1Liga Round 4 (Regular Season): Leszno defeats Polonia W-wa

There were just four rounds played in Regular Season of 1Liga and we can clearly see which teams will fight for top positions and which will try to avoid bottom places. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Czarne Koszule (3-1) on the court of top-ranked Leszno on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Leszno 99-77. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Czarne Koszule. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Leszno dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Czarne Koszule's 36. Leszno looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Polonia W-wa's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Adrian Bogucki (215-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Wendell Mitchell (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) contributed with 20 points and 8 assists for the winners. American point guard Jacoby Ross (178-1997, college: Lindenwood) replied with 25 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) for Polonia W-wa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Leszno have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Stargard and Lodz. Polonia W-wa at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. They share the position with Inowroclaw. Leszno is looking forward to face Starogard Gd. (#11) in Starogard Gdanski in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Polonia W-wa will play at home against WKK Wroclaw (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
GKS's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Kolobrzeg, where they defeated Kotwica (1-3) 96-83. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Damian Jeszke (202-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds and Sebastian Bozenko who added 20 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side naturalized American point guard James Washington (177-1987, college: MTSU, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) responded with 30 points and 4 assists. Kotwica's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. GKS left bottom position moving up to eleventh place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Kotwica. It was Kolobrzeg's third loss in a row. Tychy will play against higher ranked Inowroclaw (#5) at home in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kolobrzeg will play against Bytom (#7) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top-ranked Spojnia blasted bottom-ranked Opole (0-4) in Stargard 105-79 on Saturday evening keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Opole is still unable to win any game. The winners were led by Jakub Karolak who scored that evening 25 points. Even 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals by DJ Campbell did not help to save the game for Opole. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spojnia have a solid four-game winning streak. Stargard (4-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Lodz and Leszno. Loser Opole still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Rzeszow. Stargard will meet Krosno (#13) on the road in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Opole will play against the league's second-placed Lodz and hopes to get finally their first victory.

Other games in round 4 were not that significant. Krosno was beaten by Pelplin on the road 91-80. Lodz won against Poznan on its own court 86-79. Bytom managed to outperform Lancut in a road game 91-84. Inowroclaw managed to beat Starogard Gd. at home 85-80. Winless Rzeszow was crushed by WKK Wroclaw on the opponent's court 90-67.
The most impressive performance of 4th round was 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists by Bradley Waldow of WKK Wroclaw.



Pelplin - Krosno 91-80:
Everything could happen in Pelpin at the game between two tied teams. Both thirteenth ranked Decka and 11th ranked Miasto Szkla had identical 1-2 record. This time Decka used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Krosno 91-80 on Friday night. Pelplin looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Pelplin made 7 blocks. The winners were led by American point guard Samajae Haynes-Jones (185-1996, college: Wichita St., agency: One Motive Sports) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and Canadian swingman Jayden Coke-Domingue (198-1999, college: Academy of Art, agency: Starting 5) supported him with 22 points and 6 assists. Even 18 points and 7 assists by American point guard Jaylen Murray (180-2003, college: Ole Miss) did not help to save the game for Krosno. Michal Jankowski (191-1987, agency: Interperformances) added 16 points for lost side. Four Krosno players scored in double figures. Pelplin (2-2) moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Miasto Szkla keeps the eleventh position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Pelplin will meet bottom-ranked Rzeszow (#16) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Krosno will play against Stargard (#3) and hope to win that game and get promotion back to the OBL just one year after relegation.
Top scorers:
Pelplin: C.Jayden 22+3reb+6ast, H.Samajae 18+6reb+10ast, T.Dydak 10+7reb+2ast, K.Przemyslaw 9+1reb, O.Szczepanski 8+2reb+2ast, G.Filip 8+8reb+1ast
Krosno: J.Murray 18+3reb+7ast, M.Jankowski 16+2reb+2ast, F.Struski 11+4reb+1ast, S.Pawlak 11+5reb+1ast, D.Durski 9+3reb+3ast, A.Kemp 4+8reb+2ast

