Liga MB Round 12 (Regular Season): San Salvador lose to Metapan in the game between Top 4 teams

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The game between Top Four teams took place in San Salvador. 3rd ranked host San Salvador (8-4) lost to first ranked Metapan (11-1) 90-73. Metapan forced 19 San Salvador turnovers and outrebounded them 48-26 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Metapan looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and center Brayan Garcia (200-1998) who added 18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks during the contest. Metapan's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Metapan have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. San Salvador at the other side dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. Metapan are looking forward to face Santa Ana (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Salvador will play against Ahuachapan (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
The game in Usultan supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Santa Tecla (9-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Santiagueno (1-11). Santa Tecla smashed Santiagueno 86-59. The winners were led by forward Edwin Cornejo (195-1999) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Xavier dela Rosa supported him with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Santa Tecla's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 22 points by American point guard Darius Daniels (183-1997) did not help to save the game for Santiagueno. Santa Tecla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Salvadorenos and A.Lobos. Santiagueno lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with Santa Ana. Santa Tecla will play against Salvadorenos (#4) in San Salvador in the next round. Santiagueno will play at home against Ahuachapan (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
The game in Izalco supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Santa Tecla (9-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Brujos (6-6). Santa Tecla smashed Brujos 82-60 on Tuesday. The best player for the winners was Xavier dela Rosa who had a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Brent Kelly who recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Santa Tecla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Salvadorenos and A.Lobos. Loser Brujos keep the sixth position with six games lost. Santa Tecla will meet at home Salvadorenos (#4) in the next round. Brujos will play against Cojute in Cojutepeque and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 12: Salvadorenos won against Santa Ana on the opponent's court 84-71. Santa Tecla outscored Ahuachapan in a home game 95-70. A.Lobos managed to beat Santa Ana on the road 99-85. Salvadorenos crushed Santiagueno on its own court 98-79.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 17 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks by Eliezer Sanchez of Santa Tecla.



Santa Ana - Salvadorenos 71-84

Very expected game when 9th ranked Santa Ana (1-11) was defeated at home by third ranked Salvadorenos (9-3) 84-71 on Saturday. Salvadorenos forced 20 Santa Ana turnovers. Strangely Santa Ana outrebounded Salvadorenos 54-36 including 23 on the offensive glass. The best player for the winners was point guard Diego Rivera (175-2007) who scored 25 points. Guard Diego Minero (187-2007) chipped in 19 points and 4 assists. Salvadorenos' coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Daylon Potts (196, college: Simpson, CA) who recorded 15 points, 23 rebounds and 7 assists and his fellow American import power forward Dhol Majak (208-2000, college: Park-Gilbert, agency: Interperformances) added 14 points and 15 rebounds respectively. Five Santa Ana players scored in double figures. Salvadorenos have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Santa Tecla and A.Lobos. Santa Ana lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with 11 games lost. They share it with Santiagueno. Salvadorenos will meet Santa Tecla (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Santa Ana will play against the league's leader Metapan (#1) and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: P.Luis 16+1reb+6ast, P.Daylon 15+23reb+7ast, D.Majak 14+15reb+1ast, A.Christopher 11+3reb+3ast, H.Eleazar 10+11reb, R.Amilcar 3
Salvadorenos: D.Rivera 25+2reb+1ast, D.Minero 19+3reb+4ast, E.Rodriguez 15+6ast, I.Traore 9+13reb, A.Ferran 7+2reb+1ast, M.Rodriguez 7+1ast

Santa Tecla - Ahuachapan 95-70

Rather predictable result when fourth ranked Santa Tecla (9-3) smashed at home 8th ranked Ahuachapan (1-10) 95-70 on Saturday. Santa Tecla looked well-organized offensively handing out 26 assists comparing to just 11 passes made by Ahuachapan's players. The best player for the winners was Dominican Xavier dela Rosa (196-1991) who scored 34 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Eliezer Sanchez chipped in 10 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Santa Tecla players scored in double figures. Santa Tecla's coach felt very confident that he used entire bench saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American forward Johnathan Claxton (206, college: Oakland City, agency: Fully Feared Sports) who recorded a double-double by scoring 20 points and 17 rebounds and his fellow American import guard Mike Jr Wright (201, college: Providence, MT, agency: Fully Feared Sports) added 24 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists respectively. Santa Tecla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Salvadorenos and A.Lobos. Ahuachapan lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the eighth position with ten games lost. Santa Tecla will meet at home Salvadorenos (#4) in the next round. Ahuachapan will play against Santiagueno (#10) in Usultan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Ahuachapan: M.Jr. Wright 24+10reb+4ast, J.Claxton 20+17reb+3ast, J.Kadeim 13+3reb, C.Paul 5+1ast, A.Francisco 3+2reb+1ast, B.Kevin 3+2reb
Santa Tecla: d.Xavier 34+6reb+7ast, S.Colmenero 15+1reb+2ast, E.Cornejo 15+5reb, E.Sanchez 10+22reb+4ast, P.Ramirez 5, D.Aguilar 5+2reb+2ast

