National League Round 11: E.Ashkelon defeat Maccabi Rishon in the game between Top 4 teams

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An interesting game for E.Ashkelon (10-1) which played road game in Rishon Le-Zion against second-ranked Maccabi Rishon (8-3). First ranked E.Ashkelon had an easy win 97-70. E.Ashkelon looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Maccabi Rishon's players. Naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American forward Dakarai Tucker (196-1994, college: Utah) contributed with 18 points and 4 assists for the winners. E.Ashkelon's coach Avi Sukar felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Power forward Jonatan Mor (204-1995) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds for Maccabi Rishon. E.Ashkelon maintains first place with 10-1 record. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with H.Afula and M.Ma'ale Adum.. E.Ashkelon are looking forward to face M.Ramat Gan (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Maccabi Rishon will play against E.Netanya (#6) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 11th consecutive match to fifth ranked I.Nahariya (7-4) 80-58. It was a great evening for American forward Dominez Burnett (196-1992, college: Davenport) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Isaiah Eisendorf helped adding 9 points and 10 rebounds. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard Keron DeShields (190-1992, college: Tennessee St.) responded with 28 points and 5 rebounds. I.Nahariya have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 7-4 record, which they share with E.Netanya. H.Hevel Modi'in at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. I.Nahariya will play against E.Shomron (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Hevel Modi'in will play against M.Haifa and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Ramat Gan was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (8-3) played at the court of 8th ranked M.Ramat Gan (5-6). M.Ma'ale Adum. managed to secure a 7-point victory 82-75 on Friday. It was an exceptional evening for Eddie Ekiyor who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds. M.Ma'ale Adum.'s coach used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. Sean Evans came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds for M.Ramat Gan in the defeat. M.Ma'ale Adum. have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with M.Rishon and H.Afula. Loser M.Ramat Gan keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Ramat Hash.. M.Ma'ale Adum. will meet at home H.Afula (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. M.Ramat Gan will play against the league's leader E.Ashkelon (#1) and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 11: H.Ramat Gan was smashed by H.Afula on the road 104-82. M.Raanana won against M.Haifa on its own court 96-79. E.Netanya managed to outperform E.Shomron in a road game 93-85. M.Rehovot recorded a loss to Ramat Hash. at home 78-92.

H.Afula - H.Ramat Gan 104-82

No shocking result in a game when third ranked H.Afula (8-3) crushed at home 13th ranked H.Ramat Gan (2-9) 104-82 on Tuesday. H.Afula dominated down low during the game scoring 56 of its points in the paint compared to H.Ramat Gan's 36. They outrebounded H.Ramat Gan 44-32 including 30 on the defensive glass. H.Afula looked well-organized offensively handing out 32 assists. It was an exceptional evening for American Toarlyn Fitzpatrick (206-1989, college: S.Florida) who led the winners and scored 34 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds. His fellow American import Jimmy Hall (203-1994, college: Kent St.) accounted for 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists for the winning side. American guard Stedmon Lemon (198-1992, college: JCSU) came up with 38 points (!!!) and 5 rebounds and forward Aviv Shimoni (198-1996) added 19 points and 6 rebounds respectively for H.Ramat Gan in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. H.Afula moved-up to second place, which they share with M.Rishon and M.Ma'ale Adum. H.Ramat Gan lost ninth consecutive game. They keep the thirteenth position with nine games lost. H.Afula will meet league's second-placed M.Ma'ale Adum. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. H.Ramat Gan will play against M.Rehovot (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
H.Ramat Gan: S.Lemon 38+5reb, A.Shimoni 19+6reb+2ast, T.Eliad 11+5reb+2ast, N.Uzan 5+1ast, N.Gil 5+4reb+9ast, G.Ofek 2+6reb+4ast
H.Afula: T.Fitzpatrick 34+8reb+3ast, J.Hall 19+7reb+10ast, K.Zorno 18+5reb+5ast, R.Netzia 9+6reb+1ast, A.Dor 8+4reb+1ast, D.Danino 4+1reb