Stargard - Opole 105-79:
Top-ranked Spojnia blasted bottom-ranked Opole (0-4) in Stargard 105-79 on Saturday evening keeping the perfect record after 4 rounds. Opole is still unable to win any game. Stargard dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Opole's 28 and made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. Stargard looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The winners were led by the former international swingman Jakub Karolak (196-1993) who scored that evening 25 points and American guard Simeon Cottle (188, college: KSU) supported him with 16 points and 4 assists. Four Spojnia players scored in double figures. Even 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals by American forward DJ Campbell (190-2000, college: Stockton) did not help to save the game for Opole. Tomasz Krzyminski (202-2001) added 16 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Spojnia have a solid four-game winning streak. Stargard (4-0) keeps a position of league leader, which they share with Lodz and Leszno. Loser Opole still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Rzeszow. Stargard will meet Krosno (#13) on the road in the next round which should be another easy win for them. Opole will play against the league's second-placed Lodz and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Stargard: K.Jakub 25+4reb+2ast, C.Simeon 16+4reb+4ast, G.RJ 14+6ast, N.Piotr 10+7reb+3ast, S.Szymon 8+3reb+5ast, J.Aleksander 6+7reb
Opole: D.Campbell 27+6reb+5ast, K.Tomasz 16+7reb+2ast, B.Jakub 13+1reb+1ast, K.Lukasz 6+5reb+1ast, B.Borys 4+2reb+2ast, A.Nowak 4+1reb

Lodz - Poznan 86-79:
Rather expected game when 6th ranked Enea Basket (2-2) lost on the road to top-ranked Lodz (4-0) 86-79 on Sunday. Lodz dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Enea Basket's 32. Lodz looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by the former international guard Marcel Ponitka (194-1997) who scored that evening 10 points and 7 assists and naturalized American Artur Labinowicz (193-1997, college: Evansville) supported him with 13 points and 5 rebounds. Even 23 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists by American Devontae Blanton (198-2001, college: EKU) did not help to save the game for Poznan. Forward Filip Siewruk (205-2002) added 16 points for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lodz have a solid four-game winning streak. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Stargard and Leszno. Loser Enea Basket keeps the sixth place with two games lost. They share the position with 4 other teams. Lodz will meet Opole (#15) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Poznan will play against Lancut (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Lodz: S.Jalen 14+4ast, L.Artur 13+5reb+1ast, P.Marcel 10+3reb+7ast, K.Michal 10+4reb, I.Mackowiak 9+2reb+1ast, L.Aleksander 8+1reb+4ast
Poznan: D.Blanton 23+9reb+6ast, F.Siewruk 16+4reb, J.Nowicki 14+4reb+1ast, P.Stankowski 10+1ast, S.Rompa 9+5reb+3ast, A.Arkadiusz 4+4reb

Lancut - Bytom 84-91:
There was a surprise result when tenth ranked Polonia (2-2) won against higher ranked Sokol (2-2) in Lancut 91-84 on Sunday. Bytom looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by American swingman Devin Hutchinson (196-1996, college: Radford, agency: KAM) who scored that evening 21 points and naturalized Australian point guard Sean Biernacki (183-1997, college: Upper Iowa, agency: Dominion Sports Group) supported him with 11 points and 6 assists. Five Polonia players scored in double figures. Even 12 points and 9 assists by point guard Piotr Wieloch (184-1994) did not help to save the game for Lancut. American guard Jermaine Couisnard (193-1998, college: Oregon) added 17 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Bytom moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams including defeated Lancut. Bytom will meet at home Kolobrzeg (#14) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Lancut will play against Poznan (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Bytom: H.Devin 21+3reb+3ast, I.Kacper 15+3reb+1ast, M.Medes 15+2reb+1ast, B.Sean 11+3reb+6ast, L.Wojciech 11+6reb+2ast, K.Wasowicz 6+3reb+4ast
Lancut: J.Couisnard 17+6reb, S.Walski 14+2reb+2ast, P.Wieloch 12+4reb+9ast, L.Michal 8+3ast, M.Milovanovic 7+4reb+1ast, D.Ziolkowski 7+8reb+2ast

Kolobrzeg - Tychy 83-96:
GKS's fans can celebrate the first win of their team after three consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Kolobrzeg, where they defeated Kotwica (1-3) 96-83. Tychy players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of forward Damian Jeszke (202-1995) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points and 10 rebounds and point guard Sebastian Bozenko (183-1998) who added 20 points and 6 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side naturalized American point guard James Washington (177-1987, college: MTSU, agency: SPORTFORUM Agency) responded with 30 points and 4 assists and ex-international power forward Pawel Leonczyk (205-1986) scored 8 points and 12 rebounds. Kotwica's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. GKS left bottom position moving up to eleventh place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Kotwica. It was Kolobrzeg's third loss in a row. Tychy will play against higher ranked Inowroclaw (#5) at home in the next round and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kolobrzeg will play against Bytom (#7) to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
Tychy: J.Damian 30+10reb+2ast, S.Bozenko 20+6reb+2ast, K.Szymon 11+4reb+3ast, K.Maciej 8+3reb+4ast, S.Tomasz 7+6reb+5ast, J.Michal 7+3reb
Kolobrzeg: J.Washington 30+4ast, K.Mateusz 11+3reb+2ast, D.Rutkowski 10+1reb+2ast, F.Malgorzaciak 10+3reb+2ast, S.Janczak 9+5reb+1ast, P.Leonczyk 8+12reb

