1st Division A Round 12 of Regular Season

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game in Tampere was quite interesting. 5th ranked ToPo (7-5) played at the court of sixth ranked RaPy (7-5). RaPy managed to secure a 5-point victory 78-73 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. RaPy's coach Jorgo Dakaj used entire bench in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Abel Sufuentes who recorded 22 points and 9 rebounds. RaPy moved-up to fifth place, which they share with HNMKY and ToPo. RaPy is looking forward to face higher ranked Kipina (#4) in Aanekoski in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. ToPo will play at home against Huima and is hoping to win this game.
The game with biggest result difference took place in Lappeenranta. Local LrNMKY (2-11) was outscored by second ranked Karkkila (10-2) 102-63. It was a good game for American power forward Caleb Jones-McCrary (203-2000, college: MNU) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Nestori Kivimaki contributed with 18 points for the winners. replied with 14 points and 7 rebounds for LrNMKY. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Karkkila have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 10-2 record having just one point less than leader ACO Basket. LrNMKY lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

In the last two games of round 12 bottom-ranked Raiders Basket was defeated by HNMKY in Helsinki 95-89. Pyrinto Ak.A smashed LrNMKY at home 106-81.



RaPy - ToPo 78-73

The game in Tampere was quite interesting. 5th ranked ToPo (7-5) played at the court of sixth ranked RaPy (7-5). RaPy managed to secure a 5-point victory 78-73 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was Timi Puittinen who scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Panu Peltokangas chipped in 9 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four RaPy players scored in double figures. RaPy's coach Jorgo Dakaj used entire bench in such tough game. At the other side the best for losing team was Abel Sufuentes who recorded 22 points and 9 rebounds and Alvar Michelsen added 7 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. RaPy moved-up to fifth place, which they share with HNMKY and ToPo. RaPy is looking forward to face higher ranked Kipina (#4) in Aanekoski in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. ToPo will play at home against Huima and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
ToPo: S.Abel 22+9reb, R.Markus 15+4reb+2ast, A.Robin 10+2reb+4ast, N.Oskari 9+7reb+2ast, M.Alvar 7+14reb+4ast, L.Vilneuve 6+5reb+4ast
RaPy: T.Puittinen 13+9reb+3ast, A.Mavrodiev 10+2reb+4ast, J.Saarinen 10+2reb, V.Niskanen 10+5reb+1ast, P.Peltokangas 9+6reb+4ast, K.Puittinen 7+3reb+1ast

HNMKY - Raiders Basket 95-89

There was no surprise in Helsinki where 12th ranked Raiders Basket (1-11) was defeated by seventh ranked HNMKY (7-5) 95-89. However just six-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. HNMKY players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was a good game for Nikolas Kataja who led his team to a victory with 23 points and 8 rebounds. Roni Vuori contributed with 8 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. American forward Shawn Montague (199, college: SNHU) replied with a double-double by scoring 22 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and Oliver Rapo added 17 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Raiders Basket. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. HNMKY have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with RaPy and ToPo. Raiders Basket lost sixth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost. HNMKY will play against higher ranked JBA (#3) in Jyvaskyla in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Raiders Basket will play at home against the league's leader ACO Basket (#1) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Raiders Basket: S.Montague 22+10reb+5ast, T.Sami 18+6reb+2ast, A.Aleksanteri 18+3reb+2ast, R.Oliver 17+7reb+2ast, H.Otso 7+3reb+3ast, S.Toni 3+3reb+1ast
HNMKY: N.Kataja 23+8reb, L.Hervola 19+2reb+8ast, A.Hyvonen 15+4reb+1ast, O.Peltola 13+1reb+4ast, O.Aare 10+4reb, R.Vuori 8+15reb+6ast

Pyrinto Ak.A - LrNMKY 106-81

The game between closely ranked teams ended with tenth ranked Pyrinto Ak.A's (4-8) home victory over 11th ranked LrNMKY (2-11) 106-81. Pyrinto Ak.A made 17-of-21 charity shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. It was a good game for Kion Williams who led his team to a victory with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Otto Raisanen contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. Four Pyrinto Ak.A players scored in double figures. Johan Immonen replied with 19 points and 5 rebounds and Valtteri Heiskanen added 14 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in the effort for LrNMKY. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Pyrinto Ak.A moved-up to eighth place. LrNMKY lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh position with 11 games lost. Pyrinto Ak.A will play against HBA-Marsky (#10) in Helsinki in the next round. LrNMKY will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
LrNMKY: I.Johan 19+5reb+2ast, H.Valtteri 14+5reb+5ast, A.Niki 14+6reb, K.Otso 9+3reb+2ast, V.Nuutti 6+1reb+2ast, T.Niilo 5+5reb+3ast
Pyrinto Ak.A: K.Williams 22+8reb+8ast, M.Parsiala 20+1reb, O.Raisanen 19+11reb+2ast, E.Honkaniemi 14+3reb+2ast, K.Mattila 12+3reb+1ast, J.Ketola 5+2reb+2ast

LrNMKY - Karkkila 63-102

The game with biggest result difference took place in Lappeenranta. Local LrNMKY (2-11) was outscored by second ranked Karkkila (10-2) 102-63. Karkkila dominated down low during the game scoring 62 of its points in the paint compared to LrNMKY's 28. Karkkila forced 24 LrNMKY turnovers. LrNMKY was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. It was a good game for American power forward Caleb Jones-McCrary (203-2000, college: MNU) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 5 rebounds. Nestori Kivimaki contributed with 18 points for the winners. Four Karkkila players scored in double figures. replied with 14 points and 7 rebounds and Valtteri Heiskanen added 7 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for LrNMKY. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Karkkila have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 10-2 record having just one point less than leader ACO Basket. LrNMKY lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with 11 games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
LrNMKY: V.Aleksi 14+7reb, T.Niilo 12+3reb+2ast, K.Otso 10+1reb+1ast, T.Joel 8+2ast, H.Valtteri 7+8reb+4ast, I.Johan 7+1reb+1ast
Karkkila: J.Caleb 20+5reb+1ast, N.Kivimaki 18+4reb+3ast, M.Nyman 15+3reb, A.Nieminen 14+4reb+1ast, P.Poutiainen 10+1reb+2ast, W.Bani 10+4reb+1ast