National League Round 10: Maccabi Rishon is upset by M.Ma'ale Adum.

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The most important game in the last round took place in Ma'ale Adumim between second ranked Maccabi Rishon (8-2) and fifth ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (7-3) on Friday night. Maccabi Rishon was defeated by M.Ma'ale Adum. on the road 84-71. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Maccabi Rishon. M.Ma'ale Adum. made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Canadian center Eddie Ekiyor (206-1997, college: Carleton) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. point guard Ido Shabat (182-1999) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. M.Ma'ale Adum.'s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Isaiah Cousins (193-1994, college: Oklahoma) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for lost side. M.Ma'ale Adum. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with H.Afula. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. M.Ma'ale Adum. is looking forward to face M.Ramat Gan (#7) on the road in the next round. Maccabi Rishon will play against the league's leader E.Ashkelon (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked H.Afula (7-3) against eleventh ranked Ramat Hash. (4-6) on Saturday night. Visiting H.Afula was defeated by Ramat Hash. in Ramat Hasharon 99-86. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 assists. Tyler Wideman contributed with 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. American Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) replied with 27 points and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for H.Afula. Ramat Hash. moved-up to ninth place, which they share with M.Rehovot and M.Haifa. H.Afula at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with M.Ma'ale Adum.. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Rehovot (#11) on the road in the next round. H.Afula will play against H.Ramat Gan (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Leader E.Ashkelon delivered the ninth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 12th ranked E.Shomron (3-7) 80-76. Gal Gilinski had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners. E.Ashkelon's coach Avi Sukar allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side Keith Stone responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. E.Ashkelon maintains first position with 9-1 record. Newly promoted E.Shomron keeps the twelfth place with seven games lost. E.Ashkelon will meet league's second-placed Maccabi Rishon in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. E.Shomron will play against E.Netanya (#6) and hope to secure a win.

Rest of the games of round 10 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
I.Nahariya defeated E.Netanya in a road game 72-67. Winless H.Hevel Modi'in was smashed by M.Raanana at home 67-86. M.Ramat Gan won against H.Ramat Gan on the opponent's court 93-88. M.Haifa managed to outperform M.Rehovot in a home game 91-77.

E.Ashkelon - E.Shomron 80-76

Leader E.Ashkelon delivered the ninth victory on Saturday night. This time they beat 12th ranked E.Shomron (3-7) 80-76. E.Ashkelon looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. Naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) had a double-double by scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American forward Dakarai Tucker (196-1994, college: Utah) chipped in 18 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. E.Ashkelon's coach Avi Sukar allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. At the losing side American forward Keith Stone (206-1997, college: Miami, FL) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Amit Alon (180-2000) scored 16 points and 6 assists. Five E.Ashkelon and four E.Shomron players scored in double figures. E.Ashkelon maintains first position with 9-1 record. Newly promoted E.Shomron keeps the twelfth place with seven games lost. E.Ashkelon will meet league's second-placed Maccabi Rishon in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. E.Shomron will play against E.Netanya (#6) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
E.Ashkelon: D.Tucker 18+6reb+2ast, R.Pitshon 17+2reb+1ast, G.Gilinski 12+5reb+10ast, T.Gipson 11+4reb+1ast, S.Harush 10+4reb+2ast, B.David Omer 5+2reb+1ast
E.Shomron: K.Stone 21+10reb+5ast, A.Amit 16+3reb+6ast, L.Yuval 12+2reb+3ast, R.Kelly 12+6reb+2ast, E.Shulman 8+6ast, I.Flaisher 4+4reb+1ast

