LNB Round 3 (Regular Season): No surprise as #1 Espanol defeats Castro

Coincidentally all hosts won their games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Espanol (2-0) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat Castro (0-2) in Osorno 92-78. 25 personal fouls committed by Castro helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for U.S. Virgin Islands-American swingman Jahsean Corbett (198-2002, college: Duquesne, agency: Helping Ballers) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds. Cristobal Martinez (187-2004) helped adding 11 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was Puerto Rican guard GianFranco Grafals (193, college: Nova SE) with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals.
Colo Colo (1-1) crushed at home Espanol (0-2) by 19 points 90-71, which is the biggest margin this round. It was a quality performance for Argentinian center Julian Lorca (207-2003) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 8 rebounds. Alejo Britos accounted for 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Colo Colo's coach Ernesto Menchaca used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Aseem Luckey (206-2001, college: Williams Baptist) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds for Espanol in the defeat. Colo Colo will play against Univ.Concepcion (#4) on the road in the next round. Espanol will play against Puente Alto and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last two games of round 3 winless Ancud lost to undefeated Valdivia on the opponent's court 78-97. Puerto Varas managed to outperform Puerto Montt in a home game 86-81.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 16 points and 7 rebounds by Patricio Arroyo of Puerto Varas.



Colo Colo - Espanol T. 90-71:
Colo Colo (1-1) crushed at home Espanol (0-2) by 19 points 90-71, which is the biggest margin this round. Colo Colo outrebounded Espanol 40-29 including 26 on the defensive glass. It was a quality performance for Argentinian center Julian Lorca (207-2003) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 8 rebounds. Argentinian guard Alejo Britos (187-1994) accounted for 11 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for the winning side. Five Colo Colo players scored in double figures. Colo Colo's coach Ernesto Menchaca used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Forward Aseem Luckey (206-2001, college: Williams Baptist) came up with a double-double by scoring 24 points and 10 rebounds and American guard Taevon Lewis (198-2003) added 19 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists respectively for Espanol in the defeat. Colo Colo will play against Univ.Concepcion (#4) on the road in the next round. Espanol will play against Puente Alto and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Colo Colo: L.Julian 18+8reb+3ast, L.Merida 17+2reb+2ast, A.Pinedo 13+4reb+4ast, F.Bravo 12+7reb+3ast, B.Alejo 11+6reb+6ast, F.Alippi 10+10reb+2ast
Espanol T.: A.Luckey 24+10reb+2ast, L.Taevon 19+11reb+4ast, B.Pablo 9+3ast, J.Ashton 7+1reb, G.Vicente 5+2reb, L.Tomas 4+1reb

Espanol O. - Castro 92-78:
Espanol (2-0) managed to deliver another win on Sunday. This time they beat Castro (0-2) in Osorno 92-78. 25 personal fouls committed by Castro helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. It was a great evening for U.S. Virgin Islands-American swingman Jahsean Corbett (198-2002, college: Duquesne, agency: Helping Ballers) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 29 points and 12 rebounds. Cristobal Martinez (187-2004) helped adding 11 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was Puerto Rican guard GianFranco Grafals (193, college: Nova SE) with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals and American forward Chandler Collins-Johnson (203, college: Livingstone) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points and 14 rebounds. Four Espanol and five Castro players scored in double figures.
Top scorers:
Espanol O.: C.Jahsean 29+12reb+3ast, H.Ja'Heim 15+7reb+1ast, F.Acuna 12+1reb, C.Martinez 11+11reb+8ast, M.Gonzalez 9+4reb+1ast, M.Sepulveda 8+2reb+3ast
Castro: G.Grafals 19+5reb+8ast, B.Augusto 15+5reb+2ast, C.Chandler 14+14reb+2ast, O.Kevin 14+2reb+1ast, A.Ricardo 11+2reb+1ast, N.Alvarez 4+4reb+1ast

Valdivia - Ancud 97-78:
Rather expected game when Ancud (0-2) was crushed on the road by Valdivia (2-0) 97-78. Valdivia dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Ancud's 26. Valdivia brought some defensive toughness making 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for the former international Carlos Lauler (190-1996) who led the winners and scored 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. American power forward Zondrick Garrett (203-2002, college: UWF, agency: Elevate Sports Alliance) accounted for 21 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side. Five Valdivia players scored in double figures. Valdivia's coach Cipriano Nunez allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) came up with 22 points and ex-international point guard Franco Ordenes (181-1992) added 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists respectively for Ancud in the defeat.
Top scorers:
Valdivia: L.Carlos 24+6reb+5ast, G.Zondrick 21+10reb, C.Erik 13+2reb+8ast, C.Jalen 12+15reb+2ast, G.Hernandez 10+1reb+1ast, L.Owen 8+4reb
Ancud: S.Scott 22+4reb+1ast, F.Ordenes 12+6reb+6ast, G.Hector 12+9reb, L.Moreno 9+3reb, V.Renato 9+5reb, L.Agustin 7+2reb+4ast

Puerto Varas - Puerto Montt 86-81:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Puerto Varas' (1-0) home victory over Puerto Montt (0-2) 86-81. Puerto Varas made 25-of-33 charity shots (75.8 percent) during the game. It was an exceptional evening for American-Puerto Rican forward Jonathan Ocasio (196-1992, college: New Haven) who led the winners and scored 18 points and 7 rebounds. Guard Patricio Arroyo (185-1996) accounted for 16 points and 7 rebounds (went 10 for 10 at the free throw line !!!) for the winning side. point guard Camilo Torres (183-1998) came up with 16 points and 5 assists and American power forward Kai Mitchell-Watkins (201-1997, college: SHSU) added 12 points and 11 rebounds respectively for Puerto Montt in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game.
Top scorers:
Puerto Varas: O.Jonathan 18+7reb+1ast, P.Arroyo 16+7reb+2ast, P.Marcelo 14+1reb+2ast, V.Ayala 10+1reb+3ast, C.Villagran 9+6reb+3ast, C.Diez 8+2reb
Puerto Montt: T.Camilo 16+4reb+5ast, J.Fontena 14+9reb+1ast, A.King 13+8reb+3ast, K.Mitchell-Watkins 12+11reb+1ast, P.Alonso 11+2reb, S.Singleton 9+2reb+3ast