Liga MB Round 17: Santa Ana tries to escape the last position defeating Cojute

Here is the last round review presented by ESL.

Bottom-ranked Santa Ana managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of six consecutive losses on Sunday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Cojute 115-111. Santa Ana made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-91, college: Westfield St.) stepped up and scored 63 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals for the winners and A Benson-Lebron chipped in 25 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). American forward Quincy Scates (198-89, college: Tenn Wesleyan) responded with 41 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Santa Ana maintains ninth place with 3-11 record. Cojute at the other side keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Aguila.
The game in San Miguel was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Isidro Metapan (8-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Aguila (5-9). Isidro Metapan defeated Aguila 90-80. Venezuelan forward Jovanni Diaz (203-90) nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Miguel Evangelista accounted for 19 points and 13 rebounds. Isidro Metapan's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Cuban point guard Osmel Oliva (178-87) came up with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for Aguila in the defeat. Isidro Metapan moved-up to fourth place. Aguila lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Cojute.
The game in Sonzacate supposed to be also quite interesting. 7th ranked Aguila (5-9) played at the court of eighth ranked Halcones (4-10). Halcones smashed Aguila 123-84 on Sunday. The best player for the winners was Marcus Thomas who scored 58 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). Freddy Asprilla produced a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Halcones maintains eighth place with 4-10 record. Aguila lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Cojute.

In the last two games of round 17 Halcones was destroyed by Brujos Izalco on the opponent's court 103-83. San Salvador managed to outperform Santa Ana in a home game 112-96.

Brujos Izalco - Halcones 103-83

Rather expected game when 8th ranked Halcones (4-10) were crushed on the road by fifth ranked Brujos Izalco (8-6) 103-83 on Friday. Brujos Izalco outrebounded Halcones 66-34 including a 45-23 advantage in defensive rebounds. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 34 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Halcones' players. The best player for the winners was Vincentian center Akeme Smart (218-91, college: McCook CC) who had a double-double by scoring 29 points, 25 rebounds and 7 assists. American swingman JaCarre Crockett (190-96, college: Philander Smith) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. Four Brujos Izalco players scored in double figures. American point guard Marcus Thomas (191-95, college: Rosemont) produced 27 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals (on 10-of-10 shooting from the field) and the other American import forward Artis Cleveland (213-95, college: William Carey) added 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks respectively for the guests. Brujos Izalco maintains fifth place with 8-6 record. Halcones lost third consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with ten games lost.
Top scorers:
Brujos Izalco: A.Smart 29+25reb+7ast, J.Crockett 24+7reb+10ast, J.Araujo 14+6reb+8ast, J.Angulo 10+8reb+3ast, E.Aguilar 3, N.Milton 0
Halcones: M.Thomas 27+9reb+9ast, A.Cleveland 12+8reb, A.M 10+7reb+3ast, R.Miranda 8, F.Martinez 6, O.Felipe 0

Aguila - Isidro Metapan 80-90

The game in San Miguel was also worth to mention about. Fifth ranked Isidro Metapan (8-5) played at the court of 7th ranked Aguila (5-9). Isidro Metapan defeated Aguila 90-80. Venezuelan forward Jovanni Diaz (203-90) nailed 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists for the winning side and Dominican center Miguel Evangelista (210-91) accounted for 19 points and 13 rebounds. Four Isidro Metapan players scored in double figures. Isidro Metapan's coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Cuban point guard Osmel Oliva (178-87) came up with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line) and American-Colombian forward Freddy Asprilla (208-88, college: Canisius) added 17 points, 19 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for Aguila in the defeat. Isidro Metapan moved-up to fourth place. Aguila lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Cojute.
Top scorers:
Isidro Metapan: J.Colorado 22+3reb+1ast, J.Diaz 20+9reb+5ast, M.Evangelista 19+13reb+1ast, C.Blake 18+2reb+8ast, M.Ramos 9+2reb+4ast, M.Tejada 2+1reb
Aguila: O.Oliva 28+7reb+7ast, F.Asprilla 17+19reb+5ast, J.Avila 14+4reb+3ast, A.Luis 9+2reb+3ast, C.Marquina 7+2reb, H.Jaimes 3+1reb

