BABA Round 7 (Regular Season): Tridents are defeated by Bulls in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Bulls (#3) and Tridents (#8). Tridents were defeated at home 89-100 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Bulls forced 21 Tridents turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. It was a great evening for the former international forward Rasheed Maynard (185-2000) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. The former international guard Simeon Maynard (178-2004) helped adding 23 points and 5 assists. At the losing side guard Zane Gaskin responded with 25 points and 8 rebounds. Tridents' coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains third place with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader Cavaliers. Tridents at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Bridgetown: Celtics (#2) and Bears (#6). Bears were crushed at home by 21 points 96-117 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Joel Hunte (198-1997) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Kiserian Adams accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds. Khaleel Wilkinson came up with 27 points and 6 assists for Bears in the defeat. Bears' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Celtics maintains second place with 7-1 record behind leader Cavaliers. Newly promoted Bears keep the sixth position with six games lost.
Another exciting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Bridgetown: Cavaliers (#1) and Pinelands (#4). Pinelands were defeated at home 65-71 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinelands. Deveron Knight fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Carl Thorpe produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds for lost side. Undefeated Cavaliers (8-0) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 8 victories in a row. Loser Pinelands keep the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Lakers.

In the last game of round 7 Warrens lost to Lakers on the opponent's court 86-98.



Tridents - Bulls 89-100

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Bridgetown: Bulls (#3) and Tridents (#8). Tridents were defeated at home 89-100 and even the advantage of their own court did not help. Bulls forced 21 Tridents turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists. It was a great evening for the former international forward Rasheed Maynard (185-2000) who led his team to a victory with a triple-double by scoring 24 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. The former international guard Simeon Maynard (178-2004) helped adding 23 points and 5 assists. At the losing side guard Zane Gaskin responded with 25 points and 8 rebounds and Jelani Marshall scored 14 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Tridents' coach rotated twelve players in this game, but that didn't help. Defending champion maintains third place with 6-2 record having just two points less than leader Cavaliers. Tridents at the other side still closes the standings with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Tridents: G.Zane 25+8reb+3ast, M.Jelani 14+9reb+4ast, G.Isaac 14+2reb, S.Nathaniel 12+3reb+3ast, M.Ari 9+3reb+1ast, R.Kristopher 4+3reb+2ast
Bulls: R.Maynard 24+11reb+11ast, M.Simeon 23+2reb+5ast, R.Gibbons 19+7reb+3ast, M.Alleng 16+4reb+2ast, M.Akeem 9+11reb+7ast, A.Ifill 4+2reb+1ast

Lakers - Warrens 98-86

Rather expected game in Bridgetown where 7th ranked Warrens (1-7) were defeated by fifth ranked Lakers (4-4) 98-86 on Sunday. Lakers forced 20 Warrens turnovers. The former international guard Keefe Birkett (183-1988) fired 32 points and 5 rebounds for the winners. Brandon Ruck chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points and 11 rebounds. Guard Jonathan Dottin (203) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points and 17 rebounds and Trishon Gaskin added 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for lost side. Five Lakers and four Warrens players scored in double figures. Lakers moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Pinelands. Warrens lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the seventh position with seven games lost.
Top scorers:
Warrens: A.Kaliel 20+4reb+2ast, D.Jonathan 18+17reb+3ast, G.Trishon 18+9reb+4ast, G.Karlos 15+6reb, W.Delan 6+3reb+2ast, H.Brandon 5+2reb+3ast
Lakers: K.Birkett 32+5reb+3ast, B.Ruck 24+11reb+3ast, D.Hunte 19+6reb+6ast, J.King 13+6reb+3ast, S.Wharton 10+7reb+2ast, K.Lambert 0

Bears - Celtics 96-117

Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Bridgetown: Celtics (#2) and Bears (#6). Bears were crushed at home by 21 points 96-117 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Celtics dominated down low during the game scoring 66 of its points in the paint compared to Bears' 40. They outrebounded Bears 46-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. Celtics players were unselfish on offense dishing 23 assists. It was an exceptional evening for the former international guard Joel Hunte (198-1997) who led the winners and scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. The former international guard Kiserian Adams (193-2000, college: Baton Rouge) accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Khaleel Wilkinson came up with 27 points and 6 assists and the former international Mark Bridgeman (198-1990) added 19 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Bears in the defeat. Five Celtics and four Bears players scored in double figures. Bears' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Celtics maintains second place with 7-1 record behind leader Cavaliers. Newly promoted Bears keep the sixth position with six games lost.
Top scorers:
Bears: W.Akeem 27+3reb+1ast, W.Khaleel 27+2reb+6ast, B.Mark 19+11reb+3ast, W.Antoine 16+7reb+6ast, M.Roderick 4+3reb, S.Christopher 2+2reb+2ast
Celtics: D.Hurley 22+3reb+3ast, J.Hunte 21+8reb+7ast, K.Adams 21+10reb+1ast, D.Hurley 16+5reb+2ast, N.Williams 10+9reb+1ast, T.Greenidge 10+5reb+2ast

Pinelands - Cavaliers 65-71

Another exciting game was again a derby match of two local teams from Bridgetown: Cavaliers (#1) and Pinelands (#4). Pinelands were defeated at home 65-71 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. It ended at the same time the two-game winning streak of Pinelands. Cavaliers forced 24 Pinelands turnovers. The former international guard Deveron Knight (195-2000) fired a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds for the winners. Guard Stephan Ottley (-1993) chipped in 14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Four Cavaliers players scored in double figures. The former international Carl Thorpe (201-2001, college: York, NE) produced a double-double by scoring 20 points and 16 rebounds and guard Rachad Hall (183) added 13 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Cavaliers (8-0) have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with a perfect record of 8 victories in a row. Loser Pinelands keep the fourth position with four games lost. They share it with Lakers.
Top scorers:
Pinelands: C.Thorpe 20+16reb+1ast, M.Khenti 13+5reb+1ast, H.Rachad 13+8reb+3ast, T.Khairi 7+2reb+1ast, E.Nathan 6+3reb, B.Kadeem 4+2reb
Cavaliers: D.Knight 21+12reb+2ast, S.Ottley 14+6reb+5ast, D.Hunte 10+8reb+1ast, G.Phillips 10+10reb+1ast, Z.Cave 8+4reb+1ast, S.Norville 4+4reb+4ast