1st Division A Round 11 (Regular Season): HNMKY defeat HBA-Marsky in the closest game of the week

1st Division A is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 11 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 11 in the 1st Division A took place in Helsinki. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 8th ranked HBA-Marsky (3-8) to seventh ranked HNMKY (6-5) 74-73 on Friday evening. HNMKY forced 22 HBA-Marsky turnovers. It was a great evening for who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 8 rebounds. helped adding 18 points. HNMKY's coach Tuomas Oja used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Kalle Kuhalampi responded with 18 points and 8 rebounds. HNMKY moved-up to sixth place, which they share with RaPy. HBA-Marsky lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Huima and Pyrinto Ak.A. HNMKY is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Raiders Basket (#12) in Jarvenpaa in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. HBA-Marsky will have a break next round.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked JBA (8-3) against sixth ranked ToPo (7-4) on Friday night. Host JBA was defeated by ToPo in Jyvaskyla 69-57. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of JBA. It was an exceptional evening for who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists. Alvar Michelsen accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds. Leon Ounap came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds for JBA in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ToPo moved-up to fifth place. JBA at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Kipina. ToPo will play against RaPy (#6) in Tampere in the next round. JBA will play on the road against Huima in Aanekoski and hopes to get back on the winning track.
1st Division A top team - ACO Basket (10-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked LrNMKY (2-9) in Oulun 89-66. The best player for the winners was Tyler Harris who scored 26 points and 9 rebounds. ACO Basket's coach Aleksi Koskinen felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Darryl Jordan produced 18 points and 9 rebounds for the guests. ACO Basket have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-1 record. Loser LrNMKY keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. ACO Basket will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. LrNMKY will play against the league's second-placed Karkkila (#2) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 11: Kipina won against Pyrinto Ak.A on the opponent's court 95-92. Huima outscored Raiders Basket in a home game 95-76. RaPy recorded a loss to Karkkila on the road 82-68.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists by Joey Holifield of Karkkila.



Pyrinto Ak.A - Kipina 92-95

Very expected game in Tampere where 9th ranked Pyrinto Ak.A (3-8) was edged by fourth ranked Kipina (8-3) 95-92 on Thursday. Kipina made 17-of-19 free shots (89.5 percent) during the game. Kipina outrebounded Pyrinto Ak.A 35-23 including a 30-17 advantage in defensive rebounds. Kipina shot the lights out from three sinking 12 long-distance shots on high 52.2 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was American guard Joe Cookson (198, college: Pomona-Pitzer) who had a double-double by scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds. His fellow American import point guard Jake Hilmer (180-2000, college: Upper Iowa) chipped in 25 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Four Kipina players scored in double figures. produced a double-double by scoring 16 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists and added 25 points and 5 assists respectively for the hosts. Pyrinto Ak.A's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Kipina moved-up to third place, which they share with JBA. Loser Pyrinto Ak.A dropped to the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Huima and HBA-Marsky. Kipina will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against LrNMKY (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Kipina: C.Joe 32+10reb+1ast, H.Jake 25+6reb+8ast, N.Karkkainen 15+9reb+5ast, E.Laaksonen 11+3reb+2ast, E.Ylipeltola 7+3reb+2ast, S.Mantymaa 5+3reb+2ast
Pyrinto Ak.A: R.Otto 28+3reb+1ast, M.Kalle 25+3reb+5ast, H.Eetu 16+9reb+11ast, E.Ville-Pekka 9+3reb+2ast, A.Aarre 4+2reb+2ast, M.Aaron 3

Huima - Raiders Basket 95-76

The game between closely ranked teams ended with eleventh ranked Huima's (3-8) home victory over bottom-ranked Raiders Basket (1-10) 95-76 on Friday. Huima outrebounded Raiders Basket 51-34 including 18 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was American guard Raheem Anthony (195, college: St.Thomas) who had a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Julius Farin chipped in a double-double by scoring 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Huima's coach Tommi Koskinen allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American forward Shawn Montague (199, college: SNHU) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow the other American import import point guard Jake Hilmer (180-2000, college: Upper Iowa) added 20 points and 5 steals respectively for the guests. Four Raiders Basket players scored in double figures. Huima moved-up to eighth place, which they share with HBA-Marsky and Pyrinto Ak.A. Raiders Basket lost fifth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with ten games lost. Huima will meet at home higher ranked JBA (#3) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Raiders Basket will play against HNMKY (#7) in Helsinki and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Huima: A.Raheem 22+10reb+5ast, J.Farin 19+11reb+4ast, T.Kayser 18+2reb+2ast, A.Kalala 8+7reb+3ast, A.Metsala 6+4reb+1ast, S.Mantynen 6+4reb
Raiders Basket: S.Montague 22+14reb+2ast, R.Oliver 20+2reb+3ast, S.Toni 13+6reb+1ast, H.Otso 10+4reb+2ast, L.Eero 5+1reb+1ast, L.Aaro 2+4reb+3ast

