BABA Round 12 (Regular Season): Bulls hand first loss to Pinelands

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Pinelands (13-1) in Bridgetown on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by third ranked Bulls (10-4) 86-84. It ended at the same time the 13-game winning streak of Pinelands. It was a good game for the former international power forward Akeem Marsh (208-1986) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists. Simeon Maynard contributed with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Guard Rasheed Maynard (188-2000) replied with 42 points (!!!) and 7 assists for Pinelands. Bulls have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 10-4 record having just three points less than leader Pinelands. Defending champion Pinelands still keep top place with one game lost.
Important game to mention about took place in Bridgetown. First ranked Pinelands (13-1) saved a 3-point derby victory on the road edging second-best Cavaliers (11-3) 73-70 in the game for the first place. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Rasheed Maynard (188-2000) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals and Deroni Hurley who added 14 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Deveron Knight (190-2000) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds. Pinelands have an impressive 13-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 13-1 record. Cavaliers at the other side keep the second place with three games lost.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Celtics (#4) and Spartans (#8). Celtics (9-5) smashed visiting Spartans (0-14) by 27 points 82-55. The winners were led by Joel Hunte who scored that evening 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Celtics' coach C Vanderpool felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds by Karlos Greenidge did not help to save the game for Spartans. Celtics maintains fourth position with 9-5 record. Loser Spartans still closes the standings with 14 games lost.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 12: Bulls smashed Warrens on the road 95-66. Winless Spartans lost to Warrens on its own court 78-84. Lakers unfortunately lost to Tridents in Bridgetown 79-87.
The most impressive performance of 12th round was 37 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 6 assists by Keefe Birkette of Lakers.



Warrens - Bulls 66-95

No shocking result in a game when third ranked Bulls (10-4) crushed on the road 7th ranked Warrens (3-11) 95-66 on Tuesday. Bulls forced 24 Warrens turnovers. The winners were led by Simeon Maynard who scored that evening 30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists and the former international power forward Akeem Marsh (208-1986) supported him with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Bulls players scored in double figures. Even 18 points by guard Kaliel Austin did not help to save the game for Warrens. Center Jonathan Dottin (203) added 5 points and 14 rebounds. Bulls have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 10-4 record having just three points less than leader Pinelands. Warrens lost seventh consecutive game. They keep the seventh place with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
Bulls: M.Simeon 30+7reb+7ast, A.Marsh 18+5reb+4ast, K.Benn 15+7reb+1ast, A.Ifill 13+8reb+3ast, G.Rahiim 13+6reb+3ast, M.Alleng 6+3reb+2ast
Warrens: A.Kaliel 18+4reb+3ast, J.King 13+3reb+2ast, K.Boyce 10+7reb, J.Dottin 5+14reb, G.Tyrell 5+1reb+1ast, S.Greig 4+5reb+1ast

Cavaliers - Pinelands 70-73

Important game to mention about took place in Bridgetown. First ranked Pinelands (13-1) saved a 3-point derby victory on the road edging second-best Cavaliers (11-3) 73-70 in the game for the first place. Pinelands forced 21 Cavaliers turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Rasheed Maynard (188-2000) who helped to win the game recording 36 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals and the former international guard Deroni Hurley (175-2001) who added 14 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists during the contest. The best for the losing side was swingman Deveron Knight (190-2000) with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds and guard Brandon Ruck scored 16 points and 8 rebounds. Pinelands have an impressive 13-game winning streak. Defending champion maintains first position with 13-1 record. Cavaliers at the other side keep the second place with three games lost.
Top scorers:
Pinelands: R.Maynard 36+7reb+4ast, D.Hurley 14+14reb+4ast, R.Hall 10+6reb+1ast, J.Moore 8+11reb, D.Hurley 5+5reb+3ast, S.Nathaniel 0
Cavaliers: K.Deveron 17+12reb+2ast, R.Brandon 16+8reb, H.Dijon 10+4reb+1ast, D.Hunte 8+6reb+1ast, S.Norville 6+2reb+1ast, J.Smith 4+5reb+1ast

