As part of the playoffs from the first round of the National League tonight (Saturday), Maccabi Ashdod defeated Hapoel Afula 70:76 at the end of a dramatic end. Kiryat Ata defeated Kiryat Motzkin 87: 106 in the derby of the Krayot. Asher headquarters.
Maccabi Ashdod – Hapoel Afula 70:76
Blitz in the last minutes of Maccabi Ashdod arranged for Ofer Rahimi’s team a valuable victory among the top. The locals stopped Hapoel Afula on 5 points in the last 5 minutes of the game and recorded a third consecutive victory.
The first quarter was even and ended at 16:20 for Maccabi Ashdod. The visitors opened the second quarter with three threes and the advantage passed to their side. But Ashdod managed to come back thanks to Dolev Drapich and Dornet Scott.
The second half of the game continued to be close, until towards the end Sagiv David and Arthur Rosenfeld performed great actions. The advantage passed to the home team, when on the other hand Hapoel Afula failed to produce points in the attack. Until the end, Maccabi Ashdod maintained its advantage and achieved a precious victory.
Hapoel Hevel Modiin – AS Ramat Hasharon 84:88
The visitors arrived enthusiastic from the last victory and opened with a range outside the arc. Uri Chai (16 points in the first half) stitched three threes and Guy Rushkin scored 7 points in the first quarter on the way to a 31:10 lead at the end.
Lace Dunn led a 3-13 home run in the first 3 minutes of the second quarter. Next, Guy Cantor took a timeout and his team responded great as they increased the gap to 28:44 at the half. Eric Statch and Gil Real stopped the run as they reduced the deficit to just four in the third quarter. A three by Daniel Danino in the opening of the last quarter set a 65:65 tie. The latter and opponent Amiram completed the turnaround 3 minutes to the end. Nati Cohen’s team was more determined and until the end received points from opponent Amiram and a big three by Guy Dotan closed the story.
Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin – Urbani Kiryat Ata 106: 87
Kiryat Ata came out of the derby with a convincing victory and is based at the top of the table. Sharon Avrahami’s team scored high percentages and was 40 percent accurate outside the arc. In fact, every single player on Kiryat Ata’s squad scored except Muhammad Abu Arisha. On the other hand, Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin stays deep at the bottom with a single victory.
Many to Kiryat Motzkin: Monte in Jordan 19 points, Dionta Simmons 15 points, Noam Matalon 14 points.
Many to Kiryat Ata: Marilyn Will (7 assists) 21 points, Julian Boyd 20 points, Elijah Hirsch 16 points, Amit Reuven (4/7 for three) 14 points.
Hapoel Acre / Mate Asher – Maccabi Hod Hasharon 83:71
Hod Hasharon tonight achieved an expensive victory in the underground struggles, receiving 50 points from its foreign pair. On the other hand, Acre / Mate which is still without a home win and had to manage for long minutes without an ear canal that suffered from back pain.
Many to Acre / Mate Asher: Liran Moran 16 points, Tim Williams 15 points.
Many to Hod Hasharon: Xavier Moon 27 points, Smardo Samuels 23 points, Harel Dadon 13 points.
At the same time, Hapoel Galil Elyon did not play tonight, but announced a strengthening of its ranks. After Dyshon Knight moved to Acre, the team from the north added Kendall Anthony. The club said after the signing: “We expect to see Kendall bring the same energies he brought to Bnei Herzliya, so that the team will continue to maintain the home and start achieving victories in the away games as well. Anthony will dress for the upcoming game on Monday, away against the strong Urban Raj.”
also Anthony He himself commented on the signing: “I am very excited to sign for one of the most famous clubs in Israel. I look forward to a great season with my teammates. I want to thank the staff and management of Hapoel Galil Elyon for allowing me to join the club, and I will do my best to help the team In every way I can. “