HNMKY - HBA-Marsky 74-73

The most exciting game of round 11 in the 1st Division A took place in Helsinki. This derby game ended with only one-point defeat on the road of 8th ranked HBA-Marsky (3-8) to seventh ranked HNMKY (6-5) 74-73 on Friday evening. HNMKY forced 22 HBA-Marsky turnovers. It was a great evening for Nikolas Kataja who led his team to a victory scoring 25 points and 8 rebounds. Lenni Hervola helped adding 18 points. HNMKY's coach Tuomas Oja used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. Kalle Kuhalampi responded with 18 points and 8 rebounds and Christian Blomfelt scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. HNMKY moved-up to sixth place, which they share with RaPy. HBA-Marsky lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with eight games lost. They share it with Huima and Pyrinto Ak.A. HNMKY is looking forward to face bottom-ranked Raiders Basket (#12) in Jarvenpaa in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. HBA-Marsky will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
HNMKY: N.Kataja 25+8reb+1ast, L.Hervola 18+4reb+3ast, R.Vuori 10+11reb+1ast, O.Peltola 8+2reb+2ast, L.Tokoi 5+7reb+2ast, M.Mainio 3+4reb+1ast
HBA-Marsky: K.Kalle 18+8reb+2ast, B.Christian 18+7reb+3ast, V.Valtter 11+3reb+3ast, H.Matias 9+2reb, B.Isaiah 6+9reb+3ast, K.Eelis 5+3reb+6ast

JBA - ToPo 57-69

Very important is a home loss of third ranked JBA (8-3) against sixth ranked ToPo (7-4) on Friday night. Host JBA was defeated by ToPo in Jyvaskyla 69-57. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of JBA. ToPo dominated down low during the game scoring 38 of its points in the paint compared to JBA's 18 and made 19-of-21 charity shots (90.5 percent) during the game. They outrebounded JBA 51-34 including a 41-26 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for Eldar Skamo who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists. Alvar Michelsen accounted for 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side. Four ToPo players scored in double figures. Leon Ounap came up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 11 rebounds and Elias Sarkka added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for JBA in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. ToPo moved-up to fifth place. JBA at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with Kipina. ToPo will play against RaPy (#6) in Tampere in the next round. JBA will play on the road against Huima in Aanekoski and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
ToPo: E.Skamo 20+20reb+6ast, A.Michelsen 15+7reb, O.Kantero 12+3reb, M.Rautasalo 10+1reb+1ast, R.Avist 5+2reb+3ast, A.Makinen 3+3reb
JBA: S.Elias 17+7reb, K.Miro 14+7reb+2ast, O.Leon 11+11reb+3ast, R.Tony 5+2reb+2ast, M.Santeri 5+2ast, D.Le Phong 3+1reb

ACO Basket - LrNMKY 89-66

1st Division A top team - ACO Basket (10-1) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed eleventh ranked LrNMKY (2-9) in Oulun 89-66. ACO Basket outrebounded LrNMKY 45-34 including 32 on the defensive glass. The best player for the winners was American forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) who scored 26 points and 9 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 14 rebounds. 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 and allowed the starting five to rest. American guard Raheem Anthony (195, college: St.Thomas) produced 18 points and 9 rebounds and added 12 points and 6 assists respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. ACO Basket have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-1 record. Loser LrNMKY keeps the eleventh position with nine games lost. ACO Basket will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. LrNMKY will play against the league's second-placed Karkkila (#2) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
ACO Basket: H.Tyler 26+9reb+2ast, J.Kyle 21+14reb+2ast, H.Boyd 13+3reb+2ast, V.Valkama 12+3reb+2ast, S.De 4+6reb+3ast, V.Koivisto 3+1reb
LrNMKY: J.Darryl 18+9reb+2ast, H.Valtteri 13+3reb+1ast, T.Niilo 12+4reb+6ast, T.Joel 10+5reb+7ast, V.Nuutti 4+1reb, H.Elias 4+5reb+1ast

Karkkila - RaPy 82-68

Not a big story in a game when 6th ranked RaPy (6-5) was defeated on the road by second ranked Karkkila (9-2) 82-68 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was American guard Joey Holifield (191, college: Lourdes) who had a double-double by scoring 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Markus Hyytiainen chipped in 15 points and 6 assists. Four Karkkila players scored in double figures. American forward Tyler Harris (201-2001, college: Richmond) produced 11 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow the other American import import forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) added 16 points and 5 steals respectively for the guests. RaPy's coach Jorgo Dakaj rotated eleven players saving starting five for next games. Karkkila have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain second place with 9-2 record behind leader ACO Basket. RaPy lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with five games lost. They share it with HNMKY. Karkkila will meet LrNMKY (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. RaPy will play against ToPo (#5) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Karkkila: H.Joey 27+13reb+4ast, N.Kivimaki 18+3reb+3ast, M.Hyytiainen 15+4reb+6ast, P.Poutiainen 10+3reb+2ast, A.Nieminen 6+9reb+1ast, W.Bani 3+5reb+2ast
RaPy: M.Samppa 16+2reb+3ast, A.Tuomo 11+5reb+7ast, P.Panu 11+5reb+2ast, N.Veikko 9+6reb+2ast, S.Miika 8+4reb, M.Angel 5+2reb