M.Raanana - M.Haifa 96-79

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 9th ranked M.Haifa's (4-7) road loss to eighth ranked M.Raanana (6-5) 79-96 on Tuesday. M.Raanana dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to M.Haifa's 30. M.Raanana forced 21 M.Haifa turnovers. It was a great shooting night for M.Raanana especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 61.1 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. It was an exceptional evening for naturalized American Willy Workman (198-1990, college: Amherst) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 5 assists (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field). American swingman Jason Siggers (194-1985, college: Albany, agency: Avi Zilberman) accounted for 18 points and 4 assists for the winning side. American guard Admon Gilder (193-1995, college: Gonzaga) came up with 14 points and 6 rebounds and the other American import forward DeSean Parsons (201-1995, college: Portland St.) added 12 points and 4 assists respectively for M.Haifa in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players saving starting five for next games. M.Raanana moved-up to seventh place. Loser M.Haifa dropped to the tenth position with seven games lost. They share it with M.Rehovot. M.Raanana will meet Ramat Hash. (#8) in the next round. M.Haifa will play against H.Hevel Modi'in and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Haifa: O.Malka 15+1reb+2ast, A.Gilder 14+6reb+2ast, D.Parsons 12+3reb+4ast, T.Cohen 11+3reb+1ast, D.Sharp 10+3reb+5ast, K.Danel 8+3ast
M.Raanana: J.Siggers 18+3reb+4ast, W.Workman 18+3reb+5ast, A.Morse 18+6reb+1ast, R.Geffen 17+4reb, A.Sapir 11+4reb+10ast, A.Leder 5+1ast

M.Ramat Gan - M.Ma'ale Adum. 75-82

The game in Ramat Gan was also quite interesting. Fourth ranked M.Ma'ale Adum. (8-3) played at the court of 8th ranked M.Ramat Gan (5-6). M.Ma'ale Adum. managed to secure a 7-point victory 82-75 on Friday. M.Ma'ale Adum. forced 22 M.Ramat Gan turnovers. Strangely M.Ramat Gan outrebounded M.Ma'ale Adum. 47-35 including 35 on the defensive glass. It was an exceptional evening for Canadian center Eddie Ekiyor (206-1997, college: Carleton) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 25 points and 14 rebounds. Point guard Ido Shabat (182-1999) accounted for 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. M.Ma'ale Adum.'s coach used a ten-player rotation saving starting five for next games. American Sean Evans (203-1988, college: St.John's) came up with a double-double by scoring 22 points and 16 rebounds and the other American import guard Kevin Capers (188-1993, college: FSC, agency: BIG) added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists respectively for M.Ramat Gan in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. M.Ma'ale Adum. have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to second place, which they share with M.Rishon and H.Afula. Loser M.Ramat Gan keeps the eighth position with six games lost. They share it with Ramat Hash.. M.Ma'ale Adum. will meet at home H.Afula (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. M.Ramat Gan will play against the league's leader E.Ashkelon (#1) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Ramat Gan: S.Evans 22+16reb, D.Rosenbaum 13+3reb+1ast, K.Capers 13+5reb+8ast, H.Dadon 11+6reb+2ast, B.Altit 8+7reb, E.Alber 6+5reb+1ast
M.Ma'ale Adum.: E.Ekiyor 25+14reb, I.Shabat 14+6reb+5ast, D.Johnson 13+5reb+2ast, J.Cohen 13+1reb+1ast, A.Derhy 8+1ast, I.Ben 5+5reb+1ast

E.Shomron - E.Netanya 85-93

Very predictable result when sixth ranked E.Netanya (7-4) won against on the road 12th ranked E.Shomron (3-8) 93-85 on Tuesday. They outrebounded E.Shomron 40-22 including a 30-16 advantage in defensive rebounds. It was an exceptional evening for guard Ben Saraf (195-2006) who led the winners and scored 32 points and 5 assists. American-Nigerian Al-Wajid Aminu (201-1998, college: UNF) accounted for 15 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side. E.Netanya's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Point guard Amit Alon (180-2000) came up with 23 points and 5 assists and naturalized Polish center Ido Flaisher (208-1998, college: Hawaii) added 15 points and 8 rebounds respectively for E.Shomron in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. E.Netanya moved-up to fifth place, which they share with I.Nahariya. E.Shomron lost third consecutive game. Newly promoted team keeps the twelfth position with eight games lost. E.Netanya will meet at home higher ranked Maccabi Rishon (#4) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. E.Shomron will play against I.Nahariya (#5) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
E.Shomron: A.Amit 23+1reb+5ast, I.Flaisher 15+8reb, E.Shulman 14+1reb+2ast, R.Kelly 12+4reb+4ast, Y.Michaeli 8+2reb, C.Ahrak 6
E.Netanya: S.Ben 32+2reb+5ast, J.Robinson 16+13reb, A.Aminu 15+12reb+3ast, B.Ethan 14+6reb+4ast, S.Ilay 8+2reb+6ast, Y.Atias 3+3reb

