LNB Round 1 (Second Stage): Univ.Concepcion lose to Los Leones

The Second Stage in LNB just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Univ.Concepcion in Quilpue on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Los Leones 79-72. American forward Jaylen Key (203-1997, college: New Orleans) fired 31 points and 6 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for the winners. His fellow American import forward Kingsley Perkins (203, college: LSSU) chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds. American forward Jerry Evans (203-1990, college: Nevada) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds for lost side. Los Leones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Univ.Concepcion will play at home against Puerto Varas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game was played in Ancud. Ancud faced Espanol. Host Ancud defeated guests from Osorno 74-65. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 9 rebounds. Franco Ordenes contributed with 11 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. U.S. Virgin Islands-American swingman Jahsean Corbett (198-2002, college: Duquesne, agency: Helping Ballers) answered with 24 points and 8 rebounds for Espanol. Ancud will play against Puerto Montt at home in the next round. Espanol will have a break next round.
The game in Puente Alto was also quite interesting. Los Leones played at the court of Puente Alto. Los Leones defeated Puente Alto 87-75 on Thursday. Sek Henry stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Los Leones' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Jason Murphy responded with 9 points and 18 rebounds. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Las Animas were defeated by Castro in a road game 77-68. Colo Colo beat Univ.Catolica at home 59-57. Puerto Varas lost to Puerto Montt on the opponent's court 78-82.



Los Leones - Univ.Concepcion 79-72:
The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Univ.Concepcion in Quilpue on Tuesday night. Visitors were defeated by Los Leones 79-72. American forward Jaylen Key (203-1997, college: New Orleans) fired 31 points and 6 rebounds (on 12-of-15 shooting from the field) for the winners. His fellow American import forward Kingsley Perkins (203, college: LSSU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 13 points and 11 rebounds. Four Los Leones players scored in double figures. American forward Jerry Evans (203-1990, college: Nevada) produced a double-double by scoring 13 points and 12 rebounds and Nicolas Aguirre (-1998) added 13 points and 6 assists respectively for lost side. Los Leones will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Univ.Concepcion will play at home against Puerto Varas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Univ.Concepcion: K.Rubio 13+3reb+2ast, J.Evans 13+12reb+2ast, A.Nicolas 13+4reb+6ast, S.Francisco 8+6reb+3ast, R.Michael 8+2reb, M.Carlos 7+7reb+1ast
Los Leones: K.Jaylen 31+6reb, H.Sek 13+3reb+1ast, P.Kingsley 13+11reb, D.Jones 10+4reb+2ast, E.Lugo 9+4reb+1ast, S.Mijares 3+3reb

Castro - Las Animas 77-68:
There was no surprise when Las Animas were defeated on the road by Castro 77-68 on Wednesday. Castro forced 20 Las Animas turnovers. The game was dominated by American players. Forward Nick Farrar (201-2002, college: Guilford) stepped up and scored 35 points (!!!) for the winners and guard Marcell McCreary (193, college: UT Arlington) chipped in 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side forward Amare Wimbush (206, college: Virginia St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists and center Tevin Glass (203-1994, college: ETSU) produced a double-double by scoring 18 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Las Animas players scored in double figures. Castro will meet at home Espanol in the next round. Las Animas will play against Espanol and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Las Animas: T.Glass 18+11reb+6ast, W.Amare 17+13reb+6ast, R.Josip 12+1reb+1ast, S.Suarez 10+4reb+1ast, M.Fabian 9+3reb, D.Gabriel 2+1reb+2ast
Castro: F.Nick 35+4reb, M.Marcell 19+8reb+5ast, M.Ugalde 10+5reb+3ast, A.Nicolas 4+4reb+1ast, A.Barbieri 4+7reb+1ast, R.Armijo 3+2reb