Celtics - Spartans 82-55

Another interesting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Celtics (#4) and Spartans (#8). Celtics (9-5) smashed visiting Spartans (0-14) by 27 points 82-55. Celtics forced 28 Spartans turnovers. The winners were led by power forward Joel Hunte who scored that evening 13 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists and Theo Greenidge supported him with 19 points and 4 steals. Celtics' coach C Vanderpool felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 11 points and 15 rebounds by Karlos Greenidge did not help to save the game for Spartans. Kadian Brathwaite added 13 points and 8 rebounds. Four Spartans players scored in double figures. Celtics maintains fourth position with 9-5 record. Loser Spartans still closes the standings with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Celtics: T.Greenidge 19+4reb, J.Hunte 13+8reb+4ast, J.Fitt 11+9reb, A.Jered 9+7reb+1ast, D.Markahli 8+2reb+3ast, H.Jehron 6+7reb
Spartans: B.Kadian 13+8reb, J.Alleyne 12+1reb+2ast, G.Karlos 11+15reb+2ast, H.Sean 10+5reb+1ast, F.Dale 7+6reb+2ast, J.Austin 2+4reb+1ast

Pinelands - Bulls 84-86

The most crucial game of the last round was the first loss of undefeated Pinelands (13-1) in Bridgetown on Thursday night. Hosts were edged by third ranked Bulls (10-4) 86-84. It ended at the same time the 13-game winning streak of Pinelands. It was a good game for the former international power forward Akeem Marsh (208-1986) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists. Simeon Maynard contributed with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winners. Five Bulls players scored in double figures. Guard Rasheed Maynard (188-2000) replied with 42 points (!!!) and 7 assists and guard Derion Hurley added 8 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Pinelands. Bulls have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 10-4 record having just three points less than leader Pinelands. Defending champion Pinelands still keep top place with one game lost.
Top scorers:
Bulls: M.Simeon 22+6reb+6ast, A.Marsh 21+19reb+6ast, A.Ifill 12+7reb+3ast, G.Rahiim 12+2reb+2ast, K.Benn 11+9reb+1ast, G.D 4
Pinelands: R.Maynard 42+4reb+7ast, R.Hall 15+7reb+2ast, K.Brathwaite 15+1reb+2ast, D.Hurley 8+15reb+6ast, S.Nathaniel 2+2reb, J.Moore 2+10reb+1ast

Spartans - Warrens 78-84

The game between closely ranked teams ended with bottom-ranked Spartans' (0-14) home loss to seventh ranked Warrens (3-11) in Bridgetown 78-84 on Saturday. Warrens forced 20 Spartans turnovers. Strangely Spartans outrebounded Warrens 56-36 including a 23-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. The winners were led by guard Kaliel Austin who had that evening a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and guard Jamar King supported him with 17 points and 6 rebounds. Even a double-double of 12 points and 21 rebounds by Kadian Brathwaite did not help to save the game for Spartans. Karlos Greenidge added 15 points and 13 rebounds. Four Warrens and five Spartans players scored in double figures. Warrens maintains seventh position with 3-11 record. Loser Spartans still closes the standings with 14 games lost.
Top scorers:
Warrens: A.Kaliel 18+10reb+3ast, G.Tyrell 17+3reb+2ast, J.King 17+6reb+3ast, S.Greig 13+5reb+5ast, H.Kristian 9, K.Boyce 6+5reb+1ast
Spartans: G.Trishon 19+3reb+1ast, G.Karlos 15+13reb, F.Dale 14+4reb+1ast, H.Sean 13+6reb+3ast, B.Kadian 12+21reb+1ast, L.King 2

Tridents - Lakers 87-79

We could consider it a predictable result in the game between close teams when sixth ranked Tridents (5-9) won against 5th ranked Lakers (5-9) in Bridgetown 87-79 on Saturday. The winners were led by forward Antoine Winter who had that evening a double-double by scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and guard Nayiib Browne supported him with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Four Tridents players scored in double figures. Tridents' coach C. Edwards used a ten-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Even a double-double of 37 points (!!!), 10 rebounds and 6 assists by Keefe Birkette did not help to save the game for Lakers. Forward Primus Walrond (201, college: Baton Rouge) added 16 points and 8 rebounds. Tridents moved-up to fifth place, which they share with defeated Lakers.
Top scorers:
Tridents: W.Antoine 25+13reb+2ast, B.Nayiib 22+7reb+5ast, G.Zane 16+6reb+5ast, H.Joshua 11+4reb+1ast, B.Khade 7+7reb+1ast, F.Julian 2+1reb
Lakers: B.Keefe 37+10reb+6ast, P.Walrond 16+8reb+2ast, W.Scott 9+6reb, W.David 9+11reb+4ast, M.Jones 6+7reb+4ast, T.Azario 2