Liga de Ascenso Round 1 (Regular Season): Colon lose to Stockolmo

Host teams show no mercy winning all games. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Colon recorded a loss in Montevideo on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Stockolmo 89-83. Stockolmo outrebounded Colon 44-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. Forward Nicolas Lema (-2005) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Nicolas Bessio (188-2003) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds for lost side. Colon's coach Agustin Esteve rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Montevideo.
Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. L.Borges saved a 3-point victory at home edging Capitol 89-86 on Saturday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Sergio Conceicao who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Fernando Verrone contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds for Capitol. L.Borges' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Larranaga.
Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Montevideo and Yale. Montevideo won against visiting Yale 77-65. N'Tio Diarra stepped up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 18 rebounds for the winners. Montevideo's coach Sergio Delgado used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side Martin Astramskas responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds. Montevideo's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Stockolmo.

Other games of round 1 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
winless Olimpia was defeated by Verdirrojo in Montevideo 72-63. Atenas beat Larranaga at home 68-60. Winless Tabare lost to undefeated Lagomar on the opponent's court 69-85.
The best stats of 1st round was 28 points and 8 rebounds by Tirrell Brown of Tabare.



Stockolmo - Colon 89-83

Colon recorded a loss in Montevideo on Wednesday night. Visitors were defeated by Stockolmo 89-83. Stockolmo outrebounded Colon 44-29 including 16 on the offensive glass. Forward Nicolas Lema (-2005) fired 16 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Guard Nicolas Bessio (188-2003) chipped in 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) produced 15 points and 9 rebounds and point guard Felipe Garcia (173-1999) added 21 points respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Colon's coach Agustin Esteve rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Stockolmo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Montevideo.
Top scorers:
Stockolmo: N.Lema 16+8reb+2ast, N.Bessio 16+6reb+4ast, T.Copelotti 15+6reb+2ast, E.Bonet 15+1reb+1ast, F.Izarrualde 13+6reb+6ast, J.Rodriguez 8+7reb+3ast
Colon: F.Garcia 21+2reb+3ast, M.Tessadri 15+9reb+3ast, A.Dotti 10+4ast, S.Tucuna 10+4reb+1ast, P.Gomez 8+7reb, F.Trusich 8+1reb

Verdirrojo - Olimpia 72-63

There was no surprise in Montevideo where Olimpia was defeated by Verdirrojo 72-63 on Wednesday. Center Agustin Cabillon (198-1995) stepped up and scored 15 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and forward Martin Aguilera (195-1987) chipped in 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Verdirrojo players scored in double figures. Verdirrojo's coach Mauro Navarrine used an eleven-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side American forward Kyle Johnson (203-2000, college: Delaware St.) responded with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 13 rebounds and the other American import forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) scored 18 points and 5 rebounds (made all of his eight free throws). Verdirrojo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Yale.
Top scorers:
Verdirrojo: A.Cabillon 15+7reb+1ast, X.Couste 13+6reb+2ast, G.Corbisiero 13+1ast, J.Mayora 12+4reb+2ast, M.Aguilera 10+7reb+4ast, D.Delgado 6+6reb+1ast
Olimpia: D.Russell 18+5reb, K.Johnson 11+13reb+1ast, A.Agarbado 8+5reb+8ast, F.Brun 8+3reb, M.Rodriguez 7+2reb, T.Leites 6+1reb

Atenas - Larranaga 68-60

Atenas used a home court advantage and defeated the opponent from Montevideo 68-60 on Thursday night. Atenas made 19-of-23 free shots (82.6 percent) during the game. American guard DeAngelo Stewart (197-1995, college: PFW) stepped up and scored 19 points and 8 rebounds for the winners and Ukrainian Andriy Grytsak (201-2000) chipped in 10 points and 11 rebounds. At the losing side forward Martin Rojas (195-1998) responded with a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds and Argentinian Mateo Bolivar (187-1992) scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Atenas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Marne.
Top scorers:
Atenas: D.Stewart 19+8reb, L.Planells 13+3reb+6ast, R.De Leon 11+3reb+1ast, A.Grytsak 10+11reb+2ast, J.Stoll 6+5reb+2ast, M.Pose 6+4reb+3ast
Larranaga: N.Borsellino 15+6reb, M.Rojas 12+11reb+1ast, M.Bolivar 11+7reb+6ast, G.Brun 10+2reb+1ast, J.Jones 9+7reb+1ast, N.Rodriguez 3+2reb+2ast

