1Liga Round 28 (Regular Season): Stargard beat Starogard Gd. by three after a very close game

The games at this stage are more interesting as they can be crucial for the final standings in Regular Season. Despite we already know who is stronger and who is weaker, there may be still last minute surprises and upsets. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 28 in the 1Liga took place in Starogard Gdanski. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Kociewskie Diably (17-9) to fifth ranked Spojnia (17-9) 83-80 in the game for the fourth place. Stargard outrebounded Starogard Gd. 42-28 including a 16-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by Starogard Gd. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Wojciech Czerlonko (201-1995) who helped to win the game recording 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. British guard Jalen Ray (188-1999, college: Hofstra) contributed with 17 points and 4 assists for the winners. Spojnia's coach Marek Popiolek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. point guard Adrian Kordalski (187-1995) replied with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for Starogard Gd.Spojnia have an impressive five-game winning streak. Stargard moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Starogard Gd. Stargard is looking forward to face Tychy (#6) at home in the next round. Starogard Gd. will play against Kolobrzeg and is hoping to win this game.
1Liga top team - Enea Astoria (23-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventeenth ranked Zubry (3-22) in Bialystok 83-72. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international swingman Karol Gruszecki (198-1989, college: UT Arlington) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 7 rebounds and Martyce Kimbrough who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side center Mateusz Itrich (202-1997) responded with 10 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Enea Astoria have an impressive 11-game winning streak. Bydgoszcz maintains first position with 23-3 record. Bialystok at the other side stay dead last with 22 lost games. Bydgoszcz will play against Poznan (#12) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Bialystok will play against Pelplin (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
A very close game took place in Poznan between Opole and Enea Basket. Fifteenth ranked Opole (9-17) got a very close victory on the road over 12th ranked Enea Basket (11-15). Opole managed to escape with a 1-point win 84-83 on Sunday evening. The winners were led by Jordan Forbes who scored that evening 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Even 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists by Patryk Stankowski did not help to save the game for Poznan. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Opole moved-up to fourteenth place. Poznan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Opole will meet at home higher ranked Rzeszow (#13) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Poznan will play against the league's leader Bydgoszcz having rather not much hope for a victory.

Other games in round 28 were not that significant. Pelplin was beaten by Polonia W-wa on the road 93-80. Leszno won against Inowroclaw on its own court 72-66. WKK Wroclaw unfortunately lost to Lancut in a road game 94-96. Katowice recorded a loss to Kolobrzeg at home 82-98. Lodz defeated Rzeszow on the opponent's court 89-82. Rzeszow beat WKK Wroclaw in a home game 72-68.
The most impressive performance of 28th round was 16 points and 7 rebounds by CliRon Hornbeak of Rzeszow.



Polonia W-wa - Pelplin 93-80

There was a surprise result when eleventh ranked Czarne Koszule (12-14) beat higher ranked Decka (16-11) in Warszawa 93-80 on Sunday. Polonia W-wa looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The winners were led by American forward Shiloh Robinson (203-2001, college: Liberty, agency: Helping Ballers) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 16 rebounds and the other American import point guard Jalen Sullinger (178-2003, college: Kent St., agency: JCK Sports Group) supported him with 23 points and 7 assists. Four Czarne Koszule players scored in double figures. Even 23 points and 8 rebounds by Canadian swingman Jayden Coke-Domingue (198-1999, college: Academy of Art, agency: Starting 5) did not help to save the game for Pelplin. Center Oliwier Szczepanski (199-2004) added 9 points and 8 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Polonia W-wa moved-up to ninth place. Loser Decka keeps the seventh position with 11 games lost. Polonia W-wa will meet Inowroclaw (#15) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Pelplin will play against Bialystok (#17) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Polonia W-wa: S.Jalen 23+4reb+7ast, R.Shiloh 18+16reb+1ast, N.Artur 14+5reb+1ast, M.Jan 13+2reb+6ast, J.Zalewski 10+1reb+1ast, P.Patryk 9+7reb+2ast
Pelplin: J.Coke-Domingue 23+8reb+3ast, P.Kuzkow 10+1reb, S.Oliwier 9+8reb, F.Siewruk 8+2reb, F.Gurtatowski 7+7reb, M.Toczek 6+3reb+5ast

