1st Division A Round 19 (Regular Season): Huima beat Kipina by two after a very close game

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 19 in the 1st Division A took place in Aanekoski. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Kipina (11-6) to seventh ranked Huima (9-10) 110-108 on Thursday evening. Kipina was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Strangely Kipina outrebounded Huima 48-34 including 18 on the offensive glass. American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Corevon Lott (185-1999, college: Keiser) who helped to win the game recording 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Forward Isaiah Lewis (201-2001, college: NC-Wesleyan, agency: Blacktop Management) contributed with 38 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winners. Huima's coach Tommi Koskinen used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Forward James Rojas (201-1999, college: Wichita St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists for Kipina. Huima maintains seventh place with 9-10 record. Kipina at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Huima are looking forward to face league's second-placed Honka in Espoo in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kipina will play on the road against Oulun Bball and is hoping to win this game.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked ToPo Juniorit (14-5) against eighth ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (7-12) on Thursday night. Visiting ToPo Juniorit was defeated by Pyrinto Ak.A in a tough game in Tampere 85-93. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of ToPo Juniorit. It was a great evening for guard Kion Williams (187-2003) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!), 7 assists and 4 steals. Roni Ahvenjarvi helped adding 26 points and 9 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). At the losing side forward Eldar Skamo (198-1986) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists. ToPo Juniorit's coach Turo Lehtonen rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Pyrinto Ak.A maintains eighth place with 7-12 record. ToPo Juniorit at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
The game in Oulun was also quite interesting. Second ranked JBA (16-1) played at the court of 8th ranked Oulun Bball (6-13). JBA defeated Oulun Bball 73-60 on Saturday. It was an exceptional evening for Eino Pallijeff who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. JBA's coach Mikko Tupamaki allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Miro Koskela came up with 21 points for Oulun Bball in the defeat. JBA have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Oulun Bball dropped to the ninth place with 13 games lost. JBA will meet at home RaPy (#5) in the next round. Oulun Bball will play against Kipina (#4) and hope to secure a win.

Other games in round 19 were not that significant. RaPy beat HBA-Marsky on the road 76-65. Bottom-ranked TuNMKY was destroyed by Pyrinto Ak.A on its own court 64-97. Kipina managed to outperform HBA-Marsky in Aanekoski 92-80.



Huima - Kipina 110-108

The most exciting game of round 19 in the 1st Division A took place in Aanekoski. This derby game ended with only two-point defeat on the road of 4th placed Kipina (11-6) to seventh ranked Huima (9-10) 110-108 on Thursday evening. Kipina was tied after three quarters but could not keep up in the last quarter eventually losing the game. Strangely Kipina outrebounded Huima 48-34 including 18 on the offensive glass. American players dominated the game. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Corevon Lott (185-1999, college: Keiser) who helped to win the game recording 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Forward Isaiah Lewis (201-2001, college: NC-Wesleyan, agency: Blacktop Management) contributed with 38 points (!!!) and 7 rebounds for the winners. Huima's coach Tommi Koskinen used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Forward James Rojas (201-1999, college: Wichita St.) answered with a double-double by scoring 32 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Ben College (184-1998, college: Whitworth) added 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the effort for Kipina. Four Kipina players scored in double figures. Huima maintains seventh place with 9-10 record. Kipina at the other side keeps the fourth position with six games lost. Huima are looking forward to face league's second-placed Honka in Espoo in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Kipina will play on the road against Oulun Bball and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Kipina: J.Rojas 32+18reb+5ast, B.College 30+7reb+7ast, V.Ville 20+5reb, E.Laaksonen 14+1reb, S.Mantymaa 5+4reb, J.Lauri 5+6reb+2ast
Huima: C.Lott 39+6reb+5ast, I.Lewis 38+7reb+2ast, U.Ian 13+4reb+5ast, S.Mantynen 8+5reb+3ast, J.Veeti 6+1reb, K.Kalle 6+9reb+2ast

