U19 League Round 8 (Regular Season): Winless Ezerzeme loses another game

U19 League is at the halfway of the Regular Season and there are still another 8 rounds left. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Bottom-ranked Ezerzeme (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Ventspils Spars (3-2) 103-84 on Saturday evening. Ventspils Spars dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Ezerzeme's 38. They outrebounded Ezerzeme 48-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Emils Sulcs (-2008) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 8 rebounds and Edgars Mitenbergs (-2009) who added 19 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Filips Sviklis responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds. Ezerzeme's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Ventspils Spars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 3-2 record, which they share with RBS Centrs and Bertanu. Newly promoted Ezerzeme still closes the standings with five games lost. Ventspils Spars is looking forward to face RBS DSN (#9) in Riga in the next round where they are favorite. Ezerzeme will play at home against Liepaja and hopes to get finally their first victory.
The game in Liepaja was also worth to mention about. Top-ranked Jugla (5-0) played at the court of 8th ranked Liepaja (2-3). Jugla did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 89-70. The winners were led by guard Kristofers Fibigs (185-2009) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and Markuss Kovals supported him with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Even a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds by Kristaps Petersons did not help to save the game for Liepaja. Undefeated Jugla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Liepaja at the other side keeps the eighth place with three games lost. Jugla's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Riga RBS Centrs.
The game in Valmiera supposed to be also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Ventspils Spars (3-2) played at the court of seventh ranked Bertanu (3-2). Bertanu smashed Ventspils Spars 105-74 on Sunday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Ventspils Spars. The best player for the winners was Nils Krastins who scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Bertanu's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Jekabs Graudins produced 17 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Bertanu moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Ventspils Spars and RBS Centrs. Bertanu will meet at home Ogre (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Ventspils Spars will play against RBS DSN (#9) in Riga and hope to secure a win.

In the last game of round 8 Bball Klase won against Ogre on the opponent's court 86-74.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points and 10 rebounds by Marks Gusevs of Bertanu.



Ogre - Bball Klase 74-86:
Very expected game when 9th ranked Ogre (1-4) was defeated at home by second ranked Bball Klase (5-1) 86-74 on Saturday. The best player for the winners was forward Eduards Briekmanis (194-2008) who scored 20 points and 9 rebounds. Martins Rancans chipped in 25 points. Martins Kudrjavcevs (198) produced 24 points and 7 rebounds and forward Kristaps Jaunzems (195-2009) added 19 points respectively for the hosts. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bball Klase have an impressive five-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 5-1 record having just one point less than leader Jugla. Loser Ogre dropped to the tenth place with four games lost. Bball Klase will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ogre will play against Bertanu (#4) in Valmiera and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Bball Klase: M.Rancans 25+2reb, E.Briekmanis 20+9reb+3ast, M.Lacis 17+6reb+4ast, B.Baumeisters 8+1reb+1ast, H.Grafs 7+11reb+1ast, R.Zelenovs 4+2reb
Ogre: K.Martins 24+7reb+1ast, J.Kristaps 19+4reb, K.Anrijs 9+8reb+1ast, K.Peteris 6+3reb, E.Hauka 5+3reb+3ast, S.Valters 4+3reb

Ezerzeme - Ventspils Spars 84-103:
Bottom-ranked Ezerzeme (0-5) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to fourth ranked Ventspils Spars (3-2) 103-84 on Saturday evening. Ventspils Spars dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Ezerzeme's 38. They outrebounded Ezerzeme 48-35 including 18 on the offensive glass. Worth to mention a great performance of Emils Sulcs (-2008) who helped to win the game recording 23 points and 8 rebounds and Edgars Mitenbergs (-2009) who added 19 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. Five Ventspils Spars players scored in double figures. Filips Sviklis responded with 24 points and 5 rebounds and Raitis Stiuka scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Ezerzeme's coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Ventspils Spars have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain fourth position with 3-2 record, which they share with RBS Centrs and Bertanu. Newly promoted Ezerzeme still closes the standings with five games lost. Ventspils Spars is looking forward to face RBS DSN (#9) in Riga in the next round where they are favorite. Ezerzeme will play at home against Liepaja and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Ventspils Spars: E.Sulcs 23+8reb+1ast, G.Jekabs 20+4reb+2ast, E.Mitenbergs 19+6reb+3ast, K.Nolendorfs 16+8reb+2ast, R.Ramats 12+6reb+3ast, E.Barbans 4+7reb+3ast
Ezerzeme: S.Filips 24+5reb+2ast, S.Raitis 20+6reb+3ast, N.Erlends 15+6reb+2ast, Z.Kristers 9+3reb+1ast, D.Aigars 7+7reb+3ast, M.Arturs 6+3reb

Liepaja - Jugla 70-89:
The game in Liepaja was also worth to mention about. Top-ranked Jugla (5-0) played at the court of 8th ranked Liepaja (2-3). Jugla did not have too big problems and got a relatively easy victory 89-70. Jugla outrebounded Liepaja 44-31 including a 19-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by guard Kristofers Fibigs (185-2009) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points and 12 rebounds and Markuss Kovals (-2009) supported him with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Four Jugla players scored in double figures. Even a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds by Kristaps Petersons did not help to save the game for Liepaja. point guard Edvards Jonaitis (164-2008) added 20 points and 4 assists for the hosts. Jugla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader. Liepaja at the other side keeps the eighth place with three games lost. Jugla's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Riga RBS Centrs.
Top scorers:
Jugla: F.Kristofers 25+12reb+2ast, R.Sergejevs 19+4reb+1ast, M.Kovals 13+13reb+1ast, L.Papans 10+2reb+5ast, E.Kalnins 9+4reb+1ast, E.Cunskis 6+3reb+2ast
Liepaja: P.Kristaps 22+10reb+1ast, J.Edvards 20+3reb+4ast, I.Jekabs 10+5reb+4ast, S.Aksels 8+2reb, T.Davis 6+4reb+2ast, L.Raivo 2+2reb+1ast

Bertanu - Ventspils Spars 105-74:
The game in Valmiera supposed to be also quite interesting. One of their biggest challengers Ventspils Spars (3-2) played at the court of seventh ranked Bertanu (3-2). Bertanu smashed Ventspils Spars 105-74 on Sunday. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Ventspils Spars. Bertanu had a 35-23 advantage in offensive rebounds. They shot the lights out from three sinking 13 long-distance shots on high 52.0 percentage. The best player for the winners was guard Nils Krastins (188-2009) who scored 23 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Marks Gusevs (199-2008) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Bertanu's coach felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Jekabs Graudins (188-2009) produced 17 points and 8 rebounds and Emils Sulcs (-2008) added 20 points respectively for the guests. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Bertanu moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Ventspils Spars and RBS Centrs. Bertanu will meet at home Ogre (#10) in the next round where they are favorite. Ventspils Spars will play against RBS DSN (#9) in Riga and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Bertanu: K.Nils 23+7reb+5ast, M.Gusevs 21+10reb+1ast, R.Kazulis 19+6reb+4ast, R.Lavrinovics 11+3reb+1ast, M.Liepa 9+6reb+1ast, R.Ozolins 8+5reb+1ast
Ventspils Spars: S.Emils 20+4reb+2ast, J.Graudins 17+8reb+3ast, M.Edgars 13+4reb+1ast, N.Kristaps 12+2reb+2ast, R.Renars 5+6reb+1ast, B.Emils 3+3reb