The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Cutie Ovals Ojays (3-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Flyers (4-1) 95-80. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Cutie Ovals Ojays. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Flyers forced 26 Cutie Ovals Ojays turnovers. Canadian center Torey Fassett (198) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Sharife Sargeant chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds. American guard Joshua Minner (198-90, college: MidAmerica Ch.) responded with 28 points and 4 steals. Flyers have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Cutie Ovals Ojays at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost. Flyers are looking forward to face Stingerz (#5) in the next round. Cutie Ovals Ojays will play against HS Outlaws and are hoping to win this game.
Potters S. has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Freetown T. (1-3) 89-57. The former international guard Kareem Edwards (193-90) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and Darius Daniels accounted for 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Potters S.'s coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Marlon Davis (-77) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds for Freetown T. in the defeat. Potters S. (1-2) left bottom position moving up to sixth place. It was Freetown T.'s third loss in a row. They dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. They share it with Yorks Crushers. Potters S. will play against bottom-ranked Rebels (#10) in the next round. Freetown T. will play against Stingerz and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
ABBA top team - Baldwin Braves (5-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed seventh ranked HS Outlaws (1-4) 85-54. The best player for the winners was Brian Holmes who scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Ishaan Peets produced 29 points and 8 rebounds for the guests. Undefeated Baldwin Braves have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. HS Outlaws lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with four games lost. Baldwin Braves will meet Ottos (#4) in the next round. HS Outlaws will play against Cutie Ovals Ojays (#3) and hope to win that game.
The game in supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Flyers (4-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Yorks Crushers (1-3). Flyers smashed Yorks Crushers 85-52. Torey Fassett orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. The victory was the third consecutive win for Flyers. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Yorks Crushers at the other side keep the seventh position with three games lost. Flyers' next round opponent will be Stingerz (#5). Yorks Crushers will play against Freetown T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
In the last two games of round 5 Stingerz destroyed Ottos on the opponent's court 90-66. Stingerz managed to outperform Rebels in a home game 78-65.
ABBA top team - Baldwin Braves (5-0) had no problems winning another game on Saturday. This time they crushed seventh ranked HS Outlaws (1-4) 85-54. Baldwin Braves held HS Outlaws to an opponent 22.6 percent shooting from the field compared to 44.2 percent accuracy of the winners. Baldwin Braves forced 23 HS Outlaws turnovers. The best player for the winners was American guard Brian Holmes (185-91, college: Georgia South) who scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. His fellow American import forward Roger Hood (196-96, college: Kalamazoo) chipped in 12 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Hood is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Ishaan Peets produced 29 points and 8 rebounds and guard Andrew Venture added 12 points and 12 rebounds respectively for the guests. Baldwin Braves have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 5-0 record. HS Outlaws lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the ninth position with four games lost. Baldwin Braves will meet Ottos (#4) in the next round. HS Outlaws will play against Cutie Ovals Ojays (#3) and hope to win that game.
The game in supposed to be also worth to mention about. Third ranked Flyers (4-1) played at the court of 7th ranked Yorks Crushers (1-3). Flyers smashed Yorks Crushers 85-52. Flyers dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Yorks Crushers' 40. Flyers forced 24 Yorks Crushers turnovers and outrebounded them 52-40 including a 34-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. Canadian center Torey Fassett (198) orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists. Sharife Sargeant contributed with 22 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Guard Cohen Desouza answered with a double-double by scoring 14 points and 12 rebounds and the former international guard Gerard Henry (203-86) added 11 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Yorks Crushers. The victory was the third consecutive win for Flyers. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Yorks Crushers at the other side keep the seventh position with three games lost. Flyers' next round opponent will be Stingerz (#5). Yorks Crushers will play against Freetown T. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Cutie Ovals Ojays (3-1) at the home court on Sunday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Flyers (4-1) 95-80. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Cutie Ovals Ojays. It was a key game for the second position in the league. Flyers forced 26 Cutie Ovals Ojays turnovers. Canadian center Torey Fassett (198) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 27 points and 10 rebounds for the winners and Sharife Sargeant chipped in 12 points and 10 rebounds. Four Flyers players scored in double figures. American guard Joshua Minner (198-90, college: MidAmerica Ch.) responded with 28 points and 4 steals and the other American import point guard Jermaine Bolden (178-86, college: Morgan St.) scored 12 points, 7 assists and 4 steals. Flyers have a solid series of three victories in a row. Defending champion moved-up to second place. Cutie Ovals Ojays at the other side dropped to the third position with one game lost. Flyers are looking forward to face Stingerz (#5) in the next round. Cutie Ovals Ojays will play against HS Outlaws and are hoping to win this game.
We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams when 4th placed Ottos (3-2) were crushed at home by fifth ranked Stingerz (2-1) 90-66. Stingerz dominated down low during the game scoring 54 of its points in the paint compared to Ottos' 28. Stingerz forced 26 Ottos turnovers and outrebounded them 53-30 including a 23-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 21 assists. The former international guard Vivian Destin (193-86) orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 8 steals. American guard Isaac Bragg (196) contributed with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 blocks for the winners. Four Stingerz players scored in double figures. Lincoln Weekes answered with 24 points and 5 rebounds and the former international center Mahijah Davis (195-77, college: Cent.Oklahoma) added 11 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in the effort for Ottos. Stingerz maintains fifth place with 2-1 record. Ottos at the other side keep the fourth position with two games lost. Stingerz's next round opponent will be league's second-placed Flyers and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Ottos will play against the league's leader Baldwin Braves and hope to win that game.
Potters S. has registered their first victory this season after two consecutive losses. The win is especially important as it came on the road game in , where they outplayed Freetown T. (1-3) 89-57. Potters S. dominated down low during the game scoring 64 of its points in the paint compared to Freetown T.'s 34. Potters S. forced 21 Freetown T. turnovers and outrebounded them 63-35 including a 22-8 advantage in offensive rebounds. The former international guard Kareem Edwards (193-90) nailed 20 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side and American guard Darius Daniels (178, college: Texas Wesleyan) accounted for 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists. Potters S.'s coach felt very confident that he used 11 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Guard Marlon Davis (-77) came up with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 14 rebounds and guard Humroy Wright added 11 points respectively for Freetown T. in the defeat. Potters S. (1-2) left bottom position moving up to sixth place. It was Freetown T.'s third loss in a row. They dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. They share it with Yorks Crushers. Potters S. will play against bottom-ranked Rebels (#10) in the next round. Freetown T. will play against Stingerz and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Rather predictable result when fifth ranked Stingerz (2-1) defeated at home bottom-ranked Rebels (1-5) 78-65. Stingerz forced 25 Rebels turnovers and outrebounded them 64-42 including a 22-9 advantage in offensive rebounds. 25 personal fouls committed by Rebels helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Guard Keroi Lee orchestrated the victory with a double-double by scoring 13 points and 18 rebounds. American point guard James Barbee (178, college: Point, GA) contributed with 25 points for the winners. American guard Dontarion Wright (190, college: LeMoyne-Owen) answered with 31 points and 8 rebounds and Kareem Blair added 6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Rebels. Stingerz maintains fifth place with 2-1 record. Rebels lost their fourth game in a row. Newly promoted team dropped to the bottom position with five games lost. Stingerz's next round opponent will be league's second-placed Flyers and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Rebels will play against Potters S. (#6) and hope to win that game.