Elite League Round 21 (Regular Season): Proteas defeat Lefkadas

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The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Lefkadas (16-4) in Voula on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Proteas (14-6) 73-67. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Lefkadas. Proteas made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American forward Camron Reece (202-1999, college: Talladega) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Terran Petteway (198-1992, college: Nebraska, agency: MSG) contributed with 21 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winners. Daniel Trent (-2002) answered with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for Lefkadas. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Proteas have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Lefkadas at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Vikos. Proteas are looking forward to face Psychikou (#7) in Athens in the next round. Lefkadas will play at home against Aigaleo (#15) and is hoping to win this game.
Important game to mention about took place in Lavrio. Ninth ranked Panerythraikos (10-10) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Lavrio (11-9) 100-98 on Wednesday evening. American point guard Derek StHilaire (183-1998, college: New Orleans) stepped up and scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and Nikolaos Kamaras chipped in 22 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Dakota Leffew (196, college: Georgia, agency: JCK Sports Group) with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Panerythraikos maintains ninth place with 10-10 record, which they share with Koroivos. Lavrio at the other side dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Psychikou. Panerythraikos will play against Peiramatiko (#12) at home in the next round. Lavrio will play against Niki Volou (#14) in NIki Volou and hopes to get back on the winning track.
The game between 12th ranked Peiramatiko (8-13) and thirteenth ranked Sofadon (6-15) in Peiramatiko on Wednesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from beat Peiramatiko 75-58. Konstantinos Chantzis nailed a double-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. Georgios Notis came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for Peiramatiko in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Sofadon have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain thirteenth place with 6-15 record. Peiramatiko lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 13 games lost. Sofadon will meet at home higher ranked Ermis S. (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Peiramatiko will play against Panerythraikos (#9) in New Eritrea and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 21: Koroivos beat Aigaleo on the road 79-71. Ermis S. won against Megaridas on its own court 87-79. Niki Volou unfortunately lost to Papagou in Athens 79-89. Vikos managed to beat Psychikou at home 70-55.
The most impressive performance of 21th round was 13 points and 4 assists by Russell Jones Jr of Vikos I..



Aigaleo - Koroivos 71-79

No shocking result in a game when tenth ranked Koroivos (10-10) beat on the road 15th ranked Aigaleo (3-17) 79-71 on Thursday. Koroivos outrebounded Aigaleo 44-32 including 30 on the defensive glass. Charilaos Paraskevopoulos (199-2005) nailed 18 points and 7 assists for the winning side and American forward Devin Davis (198-1995, college: Houston) accounted for 15 points and 8 rebounds. American point guard Christian Bradford (185-1995, college: Radford) came up with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Stylianos Velkos (-2008) added 14 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for Aigaleo in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Koroivos moved-up to ninth place, which they share with Panerythraikos. Loser Aigaleo keeps the fifteenth position with 17 games lost. Koroivos will meet at home higher ranked Papagou (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Aigaleo will play against the league's leader Lefkadas (#1) where they are definitely not considered as a favorite in this game either.
Top scorers:
Koroivos: P.Charilaos 18+4reb+7ast, D.Devin 15+8reb+2ast, P.Alfis 12+4reb, P.Kyriakos 12+11reb+1ast, T.Dionysios 10+3reb+1ast, L.Peter 6+12reb+3ast
Aigaleo: C.Bradford 26+6reb+6ast, V.Stylianos 14+9reb+8ast, L.Demis 12+6reb+2ast, N.Elmore 11+4reb+2ast, B.Eirinaios 6+4reb, A.Koustenis 2+1reb+1ast

