1st Division A Round 7 (Regular Season): Derby game ends with ToPo's defeat of HBA-Marsky

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Helsinki: ToPo (#6) and HBA-Marsky (#8). ToPo (4-3) crushed visiting HBA-Marsky (2-5) by 21 points 100-79. ToPo dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to HBA-Marsky's 28. ToPo forced 21 HBA-Marsky turnovers. It was a great shooting night for ToPo especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by HBA-Marsky's players. Worth to mention a great performance of who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 9 rebounds. contributed with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. Christian Blomfelt answered with 8 points and 8 rebounds for HBA-Marsky. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. ToPo maintains sixth place with 4-3 record, which they share with HNMKY. HBA-Marsky at the other side keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with Pyrinto Ak.A. ToPo is looking forward to face Pyrinto Ak.A (#9) in Tampere in the next round. HBA-Marsky will play at home against Raiders Basket and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Kipina (5-2) against fifth ranked JBA (5-2) on Friday night. Visiting Kipina was crushed by JBA in Jyvaskyla 116-96. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points. Leon Ounap helped adding 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. JBA's coach Mikko Tupamaki allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Joe Cookson (198, college: Pomona-Pitzer) responded with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds. JBA moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Kipina. JBA will play against LrNMKY (#11) in Lappeenranta in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kipina's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Aanekoski Huima.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Karkkila (5-2) against seventh ranked HNMKY (4-3) on Sunday night. Visiting Karkkila was defeated by HNMKY in Helsinki 80-70. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Karkkila. It was an exceptional evening for Olli Peltola who led the winners and scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. HNMKY's coach Tuomas Oja used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Joey Holifield came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for Karkkila in the defeat. HNMKY moved-up to sixth place, which they share with ToPo. Loser Karkkila keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. HNMKY will meet higher ranked RaPy (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Karkkila will play against the league's leader ACO Basket and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Other games in round 7 were not that significant. RaPy beat Huima on the road 67-59. Raiders Basket lost to LrNMKY on its own court 67-83. Pyrinto Ak.A lost to undefeated ACO Basket in Oulun 69-108.



Huima - RaPy 59-67

No shocking result in a game when fifth ranked RaPy (5-2) beat 10th ranked Huima (1-6) in Aanekoski 67-59 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Miro Kollanen who led the winners and scored 17 points and 8 assists. Panu Peltokangas accounted for 16 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. American forward Malachi Rhodes (203-2001, college: AUM) came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists and Veeti Jamsen added 12 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Huima in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. RaPy moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Huima keeps the tenth position with six games lost. They share it with LrNMKY and Raiders Basket. RaPy will meet at home HNMKY (#7) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Huima's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Aanekoski to the arena Kipina.
Top scorers:
RaPy: M.Kollanen 17+3reb+8ast, P.Peltokangas 16+6reb+2ast, A.Mavrodiev 8+5reb+3ast, M.Smolander 8+8reb, J.Saarinen 6+6reb, V.Niskanen 6+1reb+2ast
Huima: J.Veeti 12+6reb+1ast, M.Rhodes 11+11reb+6ast, F.Julius 10+3reb+2ast, M.Atte 7+7reb+3ast, K.Tatu 7+3reb, M.Santeri 4+7reb

JBA - Kipina 116-96

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Kipina (5-2) against fifth ranked JBA (5-2) on Friday night. Visiting Kipina was crushed by JBA in Jyvaskyla 116-96. JBA players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 10 passes made by Kipina's players. It was a great evening for Otto Frilander who led his team to a victory scoring 26 points. Leon Ounap helped adding 14 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Five JBA players scored in double figures. JBA's coach Mikko Tupamaki allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the losing side American guard Joe Cookson (198, college: Pomona-Pitzer) responded with a double-double by scoring 35 points (!!!) and 10 rebounds and the other American import point guard Jake Hilmer (180-2000, college: Upper Iowa) scored 29 points and 5 assists. JBA moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Kipina. JBA will play against LrNMKY (#11) in Lappeenranta in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Kipina's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Aanekoski Huima.
Top scorers:
JBA: O.Frilander 26+3reb+3ast, M.Koskela 21+4reb+4ast, E.Sarkka 20+6reb+2ast, L.Ounap 14+10reb+6ast, T.Flinck 12+6reb+7ast, T.Rautiainen 9+1reb+2ast
Kipina: J.Cookson 35+10reb+3ast, J.Hilmer 29+3reb+5ast, K.Niilo 15+5reb+1ast, M.Sami 8+10reb, L.Eemeli 5, S.Sami 4+7reb

