Liga Wplay Round 14 (Regular Season): Motilones edge Toros Del Valle by three points

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

Third-ranked Toros (13-10) made lots of trouble for first ranked Motilones (19-4) in Cucuta on Saturday. Motilones managed to secure only three-point victory 90-87. However their fans expected easier game. Motilones looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Dominican point guard Jaison Valdez (188-1995) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists. Center Jhon Hernandez (208-1984) chipped in 12 points and 14 rebounds. The former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) produced 13 points for the guests. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Motilones have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 19-4 record. Toros Del Valle lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with ten games lost.
Very important is a road loss of second ranked Storm (14-9) against sixth ranked Paisas (11-13) on Thursday night. Visiting Storm was defeated by Paisas in Medellin 100-88. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Storm. American guard Mascio McCadney (190-1998, college: MSU-Northern) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. JR Holder contributed with 27 points for the winners. Forward Yustin Llerena (195-2002) replied with 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) for Carrib.Storm. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Paisas moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Piratas. Carrib.Storm at the other side keeps the second position with nine games lost.
An exciting game was played in Cucuta. First ranked Motilones faced 3rd ranked Toros. Host Motilones (19-4) smashed guests from Cali (13-10) 117-88. Juan Rosario had a double-double by scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners. Cristian Solis responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Motilones have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 19-4 record. Toros Del Valle lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with ten games lost.

In the last game of round 14 Piratas were defeated by Cimarrones in Quibdo-Choco 98-85.



Cimarrones - Piratas 98-85

We cannot really consider it an upset in the game between close teams in Quibdo-Choco where one of their biggest challengers Piratas (11-13) were defeated by fifth ranked Cimarrones (11-11) 98-85 on Thursday. The former international power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-1985) had a double-double by scoring 24 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Dominican point guard Adris De Leon (180-1984, college: EWU) chipped in 31 points and 5 assists during the contest. American guard Eric Crawford (193, college: Maine-Augusta) responded with 22 points and 5 rebounds and Venezuelan swingman Jesus Medina (188-1994) scored 9 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Cimarrones moved-up to fourth place. Piratas lost seventh consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with 13 games lost. They share it with Paisas.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: A.De Leon 31+3reb+5ast, J.Tello-Palacios 24+17reb+6ast, M.Jackson 15+6reb+2ast, D.Brooks 11+1reb+2ast, A.Carmona 9+1ast, A.Minota 4+5reb+3ast
Piratas: E.Crawford 22+5reb, D.Blanco 13+1reb+2ast, L.Martinez 12+4reb+1ast, J.Martinez 12+7reb+2ast, A.Gordon 11+4reb+2ast, J.Medina 9+11reb+4ast

Paisas - Carrib.Storm 100-88

Very important is a road loss of second ranked Storm (14-9) against sixth ranked Paisas (11-13) on Thursday night. Visiting Storm was defeated by Paisas in Medellin 100-88. It ended at the same time the three-game winning streak of Storm. Paisas players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Carrib.Storm's players. American guard Mascio McCadney (190-1998, college: MSU-Northern) orchestrated the victory by scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. The other American import JR Holder (198-1994, college: Jacksonville) contributed with 27 points for the winners. Forward Yustin Llerena (195-2002) replied with 23 points and 7 rebounds (on 10-of-12 shooting from the field) and power forward Keiff Walters (195-1995) added 11 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Carrib.Storm. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Both coaches tested many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Paisas moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Piratas. Carrib.Storm at the other side keeps the second position with nine games lost.
Top scorers:
Paisas: J.Holder 27+1reb+1ast, M.McCadney 14+8reb+8ast, M.Arboleda 14+4reb+3ast, J.Lozano 12+6reb+1ast, T.Saban 11+2reb+2ast, M.Caicedo 8+7reb+1ast
Carrib.Storm: Y.Llerena 23+7reb+1ast, K.Walters 11+6reb+1ast, M.Lozada 10+5reb+1ast, R.Roque 10+1reb+1ast, K.Elder 8+1reb, A.Salazar 7+3reb+4ast

Motilones - Toros Del Valle 117-88

An exciting game was played in Cucuta. First ranked Motilones faced 3rd ranked Toros. Host Motilones (19-4) smashed guests from Cali (13-10) 117-88. Motilones outrebounded Toros Del Valle 51-28 including a 33-19 advantage in defensive rebounds. Motilones looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Dominican power forward Juan Rosario (203-1999) had a double-double by scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Dominican point guard Jaison Valdez (188-1995) chipped in 20 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists during the contest. Swingman Cristian Solis (-2001) responded with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) scored 17 points. Five Motilones and four Toros Del Valle players scored in double figures. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Motilones have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 19-4 record. Toros Del Valle lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Motilones: J.Rosario 32+11reb+5ast, J.Matos 23+7reb+4ast, J.Valdez 20+5reb+9ast, J.Hernandez 16+12reb, J.Smith 12+5reb+1ast, W.Cabeza 6+1reb+2ast
Toros Del Valle: S.De Luque 17+3reb+1ast, C.Solis 16+10reb+1ast, L.Moreno 16+2reb, J.Ayarza 15+2reb, A.Montes 11+1ast, B.Santiago 6+2reb+1ast

Motilones - Toros Del Valle 90-87

Third-ranked Toros (13-10) made lots of trouble for first ranked Motilones (19-4) in Cucuta on Saturday. Motilones managed to secure only three-point victory 90-87. However their fans expected easier game. Motilones looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. The best player for the winners was Dominican point guard Jaison Valdez (188-1995) who had a double-double by scoring 20 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists. Center Jhon Hernandez (208-1984) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points and 14 rebounds. The former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) produced 13 points and international guard Hayner Montano (190-1997) added 14 points respectively for the guests. Five Motilones and four Toros Del Valle players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Motilones have an impressive six-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 19-4 record. Toros Del Valle lost third consecutive game. They keep the third place with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Motilones: J.Rosario 20+6reb+1ast, J.Valdez 20+7reb+13ast, J.Smith 14+4reb+2ast, J.Matos 12+4ast, J.Hernandez 12+14reb+1ast, J.Lizcano 6
Toros Del Valle: H.Montano 14+3reb, S.De Luque 13+3reb+2ast, A.Montes 11+1reb, B.Santiago 11+5reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 11+4reb+1ast, L.Moreno 8+3reb+1ast