Liga Wplay Round 10 (Regular Season): Cafeteros defeat Storm in the closest game of the week

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game of round 10 in the Liga WPlay took place in Armenia. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Storm (8-2) to second ranked Cafeteros (9-1) 77-74 in the game for the second place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Storm. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) scored 22 points (made all of his eight free throws) to lead the charge for the winners and Venezuelan forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international Luis Almanza (196-1991) responded with 16 points and 8 rebounds. Cafeteros have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-1 record behind leader Titanes. Storm at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost.
The game between Top Four teams took place in Barranquilla. Top-ranked host Titanes (10-0) smashed 4th ranked Piratas (6-4) 112-81. Dominican-Puerto Rican swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) notched 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and Juan Tello-Palacios supported him with 20 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Even 20 points by American guard Tristan Jarrett (193-1998, college: Jackson St.) did not help to save the game for Piratas. Piratas' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Undefeated Titanes have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-0 record. Piratas at the other side dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Motilones.
Bottom-ranked Condores (0-10) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their tenth consecutive match to sixth ranked Motilones (6-4) 84-77 on Friday evening. CJ Rodriguez fired 38 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds for the winners. Jerry Carter produced 27 points and 7 rebounds for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Motilones moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Piratas. Loser Condores still closes the standings with ten games lost.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 10: Corsarios lost to Bucaros on the opponent's court 89-99. Tigrillos unfortunately lost to Cimarrones in a home game 77-80. Team Cali managed to beat Sabios on the road 83-79.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 26 points and 10 rebounds by Kylon Higgins of Sabios.



Bucaros - Corsarios 99-89

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 8th ranked Corsarios' (3-7) road loss to seventh ranked Bucaros (5-5) 89-99 on Thursday. American swingman LeBryan Nash (201-1992, college: OK State) fired 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Venezuelan swingman Elvis Baez (191-1989) chipped in 23 points and 5 assists. American point guard Jeremy Smith (180-1997, college: CSUSB) produced 26 points and the former international guard Yesid Mosquera-Perea (198-1996, college: Life) added 20 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Bucaros and five Corsarios players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bucaros maintains seventh position with 5-5 record. Loser Corsarios keep the eighth place with seven games lost. They share the position with Cimarrones.
Top scorers:
Corsarios: J.Smith 26+1reb+1ast, Y.Mosquera-Perea 20+5reb, W.Rodriguez 16+6reb+3ast, M.Little 12+3reb, D.Medder 10+5reb+1ast, M.Bermudez 5+5reb+2ast
Bucaros: E.Baez 23+2reb+5ast, O.Caraballo 21+6reb+1ast, L.Nash 21+7reb+4ast, H.Diaz 17+5reb+1ast, C.Arboleda 6+5reb+1ast, D.Cristian 4+1reb

Cafeteros - Carrib.Storm 77-74

The most exciting game of round 10 in the Liga WPlay took place in Armenia. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of one of their biggest challengers Storm (8-2) to second ranked Cafeteros (9-1) 77-74 in the game for the second place. It ended at the same time the four-game winning streak of Storm. Dominican Luis Montero (203-1993, college: South Plains) scored 22 points (made all of his eight free throws) to lead the charge for the winners and Venezuelan forward Luis Bethelmy (200-1986) chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international Luis Almanza (196-1991) responded with 16 points and 8 rebounds and the former international forward Michael Jackson (192-1987) scored 20 points. Five Storm players scored in double figures. Cafeteros have an impressive eight-game winning streak. They maintain second position with 9-1 record behind leader Titanes. Storm at the other side keeps the third place with two games lost.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: M.Jackson 20+4reb+1ast, L.Almanza 16+8reb+2ast, R.Sanchez 14+8reb+3ast, N.Priddy 11+1reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 10+6reb, A.Salazar 3+2reb+3ast
Cafeteros: L.Montero 22+2reb+2ast, O.Munoz 14+6ast, L.Bethelmy 13+8reb+2ast, D.Rondon 9+2reb+3ast, J.Martinez 7+15reb, C.Silva 6+2reb