Ermis S. - Megaridas 87-79

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both fourth ranked Ermis S. and 5th ranked Megaridas had identical 13-7 record. This time Ermis S. used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Megara 87-79 on Wednesday night. Point guard Dimitris Geromichalos (185-1994) nailed 29 points for the winning side and forward Andreas Kanonidis (200-1991) accounted for 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Kostas Dendrinos (189-1991) came up with 20 points and 6 assists and power forward Aristotelis Sotiriou (203-2001, college: Adelphi) added 16 points and 9 rebounds respectively for Megaridas in the defeat. Four Megaridas players scored in double figures. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Ermis S. have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fourth place with 14-7 record. Loser Megaridas keeps the fifth position with eight games lost. Ermis S. will meet Sofadon (#13) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Megaridas will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Ermis S.: G.Dimitris 29+1reb+3ast, K.Andreas 18+7reb+4ast, B.Zack 13+3reb+5ast, P.Nikolaos 9+3reb+1ast, S.Vukan 8+2reb, M.Petros 5+8reb+4ast
Megaridas: D.Kostas 20+2reb+6ast, A.Sotiriou 16+9reb, V.Karachlios 15+3reb+1ast, P.Christos 11+9reb+1ast, N.Pozoglou 8+5reb+3ast, K.Georgios 4+1reb+3ast

Lavrio - Panerythraikos 98-100

Important game to mention about took place in Lavrio. Ninth ranked Panerythraikos (10-10) saved a 2-point victory on the road edging 8th ranked Lavrio (11-9) 100-98 on Wednesday evening. Panerythraikos made 25-of-31 charity shots (80.6 percent) during the game. Lavrio was plagued by 25 personal fouls down the stretch. American point guard Derek StHilaire (183-1998, college: New Orleans) stepped up and scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists for the winners and swingman Nikolaos Kamaras (201-1997) chipped in 22 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American guard Dakota Leffew (196, college: Georgia, agency: JCK Sports Group) with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists and guard Vasileios Tolias (198-2002, college: STAC, agency: Octagon Europe) scored 19 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Panerythraikos maintains ninth place with 10-10 record, which they share with Koroivos. Lavrio at the other side dropped to the seventh position with nine games lost. They share it with Psychikou. Panerythraikos will play against Peiramatiko (#12) at home in the next round. Lavrio will play against Niki Volou (#14) in NIki Volou and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Panerythraikos: S.Derek 30+5reb+9ast, K.Nikolaos 22+5reb+3ast, I.Ioannidis 15+3reb+1ast, V.Craig 13+8reb+1ast, A.Skordos 12+1reb+2ast, D.Jason 5+2reb+1ast
Lavrio: D.Leffew 23+7reb+5ast, V.Tolias 19+6reb+3ast, A.Proiskos 15+2reb+1ast, A.Sigalas 15+1reb+3ast, T.Anderson 13+5reb+1ast, K.Tasos 9+3reb+1ast

Papagou - Niki Volou 89-79

Very predictable result when seventh ranked Papagou (12-8) won against 14th ranked Niki Volou (5-15) in Athens 89-79 on Wednesday. Papagou looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. Swingman Ilias Karamolegkos (192-2000) nailed 21 points for the winning side and Canadian-American forward Somto Dimanochie (203-2001) accounted for 16 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Tyler Johnson (188-2001, college: Mercer) came up with 25 points and 4 steals and forward Achilleas Vlahogiannis (200-2004) added 15 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Niki Volou in the defeat. Papagou have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Niki Volou lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fourteenth position with 15 games lost. Papagou will meet Koroivos (#10) on the road in the next round. Niki Volou will play against Lavrio (#8) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Papagou: I.Karamolegkos 21+4reb+3ast, D.Somto 16+10reb, A.Jarrett 12+6reb+3ast, C.Robert 8, M.Fotis 8+4reb+1ast, K.Dendrinos 8+3reb+1ast
Niki Volou: T.Johnson 25+4reb+3ast, V.Achilleas 15+6reb+2ast, V.Balopoulos 11+4reb+3ast, A.Tsoumanis 8+6reb+1ast, T.Bakeas 8+5reb+3ast, K.Filoxenidis 7

