1st Division A Round 2 (Regular Season): ACO Basket keep a leadership position

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

ACO Basket smashed Raiders Basket in Oulun 89-58. ACO Basket forced 22 Raiders Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Raiders Basket's players. American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) had a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. American forward Shawn Montague (199, college: SNHU) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Raiders Basket will play next round against Pyrinto Ak.A trying to get back on the winning streak. ACO Basket will try to continue on its current victory against JBA in Jyvaskyla.
Pyrinto Ak.A recorded a loss in Tampere. Hosts were rolled over by HBA-Marsky 80-59. notched 10 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and Christian Blomfelt supported him with 18 points. Even 11 points by American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) did not help to save the game for Pyrinto Ak.A. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. HBA-Marsky will play against Karkkila at home in the next round. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against Raiders Basket in Jarvenpaa to get more than just one victory in their record.
Quite upsetting was RaPy's home defeat in a game versus Kipina 93-81. The best player for the winners was Vincent Miszkiewicz who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks. Karo Puittinen produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 assists for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kipina will meet ToPo in the next round and are hoping to win another game. RaPy will play against LrNMKY in Lappeenranta and hope to win that game.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 2: winless LrNMKY was destroyed by Karkkila on the opponent's court 107-66. Winless Huima unfortunately lost to ToPo in a home game 75-83. JBA rolled over HNMKY on the road 94-70.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points and 11 rebounds by Leon Ounap of JBA.



Pyrinto Ak.A - HBA-Marsky 59-80

Pyrinto Ak.A recorded a loss in Tampere. Hosts were rolled over by HBA-Marsky 80-59. HBA-Marsky dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Pyrinto Ak.A's 32. HBA-Marsky forced 20 Pyrinto Ak.A turnovers and outrebounded them 45-32 including 33 on the defensive glass. notched 10 points and 9 rebounds to lead the effort and supported him with 18 points. Even 11 points by American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) did not help to save the game for Pyrinto Ak.A. The other his fellow American import import forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) added 5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the hosts. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. HBA-Marsky will play against Karkkila at home in the next round. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against Raiders Basket in Jarvenpaa to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Pyrinto Ak.A: E.Ossi 11+4reb+2ast, R.Otto 11+3reb, E.Ville-Pekka 10+5reb+1ast, M.Kalle 8+5reb+1ast, M.Aaron 6+1reb+1ast, H.Eetu 5+7reb+5ast
HBA-Marsky: B.Christian 18+2reb, K.Eelis 10+3reb+4ast, P.Benjamin 10+9reb+2ast, K.Jonas 9+5reb+5ast, H.Matias 9+5reb+1ast, K.Kalle 6+8reb+2ast

RaPy - Kipina 81-93

Quite upsetting was RaPy's home defeat in a game versus Kipina 93-81. Kipina looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was American forward Vincent Miszkiewicz (201-2000, college: Keiser) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks. The other American import guard Joe Cookson (198, college: Pomona-Pitzer) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. produced a double-double by scoring 10 points and 10 assists and added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kipina will meet ToPo in the next round and are hoping to win another game. RaPy will play against LrNMKY in Lappeenranta and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
RaPy: M.Samppa 13+5reb+2ast, S.Miika 12+7reb, K.Juho 12+3reb, P.Karo 10+4reb+10ast, N.Veikko 9+3reb, P.Panu 7+3reb+2ast
Kipina: J.Cookson 21+10reb+5ast, V.Miszkiewicz 20+17reb+1ast, J.Hilmer 19+7reb+8ast, K.Niilo 10+2reb, V.Ville 8+1reb, L.Eemeli 7