Titanes - Piratas 112-81

The game between Top Four teams took place in Barranquilla. Top-ranked host Titanes (10-0) smashed 4th ranked Piratas (6-4) 112-81. They outrebounded Piratas 43-28 including a 33-21 advantage in defensive rebounds. Titanes players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Piratas' players. Dominican-Puerto Rican swingman Jonathan Rodriguez (196-1987, college: Campbell) notched 39 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists (on 14-of-17 shooting from the field) to lead the effort and the former international power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-1985) supported him with 20 points and 6 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Even 20 points by American guard Tristan Jarrett (193-1998, college: Jackson St.) did not help to save the game for Piratas. His fellow American import Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal, agency: BIG) added 8 points and 10 rebounds for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Piratas' coach gave up on the game allowing to play ten players seeing no chance for a win. Titanes have an impressive ten-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 10-0 record. Piratas at the other side dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. They share the position with Motilones.
Top scorers:
Piratas: T.Jarrett 20+1reb, D.Russell 14+2reb, S.David 13+3ast, V.Sebastian 11+5reb+3ast, D.Holloway 8+10reb+1ast, J.Diaz 8+7reb
Titanes: J.Rodriguez 39+6reb+7ast, J.Tello-Palacios 20+6reb+1ast, A.Carmona 14+2reb+1ast, E.Vargas 11+7reb, D.Luque Soren 8+7reb+5ast, J.Medina 6+3reb+4ast

Condores - Motilones 77-84

Bottom-ranked Condores (0-10) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their tenth consecutive match to sixth ranked Motilones (6-4) 84-77 on Friday evening. American-Panamanian point guard CJ Rodriguez (188-1994, college: S.Nazarene) fired 38 points (!!!) and 6 rebounds for the winners. Panamanian forward Pablo Rivas (198-1994, college: NCCU) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. Rivas is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four Motilones players scored in double figures. American guard Jerry Carter (192-1998, college: Hampton) produced 27 points and 7 rebounds and swingman Sebastian Ramirez (-1998) added 21 points and 7 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Motilones moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Piratas. Loser Condores still closes the standings with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Condores: J.Carter 27+7reb+1ast, R.Sebastian 21+7reb+1ast, K.Masquita 13+7reb+1ast, R.Julian 7+3reb+2ast, A.Espinoza 4+2reb, J.Jim 2+3reb+1ast
Motilones: C.Rodriguez 38+6reb+1ast, P.Rivas 14+7reb+1ast, B.Davis 12+5reb+4ast, M.Petkovic 10+9reb+2ast, P.Moises 8+8reb, M.Juan 2+1reb

Tigrillos - Cimarrones 77-80

Everything could happen in Medellin at the game between two tied teams. Both ninth ranked Cimarrones and 10th ranked Tigrillos had identical 2-7 record. But Tigrillos were not able to use a home court advantage and were edged by the opponent from Quibdo-Choco 80-77 on Friday night. Venezuelan point guard Leonardo Palacios (186-1994) fired 16 points and 8 assists for the winners. Venezuelan center Windi Graterol (204-1986, agency: Pro Sports) chipped in 14 points and 9 rebounds. Four Cimarrones players scored in double figures. Aaron Lewis produced 31 points and Tariq Christian (, agency: Perpetual Sports) added 21 points and 8 rebounds respectively for lost side. Cimarrones (3-7) moved-up to eighth place, which they share with Corsarios. Loser Tigrillos keep the tenth position with eight games lost.
Top scorers:
Tigrillos: L.Aaron 31+4reb+2ast, C.Tariq 21+8reb+3ast, L.Juan 10+8reb+1ast, L.Carrillo 8+11reb+1ast, J.Andres 7+7reb+2ast, G.Duvan 0+2reb
Cimarrones: L.Palacios 16+3reb+8ast, M.Poole 16+4reb+2ast, W.Graterol 14+9reb+1ast, J.Zapata 13+4reb+2ast, B.Boyd 8+3reb+5ast, A.Bejarano 7+2reb

Sabios - Team Cali 79-83

Not a big story in a game in Manizales where 11th ranked Sabios (1-9) were defeated by fourth ranked Team Cali (7-3) 83-79 on Friday. Team Cali forced 24 Sabios turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Martin Cabezas fired a double-double by scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. American-Puerto Rican guard Brian Vazquez (190-1994) chipped in 17 points and 5 assists. American guard Kylon Higgins (190-1993, college: Arkansas Tech) produced a double-double by scoring 26 points and 10 rebounds and Andres Sepulveda (193-1997) added 12 points and 9 rebounds respectively for lost side. Five Sabios players scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players in such tough game. Team Cali maintains fourth position with 7-3 record. Sabios lost eighth consecutive game. They keep the eleventh place with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Sabios: K.Higgins 26+10reb+2ast, S.Andres 12+9reb+2ast, C.Michael 11+4reb+2ast, A.Jhosimar 11+7reb+2ast, M.Jerson 10+5reb+1ast, T.Yonaiker 5+4reb+1ast
Team Cali: V.Brian 17+1reb+5ast, C.Martin 14+10reb, A.Mateo 11+4reb+1ast, S.Santiago 9+2reb, B.Santiago 8+3reb+2ast, F.Sahdi 8+2reb+10ast