LPB Round 3 (Regular Season): Piratas lose to Motilones

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Piratas (1-1) recorded a loss in Bogota on Friday night. Hosts were edged by Motilones (2-2) 76-74. Motilones made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Rashon Johnson (197-1999, college: Shippensburg) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds. Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Darwin Blanco (188-2003) who recorded 22 points. Piratas' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Important game to mention about took place in San Andres Island. Caimanes (2-0) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging Storm (1-3) 75-72 on Thursday evening. It was a good game for American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Alejandro Grant contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Caimanes' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Matthew Butler (188-1995, college: UT Martin) answered with 21 points for Carrib.Storm.
An exciting game was played in Bogota. Piratas faced Motilones. Host Piratas (1-1) smashed guests from Cucuta (2-2) 92-73. It was a great evening for Darwin Blanco who led his team to a victory scoring 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. The best for the losing side was Rashon Johnson with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.

In the last game of round 3 Caimanes defeated Carrib.Storm in Villavicencio 82-77.



Carrib.Storm - Caimanes 72-75

Important game to mention about took place in San Andres Island. Caimanes (2-0) saved a 3-point victory on the road edging Storm (1-3) 75-72 on Thursday evening. Caimanes dominated down low during the game scoring 38 of its points in the paint compared to Storm's 18 and made 19-of-25 charity shots (76.0 percent) during the game. It was a good game for American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal) who led his team to a victory with 20 points and 6 rebounds (went 8 for 8 at the free throw line). Panamanian Alejandro Grant (199-1993) contributed with 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners. Caimanes' coach allowed to play the deep bench players in such tough game. American guard Matthew Butler (188-1995, college: UT Martin) answered with 21 points and Swiss-Argentinian center Juan De La Fuente (195-2000) added 16 points and 10 rebounds in the effort for Carrib.Storm.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: M.Butler 21+3reb+3ast, J.De La Fuente 16+10reb, E.Williams 8+11reb, J.Medina 7+6reb+4ast, M.Arboleda 6+2reb, K.Walters 4+1reb
Caimanes: D.Holloway 20+6reb+1ast, A.Grant 16+7reb, J.Dupree 10+4reb, S.Valencia 10+9reb+1ast, O.Munoz 8+6reb+3ast, A.Britos 7+6reb+2ast

Piratas - Motilones 92-73

An exciting game was played in Bogota. Piratas faced Motilones. Host Piratas (1-1) smashed guests from Cucuta (2-2) 92-73. Piratas made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. They also forced 24 Motilones turnovers. It was a great evening for guard Darwin Blanco (188-2003) who led his team to a victory scoring 33 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 steals. Point guard Felipe Soler (-1998) helped adding 26 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals. The best for the losing side was American Rashon Johnson (197-1999, college: Shippensburg) with 22 points and 9 rebounds and the former international Jair Jaimes (187-1995) scored 13 points. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Motilones: R.Johnson 22+9reb+1ast, J.Jaimes 13+4reb+2ast, A.Camacho 8+6reb+3ast, A.Bejarano 7+7reb, S.Nuhu 6+4reb+2ast, H.Mosquera-Perea 6+2reb+1ast
Piratas: D.Blanco 33+7reb+4ast, F.Soler 26+7reb+5ast, A.Gedeon 9+7reb+1ast, R.Pena 8+9reb+1ast, J.Quintero 7+5reb, M.Parra 5+2reb+2ast

Carrib.Storm - Caimanes 77-82

There was no surprise in San Andres Island where Storm (1-3) was defeated by Caimanes (2-0) 82-77 on Friday. Caimanes made 16-of-21 free shots (76.2 percent) during the game. It was a great evening for the former international power forward Sebastian Valencia (200-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 11 rebounds. Argentinian guard Alejo Britos (187-1994) helped adding 19 points and 5 rebounds. The best for the losing side was American forward Emmitt Williams (198-1998, college: LSU) with a double-double by scoring 26 points and 16 rebounds and Venezuelan point guard Jesus Medina (188-1994) scored 20 points and 7 rebounds. Storm's coach tested ten players, but that didn't help to avoid defeat in this game.
Top scorers:
Carrib.Storm: E.Williams 26+16reb+1ast, J.Medina 20+7reb+2ast, J.De La Fuente 17+6reb+2ast, M.Butler 4+4reb+2ast, A.Cabrera 3+2reb, M.Arboleda 3+1reb
Caimanes: A.Britos 19+5reb+2ast, S.Valencia 19+11reb, A.Grant 11+1reb, J.Dupree 11+3reb, D.Holloway 9+7reb, O.Munoz 8+1reb+4ast

Piratas - Motilones 74-76

Piratas (1-1) recorded a loss in Bogota on Friday night. Hosts were edged by Motilones (2-2) 76-74. Motilones made 22-of-28 free shots (78.6 percent) during the game. The best player for the winners was American Rashon Johnson (197-1999, college: Shippensburg) who had a double-double by scoring 25 points and 15 rebounds. Dominican Bernardo Polanco (189-1994) chipped in 21 points and 5 rebounds. At the other side the best for losing team was guard Darwin Blanco (188-2003) who recorded 22 points and center Rodrigo Pena (-1997) added 11 points and 13 rebounds respectively. Four Piratas players scored in double figures. Piratas' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help.
Top scorers:
Piratas: D.Blanco 22+4reb+3ast, J.Quintero 15+2reb+2ast, F.Soler 12+8reb+2ast, R.Pena 11+13reb+3ast, M.Parra 5+7reb, J.Hurtado 5+5reb+1ast
Motilones: R.Johnson 25+15reb, B.Polanco 21+5reb+2ast, J.Jaimes 15+3reb+2ast, S.Nuhu 8+8reb+1ast, A.Bejarano 6, A.Camacho 1+6reb+1ast