Joona 18+9reb+3ast, P.Juuso 13+4reb, K.Lucas 8+2reb, V.Vaino 8+3ast, K.Maximilian 4+2reb
PuHu Juniorit: S.Korhonen 16+4reb+1ast, W.Nordell 15+4reb+1ast, S.Tahvanainen 13+2reb+1ast, A.Valimaki 13+11reb+2ast, O.Nurmi 7+5reb+4ast, L.Brederholm 5+1reb

PeU-Basket - TuNMKY 79-81:
An interesting game was also tough home loss of PeU-Basket in a game in Pernio versus undefeated TuNMKY 81-79. Severi Jalonen notched 16 points and 7 rebounds to lead the effort and forward Topias Seppala (195-2005) supported him with 13 points and 8 rebounds. Even 27 points and 7 rebounds by swingman Benjamin Granstrom (191-2008) did not help to save the game for PeU-Basket. Center Alex Makikokko (196-2002) added 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line) for the hosts. Both coaches allowed to play bench players in such tough game. TuNMKY will meet at home Honka 2 in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. PeU-Basket will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
PeU-Basket: G.Benjamin 27+7reb, M.Alex 20+6reb+5ast, L.Pyry 9+5reb+2ast, V.Wiljami 8+1reb+5ast, M.Kalle 4+2reb, L.Eemeli 4+6reb
TuNMKY: S.Jalonen 16+7reb+3ast, T.Seppala 13+8reb+2ast, V.Hytonen 10+5reb+3ast, A.Peltonen 9+8reb+3ast, J.Javanainen 7+3reb, K.Metsaranta 6+4reb