Colo Colo - Univ.Catolica 59-57:
No shocking result in a game in Santiago where Colo Colo edged Univ.Catolica 59-57 on Wednesday. Argentinian center Julian Lorca (207-2003) stepped up and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Juan Peters (-1993) chipped in 6 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. At the losing side American forward Tristan Harper (198-2000, college: Langston) responded with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists and naturalized Venezuelan forward Deiker Salcedo (181-2002) scored 14 points. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Colo Colo will meet Las Animas in the next round. Univ.Catolica will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Univ.Catolica: T.Harper 19+5reb+6ast, D.Salcedo 14+2reb+3ast, S.Bender 10+3reb+3ast, L.Marquez 6+3reb+2ast, S.Silva 6, N.Sebastian 2+2reb+1ast
Colo Colo: L.Julian 16+7reb+3ast, A.Grant 14+2reb, F.Alippi 8+5reb, L.Merida 7+4reb, J.Peters 6+5reb+5ast, V.Schulz 5+1reb

Puerto Montt - Puerto Varas 82-78:
The game between closely ranked teams ended with Puerto Varas' road loss to Puerto Montt 78-82 on Wednesday. American power forward Kai Mitchell-Watkins (201-1997, college: SHSU) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds for the winners and his fellow American import guard Saquan Singleton (198-1998, college: GMU, agency: WP Sports Agency) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. Puerto Montt's coach used an eleven-player rotation in such tough game. At the losing side American-Puerto Rican forward Jonathan Ocasio (196-1992, college: New Haven) responded with 27 points and 6 rebounds and Cuban forward Yasmany Fundora (201-1992) produced a double-double by scoring 17 points and 15 rebounds. Four Puerto Varas players scored in double figures. Puerto Montt will meet Ancud on the road in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Puerto Varas will play against Univ.Concepcion having rather not much hope for a victory.
Top scorers:
Puerto Varas: J.Ocasio 27+6reb, Y.Fundora 17+15reb+1ast, V.Carlos 11+4reb+4ast, O.Julio 10, P.Benjamin 5, A.Patricio 3+10reb+3ast
Puerto Montt: L.Barrios 22+3reb, M.Kai 20+14reb+2ast, S.Saquan 13+8reb+8ast, T.Alvarez 9, V.Correa 9+3reb+1ast, A.Puiggros 5+2reb+1ast

Ancud - Espanol O. 74-65:
An exciting game was played in Ancud. Ancud faced Espanol. Host Ancud defeated guests from Osorno 74-65. Worth to mention a great performance of American guard Stan Scott (193-1998, college: MSSU) who helped to win the game recording 29 points and 9 rebounds. ex-international point guard Franco Ordenes (181-1992) contributed with a double-double by scoring 11 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals for the winners. U.S. Virgin Islands-American swingman Jahsean Corbett (198-2002, college: Duquesne, agency: Helping Ballers) answered with 24 points and 8 rebounds and ex-international guard Barham Amor (185-1996) added 6 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in the effort for Espanol. Ancud will play against Puerto Montt at home in the next round. Espanol will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Espanol O.: J.Corbett 24+8reb+1ast, A.Felipe 11+3reb+1ast, M.Cristobal 9+5reb+3ast, A.Barham 6+10reb+6ast, S.Milenko 5+5reb, G.Maximo 4+7reb
Ancud: S.Stan 29+9reb+3ast, A.Lopez 11+5reb+3ast, O.Franco 11+11reb+7ast, P.Vega 8+8reb, R.Vera 6+2reb, H.Gomez 5+6reb+2ast

Puente Alto - Los Leones 75-87:
The game in Puente Alto was also quite interesting. Los Leones played at the court of Puente Alto. Los Leones defeated Puente Alto 87-75 on Thursday. Los Leones made 18-of-20 free shots (90.0 percent) during the game. Jamaican-American guard Sek Henry (196-1987, college: Nebraska) stepped up and scored 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and ex-international forward Darrol Jones (195-1994) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Five Los Leones players scored in double figures. Los Leones' coach used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American center Jason Murphy (206-2000, college: NC A&T) responded with 9 points and 18 rebounds and forward Renato Munoz (-2003) scored 19 points. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
Top scorers:
Puente Alto: M.Renato 19+1reb+3ast, O.Ocypher 18+5reb, P.Joaquin 14+6reb+1ast, G.Navarro 9+4reb+3ast, J.Murphy 9+18reb+3ast, U.Cristian 3+2reb+3ast
Los Leones: H.Sek 19+8reb+4ast, K.Jaylen 14+8reb, D.Jones 12+8reb+3ast, B.Herrera 10+3reb+3ast, P.Kingsley 10+4reb+2ast, D.Garcia 8+4reb