LNB Round 13 (Regular Season): Felix Perez is defeated by San Jose in a derby game

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: San Jose (#3) and Felix Perez (#4). San Jose (10-2) crushed visiting Felix Perez (6-5) by 22 points 85-63. American swingman Austin Wrighten (192-1996, college: Lynchburg) stepped up and scored 23 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners and international forward Franco Benitez (199-1994) chipped in 13 points. At the losing side Anthony Strings responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. San Jose have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Felix Perez at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. San Jose's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Colonias.
Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Asuncion: Olimpia K. (#1) and Ciudad N. (#8). Olimpia K. (12-0) crushed visiting Ciudad N. (1-11) by 31 points 104-73. American power forward Jeremiah Wood (201-1985) nailed a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and Danjel Purifoy accounted for 21 points and 5 rebounds. Carlos Lopez came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) for Ciudad N. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Olimpia K.. Defending champion maintains first place with 12-0 record. Ciudad N. lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. Olimpia K.'s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Felix Perez.
Bottom-ranked Luqueno (0-11) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 11th consecutive match to fifth ranked Amambay (6-6) 88-72 on Tuesday evening. Osmar Ventura fired 27 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Santiago Peralta produced 16 points and 6 assists for lost side. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Amambay maintains fifth place with 6-6 record. Luqueno lost their eleventh game in a row. They still close the standings with 11 games lost. Amambay will meet at home San Alfonso (#6) in the next round. Luqueno will play against Ciudad N. in Asuncion and hopes to get finally their first victory.

In the last game of round 13 Campo Alto lost to San Alfonso on the opponent's court 63-68.



San Jose - Felix Perez 85-63

The most exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Asuncion: San Jose (#3) and Felix Perez (#4). San Jose (10-2) crushed visiting Felix Perez (6-5) by 22 points 85-63. American swingman Austin Wrighten (192-1996, college: Lynchburg) stepped up and scored 23 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his nine free throws !!!) for the winners and international forward Franco Benitez (199-1994) chipped in 13 points. Wrighten is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Four San Jose players scored in double figures. At the losing side Anthony Strings responded with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds and American Dominique Morrison (198-1989, college: ORU, agency: Haylett Sports) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. San Jose have an impressive series of six victories in a row. They moved-up to second place. Felix Perez at the other side keeps the fourth position with five games lost. San Jose's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Colonias.
Top scorers:
Felix Perez: A.Strings 18+10reb, D.Morrison 18+5reb+1ast, D.Bareiro 9+3reb+1ast, A.Lopez 5+4reb, L.Ferreira 4, A.Cardenas 3+1ast
San Jose: A.Wrighten 23+5reb+2ast, F.Benitez 13+4reb, G.Peralta 13+2reb+1ast, S.Picton 10+3reb, R.Barber 8+8reb, F.Dose 6+5reb+1ast

Olimpia K. - Ciudad N. 104-73

Another exciting game was again a derby between two teams from Asuncion: Olimpia K. (#1) and Ciudad N. (#8). Olimpia K. (12-0) crushed visiting Ciudad N. (1-11) by 31 points 104-73. Olimpia K. forced 24 Ciudad N. turnovers. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 30 assists comparing to just 16 passes made by Ciudad N.'s players. American power forward Jeremiah Wood (201-1985) nailed a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds for the winning side and his fellow American import forward Danjel Purifoy (201-1995, college: Auburn, agency: Helping Ballers) accounted for 21 points and 5 rebounds. Four Olimpia K. players scored in double figures. Carlos Lopez came up with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 10 rebounds (perfect from the field making all seven shots !!!) and Elias Martinez added 15 points and 6 assists respectively for Ciudad N. in the defeat. Since the result was very predictable, it gave the chance for the coaches to test many bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. The victory was the twelfth consecutive win for Olimpia K.. Defending champion maintains first place with 12-0 record. Ciudad N. lost their seventh game in a row. They keep the eighth position with 11 games lost. Olimpia K.'s supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Asuncion to the arena Felix Perez.
Top scorers:
Ciudad N.: C.Lopez 19+10reb+3ast, E.Martinez 15+3reb+6ast, R.Ocampos 14+2reb+2ast, D.Ortega 10+2reb, A.Barreto 7+7reb+1ast, N.Peralta 3+9reb+3ast
Olimpia K.: D.Purifoy 21+5reb+1ast, V.Ochipinti 19+2reb+5ast, J.Wood 17+12reb+1ast, V.Aquino 11+4reb+1ast, A.Talavera 10+4ast, R.Mercado 8+2reb+4ast

San Alfonso - Campo Alto 68-63

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 7th ranked Campo Alto's (3-9) road loss to sixth ranked San Alfonso (5-6) 63-68 on Thursday. American Desmond Holloway (194-1990, college: Coastal) fired 17 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. The former international Maxsuel Roque chipped in 7 points and 12 rebounds. Point guard Giuliano Girett (172-2001) produced 14 points and guard Karl Godans (190) added 10 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. San Alfonso maintains sixth place with 5-6 record. Newly promoted Campo Alto keeps the seventh position with nine games lost. San Alfonso will meet higher ranked Amambay (#5) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Campo Alto will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Campo Alto: G.Girett 14+4reb+3ast, K.Godans 10+5reb+1ast, J.Marti 9+3reb, G.Araujo 8+7reb+1ast, C.Morales 8+5reb+3ast, P.Caballero 8+2reb
San Alfonso: B.Arce 19+2ast, D.Holloway 17+9reb+3ast, F.Nunes 10+1ast, H.Leiva 7+5reb+2ast, M.Roque 7+12reb+2ast, S.Moura 4+4reb

Luqueno - Amambay 72-88

Bottom-ranked Luqueno (0-11) is still winless. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their 11th consecutive match to fifth ranked Amambay (6-6) 88-72 on Tuesday evening. Amambay forced 21 Luqueno turnovers and outrebounded them 36-25 including 23 on the defensive glass. Brazilian guard Osmar Ventura (190-2004) fired 27 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Gabriel Riveiro chipped in 25 points (on 8-of-9 shooting from the field). Argentinian point guard Santiago Peralta (183-2000) produced 16 points and 6 assists and Sebastian Aguilera added 18 points and 5 rebounds respectively for lost side. Four Luqueno players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Amambay maintains fifth place with 6-6 record. Luqueno lost their eleventh game in a row. They still close the standings with 11 games lost. Amambay will meet at home San Alfonso (#6) in the next round. Luqueno will play against Ciudad N. in Asuncion and hopes to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Luqueno: S.Aguilera 18+5reb, S.Peralta 16+3reb+6ast, L.Insfran 12+5reb, M.Farias 11+1reb, F.Arca 7+4reb+2ast, O.Toro 6+2reb+2ast
Amambay: O.Ventura 27+6reb+1ast, G.Riveiro 25+2ast, V.Da Costa 13+7reb+3ast, H.Ramos 9+6reb+6ast, E.Alvarenga 6+7reb+4ast, A.de los Rios 3+3reb+1ast