Leszno - Inowroclaw 72-66

Rather expected game when 14th ranked Inowroclaw (9-18) lost on the road to twelfth ranked Leszno (12-15) 72-66 on Friday. Leszno looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The winners were led by American guard Wendell Mitchell (190-1997, college: Texas A&M) who scored that evening 10 points and 9 assists and power forward Karol Kankowski (203-2005) supported him with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Four Leszno players scored in double figures. Even 14 points and 4 assists by Serbian guard Luka Mitrovic (191-1996, agency: Interperformances) did not help to save the game for Inowroclaw. Center Sebastian Rompa (210-2001) added 14 points and 5 rebounds for lost side. Inowroclaw's coach Krzysztof Szubarga rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Leszno moved-up to tenth place, which they share with WKK Wroclaw. Inowroclaw lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifteenth position with 18 games lost. Leszno will meet WKK Wroclaw (#10) on the road in the next round. Inowroclaw will play against Polonia W-wa (#9) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Leszno: K.Kankowski 15+6reb+2ast, P.Wilk 12+7reb+2ast, R.Szymon 10+5reb+4ast, M.Wendell 10+4reb+9ast, P.Hubert 9+2reb, A.Najder 6+1reb
Inowroclaw: L.Mitrovic 14+2reb+4ast, S.Rompa 14+5reb, S.Sobiech 8+4reb+1ast, L.Piotr 8+2reb+2ast, D.Frye 7+1reb+2ast, T.Radoslaw 6+1ast

Lancut - WKK Wroclaw 96-94

Very predictable result when fourth ranked Sokol (18-9) edged 9th ranked WKK (12-15) in Lancut 96-94 on Friday. However just two-point win is not that big difference and the fans of host team counted on more convincing victory. Lancut made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. The winners were led by naturalized American Artur Labinowicz (193-1997, college: Evansville) who scored that evening 19 points and Filip Struski (200-1994) supported him with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Even a double-double of 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists (made all of his seven free throws) by American center Bradley Waldow (205-1991, college: SMC, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for WKK Wroclaw. Guard Michal Kroczak (190-2000) added 20 points and 4 assists for lost side. Five Lancut and four WKK Wroclaw players scored in double figures. Sokol have a solid four-game winning streak. Lancut moved-up to third place. Loser WKK dropped to the tenth position with 15 games lost. They share it with Leszno. Lancut will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. WKK Wroclaw will play against Leszno (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lancut: L.Artur 19+4reb+3ast, K.Maciej 16+6reb, S.Filip 15+9reb+1ast, M.Kaszowski 13+2reb+7ast, Z.Filip 11+1reb+5ast, H.Oskar 9+3reb+2ast
WKK Wroclaw: B.Waldow 23+13reb+5ast, M.Kroczak 20+4reb+4ast, M.Zagorski 16+2reb, G.Jakub 12+4reb+2ast, C.August 6+1reb, P.Karol 6+8reb+1ast

Starogard Gd. - Stargard 80-83

The most exciting game of round 28 in the 1Liga took place in Starogard Gdanski. This derby game ended with only three-point home defeat of one of their biggest challengers Kociewskie Diably (17-9) to fifth ranked Spojnia (17-9) 83-80 in the game for the fourth place. Stargard outrebounded Starogard Gd. 42-28 including a 16-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. 27 personal fouls committed by Starogard Gd. helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of Wojciech Czerlonko (201-1995) who helped to win the game recording 12 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. British guard Jalen Ray (188-1999, college: Hofstra) contributed with 17 points and 4 assists for the winners. Spojnia's coach Marek Popiolek used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. point guard Adrian Kordalski (187-1995) replied with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists and point guard Sebastian Kowalczyk (188-1993) added 22 points (made all of his seven free throws) in the effort for Starogard Gd.Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Spojnia have an impressive five-game winning streak. Stargard moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Starogard Gd. Stargard is looking forward to face Tychy (#6) at home in the next round. Starogard Gd. will play against Kolobrzeg and is hoping to win this game.
Top scorers:
Stargard: R.Jalen 17+2reb+4ast, K.Jakub 13+3reb, C.Wojciech 12+8reb+6ast, S.Szymon 11+4reb+1ast, G.Ilja 10+10reb+1ast, K.Pawel 10+3reb
Starogard Gd.: S.Kowalczyk 22+1reb+2ast, B.Majewski 17+5reb+1ast, A.Kordalski 13+6reb+7ast, R.Komenda 11+4reb+1ast, D.Jeszke 10+3reb, M.Sitnik 7+3reb+1ast

