Liga de Ascenso Round 6 (Regular Season): Atenas lose their first game against Verdirrojo

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The most surprising game was the first loss of Atenas (5-1) in Montevideo on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by sixth ranked Verdirrojo (4-1) 83-80. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Atenas. Verdirrojo made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Forward Martin Aguilera (195-1987) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Federico Haller (200-1988) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Rogelio De Leon (205-1989) with 19 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field). Verdirrojo have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Stockolmo. Atenas at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. They share it with Lagomar.
Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Lagomar (#2) and Yale (#7). Yale was defeated at home 75-83 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Forward Santiago Moglia (196-1989) notched 23 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and Victor Andrade supported him with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Lagomar's coach Esteban Yaquinta allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds by Cuban center Arle Zaporta did not help to save the game for Yale. Lagomar (5-1) used an opportunity after Atenas lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Yale at the other side keeps the seventh place with three games lost. They share the position with Marne.
Olimpia has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Colon (2-4) 90-81 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was Anthony Hilliard who scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Olimpia's coach Federico Camina used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was Santiago Tucuna who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds. Olimpia (1-4) left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Montevideo. Loser Colon dropped to the ninth position with four games lost.

There were no shocking results in the other games in round 6: Tabare lost to Marne on the opponent's court 71-72. Larranaga managed to outperform Capitol in a home game 73-65. L.Borges rolled over Montevideo on the road 91-69.



Marne - Tabare 72-71

Rather expected game in Montevideo where 11th ranked Tabare (1-5) was edged by ninth ranked Marne (2-3) 72-71 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was American guard Jacob Ledoux (190-1997, college: UTPB, agency: 6th Man Basketball Agency) who scored 22 points and 5 rebounds. Point guard Andres Aristimuno (184-1992) chipped in 13 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists. At the other side the best for losing team was American Tirrell Brown (198-1993, college: OBU) who recorded a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds and his fellow American import center Taylor Adway (205-1996, college: Ferris St.) added 14 points and 7 rebounds respectively. Four Tabare players scored in double figures. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Marne moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Yale. Loser Tabare dropped to the twelfth position with five games lost. They share it with Capitol.
Top scorers:
Tabare: T.Brown 16+10reb+2ast, F.Ambrosoni 15+2reb+1ast, T.Adway 14+7reb+1ast, G.Viera 10+1reb+3ast, F.Morales 7+5reb+1ast, T.Araujo 5+5reb+1ast
Marne: J.Ledoux 22+5reb+2ast, A.Aristimuno 13+8reb+8ast, J.Sacco 11+9reb+1ast, L.Silva 7+4reb+1ast, S.Sosa 6+5reb+1ast, E.Superi 5

Olimpia - Colon 90-81

Olimpia has finally registered their first victory this season after four consecutive losses. The win is especially important as they defeated much higher ranked Colon (2-4) 90-81 on Wednesday. The best player for the winners was American swingman Anthony Hilliard (195-1986, college: ECSU) who scored 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The other American import forward Dwayne Russell (203-1998, college: St.Thomas, FL) chipped in a double-double by scoring 16 points and 10 rebounds. Olimpia's coach Federico Camina used a ten-player rotation which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Santiago Tucuna (197-2002) who recorded a double-double by scoring 23 points and 11 rebounds and center Martin Tessadri (200-2001) added 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists respectively. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Olimpia (1-4) left bottom position moving up to tenth place, which they share with Montevideo. Loser Colon dropped to the ninth position with four games lost.
Top scorers:
Colon: S.Tucuna 23+11reb+1ast, F.Trusich 14+1reb+1ast, J.Martin Ortiz 13+2reb+2ast, M.Tessadri 12+7reb+5ast, F.Garcia 8+4reb+5ast, P.Gomez 8+5reb+1ast
Olimpia: A.Hilliard 26+8reb+5ast, D.Russell 16+10reb+1ast, A.Agarbado 15+3reb+2ast, A.Mendez 12+3reb+2ast, M.Rodriguez 9+2reb+1ast, C.Pereira 6+2reb+2ast