I.Nahariya - H.Hevel Modi'in 80-58

Bottom-ranked H.Hevel Modi'in is still unable to win any game. This time they lost on the road their 11th consecutive match to fifth ranked I.Nahariya (7-4) 80-58. I.Nahariya forced 21 H.Hevel Modi'in turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. It was a great evening for American forward Dominez Burnett (196-1992, college: Davenport) who led his team to a victory scoring 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Naturalized American forward Isaiah Eisendorf (198-1996, college: LeMoyne) helped adding 9 points and 10 rebounds. Four I.Nahariya players scored in double figures. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. American point guard Keron DeShields (190-1992, college: Tennessee St.) responded with 28 points and 5 rebounds and guard Shoham Gat (185-2002, agency: Avi Zilberman) scored 10 points and 7 rebounds. I.Nahariya have a solid series of three victories in a row. They maintain fifth place with 7-4 record, which they share with E.Netanya. H.Hevel Modi'in at the other side still closes the standings with 11 games lost. I.Nahariya will play against E.Shomron (#12) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. H.Hevel Modi'in will play against M.Haifa and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
H.Hevel Modi'in: K.DeShields 28+5reb+3ast, G.Shoham 10+7reb+3ast, S.Omer 8+1reb, S.Malkov 7+2reb+1ast, H.Omer 2+5reb, M.Holyfield 2+9reb
I.Nahariya: D.Burnett 14+7reb+4ast, A.Chubrevich 11+5reb+1ast, Y.Ohayon 10+4reb+4ast, D.Drapic 10+3reb+3ast, I.Eisendorf 9+10reb+2ast, O.Ben-Yakov 8+3reb+1ast

M.Rehovot - Ramat Hash. 78-92

Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both tenth ranked Ramat Hash. and 9th ranked M.Rehovot had identical 4-6 record. But M.Rehovot was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Ramat Hasharon 92-78 on Friday night. American players dominated the game. It was an exceptional evening for point guard Diante Watkins (175-1990, college: RMU) who led the winners and scored 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Tyler Wideman (203-1995, college: Butler) accounted for 17 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side. Swingman Brent Jackson (193-1994, college: Columbus St.) came up with 29 points and 5 rebounds and forward Al'Lonzo Coleman (203-1989, college: Presbyterian) added 10 points and 9 rebounds respectively for M.Rehovot in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to get some rest. Ramat Hash. have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to eighth place, which they share with M.Ramat Gan. Newly promoted M.Rehovot dropped to the tenth position with seven games lost. They share it with M.Haifa. Ramat Hash. will meet at home higher ranked M.Raanana (#7) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. M.Rehovot will play against H.Ramat Gan in Givataim and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
M.Rehovot: B.Jackson 29+5reb+2ast, G.Shay Guy 10+3reb+2ast, J.Freund 10+3reb+3ast, A.Coleman 10+9reb+3ast, Y.Holodov 7+2reb+1ast, I.Rejwan 5+4reb+1ast
Ramat Hash.: D.Watkins 28+7reb+6ast, A.Bier-Katz 21+6reb+1ast, A.Ebo 19+3ast, T.Wideman 17+8reb+5ast, Y.Yam 4+4reb+1ast, O.Hai 2+2reb

M.Rishon - E.Ashkelon 70-97

An interesting game for E.Ashkelon (10-1) which played road game in Rishon Le-Zion against second-ranked Maccabi Rishon (8-3). First ranked E.Ashkelon had an easy win 97-70. E.Ashkelon looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Maccabi Rishon's players. Naturalized Polish guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995, agency: Avi Zilberman) orchestrated the victory by scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). American forward Dakarai Tucker (196-1994, college: Utah) contributed with 18 points and 4 assists for the winners. E.Ashkelon's coach Avi Sukar felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Power forward Jonatan Mor (204-1995) answered with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 13 rebounds and American forward Rakeem Buckles (202-1990, college: FIU, agency: GoEmpire Group) added 14 points and 7 rebounds in the effort for Maccabi Rishon. E.Ashkelon maintains first place with 10-1 record. Maccabi Rishon at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. They share it with H.Afula and M.Ma'ale Adum.. E.Ashkelon are looking forward to face M.Ramat Gan (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Maccabi Rishon will play against E.Netanya (#6) and is hoping to prove to their supporters that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
M.Rishon: J.Mor 15+13reb+1ast, R.Buckles 14+7reb+1ast, I.Nesterenko 11+4reb+2ast, P.Tal-Or 9+2reb, G.Palatin 8+5reb+4ast, I.Cousins 7+5reb+3ast
E.Ashkelon: D.Tucker 18+2reb+4ast, G.Gilinski 17+7reb+7ast, C.Rosenberg 11+4reb+2ast, G.Chen 10+1reb, T.Gipson 9+7reb+3ast, S.David 8+4reb+2ast