ACO Basket - Raiders Basket 89-58

ACO Basket smashed Raiders Basket in Oulun 89-58. ACO Basket forced 22 Raiders Basket turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists comparing to just 12 passes made by Raiders Basket's players. American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) had a double-double by scoring 14 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals to lead the charge for the winners and the other American import forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) chipped in 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists during the contest. Harris is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Five ACO Basket players scored in double figures. American forward Shawn Montague (199, college: SNHU) responded with 22 points and 7 rebounds and scored 13 points. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Raiders Basket will play next round against Pyrinto Ak.A trying to get back on the winning streak. ACO Basket will try to continue on its current victory against JBA in Jyvaskyla.
Top scorers:
Raiders Basket: S.Montague 22+7reb+2ast, A.Aleksanteri 13+3reb+2ast, T.Sami 8+2reb+3ast, H.Otso 7+3reb+2ast, S.Toni 4+2reb+1ast, L.Eero 3
ACO Basket: D.Santana William 20+3reb+1ast, E.Pallijeff 16+3reb+4ast, T.Harris 14+5reb+5ast, K.Johnson 14+14reb+7ast, V.Viljami 10+1reb+2ast, R.Johannes 5+2reb+1ast

Karkkila - LrNMKY 107-66

Karkkila used a home court advantage and crushed the opponent from Lappeenranta 107-66 on Sunday night. Karkkila made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Karkkila had a 28-17 advantage in offensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. The best player for the winners was American power forward Caleb Jones-McCrary (203-2000, college: MNU) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field). The other American import guard Joey Holifield (194, college: Lourdes) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Karkkila players scored in double figures. American forward Vincent Miszkiewicz (201-2000, college: Keiser) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 14 rebounds and the other his fellow American import import guard Joe Cookson (198, college: Pomona-Pitzer) added 10 points and 4 assists respectively for the guests. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Karkkila will meet HBA-Marsky in the next round. LrNMKY will play against RaPy and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
LrNMKY: J.Darryl 26+14reb+2ast, T.Niilo 10+4ast, K.Otso 9+1reb, H.Valtteri 8+4reb, T.Joel 5+3reb+4ast, V.Aleksi 3+2reb
Karkkila: N.Matias 22+3reb+1ast, J.Holifield 20+5reb+5ast, C.Jones-McCrary 20+12reb+5ast, K.Nestori 13+1reb+3ast, B.Woeyram 9+2reb+4ast, P.Patrik 8+3reb+1ast

Huima - ToPo 75-83

But Huima was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Helsinki 83-75 on Sunday night. ToPo forced 20 Huima turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was who had a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 assists. chipped in a double-double by scoring 11 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Four ToPo players scored in double figures. American forward Malachi Rhodes (203-2001, college: AUM) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 11 rebounds and the other his fellow American import import guard Joey Holifield (194, college: Lourdes) added 18 points and 4 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) respectively for the hosts. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. ToPo will meet at home Kipina in the next round and it may be the game of the week. Huima will play against HNMKY and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Huima: M.Rhodes 22+11reb+2ast, M.Atte 18+4reb+4ast, K.Aristote 10+6reb, F.Julius 8+3reb+6ast, L.Joona 6+2reb, K.Tatu 5+1reb+1ast
ToPo: R.Markus 21+1reb+11ast, M.Alvar 15+8reb+3ast, S.Eldar 11+13reb+4ast, M.Akseli 10+1reb, A.Robin 7+2reb, S.Abel 7+7reb+2ast

HNMKY - JBA 70-94

But HNMKY was not able to use a home court advantage and was rolled over by the opponent from Jyvaskyla 94-70 on Sunday night. JBA dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to HNMKY's 34. They outrebounded HNMKY 51-36 including 21 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was who had a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds. chipped in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Leo Tokoi produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds and Roni Vuori added 12 points and 5 rebounds respectively for the hosts. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. JBA will meet at home ACO Basket in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. HNMKY will play against Huima in Aanekoski and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
HNMKY: T.Leo 13+10reb+1ast, V.Roni 12+5reb+2ast, K.Nikolas 12+1reb+1ast, H.Lenni 10+2reb+4ast, V.Samuel 8+5reb, H.Ami 7+3reb+1ast
JBA: O.Leon 17+11reb+3ast, F.Otto 16, K.Miro 12+2reb+4ast, V.Viljami 11+7reb+3ast, R.Tony 11+4reb+2ast, S.Elias 9+9reb