BEBL Round 1: Dream Ballers lose to Defenders

The Regular Season in BEBL just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dream Ballers in Belize City on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by Defenders 82-70. Defenders dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Dream Ballers' 38. Defenders forced 21 Dream Ballers turnovers. American swingman Nigel Jones (201-1990, college: Talladega) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Devin Daly (195-1994, college: LSSU) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds. Defenders' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard D'Von Campbell (185-1992, college: Campbellsville) produced 26 points for lost side.
Another exciting game was played in Punta Gorda between Hurricanes and Panthers where Hurricanes crushed Panthers on the road with 21-point difference 90-69. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Kris Frazier (201, college: Peru St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. Glency Lopez contributed with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Forward Darnell Oden answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds for Panthers. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
The game in San Ignacio supposed to be also quite interesting. Running Rebels played at the court of Western Ballaz. Western Ballaz smashed Running Rebels 90-67 on Saturday. Richard Smith III stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 21 rebounds for the winners. At the losing side Joshua Hopkins responded with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.

Defenders - Dream Ballers 82-70

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dream Ballers in Belize City on Friday night. Visitors were defeated by Defenders 82-70. Defenders dominated down low during the game scoring 60 of its points in the paint compared to Dream Ballers' 38. Defenders forced 21 Dream Ballers turnovers. American swingman Nigel Jones (201-1990, college: Talladega) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. The former international guard Devin Daly (195-1994, college: LSSU) chipped in 20 points and 8 rebounds. Jones is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Defenders players scored in double figures. Defenders' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. American guard D'Von Campbell (185-1992, college: Campbellsville) produced 26 points and the former international guard Edgar Mitchell (-1993) added 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side.
Top scorers:
Defenders: N.Jones 29+10reb+1ast, D.Daly 20+8reb+1ast, M.Tzul 14+6reb+7ast, B.Treandus 12+6reb+1ast, F.Louriano 4+5reb, A.Baptist 2+2reb
Dream Ballers: D.Campbell 26+2reb+1ast, E.Mitchell 11+6reb+4ast, K.Laurie 11+5reb+1ast, C.Jahiem 9+10reb, H.Delvon 8+4reb, J.Velasquez 3+7reb+1ast

Western Ballaz - Running Rebels 90-67

The game in San Ignacio supposed to be also quite interesting. Running Rebels played at the court of Western Ballaz. Western Ballaz smashed Running Rebels 90-67 on Saturday. Western Ballaz forced 27 Running Rebels turnovers. American forward Richard Smith III (206-1992, college: California, PA) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 21 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import forward Mark Gordon (196, college: Keiser) chipped in 24 points and 7 rebounds. Four Western Ballaz players scored in double figures. At the losing side American guard Joshua Hopkins (196-1999, college: UNH) responded with 20 points and 8 rebounds and the former international center Kurt Burgess (196-1982) scored 8 points and 13 rebounds. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest.
Top scorers:
Western Ballaz: M.Gordon 24+7reb+2ast, R.Smith III 20+21reb+1ast, K.Molina 18+5reb+1ast, J.Carbajal 15+5reb, E.Usher 6+5ast, R.Cruz 2+1reb
Running Rebels: J.Hopkins 20+8reb+3ast, E.Olivera 15+4reb, K.Burgess 8+13reb+1ast, B.White 7+9reb, A.Trapp 4+5reb+2ast, T.Hall 4+5reb

Panthers - Hurricanes 69-90

Another exciting game was played in Punta Gorda between Hurricanes and Panthers where Hurricanes crushed Panthers on the road with 21-point difference 90-69. Hurricanes dominated down low during the game scoring 72 of its points in the paint compared to Panthers' 40. Hurricanes forced 24 Panthers turnovers. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Kris Frazier (201, college: Peru St.) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds. The former international guard Glency Lopez (180-1997, college: Midland CC) contributed with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Four Hurricanes players scored in double figures. Forward Darnell Oden answered with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 11 rebounds and Davis Tavian added 23 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Panthers. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games.
Top scorers:
Hurricanes: K.Frazier 22+13reb+3ast, G.Lopez 15+7reb+4ast, A.Carcamo 15+7reb+2ast, T.Orosco 14+5reb+1ast, V.Evans 11+2reb+1ast, E.Rene 9+7reb+2ast
Panthers: T.Davis 23+6reb+2ast, D.Oden 21+11reb+3ast, E.Ariola 7+2reb+1ast, B.Eugene 5+5reb, D.Sentino 5+2reb, B.Raluni 4+7reb



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