San Salvador - Santa Ana 112-96

Very predictable result when third ranked San Salvador (9-5) defeated at home bottom-ranked Santa Ana (3-11) 112-96 on Saturday. San Salvador dominated down low during the game scoring 80 of its points in the paint compared to Santa Ana's 42. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 41 assists comparing to just 17 passes made by Santa Ana's players. The best player for the winners was Cuban swingman Marvin Cairo (201-91) who scored 34 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks (on 13-of-16 shooting from the field). Panamanian Jonathan King (193-90, college: Abil.Christian) chipped in 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. San Salvador's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-91, college: Westfield St.) produced 49 points (!!!) and A Benson-Lebron added 23 points and 4 blocks respectively for the guests. San Salvador maintains third place with 9-5 record having just two points less than leader Santa Tecla. Santa Ana lost sixth consecutive game. They stay at the bottom position with 11 games lost.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: M.Cairo 34+8reb+6ast, J.King 25+6reb+8ast, S.Bandek 13+7reb+4ast, R.Rivas 8+1reb, J.Loucel 8+2reb+3ast, D.Rivas 6+1reb+1ast
Santa Ana: L.Vazquez 49+4reb+2ast, B.A 23+3reb+1ast, W.Molina 10+2reb+2ast, E.Mendoza 9+2reb+8ast, G.Galdamez 5+11reb+2ast, M.Melvin 0+4reb

Halcones - Aguila 123-84

The game in Sonzacate supposed to be also quite interesting. 7th ranked Aguila (5-9) played at the court of eighth ranked Halcones (4-10). Halcones smashed Aguila 123-84 on Sunday. They outrebounded Aguila 54-35 including a 42-22 advantage in defensive rebounds. Halcones looked well-organized offensively handing out 23 assists. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Halcones made 8 blocks. The best player for the winners was American point guard Marcus Thomas (191-95, college: Rosemont) who scored 58 points (!!!), 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals (was perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line !!!). His fellow American import forward Ronald Patten (201-93, college: Wisc.-Whitewater) chipped in a double-double by scoring 24 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Five Halcones players scored in double figures. American-Colombian forward Freddy Asprilla (208-88, college: Canisius) produced a double-double by scoring 37 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds and Cuban point guard Osmel Oliva (178-87) added 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively for the guests. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Halcones maintains eighth place with 4-10 record. Aguila lost fourth consecutive game. They dropped to the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Cojute.
Top scorers:
Halcones: M.Thomas 58+8reb+7ast, R.Patten 24+17reb+5ast, A.Merino 16+10reb+1ast, A.Cleveland 13+16reb+5ast, R.Miranda 10+3ast, E.Navarrete 2+1reb
Aguila: F.Asprilla 37+20reb+3ast, J.Avila 19+2reb, O.Oliva 11+7reb+5ast, H.Jaimes 7, A.Luis 4+2reb+2ast, J.Sermeno 2+1reb

Santa Ana - Cojute 115-111

Bottom-ranked Santa Ana managed to get a third victory, breaking the series of six consecutive losses on Sunday night. This time they won against sixth-ranked Cojute 115-111. Santa Ana made 21-of-27 free shots (77.8 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Puerto Rican point guard Lee Vazquez (173-91, college: Westfield St.) stepped up and scored 63 points (!!!), 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 7 steals for the winners and A Benson-Lebron chipped in 25 points and 5 rebounds (was perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line). American forward Quincy Scates (198-89, college: Tenn Wesleyan) responded with 41 points (!!!), 8 rebounds and 5 assists and the other American import point guard Shahmel Brackett (183-91, college: UNC Pembroke) scored 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Cojute players scored in double figures. Santa Ana maintains ninth place with 3-11 record. Cojute at the other side keeps the sixth position with nine games lost. They share it with Aguila.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: L.Vazquez 63+7reb+7ast, B.A 25+5reb+3ast, E.Mendoza 12+6reb+2ast, W.Molina 4+6reb+5ast, G.Galdamez 4+11reb+4ast, R.Erick 3+3reb+2ast
Cojute: Q.Scates 41+8reb+5ast, S.Brackett 26+6reb+4ast, D.Robinson 20+11reb, M.Artiga 13+9reb+2ast, A.Carlos 9+2reb+1ast, R.Alvarez 2+2reb+4ast



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