NBL D1 Round 7 (Regular Season): Sheffield Sh. 2 defeats Sheffield A. in the closest game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 7 in the NBL D1 took place in Sheffield. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Arrows (3-2) to eighth ranked Sheffield Sh. 2 (3-3) 104-101 on Friday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Arrows. Sheffield Sh. 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for point guard Sedale Hanson-Young (187-1996, college: Butte CC) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Swingman Miles Moore helped adding 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side American guard Porter Kelly (185, college: Moravian) responded with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 8 steals. Sheffield Sh. 2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Sheffield A. at the other side keeps the fifth position with two games lost. Sheffield Sh. 2 are looking forward to face Leicester W. (#11) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Sheffield A. will play against Birmingham Univ. (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Manchester Magic (5-2) against ninth ranked Worcester Wolves (3-4) on Saturday night. Host Manchester Magic was defeated by Worcester Wolves in a tough game in Manchester 63-70. It was an exceptional evening for Christian Rufus Shaba who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Marcus Robinson accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Dan Davies (-2003) came up with 11 points and 9 rebounds for Manchester in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Worcester moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Manchester at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with London E.. Worcester will play against Liverpool (#12) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Manchester will play against the league's leader St. Helens S. (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Myerscough (5-3) against fourth ranked City Kings (5-1) on Saturday night. Host Myerscough was defeated by City Kings in Myerscough 78-67. Elvisi Dusha fired 18 points and 7 assists for the winners. Olivier Esingle produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists for lost side. Myerscough's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. City Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. Gloucester moved-up to second place. Myerscough lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. Gloucester will meet at home Tees Valley (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Myerscough will play against Cardiff (#10) and hope to secure a win.

There were no shocking results in the rest of the games of round 7: Birmingham Univ. won against Cardiff on the opponent's court 88-83. Winless Liverpool unfortunately lost to Leicester W. in a home game 73-82. Winless Cobham recorded a loss to Greenwich T. on the road 66-81. Winless London Stars were crushed by Sussex on its own court 70-94. BA London lost to undefeated Solent K. in a road game 63-72. CoLA lost to Richmond K. at home 63-78. Barnet unfortunately lost to London E. on the opponent's court 72-76. London L. II lost to undefeated Oaklands in a home game 71-79.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 25 points and 9 rebounds by Jamil Ako-Mensah of London L. II.



Cardiff MA - Birmingham Univ. 83-88:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with 10th ranked Met Archers' (1-4) home loss to ninth ranked Birmingham Univ. (3-4) 83-88 on Saturday. Naturalized Nigerian swingman Samuel Toluwase (194-1985, college: Guelph) fired 41 points (!!!) and 8 rebounds for the winners. Curtis Hadley chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Toluwase is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Canadian guard Takeshi Croke (188, college: UFV) produced a double-double by scoring 19 points and 12 assists and Welsh center Ben Woog (201-2003) added 14 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Birmingham Univ. moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Cardiff lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with four games lost. Birmingham Univ. will meet at home higher ranked Sheffield A. (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Cardiff will play against Myerscough (#4) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Cardiff MA: C.Takeshi 19+1reb+12ast, S.Lucas 17+5reb+3ast, B.Woog 14+9reb+2ast, D.James 8+1reb+1ast, J.Mark 7+2reb+2ast, C.Rhys 7+3reb+1ast
Birmingham Univ.: S.Toluwase 41+8reb+3ast, E.Yeboah 16+3reb+2ast, C.Hadley 12+11reb+1ast, D.Ogodan 7+1reb+2ast, T.Lacey 6, J.Graham 6+6reb+2ast