ToPo - HBA-Marsky 100-79

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Helsinki: ToPo (#6) and HBA-Marsky (#8). ToPo (4-3) crushed visiting HBA-Marsky (2-5) by 21 points 100-79. ToPo dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to HBA-Marsky's 28. ToPo forced 21 HBA-Marsky turnovers. It was a great shooting night for ToPo especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 52.6 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 19 passes made by HBA-Marsky's players. Worth to mention a great performance of Alvar Michelsen who helped to win the game recording 25 points and 9 rebounds. Eldar Skamo contributed with a triple-double by scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the winners. Four ToPo players scored in double figures. Christian Blomfelt answered with 8 points and 8 rebounds and Jonas Kaivos added 8 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in the effort for HBA-Marsky. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. ToPo maintains sixth place with 4-3 record, which they share with HNMKY. HBA-Marsky at the other side keeps the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with Pyrinto Ak.A. ToPo is looking forward to face Pyrinto Ak.A (#9) in Tampere in the next round. HBA-Marsky will play at home against Raiders Basket and is hoping to prove to their supporters that the loss was just an accident.
Top scorers:
ToPo: A.Michelsen 25+9reb+2ast, O.Kantero 13+2reb+1ast, A.Sufuentes 12+1reb, E.Skamo 10+10reb+11ast, A.Makinen 9+1reb+2ast, R.Avist 8+2reb
HBA-Marsky: P.Benjamin 18, H.Matias 12+4reb, K.Kalle 11+3reb+1ast, B.Christian 8+8reb+2ast, K.Jonas 8+4reb+6ast, S.Lasse 5+1reb+1ast

Raiders Basket - LrNMKY 67-83

There was a minor upset when 10th ranked Raiders Basket (1-6) lost to twelfth ranked LrNMKY (1-6) in Jarvenpaa 67-83 on Friday. LrNMKY dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Raiders Basket's 30. It was an exceptional evening for Darryl Jordan who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 15 rebounds. Valtteri Heiskanen accounted for 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Four LrNMKY players scored in double figures. Otso Hayrinen came up with 13 points and Sami Tahvanainen added 12 points respectively for Raiders Basket in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. LrNMKY left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Huima and Raiders Basket. LrNMKY will meet at home league's second-placed JBA in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Raiders Basket will play against HBA-Marsky (#8) in Helsinki and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
LrNMKY: D.Jordan 27+15reb+2ast, N.Tammi 13+3reb+3ast, V.Heiskanen 11+7reb+5ast, J.Toikka 11+4reb+3ast, E.Hagman 7+6reb+2ast, J.Immonen 5+3reb
Raiders Basket: H.Otso 13+3reb+1ast, T.Sami 12+2reb+1ast, S.Lauri 10, L.Eero 8+4reb+1ast, R.Oliver 7+1reb+3ast, M.Antti 4+6reb

ACO Basket - Pyrinto Ak.A 108-69

Very predictable result when leader ACO Basket (7-0) rolled over 8th ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (2-5) in Oulun 108-69 on Sunday. ACO Basket dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Pyrinto Ak.A's 22 and had 23 for 32 from the free-throw line, while Pyrinto Ak.A only scored five points from the stripe. They outrebounded Pyrinto Ak.A 40-26 including a 31-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. ACO Basket looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) who led the winners and scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists (on 11-of-12 shooting from the field). His fellow American import forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) accounted for 16 points and 8 rebounds (on 6-of-7 shooting from the field) for the winning side. Harris is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. ACO Basket's coach Aleksi Koskinen felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. came up with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and added 14 points and 4 steals respectively for Pyrinto Ak.A in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. ACO Basket have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-0 record. Pyrinto Ak.A lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with five games lost. They share it with HBA-Marsky. ACO Basket will meet Karkkila (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against ToPo (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
ACO Basket: J.Kyle 30+8reb+5ast, H.Tyler 16+8reb+1ast, P.Eino 15+5reb+2ast, S.De 10+4reb+5ast, V.Valkama 9+3ast, J.Rainto 8+4reb
Pyrinto Ak.A: R.Otto 14+2reb+3ast, M.Aaron 12+3reb+1ast, K.Julius 12+1reb+1ast, M.Kalle 11+5reb+4ast, A.Aarre 6, Y.Eeki 5+1reb

HNMKY - Karkkila 80-70

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Karkkila (5-2) against seventh ranked HNMKY (4-3) on Sunday night. Visiting Karkkila was defeated by HNMKY in Helsinki 80-70. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Karkkila. It was an exceptional evening for Olli Peltola who led the winners and scored 26 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Lenni Hervola accounted for 19 points for the winning side. HNMKY's coach Tuomas Oja used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Joey Holifield (194, college: Lourdes) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow the other American import import forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) added 9 points and 8 rebounds respectively for Karkkila in the defeat. HNMKY moved-up to sixth place, which they share with ToPo. Loser Karkkila keeps the second position with two games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. HNMKY will meet higher ranked RaPy (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Karkkila will play against the league's leader ACO Basket and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
HNMKY: O.Peltola 26+7reb+4ast, L.Hervola 19+4reb+3ast, M.Mainio 9+3reb, N.Kataja 9+2reb+5ast, J.Hayrinen 6, L.Tokoi 5+10reb+1ast
Karkkila: J.Holifield 23+14reb+5ast, H.Markus 13+6reb, B.Woeyram 9+8reb+3ast, N.Akseli 9+10reb, K.Nestori 8+3reb+3ast, P.Patrik 5+4reb+1ast