L.Borges - Capitol 89-86

Important game to mention about took place in Montevideo. L.Borges saved a 3-point victory at home edging Capitol 89-86 on Saturday evening. Worth to mention a great performance of Sergio Conceicao who helped to win the game recording a double-double by scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds. Fernando Verrone (201-1988) contributed with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) answered with a double-double by scoring 20 points and 11 rebounds and naturalized Italian point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) added 13 points and 7 assists in the effort for Capitol. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. L.Borges' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Larranaga.
Top scorers:
L.Borges: J.Nunez 22+3ast, S.Conceicao 21+10reb, M.Oyenard 17+8reb+1ast, F.Verrone 16+6reb+4ast, N.Pereyra 10+4reb+8ast, M.Bentancour 3
Capitol: E.Bell 20+11reb+1ast, A.Moller 18+2reb, C.Bascou 14+1reb+6ast, M.Giano 13+4reb+7ast, N.Garcia 10+4reb+5ast, P.Macanskas 5+4reb

Montevideo - Yale 77-65

Another exciting game was a derby match between two local teams from Montevideo: Montevideo and Yale. Montevideo won against visiting Yale 77-65. They outrebounded Yale 53-37 including 18 on the offensive glass. Mali forward N'Tio Diarra (202-2002) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 11 points and 18 rebounds for the winners and point guard Fernando Martinez (173-1979) chipped in 19 points and 4 assists (made all of his eleven free throws !!!). Four Montevideo players scored in double figures. Montevideo's coach Sergio Delgado used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the losing side guard Martin Astramskas (190-2002) responded with 20 points and 7 rebounds and Federico Miller (198-1997) produced a double-double by scoring 12 points and 11 rebounds. Montevideo's supporters look forward to another derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Montevideo Stockolmo.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: F.Martinez 19+4reb+4ast, R.Arrillaga 13+3reb+2ast, N.Diarra 11+18reb, M.Antunez 11+1reb+4ast, L.Perez 6+8reb+1ast, L.Bennett 5+4reb
Yale: M.Astramskas 20+7reb+3ast, F.Miller 12+11reb+1ast, B.Curadossi 8+4reb+4ast, A.Zaporta 8+4reb, E.Taboada 6, F.Yaquinta 5+1reb+3ast

Lagomar - Tabare 85-69

Lagomar used a home court advantage and won against the opponent from Tabare 85-69 on Saturday night. They outrebounded Tabare 40-28 including a 15-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Center Daniel Moreira (206-2003) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 17 rebounds for the winners and point guard Santiago Wohlwend (172-1997) chipped in 16 points and 7 rebounds. At the losing side American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) responded with 28 points and 8 rebounds and the other American import center Ricardo Glenn (206-1990, college: USC Upstate) produced a double-double by scoring 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Five Lagomar and four Tabare players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Lagomar's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Montevideo to the arena Capitol.
Top scorers:
Lagomar: D.Moreira 17+17reb, J.Hartwell II 17+1reb, S.Wohlwend 16+7reb+3ast, S.Moglia 13+3reb+6ast, R.Previatti 12+8reb+1ast, J.Pena 3
Tabare: T.Brown 28+8reb+3ast, T.Araujo 14+1reb+2ast, R.Glenn 14+13reb+5ast, F.Ambrosoni 10+1reb+2ast, G.Viera 3+3reb+2ast, S.Pernas 0+1ast