ONE System | 20/02/2021 23:07
The meeting between Ramat Hasharon and the Upper Galilee (Niv Shmuli) (ONE system)
Three final games were played today in the national league, AS Ramat Hasharon defeated Galil Elyon at home, important victories for Elitzur Netanya and Maccabi Ashdod as well.
AS Ramat Hasharon – Hapoel Galil Elyon 76:81
An important victory for Guy Kantor’s team, which returns to the winning track and inflicts on the Northerners a second loss in a row. Chris Cunningham (24 points) made a lot of trouble for Barak Peleg in color, and in the last quarter the visitors did not score for 6 minutes. Kendall Anthony in a good game tried to get his team back in the game, but it was too late. Chris Cunningham opened the game great and led his team to an 8:17 lead. Gil Amitai and Anthony Fischer exchanged threes and with more points in the color of the board showed 15:28 to the host.
The second quarter was marked by Hapoel Galil Elyon – a 20: 6 run led by Kendall Anthony and Alon Sapir made the result 35:34. Jaquan Lewis stopped the drift, but on the other hand DJ Sharp made sure his team led 48:46 at the half. Omar Tal opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer and a foul, but on the other hand Chris Cunningham continued to make trouble for the Northerners. Kendall Anthony and DJ Sharp shot from outside the arc and the board showed the visitors 66:64. For the first 6 launches of the last quarter the visitors did not score, and Ramat Hasharon scored 10 minutes to lead 66:74. Kendall Anthony brought his team back into the game, but Amit Bir Katz, Chris Cunningham and a big three by Uri Chai ensured a home win.
Increase to Ramat Hasharon: Chris Cunningham 24 points, Jekwan Lewis 13 points, Real Age (10 rebounds, 5 assists) 12 points.
Many Hapoel Galil Elyon: Kendall Anthony 25 pts, Alon Sapir 14 pts, DJ Sharp 12 pts.
Elitzur Yavne – Maccabi Ashdod 96:89
Once again Maccabi Ashdod shows a lot of character and once again they win thanks to the last quarter in which they scored 29 points. After a bad start and a double-digit deficit in the third quarter, Arthur Rosenfeld (14 points, 7 assists) and Raviv Pitshon in a huge game of 29 points brought Ofer Rahimi back into the game. In the last quarter the advantage of the guests increased on the way to another victory. On the other hand, while its bottom-line rivals Elitzur will still build with only two wins and is deep in the mud. Both teams started the game hesitantly and the board showed 15:16 at home after the second quarter. With the opening of the second quarter, we received basketball at a higher level and Maccabi Ashdod scored 15 points after 4 minutes.
Elitzur Yavne and Frank Hassel, on the other hand, returned fire and with a three by Igor Simin Yavne led 32:35. Arthur Rosenfeld and Raviv Pitchon prevented the home team from escaping, but Trevon Hughes closed the first half with a 41:48 advantage for Elitzur Yavne. With the opening of the third quarter Billy McShpard came up to play after an absence of about two weeks. Elitzur Yavneh was not excited and immediately increased the gap to 43:56. Once again Pitchon and Rosenfeld took command and scored together 22 of Maccabi Ashdod’s 23 next points. Dolev Drapitz sealed the third quarter with a three-pointer that set 67:71 for the hosts.
In the last quarter, Maccabi Ashdod again showed character – Noam Laish scored 5 points in a row and transferred the advantage to his team. Later, Pitchon again celebrated in color and with easy points from Dolev Drapitz the visitors ran to 87:79, 4 minutes to go. From here Elitzur Yavne lost momentum and was unable to return fire and it ended in another loss for her.
Many to Elitzur Yavne: Frank Hasel 22 points, Trebon Hughes 14 points, Niv Berkovich 12 points, Igor Simin (3/3 of three) 11 points.
Many for Maccabi Ashdod: Raviv Pitchon (8/8 from the line) 28 points, Dolev Drapich 15 points, Arthur Rosenfeld (7 assists) 14 points, Jordan Cohen (5/5 from the field) 13 points.
Elitzur Netanya – Urbani Kiryat Ata 79:97
The Diamonds with a second victory in a row, and this time over a top team from the north. After a well-considered first half, Elitzur Netanya opened burners and managed to gain a double-digit advantage in the third quarter that was enough for them until the end of the game. Urbani Kiryat Ata got a falling game from Marilyn Will who admittedly scored 14 points but lost 6 balls. Thanks to the victory the Diamonds, who received 19 points and 14 rebounds from Bryce Washington, reach fifty percent success with seven wins.
Both teams opened the game with a storm – a basket chased a basket and after 6 minutes the board showed 18:20 to the home team. Elijah Hirsch and Uriel Lev scored from outside the arc, but at the end of the first quarter Bryce Washington equalized 29:29. The second quarter was also close and a basket chased a basket until Itai Moskowitz made a small escape for the host that went up to 39:44. Julian Boyd and Marilyn Will scored from outside the arc, but a three by Shahar Lazar closed out the first half at 49:50 for Diamonds. Bryce Washington and Itai Moskowitz continued the momentum of Elitzur ‘Cosmos Real Estate’ Netanya in the opening of the third quarter and the board showed 52:57 after a three by the latter.
Amit Aharoni, Boris Boguslawski and Shachar Lazar also scored threes and Netanya climbed to a double-digit lead at the end of the third quarter 64:74. The hosts opened the final quarter with 7 points in a row and climbed to a record 64:81 lead. From here, Urbani Kiryat Ata had to chase but lost too many times and until the end Ruben Neiberger’s team secured a second consecutive victory in the home court.
