Round 3 (Regular Season): Padre Gran hold off Team Cabra

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

First defeat of Team Cabra (2-1) against Padre Gran (2-1) 109-103 was the most important game of the last round. It was a good game for Yunior Martinez who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Alexander Garcia contributed with 15 points for the winners. Padre Gran's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezuelan-Dominican Kelvin Pena (193-1980, college: Southeastern) answered with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists for Team Cabra. Team Cabra will play next round against strong Austin G. trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Padre Gran will try to continue on its current victory against Crocs on the road.
Very important is a road loss of Dominican Rep. CDF (1-2) against American Greeners (2-1) on Thursday night. Visiting CDF was defeated by Greeners in a tough game in Austin 90-96. It was a great evening for guard Geoff Harner (185-1983) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 4 assists. Jamie Johnson helped adding 17 points and 7 rebounds. Greeners' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Nigerian guard Andrew Dikas (193-1988, college: Brewton Parker) with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Greeners will play against Team Cabra (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. CDF will play against Immortals to get more than just one victory in their record.
The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Dominican Rep. Immortals (2-1) played at the court of American Crocs (0-3). Immortals smashed Crocs 132-62 on Thursday. It was an exceptional evening for Paul Harrison who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Immortals' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. DJ Johnson came up with 15 points for Crocs in the defeat. Immortals will meet CDF (#5) in the next round. Crocs will play against Padre Gran and hope to get finally their first victory.




Crocs - Immortals 62-132

The game in supposed to be also quite interesting. Dominican Rep. Immortals (2-1) played at the court of American Crocs (0-3). Immortals smashed Crocs 132-62 on Thursday. Immortals dominated down low during the game scoring 100 of its points in the paint compared to Crocs' 34. Immortals looked well-organized offensively handing out 31 assists comparing to just 8 passes made by Crocs' players. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Immortals made 7 blocks. It was an exceptional evening for American Paul Harrison (206-1989, college: NGU) who led the winners with a triple-double by scoring 30 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Forward Angel Rivas (198-1993) accounted for 20 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Five Immortals players scored in double figures. Immortals' coach felt very confident that he used 10 players and allowed the starting five to rest. Point guard DJ Johnson (188, college: Mt.Mercy) came up with 15 points and point guard Riley Kilgore (183, college: Florida CC) added 15 points respectively for Crocs in the defeat. Immortals will meet CDF (#5) in the next round. Crocs will play against Padre Gran and hope to get finally their first victory.
Top scorers:
Crocs: R.Kilgore 15+4reb+1ast, D.Johnson 15+4reb+2ast, D.Arriola 9+1reb+1ast, J.Dunlow 6+5reb, J.Sanchez 6+2reb, A.Jackson 5+4reb+2ast
Immortals: P.Harrison 30+12reb+10ast, A.Rivas 20+6reb+2ast, C.Brown 15+6reb+3ast, A.Bell 15+4reb+1ast, L.Langstaff 12+4reb+4ast, K.O'Bannon 10+3reb+1ast

Padre Gran - Team Cabra 109-103

First defeat of league's leader Team Cabra (2-1) against Padre Gran (2-1) 109-103 was the most important game of the last round. It was a good game for Yunior Martinez who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 21 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists. Alexander Garcia contributed with 15 points for the winners. Padre Gran's coach used entire bench which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Venezuelan-Dominican Kelvin Pena (193-1980, college: Southeastern) answered with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and Carlos Carela (185-2000) added 20 points in the effort for Team Cabra. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Team Cabra will play next round against strong Austin G. trying to make it back to the top of the standings. Padre Gran will try to continue on its current victory against Crocs on the road.
Top scorers:
Team Cabra: K.Pena 20+5reb+4ast, C.Cabrera 20+4reb+1ast, C.Carela 20+4reb+2ast, F.Martinez 10+3reb+1ast, S.Lopez 10+4reb+1ast, N.Peroito 10+3reb+1ast
Padre Gran: Y.Martinez 21+5reb+10ast, A.Garcia 15+4reb+1ast, J.Glo 15+4reb+1ast, F.Payans 15+4reb+1ast, W.Guzman 10+6reb+2ast, M.Salce 10+3reb+1ast

Austin G. - CDF 96-90

Very important is a road loss of Dominican Rep. CDF (1-2) against American Greeners (2-1) on Thursday night. Visiting CDF was defeated by Greeners in a tough game in Austin 90-96. It was a great evening for guard Geoff Harner (185-1983) who led his team to a victory scoring 20 points and 4 assists. Point guard Jamie Johnson (177-1995, college: IU Southeast) helped adding 17 points and 7 rebounds. Harner is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Greeners' coach allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. The best for the losing side was Nigerian guard Andrew Dikas (193-1988, college: Brewton Parker) with 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Isaac Brito-Vasquez (193, college: TMU) scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Greeners will play against Team Cabra (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. CDF will play against Immortals to get more than just one victory in their record.
Top scorers:
CDF: A.Dikas 20+6reb+4ast, A.De La Cruz 20+4reb+2ast, I.Brito-Vasquez 20+6reb+2ast, C.Batista 17+4reb+1ast, E.Diaz 10+3reb+1ast, J.Pascual 3+2ast
Austin G.: G.Harner 20+4reb+4ast, T.Holbrook 18+4reb+2ast, J.Johnson 17+7reb+2ast, K.Jarreau 15+3reb+2ast, G.Richardson 10+10reb+2ast, T.Bartholomew 10+6reb+4ast