HBA-Marsky - RaPy 65-76

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked RaPy (10-8) beat 11th ranked HBA-Marsky (4-14) in Helsinki 76-65 on Friday. The guests were tied at the half but managed to speed up in last two quarters eventually winning the game. RaPy dominated on the defensive end, holding HBA-Marsky to just 5 points in fourth quarter. They outrebounded HBA-Marsky 54-34 including 39 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for guard Karo Puittinen (195-1999) who led the winners and scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Olli Kanerva (198-1996) accounted for 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side. Four RaPy players scored in double figures. RaPy's coach Juho Jaakkola allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Samu Adler (188-2007) came up with 19 points and Rasmus Lindberg (201-2005) added 17 points and 5 rebounds respectively for HBA-Marsky in the defeat. RaPy have a solid series of four victories in a row. Newly promoted RaPy maintains fifth place with 10-8 record. HBA-Marsky lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 14 games lost. RaPy will meet league's leader JBA in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. HBA-Marsky will play against Raiders Basket (#6) in Jarvenpaa and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
HBA-Marsky: A.Samu 19+3reb+2ast, L.Rasmus 17+5reb, S.Olavi 8+11reb+1ast, A.Julius 8+8reb+3ast, K.Kalle 6+1reb+1ast, T.Jelani 6+3reb+2ast
RaPy: O.Kanerva 20+8reb+3ast, K.Puittinen 17+9reb+6ast, N.Veikko 16+8reb+2ast, M.Nuolivirta 12+14reb+1ast, K.Miro 6+2reb+4ast, H.Jussi 3+1reb+1ast

Oulun Bball - JBA 60-73

The game in Oulun was also quite interesting. Second ranked JBA (16-1) played at the court of 8th ranked Oulun Bball (6-13). JBA defeated Oulun Bball 73-60 on Saturday. The game was mostly controlled by JBA. Oulun Bball managed to win fourth quarter 17-11. But it was not enough to take a lead and get a victory that evening. JBA forced 26 Oulun Bball turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for forward Eino Pallijeff (198-2004) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds. Guard Elmeri Abbey (178-2006) accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Four JBA players scored in double figures. JBA's coach Mikko Tupamaki allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Guard Miro Koskela (202-2004) came up with 21 points and American forward Justin Brown (208-1998, college: Dominican, CA) added 11 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for Oulun Bball in the defeat. JBA have an impressive series of twelve victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader. Loser Oulun Bball dropped to the ninth place with 13 games lost. JBA will meet at home RaPy (#5) in the next round. Oulun Bball will play against Kipina (#4) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Oulun Bball: K.Miro 21+3reb+3ast, J.Brown 11+11reb+4ast, J.Wilson 9+7reb+5ast, V.Koivisto 5+3reb, J.Alex 5+3reb+1ast, R.Johannes 3+2reb
JBA: P.Eino 19+10reb+1ast, A.Elmeri 12+6reb+6ast, S.Juuso 10+4reb+1ast, N.Karkkainen 10+3reb+4ast, T.Flinck 5+3reb+3ast, V.Viljami 5+2reb

TuNMKY - Pyrinto Ak.A 64-97

Very expected game when 12th ranked TuNMKY (2-16) was smashed by eighth ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (7-12) in Turun 97-64 on Sunday. The game without a history. Pyrinto Ak.A led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. Pyrinto Ak.A forced 19 TuNMKY turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for guard Kion Williams (187-2003) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Forward Roni Ahvenjarvi (197) accounted for 29 points for the winning side. Polish guard Verneri Virtanen (188-2007) came up with 10 points and 7 assists and swingman Wille Nordell (197) added 16 points respectively for TuNMKY in the defeat. TuNMKY's coach Ray Ailus gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Pyrinto Ak.A maintains eighth place with 7-12 record. TuNMKY lost their sixth game in a row. They stay at the bottom position with 16 games lost. Pyrinto Ak.A's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Tampere .
Top scorers:
TuNMKY: N.Wille 16+1reb+1ast, S.Lasse 14+2reb, V.Verneri 10+3reb+7ast, H.Veeti 8+5reb+5ast, P.Elias 5+8reb+1ast, J.Saku 5+1reb
Pyrinto Ak.A: A.Roni 29+3reb+2ast, W.Kion 17+10reb+10ast, E.Ossi 15+5reb+4ast, N.Jaakko 9+3reb+1ast, M.Aaron 9+4reb, R.Santeri 7+6reb+2ast

