La Liga Argentina Round 11 (Regular Season): Quilmes keep a leadership position

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Quilmes as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Quilmes smashed 13th ranked Pergamino in Mar del Plata 76-56. Point guard Santiago Luduena (178-1993) orchestrated the victory by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. point guard Federico De Miguel (176-1997, agency: BIG) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Quilmes' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Canadian power forward Emanual Shepherd (203-1995, college: Southern) answered with 21 points and 7 rebounds for Pergamino. Quilmes have a solid series of four victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Pergamino at the other side dropped to the fifteenth place with five games lost. Pergamino will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Quilmes will try to continue on its current victory against fourteenth ranked Ciclista in Junin.
Very important is a home loss of third ranked Comunicaciones (4-2) against seventh ranked Suardi (4-2) on Monday night. Host Comunicaciones was defeated by Suardi in a tough game in Mercedes 78-85. It was a great evening for Santiago Calderon (190) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 7 rebounds. Pablo Martinez helped adding 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Suardi's coach Andres Poi allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Franco Fragozo (198-2001) responded with 10 points and 9 rebounds. Suardi moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Comunicaciones. Suardi will play against Villa S.Martin (#4) in Resistencia in the next round. Comunicaciones will have a break next round.
A very close game took place in Colonia Caroya between Caroya and Independiente. Fourth ranked Caroya (4-1) got a very close home victory over 16th ranked Independiente (1-5). Caroya managed to escape with a 1-point win 81-80 on Sunday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was an exceptional evening for Esteban Caffaro who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. Cristian Amicucci came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds for Independiente in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Caroya moved-up to second place. Loser Independiente keeps the sixteenth position with five games lost. Caroya will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Independiente will play against the league's leader San Isidro (#1) in San Francisco and hope to win that game.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 11: Jujuy beat Salta Basket on the road 80-73. Amancay won against Santa Paula on its own court 66-62. Pergamino unfortunately lost to U.Mar del Plata in a road game 74-81. Estudiantes T. recorded a loss to Las Heras at home 64-75.
The most impressive performance of 11th round was 19 points and 10 rebounds by Joe Hampton of Estudiantes T..



Salta Basket - Jujuy 73-80

There was a surprise result when fourteenth ranked Jujuy (2-2) beat on the road higher ranked Salta Basket (3-2) 80-73 on Monday. It was an exceptional evening for Ramiro Stehli who led the winners and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Forward Santiago Ibarra (198-1998) accounted for 21 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side. Santiago Calderon (190) came up with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 13 rebounds and American Chance Hunter (198-1998, college: Cal Poly) added 17 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Salta Basket in the defeat. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Jujuy moved-up to ninth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Loser Salta Basket dropped to the fifth position with two games lost. They share it with Lanus and GELP. Jujuy will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Salta Basket will play against Las Heras (#11) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Salta Basket: A.Wilfredo 21+13reb, C.Hunter 17+7reb+3ast, T.Botta 15+3reb+2ast, S.Abdala 9+3reb, M.Gomez 4+3reb+3ast, C.Linares 3+2reb
Jujuy: R.Stehli 24+5reb+6ast, I.Santiago 21+5reb, G.Andriy 11+11reb+3ast, B.Conti 7+3reb+4ast, M.Juan 6+2reb+1ast, R.Thiago 6+3reb

Quilmes - Pergamino 76-56

The game had a very big importance for third-ranked Quilmes as it allowed them to take a leadership position. Quilmes smashed 13th ranked Pergamino in Mar del Plata 76-56. Point guard Santiago Luduena (178-1993) orchestrated the victory by scoring 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. point guard Federico De Miguel (176-1997, agency: BIG) contributed with 20 points for the winners. Quilmes' coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Canadian power forward Emanual Shepherd (203-1995, college: Southern) answered with 21 points and 7 rebounds and added 8 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Pergamino. Quilmes have a solid series of four victories in a row. As mentioned above they are alone now at the top position. Pergamino at the other side dropped to the fifteenth place with five games lost. Pergamino will have a break next week, which should allow them to rest in order to get back on the winning path. Quilmes will try to continue on its current victory against fourteenth ranked Ciclista in Junin.
Top scorers:
Pergamino: E.Shepherd 21+7reb, M.Gandoy 8+1reb, Q.Tomas 8+5reb+1ast, R.Nicolas 6+5reb, L.Mohnen 6+6reb, J.Slider 5+4reb+2ast
Quilmes: D.Federico 20+2reb, M.Darry 14+4reb, L.Santiago 10+6reb+6ast, D.Juan 9+10reb+2ast, R.Joaquin 8+3reb+4ast, N.Diarra 6+3reb

Caroya - Independiente 81-80

A very close game took place in Colonia Caroya between Caroya and Independiente. Fourth ranked Caroya (4-1) got a very close home victory over 16th ranked Independiente (1-5). Caroya managed to escape with a 1-point win 81-80 on Sunday evening. Host team only slightly avoided a big embarassment. It was an exceptional evening for Esteban Caffaro (200-2003) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 10 rebounds. American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) accounted for 17 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Power forward Cristian Amicucci (200-1985) came up with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 13 rebounds and American forward Kobe Julien (198-1999, college: Arkansas St.) added 15 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Independiente in the defeat. Four Caroya and five Independiente players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Caroya moved-up to second place. Loser Independiente keeps the sixteenth position with five games lost. Caroya will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Independiente will play against the league's leader San Isidro (#1) in San Francisco and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Independiente: A.Lange 18+2ast, K.Julien 15+5reb+1ast, G.Kalalo 12+3reb+3ast, C.Amicucci 12+13reb+1ast, M.Morera 10+3reb, J.Ledesma 6+4reb
Caroya: C.Esteban 20+10reb+1ast, W.Maurice 17+10reb+2ast, A.Jure 14+6reb+1ast, J.Garate 14+1reb+3ast, L.Tomas 8+8reb, I.Hateluk 3+1reb+1ast