Inowroclaw - Starogard Gd. 85-80:
Not a big story in a game when 11th ranked Kociewskie Diably (1-3) lost on the road to fifth ranked Inowroclaw (3-1) 85-80 on Sunday. However just five-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Inowroclaw forced 21 Starogard Gd. turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. The winners were led by Radoslaw Trubacz (196-1994) who scored that evening 14 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Szymon Sobiech (198-2002) supported him with 12 points and 5 rebounds. Inowroclaw's coach Krzysztof Szubarga used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Even 23 points and 6 rebounds by American guard Jikari Johnson (193, college: Chattanooga) did not help to save the game for Starogard Gd.. Latvian center Ilja Gromovs (210-1994) added 9 points and 13 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Inowroclaw moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Polonia W-wa. Loser Kociewskie Diably keeps the eleventh position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Inowroclaw will meet Tychy (#12) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Starogard Gd. will play against the league's leader Leszno and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Inowroclaw: R.Trubacz 14+8reb+3ast, K.Jakub 13+2reb+4ast, S.Szymon 12+5reb+3ast, K.Michal 10+2reb+5ast, P.Lis 8+1reb+1ast, B.Kamil 7+5reb+2ast
Starogard Gd.: J.Johnson 23+6reb+1ast, A.Kordalski 13+3reb+4ast, R.Wiktor 12+2reb+4ast, R.Komenda 10+6reb+1ast, I.Gromovs 9+13reb+3ast, B.Majewski 6+3reb+3ast

Leszno - Polonia W-wa 99-77:
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of Czarne Koszule (3-1) on the court of top-ranked Leszno on Saturday night. Visitors were rolled over by Leszno 99-77. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Czarne Koszule. It was a key game for the top position in the league. Leszno dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Czarne Koszule's 36. Leszno looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Polonia W-wa's players. Worth to mention a great performance of the former international center Adrian Bogucki (215-1999) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Wendell Mitchell (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) contributed with 20 points and 8 assists for the winners. Four Leszno players scored in double figures. American point guard Jacoby Ross (178-1997, college: Lindenwood) replied with 25 points (on 10-of-13 shooting from the field) and naturalized Israeli guard Gal Gilinski (195-1995) added 17 points in the effort for Polonia W-wa. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Leszno have a solid four-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 4-0 record, which they share with Stargard and Lodz. Polonia W-wa at the other side dropped to the fourth place with one game lost. They share the position with Inowroclaw. Leszno is looking forward to face Starogard Gd. (#11) in Starogard Gdanski in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Polonia W-wa will play at home against WKK Wroclaw (#6) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Leszno: B.Adrian 24+10reb+3ast, M.Wendell 20+4reb+8ast, S.Michal 18+4reb+3ast, F.Mike 18+6reb+2ast, K.Karol 9+3reb+1ast, S.Mikolaj 3+1reb
Polonia W-wa: J.Ross 25+2reb+2ast, G.Gilinski 17+3reb+3ast, S.Borowski 7+2reb, C.Gaines 6+9reb, W.Jagiello 6+3reb+2ast, L.Klaczek 6+6reb+2ast

WKK Wroclaw - Rzeszow 90-67:
Everything went according to plan when eleventh ranked WKK (2-2) outplayed bottom-ranked Rzeszow (0-4) in Wroclaw 90-67 on Saturday. WKK Wroclaw looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists. The winners were led by American center Bradley Waldow (205-1991, college: SMC, agency: BIG) who scored that evening 9 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Jakub Koelner (183-1993) supported him with 20 points and 4 assists. Even 13 points and 7 rebounds by power forward Mateusz Bartosz (205-1987) did not help to save the game for Rzeszow. Center Maksymilian Szefler (203-2004) added 10 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. WKK Wroclaw moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 4 other teams. Loser Rzeszow still closes the standings with four games lost. They share the position with Opole. WKK Wroclaw will meet higher ranked Polonia W-wa (#4) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Rzeszow will play against Pelplin (#10) and looks forward to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
WKK Wroclaw: J.Koelner 20+1reb+4ast, M.Orlowski 17+4reb+1ast, P.Jakub 13+6reb+6ast, W.Bradley 9+13reb+4ast, Z.Maksymilian 9+5reb+1ast, J.Michal 8+3reb+4ast
Rzeszow: K.Mlynarski 14+2reb+1ast, M.Bartosz 13+7reb+3ast, S.Maksymilian 10+9reb, F.Zegzula 7+6reb+6ast, G.Grochowski 6+2reb+7ast, M.Kacper 6+2reb+1ast