Liverpool - Leicester W. 73-82:
Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both eleventh ranked Warriors and bottom-ranked Liverpool had identical 0-5 record. But Liverpool was not able to use a home court advantage and lost to the opponent from Leicester 82-73 on Saturday night. Zewelanji Sinkala fired 30 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Guard Noah Saa (193) chipped in a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Guard Louis Rogerson-Evans (191) produced 21 points and 9 rebounds and Alex Williams added 18 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Liverpool players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Warriors maintains eleventh place with 1-5 record which they share with defeated Liverpool. It was Liverpool's sixth loss in a row. They still close the standings with six games lost. They share the position with London Stars. Leicester W. will meet higher ranked Sheffield Sh. 2 (#6) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Liverpool will play against Worcester (#8) and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Liverpool: R.Louis 21+9reb+3ast, W.Alex 18+9reb+1ast, U.Kaphel 15+4reb+4ast, F.Kieran 10+2reb, D.Philip 4+6reb+1ast, C.Emmett 2+1reb
Leicester W.: Z.Sinkala 30+6reb+3ast, S.Noah 20+13reb+4ast, P.Chingombe 13+3reb+2ast, T.Hamilton 6+3reb+1ast, J.Bemba 5+10reb, J.Echiejile 5+4reb+2ast

Manchester M. - Worcester W. 63-70:
Very important is a home loss of second ranked Manchester Magic (5-2) against ninth ranked Worcester Wolves (3-4) on Saturday night. Host Manchester Magic was defeated by Worcester Wolves in a tough game in Manchester 63-70. It was an exceptional evening for Christian Rufus Shaba who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds. Guard Marcus Robinson (190-2006) accounted for 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Dan Davies (-2003) came up with 11 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Noah Togo (183-2002) added 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Manchester in the defeat. Five Worcester and four Manchester players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Worcester moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Manchester at the other side dropped to the third position with two games lost. They share it with London E.. Worcester will play against Liverpool (#12) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Manchester will play against the league's leader St. Helens S. (#1) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Manchester M.: P.Joshua 11+1reb+1ast, D.Dan 11+9reb+3ast, T.Noah 10+7reb+4ast, W.Samuel 10+3reb, R.Tyme 5+1reb+1ast, G.Bailey 4+8reb+3ast
Worcester W.: F.Rennie 13+3reb+3ast, C.Shaba 12+13reb+2ast, R.Marcus 12+6reb+6ast, H.Godwin 12+1reb+4ast, D.Antonio 10+5reb+1ast, R.Agbaso 6+6reb+1ast

Sheffield Sh. 2 - Sheffield A. 104-101:
The most exciting game of round 7 in the NBL D1 took place in Sheffield. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of 5th ranked Arrows (3-2) to eighth ranked Sheffield Sh. 2 (3-3) 104-101 on Friday evening. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Arrows. Sheffield Sh. 2 looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. It was a great evening for point guard Sedale Hanson-Young (187-1996, college: Butte CC) who led his team to a victory scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Swingman Miles Moore helped adding 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. At the losing side American guard Porter Kelly (185, college: Moravian) responded with a triple-double by scoring 27 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 8 steals and swingman Hamza Ibrahim (193-1998) produced a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sheffield Sh. 2 have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. Sheffield A. at the other side keeps the fifth position with two games lost. Sheffield Sh. 2 are looking forward to face Leicester W. (#11) at home in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Sheffield A. will play against Birmingham Univ. (#7) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Sheffield A.: K.Porter 27+12reb+12ast, I.Hamza 22+13reb+2ast, J.Prado 22+5reb+1ast, I.Mahamud 15+1reb+2ast, S.Diogo 6+3reb+3ast, M.Nelson 6+5reb+1ast
Sheffield Sh. 2: H.Sedale 24+7reb+4ast, M.Moore 22+7reb+4ast, C.Andrews 21+6reb+1ast, D.Kom 21+3reb+7ast, T.Mike 7+11reb+2ast, E.Rose 6+3reb+2ast

Myerscough - Gloucester CK 67-78:
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Myerscough (5-3) against fourth ranked City Kings (5-1) on Saturday night. Host Myerscough was defeated by City Kings in Myerscough 78-67. Gloucester forced 20 Myerscough turnovers. Naturalized Albanian guard Elvisi Dusha (188-1994) fired 18 points and 7 assists for the winners. Guard Karl Teesdale (183-1994) chipped in 18 points, 5 assists and 6 steals. Four City Kings players scored in double figures. Naturalized Scottish guard Olivier Esingle (196-2008) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists and naturalized Scottish forward Daniel Okhuoya (193-2008) added 20 points (on 9-of-11 shooting from the field) respectively for lost side. Myerscough's coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. City Kings have a solid series of three victories in a row. Gloucester moved-up to second place. Myerscough lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fourth position with three games lost. Gloucester will meet at home Tees Valley (#9) in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Myerscough will play against Cardiff (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Myerscough: D.Okhuoya 20+2reb, O.Esingle 20+13reb+6ast, I.Ayomide 10+5reb, T.Westwood 6+1ast, A.Daniel 5+5reb+7ast, E.Kabengele 4+5reb+1ast
Gloucester CK: K.Teesdale 18+4reb+5ast, D.Elvisi 18+3reb+7ast, R.Neumann 15+4reb, D.Jules 11+2reb+2ast, J.Cummins 10+6reb+1ast, G.Martyn 6+6reb+3ast