Amancay - Santa Paula 66-62

There was a minor upset when 7th ranked Santa Paula (3-3) lost to ninth ranked Amancay (4-3) in La Rioja 62-66 on Sunday. It was an exceptional evening for guard Mauro Araujo (185-1994) who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Diego Peralta accounted for 13 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Four Amancay players scored in double figures. Esteban Caffaro (200-2003) came up with 17 points and 7 rebounds and American forward Maurice Walton (206-1998, college: BENUM) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively for Santa Paula in the defeat. Santa Paula's coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Amancay moved-up to third place, which they share with Racing A. Loser Santa Paula keeps the seventh position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Amancay will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Santa Paula will play against Barrio Parque (#14) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Santa Paula: C.Miguel 17+7reb+1ast, D.Jeronimo 14+7reb+3ast, D.Francisco 10+4reb+2ast, D.Lautaro 6+6reb, J.Manuel Rivero 4+2reb+2ast, G.Camilo 3+5reb+1ast
Amancay: A.Mauro 15+11reb+1ast, D.Peralta 13+6reb+2ast, O.Pablo 13+5reb, A.Gonzalo 11+6reb+3ast, E.Conrado 4+10reb, M.Bernan 4+5reb+1ast

U.Mar del Plata - Pergamino 81-74

There was a surprise result when seventeenth ranked U.Mar del Plata (2-6) won against at home higher ranked Pergamino (2-5) 81-74 on Monday. U.Mar del Plata dominated down low during the game scoring 48 of its points in the paint compared to Pergamino's 26. U.Mar del Plata looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. It was an exceptional evening for Matias Bernardini (190-1994) who led the winners and scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Juan Bellozas accounted for 17 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals for the winning side. U.Mar del Plata's coach used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Naturalized American Johnatan Slider (192-1987) came up with 20 points and 7 rebounds and forward Juan Martin Bello (200-1999) added 15 points respectively for Pergamino in the defeat. Four Pergamino players scored in double figures. U.Mar del Plata moved-up to sixteenth place. Loser Pergamino dropped to the fifteenth position with five games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Pergamino: J.Slider 20+7reb+2ast, J.Martin Bello 15+4reb+3ast, L.Mohnen 14+6reb+1ast, M.Gandoy 14+7reb+1ast, E.Shepherd 8+6reb+1ast, R.Nicolas 2+3reb+2ast
U.Mar del Plata: B.Matias 19+5reb+4ast, J.Bellozas 17+7reb+4ast, T.Flossi 12+4ast, J.Varas 8+3reb, M.Carneglia 8+9reb, Y.Alvaro 7+4reb+4ast

Comunicaciones - Suardi 78-85

Very important is a home loss of third ranked Comunicaciones (4-2) against seventh ranked Suardi (4-2) on Monday night. Host Comunicaciones was defeated by Suardi in a tough game in Mercedes 78-85. Suardi made 19-of-24 charity shots (79.2 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for Santiago Calderon (190) who led his team to a victory scoring 18 points and 7 rebounds. Pablo Martinez helped adding 12 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Suardi's coach Andres Poi allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Franco Fragozo (198-2001) responded with 10 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Lucas Machuca (185-1992) scored 13 points and 4 assists (was perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line). Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Suardi moved-up to second place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated Comunicaciones. Suardi will play against Villa S.Martin (#4) in Resistencia in the next round. Comunicaciones will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Comunicaciones: T.Allende 16+4reb, L.Machuca 13+4reb+4ast, A.Bruner 12+5reb+2ast, F.Fragozo 10+9reb+3ast, D.Pineda 9+2reb+1ast, P.Lockett 7+9reb+1ast
Suardi: C.Santiago 18+7reb+1ast, L.Luciano 15+7reb, S.Braida 14+1ast, P.Martinez 12+7reb+4ast, G.Fino 9+2reb+5ast, H.Rigada 6+4reb

Estudiantes T. - Las Heras 64-75

There was a minor upset when 8th ranked Estudiantes T. (3-3) lost to eleventh ranked Las Heras (3-4) in San Miguel de Tucuman 64-75 on Monday. It was an exceptional evening for Octavio Lagger who led the winners with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ramiro Mendez accounted for 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Federico Pedano (194-2000) came up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and American forward Joe Hampton (203-1998, college: LBSU) added 19 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Estudiantes T. in the defeat. Estudiantes T.'s coach Fabrizio Esposito rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Las Heras maintains eleventh place with 3-4 record. Loser Estudiantes T. dropped to the seventh position with three games lost. They share it with 3 other teams. Las Heras will meet higher ranked Salta Basket (#7) on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Estudiantes T. will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Estudiantes T.: J.Hampton 19+10reb, F.Pedano 16+10reb+3ast, B.Juan 12+8reb, R.Juan 8+3reb+3ast, B.Matias 6+3reb, B.Lorenzo 2+1reb+1ast
Las Heras: R.Mendez 20+6reb+2ast, L.Octavio 16+10reb+3ast, D.Sam 11+6reb, E.Correa 9+11reb+3ast, I.Martin 7+5reb+2ast, V.Javinger 6+2reb