Yale - Lagomar 75-83

Another interesting game was a derby match between two teams from Montevideo: Lagomar (#2) and Yale (#7). Yale was defeated at home 75-83 and even the fact of playing on their own court did not help. Lagomar dominated down low during the game scoring 50 of its points in the paint compared to Yale's 30. Forward Santiago Moglia (196-1989) notched 23 points and 5 rebounds to lead the effort and Cape Verdean Victor Andrade (202-2000) supported him with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Four Lagomar players scored in double figures. Lagomar's coach Esteban Yaquinta allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 24 points and 16 rebounds by Cuban center Arle Zaporta did not help to save the game for Yale. Tomas Barragan added 19 points and 4 assists. Lagomar (5-1) used an opportunity after Atenas lost their game and moved up joining them at the top position. Yale at the other side keeps the seventh place with three games lost. They share the position with Marne.
Top scorers:
Yale: A.Zaporta 24+16reb+1ast, T.Barragan 19+3reb+4ast, M.Astramskas 14+3reb+4ast, C.Huestis 9+1reb, F.Miller 5+3reb+2ast, B.Curadossi 4+6reb+4ast
Lagomar: S.Moglia 23+5reb+2ast, V.Andrade 17+11reb+1ast, S.Wohlwend 17+4reb+5ast, J.Hartwell II 10+3reb, R.Previatti 6+1reb+4ast, I.Gadnich 5+3reb+2ast

Larranaga - Capitol 73-65

Rather predictable result in Montevideo where sixth ranked Larranaga (4-2) defeated bottom-ranked Capitol (1-5) 73-65 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was Argentinian Mateo Bolivar (187-1992) who scored 13 points and 5 assists. Naturalized Italian Nicolas Borsellino (202-1986) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds. Four Larranaga players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was Panamanian power forward Ezequiel Bell (202-1999) who recorded 22 points and 9 rebounds and naturalized Italian point guard Mateo Giano (186-2000) added 18 points respectively. Larranaga have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to fifth place, which they share with L.Borges. Capitol lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the bottom position with five games lost. They share it with Tabare.
Top scorers:
Capitol: E.Bell 22+9reb, M.Giano 18+3reb+2ast, P.Macanskas 13+6reb+3ast, N.Garcia 7+3reb+8ast, A.Moller 5+4reb+2ast, N.Rodriguez 0+1reb
Larranaga: M.Bolivar 13+4reb+5ast, N.Borsellino 12+8reb+1ast, G.Brun 12+3reb+2ast, J.Jones 11+4reb+4ast, A.Zuvich 9+5reb+3ast, M.Cancela 8+4reb+3ast

Montevideo - L.Borges 69-91

Not a big story in a game when 10th ranked Montevideo (1-4) was rolled over at home by sixth ranked L.Borges (4-2) 91-69 on Thursday. The best player for the winners was forward Manuel Oyenard (194-2000) who scored 28 points and 8 rebounds. Sergio Conceicao chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks. Five L.Borges players scored in double figures. At the other side the best for losing team was forward Octavio Medina (195-1996) who recorded a double-double by scoring 17 points and 12 rebounds and forward Ramiro Arrillaga (196-2000, college: CIU) added 7 points and 8 rebounds respectively. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. L.Borges moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Larranaga. Montevideo lost fourth consecutive game. They keep the tenth position with four games lost. They share it with Olimpia.
Top scorers:
Montevideo: O.Medina 17+12reb+2ast, G.Jones 13+3reb, F.Martinez 10+2reb+4ast, R.Arrillaga 7+8reb+3ast, L.Bennett 7+8reb, L.Perez 6+2reb+3ast
L.Borges: M.Oyenard 28+8reb+2ast, S.Conceicao 18+18reb+1ast, F.Verrone 15+6reb+2ast, N.Pereyra 12+2reb+3ast, J.Nunez 12+6reb+8ast, E.Pineiro 2

Verdirrojo - Atenas 83-80

The most surprising game was the first loss of Atenas (5-1) in Montevideo on Thursday night. Visitors were edged by sixth ranked Verdirrojo (4-1) 83-80. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Atenas. Verdirrojo made 20-of-26 free shots (76.9 percent) during the game. Forward Martin Aguilera (195-1987) scored 18 points and 7 rebounds to lead the charge for the winners and forward Federico Haller (200-1988) chipped in 12 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. The best for the losing side was center Rogelio De Leon (205-1989) with 19 points and 7 rebounds (on 8-of-10 shooting from the field) and Ukrainian Andriy Grytsak (201-2000) scored 15 points and 9 rebounds. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Verdirrojo have a solid three-game winning streak. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Stockolmo. Atenas at the other side still keep top position with one game lost. They share it with Lagomar.
Top scorers:
Atenas: R.De Leon 19+7reb+1ast, F.Silveira 16+7reb, A.Grytsak 15+9reb+2ast, M.Pose 11+5reb+7ast, L.Planells 9+3ast, E.Gonzalez 7+3reb+1ast
Verdirrojo: M.Aguilera 18+7reb, A.Cabillon 13+2reb, F.Haller 12+8reb+2ast, G.Corbisiero 11+1reb+4ast, X.Couste 10+1reb+2ast, O.Senande 6+2reb+1ast