E.Netanya - I.Nahariya 67-72

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 5th ranked E.Netanya (6-4) was defeated at home by sixth ranked I.Nahariya (6-4) 72-67 on Saturday. I.Nahariya forced 24 E.Netanya turnovers. The former international point guard Yogev Ohayon (189-1987) scored 16 points and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American power forward Romello White (203-1998, college: Ole Miss) chipped in 11 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side naturalized Canadian forward Ethan Butler (198-2002) responded with 16 points and 9 rebounds and American center Justin Robinson (206-1996, college: Duke) scored 13 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. I.Nahariya moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated E.Netanya. I.Nahariya will meet at home bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. E.Netanya will play against E.Shomron (#12) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
I.Nahariya: Y.Ohayon 16+3reb+4ast, R.White 11+8reb+1ast, D.Burnett 11+4reb+3ast, O.Ben-Yakov 9+2reb+2ast, A.Reuven 8+3reb+2ast, I.Eisendorf 7+1reb+1ast
E.Netanya: B.Ethan 16+9reb+3ast, S.Ben 14+6reb+1ast, J.Robinson 13+9reb, S.Ilay 8+2reb+4ast, A.Aminu 6+8reb+2ast, S.Nadav 5+2ast

H.Hevel Modi'in - M.Raanana 67-86

No shocking result in a game when eighth ranked M.Raanana (5-5) smashed on the road bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in (0-10) 86-67 on Saturday. American swingman Jason Siggers (194-1985, college: Albany, agency: Avi Zilberman) scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) chipped in 16 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side American center Michael Holyfield (211-1992, college: SHSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds and his fellow American import point guard Keron DeShields (190-1992, college: Tennessee St.) scored 17 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. M.Raanana moved-up to seventh place, which they share with M.Ramat Gan. Loser H.Hevel Modi'in still closes the standings with ten games lost. M.Raanana will meet at home M.Haifa (#9) in the next round. H.Hevel Modi'in will play against I.Nahariya (#5) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
M.Raanana: J.Siggers 22+5reb+5ast, W.Workman 16+11reb+3ast, R.Geffen 14+7reb, A.Leder 11+3reb+2ast, A.Sapir 9+6reb+3ast, A.Morse 8+7reb+2ast
H.Hevel Modi'in: M.Holyfield 20+14reb+1ast, K.DeShields 17+3reb+4ast, N.Baloul 11+1reb+1ast, G.Shoham 8+8reb+4ast, S.Malkov 6+4reb+2ast, E.Mor-Yosef 3+4reb+2ast

H.Ramat Gan - M.Ramat Gan 88-93

Very expected game in Givataim where 13th ranked H.Ramat Gan (2-8) was defeated by seventh ranked M.Ramat Gan (5-5) 93-88 on Saturday. Naturalized American forward Elijah Hirsh (203-1997, college: Berry) had a double-double by scoring 23 points and 13 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and American guard Kevin Capers (188-1993, college: FSC, agency: BIG) chipped in 23 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 steals during the contest. At the losing side American Storm Warren (211-1988, college: LSU) responded with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 14 rebounds and forward Aviv Shimoni (198-1996) scored 24 points and 6 rebounds (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field). Five M.Ramat Gan and four H.Ramat Gan players scored in double figures. M.Ramat Gan maintains seventh position with 5-5 record, which they share with M.Raanana. H.Ramat Gan lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth place with eight games lost. M.Ramat Gan will meet at home higher ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. H.Ramat Gan will play against H.Afula (#3) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Ramat Gan: K.Capers 23+6reb+8ast, E.Hirsh 23+13reb+1ast, H.Dadon 13+3reb+4ast, D.Rosenbaum 11+5reb, N.Sharon 10+4reb+5ast, B.Altit 7+5reb+2ast
H.Ramat Gan: A.Shimoni 24+6reb+1ast, S.Warren 22+14reb+3ast, S.Lemon 17+2reb+1ast, T.Eliad 11+9reb+2ast, G.Ofek 9+4reb+4ast, N.Gil 5+2ast

