Liga Wplay Round 1 of Semi-Finals. Caribbean Storm and Cimarrones earn opening wins

Carrib.Storm - Toros Del Valle 90-76

Storm made 17-of-22 charity shots (77.3 percent) during the game. The former international guard Romario Roque (175-1998) stepped up and scored 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners and American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal) chipped in 14 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side the former international Soren De Luque (200-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists and Benito Santiago (197-1989, college: Cumberlands) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. Four Toros players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: R.Roque 33+7reb+4ast, D.Holloway 14+7reb+3ast, K.Elder 12+4reb+2ast, S.Marquez 8+1reb+2ast, Y.Llerena 6+2reb, A.Wilson 6+1reb+2ast
Toros Del Valle: B.Santiago 18+5reb+1ast, J.Ayarza 15+1reb, S.De Luque 12+11reb+4ast, C.Pizarro 11+2reb+5ast, H.Montano 9+4reb, L.Moreno 6+5reb+1ast

Cimarrones - Motilones 92-86

Worth to mention a great performance of Dominican point guard Adris De Leon (180-1984, college: EWU) who helped to win the game recording 28 points and 8 rebounds. The former international power forward Juan Tello-Palacios (206-1985) contributed with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 14 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized Venezuelan Hector Diaz (192-1992) answered with 21 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws) and Dominican Jhery Matos (196-1996, college: Charlotte) added 13 points and 5 rebounds in the effort for Motilones. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Motilones' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Cimarrones: A.De Leon 28+8reb+3ast, J.Tello-Palacios 19+14reb+3ast, D.Carlisle 12+6reb+1ast, M.Jackson 11+5reb+5ast, M.Butler 10+1reb, D.Brooks 8+4ast
Motilones: H.Diaz 21+5reb+2ast, J.Valdez 16+4reb, J.Smith 14+1reb+2ast, J.Matos 13+5reb+3ast, S.Valencia 10+7reb+1ast, J.Rosario 7+9reb+2ast