Peiramatiko - Sofadon 58-75

The game between 12th ranked Peiramatiko (8-13) and thirteenth ranked Sofadon (6-15) in Peiramatiko on Wednesday ended with biggest points difference. Guests from beat Peiramatiko 75-58. Swingman Konstantinos Chantzis (192-2006, agency: Octagon Europe) nailed a double-double by scoring 15 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winning side and American guard Mike Bothwell (190-2000, college: Furman, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 14 points. Four Sofadon players scored in double figures. Power forward Georgios Notis (202-1995) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds and guard Theodoros Konstantinidis (194-2004) added 15 points and 4 assists respectively for Peiramatiko in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Sofadon have a solid series of four victories in a row. They maintain thirteenth place with 6-15 record. Peiramatiko lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 13 games lost. Sofadon will meet at home higher ranked Ermis S. (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Peiramatiko will play against Panerythraikos (#9) in New Eritrea and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Sofadon: E.Kapetakis 19+1reb, C.Konstantinos 15+14reb+7ast, B.Mike 14+4reb+2ast, C.Dimitrios 11+3reb+1ast, E.Ioannis 9+4reb+1ast, B.Christos 5+4reb+2ast
Peiramatiko: N.Georgios 17+12reb+2ast, T.Konstantinidis 15+3reb+4ast, D.Banks III 13+4reb+4ast, C.Pantelis 8+4reb, D.Dubar 3+2reb+1ast, D.Kalaitzidis 2+5reb+2ast

Proteas V. - Lefkadas 73-67

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of top-ranked Lefkadas (16-4) in Voula on Thursday night. Visitors were defeated by fourth ranked Proteas (14-6) 73-67. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Lefkadas. Proteas made 24-of-26 free shots (92.3 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American forward Camron Reece (202-1999, college: Talladega) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. His fellow American import forward Terran Petteway (198-1992, college: Nebraska, agency: MSG) contributed with 21 points (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winners. Four Proteas V. players scored in double figures. Daniel Trent (-2002) answered with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals and Vasileios Stavrakoukas (191-2001) added 12 points in the effort for Lefkadas. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Proteas have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to third place. Lefkadas at the other side still keeps top position with four games lost. They share it with Vikos. Proteas are looking forward to face Psychikou (#7) in Athens in the next round. Lefkadas will play at home against Aigaleo (#15) and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Proteas V.: P.Terran 21+3reb+2ast, R.Camron 20+10reb+1ast, I.Milentigievits 10+2reb+1ast, K.Panagiotis 10+4reb+6ast, P.Georgios 8+3reb, N.Delgas 2+2ast
Lefkadas: T.Daniel 16+9reb+5ast, V.Stavrakoukas 12+2reb+3ast, T.Allen 8+2reb+4ast, I.Giannoultsis 8, I.Chatzinikolas 7+3reb+3ast, T.Panagiotis 5+2reb

Vikos I. - Psychikou 70-55

Not a big story in a game when 7th ranked Psychikou (11-9) lost to second ranked Vikos (16-4) in Ioannina 55-70 on Thursday. Vikos forced 19 Psychikou turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 14 long-distance shots on high 56.0 percentage. American point guard Russell Jones Jr (173-2001, college: WCU) nailed 13 points and 4 assists for the winning side and forward Dimitris Gravas (203-1993) accounted for 15 points. American guard Jordan Henderson (196-1999, college: Canisius) came up with 16 points and swingman Minas Papagiannis (200-2002) added 8 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Psychikou in the defeat. Both coaches allowed to play bench players saving starting five for next games. Vikos keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Lefkadas. Psychikou lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with nine games lost. They share the position with Lavrio. Vikos will meet Dafni (#11) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Psychikou will play against Proteas (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Vikos I.: G.Dimitris 15+1reb+1ast, J.Russell 13+2reb+4ast, K.Simitzis 11+4reb, T.Thanasis 9+1reb+3ast, A.Quincy 8+3reb+2ast, M.Sarandis 6+2reb+5ast
Psychikou: J.Henderson 16+4reb+3ast, T.Karras 10+6reb, M.Papagiannis 8+7reb+3ast, G.Bourneles 5+3reb+1ast, G.Koukas 5+4ast, S.Wells 5+2reb+1ast