Greenwich T. - Cobham 81-66:
Not a big story in a game in Greenwich where bottom-ranked King Cobras (0-7) were defeated by tenth ranked Titans (2-4) 81-66 on Saturday. Greenwich T. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to King Cobras's 32. Greenwich T. outrebounded Cobham 44-33 including a 36-24 advantage in defensive rebounds. The former international forward Matthew Bryan-Amaning (205-1988, college: Washington, agency: BIG) fired a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds for the winners. point guard Bode Adeluola (179-1995) chipped in 20 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. American forward Charlie Ollis (196-1996, college: Fitchburg St.) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 10 rebounds and forward Jake Murphy (198) added 11 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Cobham players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Greenwich T. moved-up to ninth place. Loser King Cobras still closes the standings with seven games lost. Greenwich T. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Cobham will play against the league's second-placed Solent K. (#2) having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Cobham: O.Charlie 17+10reb, M.Jake 11+8reb+1ast, O.Abdul 10+3reb+1ast, J.Shaquille 10+3reb+1ast, J.Williams-Clifford 6+2reb, H.Pa-re 4
Greenwich T.: B.Matthew 23+11reb+2ast, B.Adeluola 20+8reb+4ast, J.Hankins 18+3reb, D.Vazgys 8+4reb+1ast, M.Spyridon 5+1reb, J.Webster 3+1reb+1ast

London Stars - Sussex S. 70-94:
Everything went according to plan when eighth ranked Storm (3-4) outscored on the road bottom-ranked London Stars (0-6) 94-70 on Saturday. Sussex made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They also forced 23 London Stars turnovers. Guard Malachi Boakye-Yiadom (188-2002) fired 29 points for the winners. Naturalized Nigerian forward Anthony Ozobuekwe (198-1997) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 12 rebounds. Lithuanian Vilius Kuzminskas produced 12 points and 8 rebounds and Joshua Nwankwo added 12 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Sussex and four London Stars players scored in double figures. London Stars' coach gave up on the game allowing to play eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Sussex moved-up to seventh place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser London Stars still closes the standings with six games lost. They share the position with Liverpool. Sussex will meet higher ranked Richmond K. (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. London Stars will play against Barnet (#4) and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
London Stars: W.Thorian 13+2reb, D.Ameen 13+2reb+4ast, N.Joshua 12+8reb, K.Vilius 12+8reb+1ast, D.Martinkus 8+6reb+2ast, C.Asiegbu 4+5reb
Sussex S.: M.Boakye-Yiadom 29+4reb+1ast, R.Padmore 14+7reb+3ast, T.Seduikis 13+8reb+1ast, A.Ozobuekwe 12+12reb+1ast, M.Chiware 10+4ast, Z.Opoku 9+4reb

Solent K. - BA London L. 72-63:
There was no surprise in Solent where 6th ranked Barking Abbey (3-4) was defeated by leader Kestrels (6-0) 72-63 on Saturday. Solent K. dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Barking Abbey's 26. Solent K. forced 25 BA London turnovers. Strangely BA London outrebounded Solent K. 47-30 including 18 on the offensive glass. American forward Jordan Simpson (206-1999, college: Albany St.) fired 26 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Guard Andre Arissol (188-1997, college: Chaminade) chipped in 20 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Oskaras Visockas (198-2008) produced 16 points and 5 rebounds and David Idowu added 8 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Kestrels have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Solent K. keeps a position of league leader, which they share with St. Helens S. BA London lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the seventh place with four games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Solent K. will meet Cobham (#12) on the road in the next round which should be an easy win for them. BA London's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from London London E..
Top scorers:
BA London L.: O.Visockas 16+5reb, D.Solomon 10+5reb+1ast, W.Titus 8+4reb+2ast, M.Tyler 8+4reb+2ast, I.David 8+10reb, S.Oskaras 7+4reb+1ast
Solent K.: S.Jordan 26+5reb+2ast, A.Andre 20+3reb+6ast, A.Briggs 9+7reb+2ast, L.Weaver 7+5reb, D.Matthew 5+1ast, K.Rival 3+3reb