HBA-Marsky - Kipina 80-92

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Kipina (11-6) won against 11th ranked HBA-Marsky (4-14) in Helsinki 92-80 on Sunday. The game without a history. Kipina led from the first minutes and controlled entire game increasing their lead in each quarter. They made 20-of-22 free shots (90.9 percent) during the game. Kipina outrebounded HBA-Marsky 51-36 including 16 on the offensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for American forward James Rojas (201-1999, college: Wichita St.) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. His fellow American import guard Ben College (184-1998, college: Whitworth) accounted for 36 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 4 assists (made all of his seven free throws) for the winning side. Guard Samu Adler (188-2007) came up with 19 points and 6 assists and Rasmus Lindberg (201-2005) added 22 points and 5 rebounds respectively for HBA-Marsky in the defeat. Four HBA-Marsky players scored in double figures. Kipina maintains fourth place with 11-6 record. HBA-Marsky lost their fourth game in a row. They keep the eleventh position with 14 games lost. Kipina will meet Oulun Bball (#9) on the road in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. HBA-Marsky will play against Raiders Basket in Jarvenpaa and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
HBA-Marsky: L.Rasmus 22+5reb+1ast, A.Samu 19+4reb+6ast, T.Jelani 13+4reb+1ast, A.Julius 12+11reb+2ast, H.Matias 9+6reb+1ast, K.Kalle 3+4reb+2ast
Kipina: B.College 36+6reb+4ast, J.Rojas 27+19reb+5ast, J.Lauri 14+8reb+1ast, S.Oskari 6+1reb, S.Mantymaa 3+6reb+2ast, V.Ville 3+2reb+2ast

Pyrinto Ak.A - ToPo Juniorit 93-85

Very important is a road loss of third ranked ToPo Juniorit (14-5) against eighth ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (7-12) on Thursday night. Visiting ToPo Juniorit was defeated by Pyrinto Ak.A in a tough game in Tampere 85-93. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of ToPo Juniorit. ToPo Juniorit was tied at the half but could not keep up in last two quarters eventually losing the game. Pyrinto Ak.A made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 ToPo Juniorit turnovers. It was a great evening for guard Kion Williams (187-2003) who led his team to a victory scoring 34 points (!!!), 7 assists and 4 steals. Forward Roni Ahvenjarvi (197) helped adding 26 points and 9 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field). At the losing side forward Eldar Skamo (198-1986) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists and forward Alvar Michelsen (197-2000) scored 19 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Four ToPo Juniorit players scored in double figures. ToPo Juniorit's coach Turo Lehtonen rotated eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Pyrinto Ak.A maintains eighth place with 7-12 record. ToPo Juniorit at the other side keeps the third position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
ToPo Juniorit: E.Skamo 19+15reb+5ast, A.Michelsen 19+9reb+6ast, V.Wuorenjuuri 13+2reb+3ast, M.Rautasalo 10+2reb+11ast, T.Halme 6+4reb, R.Avist 5+1reb
Pyrinto Ak.A: W.Kion 34+2reb+7ast, A.Roni 26+9reb, M.Aaron 17+5reb, P.Arttu 7+3reb+1ast, K.Pyry 5+1reb+1ast, E.Ossi 2+2reb+3ast