Santiagueno - Santa Tecla 59-86

The game in Usultan supposed to be also worth to mention about. Fourth ranked Santa Tecla (9-3) played at the court of 8th ranked Santiagueno (1-11). Santa Tecla smashed Santiagueno 86-59. Santa Tecla dominated down low during the game scoring 44 of its points in the paint compared to Santiagueno's 16. They outrebounded Santiagueno 37-24 including 29 on the defensive glass. The winners were led by forward Edwin Cornejo (195-1999) who had that evening a double-double by scoring 23 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists and Dominican Xavier dela Rosa (196-1991) supported him with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Four Santa Tecla players scored in double figures. Santa Tecla's coach felt very confident that he used 11 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Even 22 points by American point guard Darius Daniels (183-1997) did not help to save the game for Santiagueno. Italian-Argentinian point guard Diego Gerbaudo (178-1989) added 7 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. Santa Tecla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Salvadorenos and A.Lobos. Santiagueno lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with Santa Ana. Santa Tecla will play against Salvadorenos (#4) in San Salvador in the next round. Santiagueno will play at home against Ahuachapan (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santiagueno: D.Daniels 22+3reb+1ast, E.Armando 10+2reb, D.Gerbaudo 7+3reb+6ast, C.Baltazar 7+7reb+1ast, B.EJ 6+4reb+2ast, L.Kevin 5+4reb+2ast
Santa Tecla: E.Cornejo 23+12reb+4ast, d.Xavier 21+5reb+6ast, D.Aguilar 15+1reb, E.Sanchez 11+10reb+1ast, A.Interiano 7+3reb+3ast, K.Pineda 4+4reb+2ast

Santa Ana - A.Lobos 85-99

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Santa Ana (1-11) was defeated at home by second ranked A.Lobos (9-3) 99-85 on Monday. A.Lobos made 17-of-21 free shots (81.0 percent) during the game. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 35 assists comparing to just 22 passes made by Santa Ana's players. The best player for the winners was Erick Rojas (183-1996) who scored 33 points (!!!), 6 rebounds and 5 assists. American Timothy Simmons (195-1992, college: DBU) chipped in a double-double by scoring 12 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. A.Lobos' coach used entire bench saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Daylon Potts (196, college: Simpson, CA) who recorded a double-double by scoring 29 points, 18 rebounds and 5 assists and his fellow American import power forward Dhol Majak (208-2000, college: Park-Gilbert, agency: Interperformances) added 12 points and 10 rebounds respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. A.Lobos maintains second position with 9-3 record having just two points less than leader Metapan, which they share with Santa Tecla and Salvadorenos. Santa Ana lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the ninth place with 11 games lost. They share the position with Santiagueno. A.Lobos will meet at home Cojute (#7) in the next round where they are favorite. Santa Ana will play against the league's leader Metapan and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Santa Ana: P.Daylon 29+18reb+5ast, R.Amilcar 15+2reb+4ast, D.Majak 12+10reb, P.Luis 12+3reb+5ast, G.Salvador 4+2ast, E.Henry 4+3reb+2ast
A.Lobos: E.Rojas 33+6reb+5ast, M.Montavious 14+7reb+2ast, T.Simmons 12+12reb+8ast, J.Savoy 11+7reb+7ast, F.Urquilla 7+1reb+1ast, F.Carcamo 6+2reb+3ast