M.Haifa - M.Rehovot 91-77

There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked M.Haifa (4-6) beat at home higher ranked M.Rehovot (4-6) 91-77 on Friday. M.Haifa shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) scored 21 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and point guard Danel Kozahinof (177-2001) chipped in 18 points and 6 assists during the contest. Four M.Haifa players scored in double figures. M.Haifa's coach Offer Rahimi used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. At the losing side American swingman Brent Jackson (193-1994, college: Columbus St.) responded with 29 points and 5 rebounds and his fellow American import forward Al'Lonzo Coleman (203-1989, college: Presbyterian) scored 9 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. M.Haifa moved-up to ninth place, which they share with M.Rehovot and Ramat Hash. M.Haifa will meet higher ranked M.Raanana (#8) on the road in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. M.Rehovot will play against Ramat Hash. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
M.Haifa: A.Gilder 21+7reb+1ast, K.Danel 18+3reb+6ast, T.Cohen 15+2reb+4ast, D.Parsons 13+7reb+4ast, D.Sharp 8+1reb+2ast, O.Malka 5+1reb+1ast
M.Rehovot: B.Jackson 29+5reb+3ast, G.Shay Guy 14+5reb+2ast, J.Freund 10+5reb+3ast, A.Coleman 9+7reb+8ast, Y.Holodov 6+2reb+3ast, G.Halamish 5+1reb

M.Ma'ale Adum. - M.Rishon 84-71

The most important game in the last round took place in Ma'ale Adumim between second ranked Maccabi Rishon (8-2) and fifth ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (7-3) on Friday night. Maccabi Rishon was defeated by M.Ma'ale Adum. on the road 84-71. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Maccabi Rishon. M.Ma'ale Adum. made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. Canadian center Eddie Ekiyor (206-1997, college: Carleton) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Point guard Ido Shabat (182-1999) chipped in 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Five M.Ma'ale Adum. players scored in double figures. M.Ma'ale Adum.'s coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard Isaiah Cousins (193-1994, college: Oklahoma) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and power forward Jonatan Mor (204-1995) added 18 points and 11 rebounds respectively for lost side. M.Ma'ale Adum. have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with H.Afula. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the second position with two games lost. M.Ma'ale Adum. is looking forward to face M.Ramat Gan (#7) on the road in the next round. Maccabi Rishon will play against the league's leader E.Ashkelon (#1) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
M.Ma'ale Adum.: E.Ekiyor 23+14reb+3ast, I.Shabat 15+5reb+5ast, J.Cohen 14+6reb+4ast, I.Ben 13+5reb+1ast, D.Johnson 11+3reb, A.Derhy 7+1reb+1ast
M.Rishon: I.Cousins 20+11reb+3ast, J.Mor 18+11reb+1ast, J.Armstrong 8+1reb+3ast, H.Halfon 7+4reb+1ast, R.Buckles 6+5reb+2ast, G.Palatin 5+2reb+3ast

Ramat Hash. - H.Afula 99-86

Very important is a road loss of third ranked H.Afula (7-3) against eleventh ranked Ramat Hash. (4-6) on Saturday night. Visiting H.Afula was defeated by Ramat Hash. in Ramat Hasharon 99-86. Ramat Hash. players were unselfish on offense dishing 26 assists. H.Afula was plagued by 24 personal fouls down the stretch. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 assists. The other American import Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) contributed with 24 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Five Ramat Hash. players scored in double figures. American Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) replied with 27 points and 9 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) and guard Tomer Asayag (190-1999) added 17 points and 6 assists in the effort for H.Afula. Ramat Hash. moved-up to ninth place, which they share with M.Rehovot and M.Haifa. H.Afula at the other side keeps the third position with three games lost. They share it with M.Ma'ale Adum.. Ramat Hash. will play against M.Rehovot (#11) on the road in the next round. H.Afula will play against H.Ramat Gan (#13) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Ramat Hash.: T.Wideman 24+5reb+2ast, D.Watkins 19+2reb+10ast, O.Hai 19+4reb+2ast, G.Ferber 12+3reb+2ast, A.Ebo 11+4reb+5ast, A.Bier-Katz 9+2reb+1ast
H.Afula: J.Hall 27+9reb+2ast, T.Asayag 17+4reb+6ast, R.Netzia 11+2reb+2ast, N.Daniel 9+2reb, K.Zorno 8+3reb+7ast, T.Fitzpatrick 8+3reb+4ast