Bnei Herzliya continued its momentum tonight (Monday) when it celebrated mercilessly and crushed the weak Nahariya 80: 104 in Ein Sara in a game that was advanced from the 24th round of the Winner Basket League.
Sharon Drucker’s blue team continued its trend of improvement when it recorded its fourth win in the last five games and continued to move away from the bottom when it rose to a balance of 7 wins versus 10 losses. On the other hand, Shai Saglowicz’s Purples failed to leverage the 77:85 over Maccabi Haifa, which broke a streak of four losses and now holds a terrible balance of 15 losses compared to only 3 wins.
Already from the start Herzliya provided a statement of intent for the continuation with a strong start on the way to a 9:32 advantage at the end of the first quarter, when in the second quarter the gap only continued to swell and even increased to 35 with an impressive 29:64 drop. In the third quarter, Herzliya’s advantage reached 44 points, while Nahariya only managed to minimize some damage until the end.
Scored for Nahariya: Michael Young 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jarron Blosomgimi 20 points and 5 rebounds, Gal Gilensky 12 points and 5 rebounds, Malik Newman 11 points and 4 assists, Ziv Ben Zvi 7 points, 4 assists And 3 kidnappings, Noam Akrish 6 and Ofek Ben Yaakov 2.
Scorers for Bnei Herzliya: Koti Clark 37 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Max Heidegger 16 points and 3 assists, Elijah Thomas 11, Trell Parks 10 points and 15 rebounds, Aviram Zelikovich 10 points, 4 assists and 3 assists Rebounds, Isaiah Eisendorf 7, Abdul Gadi 3 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds and Nitzan Hanochi and Din Zahavi 3 points each.
First quarter: 9:32 for Bnei Herzliya
Nahariya Urban Quintet: Mackenzie Moore, Malik Newman, Gal Gilansky, Jaron Blossomgim and Michael Young.
Bnei Herzliya Quintet: Abdul Gadi, Isaiah Eisendorf, Aviram Zelikovich, Koti Clark and Elijah Thomas.
A three by Abdul Gadi and points by Elijah Thomas and Isaiah Eisendorf opened the game with a 0: 7 run by Herzliya. Jaron Blosomgiim shrank, but Koti Clark responded and a three by Aviram Zelikovich increased to 10. Malik Newman reduced the lead to 7 with a 3-pointer, but Thomas, Clark and a 3-pointer from Zelikovich increased the lead to 16 with a 0: 9 run. Michael Young shrank to a 3-pointer, Eisendorf answered with a single free throw and Clark added 4 points and increased to 18. Blossomgeim shrank in a lone free throw, but Clark buried two straight threes and increased to 23 while completing a 1:11 run.
Second quarter: 29:64 for Bnei Herzliya
Blossomgim shrank, but Yair Kravich, Trell Parks and Clark answered and increased to 27. Ziv Ben Zvi reduced by three, Parks and Clark answered and increased to 28. Ofek Ben Yaakov Zimak, Max Heidegger answered with a three, Michael Young responded, but Heidegger buried another three and Clark and Kravitz increased to 34. Young shrank by 4 straight points to 30, Clark answered with a 3-pointer, but Young and Blossomgi shrank once more to 30. Clark buried another three, Young shrank, but Heidegger added a three of his own and increased it again to 34. Young reduced to 32, but Clark stitched another three and increased to 35.
Third quarter: 49:82 for Bnei Herzliya
Eisendorf and Thomas increased to 39, Newman and Blossomgim shrank to 35, but Clark and Thomas responded and increased again to 39. Young Zimak, Zelikovich and Parks increased to 44. In Blossomgim, Newman and Gal Gilansky shrank to threes to 35, Nitzan Hanochi answered with a three of his own, but Young responded and Gilansky added a three that shrank to 33.
Fourth quarter: 80: 104 for Bnei Herzliya
Eisendorf increased to 35, Gilansky responded, but Clark buried another three and Heidegger added another three of his own and increased to 39. Young, Ben Zvi, Gilansky, Blossomgim and a three by Newman reduced to 27 in a 0:12 run, Clark stopped the purple run and increased to 30. Gilansky and Blosomgi reduced to 26, Heidegger answered, Ben Zvi reduced to 25 by three, but Heidegger answered once more. Noam Akrish reduced to 26 in a single penalty shootout, but Dean Zehavi buried three and Parks increased to 31. Akrish and Blossomgim shrank to 24, Parks replied, but Blosomgim responded once again and set the score.