Katowice - Kolobrzeg 82-98

Not a big story in a game when 16th ranked Miners (6-20) lost to eighth ranked Kotwica (13-12) in Katowice 82-98 on Saturday. Kolobrzeg made 22-of-25 free shots (88.0 percent) during the game. The winners were led by swingman Filip Malgorzaciak (192-1993) who scored that evening 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and American point guard KJ Feagin (185-1997, college: SDSU) supported him with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Even 22 points and 6 rebounds by American point guard Cam Hamilton (180-1999, college: Valdosta St., agency: JCK Sports Group) did not help to save the game for Katowice. Guard Wojciech Jagiello (185-2006) added 17 points for lost side. Five Kolobrzeg and four Katowice players scored in double figures. Miners' coach rotated ten players seeing no chance for a win. Kotwica have a solid four-game winning streak. Kolobrzeg maintains eighth position with 13-12 record. Loser Miners keeps the sixteenth place with 20 games lost. Kolobrzeg will meet at home higher ranked Starogard Gd. (#5) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Katowice will play against the league's second-placed Lodz (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Kolobrzeg: W.Siembiga 24+4reb, M.Filip 21+7reb+4ast, F.KJ 16+6reb+7ast, J.Szymon 14+7reb, D.Pawel 12+2reb+3ast, L.Pawel 8+9reb
Katowice: C.Hamilton 22+6reb+3ast, J.Wojciech 17+2reb+1ast, D.Thomas 13+4reb+2ast, S.Adam 10+3reb, N.Karol 7+6reb+1ast, F.Maksymilian 6+6reb

Rzeszow - Lodz 82-89

Everything went according to plan when third ranked Lodz (18-7) defeated on the road 13th ranked Rzeszow (10-16) 89-82 on Sunday. Lodz made 21-of-24 free shots (87.5 percent) during the game. The winners were led by the former international guard Marcel Ponitka (194-1997, agency: Alti Sport) who scored that evening 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (made all of his seven free throws) and American point guard Jaquan Carlos (183-2002, college: Syracuse) supported him with 18 points and 8 assists. Even 27 points and 8 rebounds by forward Kacper Mlynarski (202-1992) did not help to save the game for Rzeszow. American center CliRon Hornbeak (206-2003, college: Kent St., agency: JCK Sports Group) added 14 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Five Lodz and four Rzeszow players scored in double figures. Lodz moved-up to second place. Loser Rzeszow keeps the thirteenth position with 16 games lost. Lodz will meet at home Katowice (#16) in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Rzeszow will play against Opole and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Lodz: P.Marcel 19+5reb+6ast, J.Carlos 18+1reb+8ast, G.Dominik 15+2reb+1ast, S.Wiktor 12+10reb+1ast, L.Aleksander 10, I.Urban 6+3reb+1ast
Rzeszow: K.Mlynarski 27+8reb+2ast, C.Hornbeak 14+10reb+1ast, S.Jakub 12+5reb+7ast, C.John 10+2reb, S.Vaulet 7+2reb, Z.Dawid 6+1reb+3ast