San Salvador - Metapan 73-90

The game between Top Four teams took place in San Salvador. 3rd ranked host San Salvador (8-4) lost to first ranked Metapan (11-1) 90-73. Metapan forced 19 San Salvador turnovers and outrebounded them 48-26 including a 32-20 advantage in defensive rebounds. Metapan looked well-organized offensively handing out 22 assists. Worth to mention a great performance of Cuban forward Yoel Cubillas (204-1994) who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 30 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) and center Brayan Garcia (200-1998) who added 18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks during the contest. Metapan's coach used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The best for the losing side was American forward Sean Scott (190-1997, college: Pfeiffer) with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and naturalized Canadian forward Jonathan Rivera (206-2000, college: York) scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Metapan and five San Salvador players scored in double figures. Metapan have an impressive seven-game winning streak. They maintain first position with 11-1 record. San Salvador at the other side dropped to the fifth place with four games lost. Metapan are looking forward to face Santa Ana (#9) at home in the next round and are hoping to win another game. San Salvador will play against Ahuachapan (#8) and is hoping to prove to their fans that this time they can win.
Top scorers:
San Salvador: S.Sean 18+5reb+4ast, R.Jonathan 13+7reb+4ast, M.Mosley 13+3reb+3ast, M.William 11+5reb+3ast, M.Marcos 10+3reb+2ast, V.Luis 6+2reb+1ast
Metapan: Y.Cubillas 30+17reb+5ast, B.Garcia 18+10reb+6ast, L.Vasquez 14+5reb+5ast, A.Tobar 13+4reb+1ast, A.Barahona 8+7reb+3ast, J.Avila 3+5reb

Salvadorenos - Santiagueno 98-79

Everything went according to plan in San Salvador where third ranked Salvadorenos (9-3) outscored bottom-ranked Santiagueno (1-11) 98-79 on Tuesday. Salvadorenos dominated down low during the game scoring 68 of its points in the paint compared to Santiagueno's 38. Salvadorenos forced 23 Santiagueno turnovers and outrebounded them 50-33 including a 17-4 advantage in offensive rebounds. Salvadorenos looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The best player for the winners was naturalized Mali power forward Ibrahima Traore (208-2005, college: Utah) who had a double-double by scoring 24 points and 18 rebounds. Guard Diego Minero (187-2007) chipped in 29 points. Salvadorenos' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Italian-Argentinian point guard Diego Gerbaudo (178-1989) who recorded a double-double by scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists and American point guard Darius Daniels (183-1997) added 26 points and 6 rebounds respectively. Salvadorenos have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Santa Tecla and A.Lobos. Santiagueno lost ninth consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with 11 games lost. They share it with Santa Ana. Salvadorenos will meet Santa Tecla (#3) on the road in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Santiagueno will play against Ahuachapan (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Santiagueno: B.EJ 27+4reb+2ast, D.Daniels 26+6reb+2ast, D.Gerbaudo 19+5reb+11ast, H.Saul 3+3reb, A.Alexis 2+1reb+1ast, L.Kevin 2+3reb
Salvadorenos: D.Minero 29+2reb+1ast, I.Traore 24+18reb+1ast, E.Rodriguez 11+3reb+9ast, D.Rivera 9+5reb+3ast, G.Medrano 8+10reb+2ast, M.Rodriguez 6

Brujos - Santa Tecla 60-82

The game in Izalco supposed to be also quite interesting. Fourth ranked Santa Tecla (9-3) played at the court of 6th ranked Brujos (6-6). Santa Tecla smashed Brujos 82-60 on Tuesday. Santa Tecla dominated down low during the game scoring 58 of its points in the paint compared to Brujos' 36. Santa Tecla forced 20 Brujos turnovers. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Brujos' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Santa Tecla made 9 blocks. The best player for the winners was Dominican Xavier dela Rosa (196-1991) who had a double-double by scoring 34 points (!!!), 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Eliezer Sanchez chipped in a double-double by scoring 17 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Coach 's team controlled all game and the coach could let to play 10 players saving starting five for next games. At the other side the best for losing team was American guard Brent Kelly (185-2000, college: Nichols, agency: Fully Feared Sports) who recorded 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Bahamas forward KJ Reckley (201, college: Niagara, agency: Fully Feared Sports) added 12 points and 13 rebounds respectively. Santa Tecla have an impressive five-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Salvadorenos and A.Lobos. Loser Brujos keep the sixth position with six games lost. Santa Tecla will meet at home Salvadorenos (#4) in the next round. Brujos will play against Cojute in Cojutepeque and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Brujos: B.Kelly 17+6reb+5ast, C.Miguel 16+1reb+2ast, K.Reckley 12+13reb, V.Hugo 6+3reb+2ast, T.Cesar 4+3reb+2ast, T.Francisco 3+1reb
Santa Tecla: d.Xavier 34+13reb+5ast, E.Sanchez 17+18reb+5ast, E.Cornejo 13+3reb+1ast, K.Pineda 6+2reb, G.Rivas 5+5reb+7ast, J.Moran 4+1reb