CoLA - Richmond K. 63-78:
No shocking result in a game in London where seventh ranked Knights (4-3) won against 9th ranked CoLA (2-5) 78-63 on Saturday. Swingman Dwayne Orija (194-1995, college: Florida Tech) fired 22 points and 5 assists for the winners. Center Jonathan Alegbe (203-1999) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points and 12 rebounds. Alei Wol produced 15 points and 8 rebounds and guard Kavell Hawes (185-2003) added 14 points respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Richmond K. moved-up to fifth place, which they share with London L. II. Loser CoLA dropped to the tenth position with five games lost. Richmond K. will meet at home Sussex (#8) in the next round. CoLA's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from London London L. II.
Top scorers:
CoLA: W.Alei 15+8reb+1ast, H.Kavell 14+2reb+3ast, C.I-Divine 10+3reb, M.Jaaron 8+4reb+1ast, A.Shalom 5+7reb, T.Rafael 4+2reb+1ast
Richmond K.: D.Orija 22+3reb+5ast, L.Roach 19+3reb+2ast, J.Alegbe 18+12reb, J.Kapitene 9+1reb, K.Barnaby 3+1reb+2ast, J.Murray-White 3+2reb+1ast

London E. - Barnet B. 76-72:
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in London where 3rd placed Barnet (4-2) was defeated by fourth ranked Elite (5-2) 76-72 on Saturday. London E. made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Barnet turnovers and outrebounded them 29-16 including a 19-8 advantage in defensive rebounds. Forward Tyler Fairbairn (-2004) fired 15 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Ryan Martin chipped in 13 points and 7 rebounds. Four Elite players scored in double figures. Dreyshun Brown produced 32 points and Levi Ehiorobo added 11 points respectively for lost side. Barnet B.'s coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game. Elite have a solid series of three victories in a row. London E. moved-up to third place, which they share with Manchester. Loser Barnet B. dropped to the fourth position with two games lost. London E.'s supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in London to the arena BA London.
Top scorers:
Barnet B.: B.Dreyshun 32+4reb, L.Ehiorobo 11+4reb+2ast, M.Vincent 11+3reb+1ast, C.Sable 8+1reb+2ast, C.Gamble 6+1reb+4ast, D.Chukwuma 4+1reb
London E.: A.Shamsideen 17+2reb, T.Fairbairn 15+8reb, R.Martin 13+7reb+2ast, G.Potts 13+5reb+2ast, W.Mumuni 6+1reb, H.Loader 5+1reb+1ast

London L. II - Oaklands 71-79:
Rather predictable result when leader Wolves (7-0) defeated on the road 5th ranked London L. II (4-3) 79-71 on Saturday. Oaklands outrebounded London L. II 49-27 including a 20-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. Oaklands looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Guard Kane Daley (191-2002) fired 24 points and 8 assists for the winners. American forward Milo Sigmund-Gordon (195-2000, college: Vincennes) chipped in a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Jamil Ako-Mensah produced 25 points and 9 rebounds (on 7-of-8 shooting from the field) and Malek John added 11 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Wolves have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. Newly promoted Oaklands maintains first place with 7-0 record. Loser London L. II keeps the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with Richmond K.. Oaklands will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. London L. II's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in London to the arena CoLA.
Top scorers:
London L. II: A.Jamil 25+9reb+2ast, J.Malek 11+3reb+6ast, K.Amani 9+3ast, O.Asa 8+1reb+1ast, W.Lucas 8+6reb, E.Haydin 6+3reb+4ast
Oaklands: K.Daley 24+4reb+8ast, M.Sigmund-Gordon 15+11reb+3ast, R.Pinnock 12+6reb+5ast, D.Gladstone 9+11reb, E.Danny 7+5reb+7ast, C.Vines 4+5reb