Poznan - Opole 83-84

A very close game took place in Poznan between Opole and Enea Basket. Fifteenth ranked Opole (9-17) got a very close victory on the road over 12th ranked Enea Basket (11-15). Opole managed to escape with a 1-point win 84-83 on Sunday evening. Opole made 31-of-39 free shots (79.5 percent) during the game, while Poznan only scored fourteen points from the stripe. The winners were led by American guard Jordan Forbes (193-1998, college: Salem) who scored that evening 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and point guard Jakub Kobel (190-1998) supported him with 23 points. Even 18 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists by forward Patryk Stankowski (194-2000) did not help to save the game for Poznan. Forward Konrad Rosinski (203-2003) added 12 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Five Opole and four Poznan players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Opole moved-up to fourteenth place. Poznan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the twelfth position with 15 games lost. Opole will meet at home higher ranked Rzeszow (#13) in the next round and it may be quite challenging game. Poznan will play against the league's leader Bydgoszcz having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Opole: K.Jakub 23+3ast, F.Jordan 18+9reb+5ast, R.Dominik 15+4reb+3ast, N.Piotr 13+6reb, B.Kamil 10+2reb, L.Kupczynski 4+3reb+1ast
Poznan: P.Stankowski 18+6reb+7ast, B.Monko 14+2reb, N.Jan 12+1reb, R.Konrad 12+9reb, M.Kacper 8+3reb+2ast, A.Krajewski 7+4reb+1ast

Bialystok - Bydgoszcz 72-83

1Liga top team - Enea Astoria (23-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat seventeenth ranked Zubry (3-22) in Bialystok 83-72. Strangely Bialystok outrebounded Bydgoszcz 50-37 including a 18-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Worth to mention a quality performance of the former international swingman Karol Gruszecki (198-1989, college: UT Arlington) who helped to win the game recording 15 points and 7 rebounds and American guard Martyce Kimbrough (186-1996, college: Findlay, OH) who added 15 points during the contest. At the losing side center Mateusz Itrich (202-1997) responded with 10 points and 7 rebounds and American forward Myles Douglas (203-1998, college: Morgan St.) scored 13 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Enea Astoria have an impressive 11-game winning streak. Bydgoszcz maintains first position with 23-3 record. Bialystok at the other side stay dead last with 22 lost games. Bydgoszcz will play against Poznan (#12) at home in the next round which should be an easy win for them. Bialystok will play against Pelplin (#7) and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Bydgoszcz: K.Martyce 15+2reb+3ast, G.Karol 15+7reb+1ast, C.Michal 12+4reb+2ast, K.Adam 10+10reb, N.Marcin 10+3reb+3ast, K.Kaminski 9+5reb+3ast
Bialystok: S.Haynes-Jones 16+2reb, M.Douglas 13+6reb, K.Karol 11+5reb, I.Mateusz 10+7reb+2ast, D.Benjamin 6+7reb+1ast, K.Cezary 6+5reb+2ast

Round 24

Rzeszow - WKK Wroclaw 72-68

There was an upset when higher ranked WKK (12-15) lost on the road to thirteenth ranked Rzeszow (10-16) 72-68 on Wednesday. The winners were led by forward Kacper Mlynarski (202-1992) who scored that evening 20 points and 5 rebounds and Canadian-British guard Cody John (190-1996, college: Weber St.) supported him with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Four Rzeszow players scored in double figures. Rzeszow's coach Marek Zapalowski allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. Even a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds by American center Bradley Waldow (205-1991, college: SMC, agency: BIG) did not help to save the game for WKK Wroclaw. point guard Jakub Galewski (182-2007) added 19 points and 6 rebounds for lost side. Rzeszow maintains thirteenth position with 10-16 record. Loser WKK dropped to the tenth place with 15 games lost. They share the position with Leszno. Rzeszow will meet Opole (#14) on the road in the next round. WKK Wroclaw will play against Leszno (#11) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Rzeszow: M.Kacper 20+5reb+3ast, J.Cody 16+6reb+2ast, H.Cli'Ron 16+7reb+1ast, J.Stupnicki 10+2reb+4ast, V.Santiago 8+2reb, D.Zagula 2+3reb+2ast
WKK Wroclaw: B.Waldow 19+13reb, G.Jakub 19+6reb+3ast, P.Karol 10+4reb+1ast, K.Jakub 8+3reb+4ast, M.Zagorski 6+6reb+1ast, M.Fryderyk 4+2reb