NBL One Round 1 (Regular Season): Southern T. lose to C.District L.

The Regular Season in NBL One just started. Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Noarlunga City Southern Tigers in Morphett Vale on Saturday night. Hosts were rolled over by Central District Lions 116-82. C.District L. dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Noarlunga City Southern Tigers's 50. C.District L. outrebounded Southern T. 54-42 including 18 on the offensive glass. C.District L. looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Forward Deng Manyang (201-2007) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds (on 14-of-16 shooting from the field) for the winners and forward Magok Manyang (206-2002, college: MACU) chipped in 32 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Devin Fortune (198, college: Pacific, OR) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. Noarlunga City Southern Tigers' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Central District Lions is looking forward to face Sturt S. in Pasadena in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Noarlunga City Southern Tigers will play at home against Norwood F. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Very significant was Forestville E.'s 94-87 road victory against Eastern M.. The former international center Daniel Johnson (212-1988, college: Pepperdine) nailed 25 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and Alexander Starling accounted for 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Forward BJ Symons (-1998) came up with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for Eastern Mavericks in the defeat. Forestville E. will play against S.Adelaide P. in Park Holme in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Eastern M. will play on the road against N.Adelaide R. in Greenacres and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
A very close game took place in Pasadena between Sturt Sabres and South Adelaide Panthers. Sturt Sabres got a very close home victory over South Adelaide Panthers. Sturt Sabres managed to escape with a 3-point win 96-93 on Saturday evening. Jacob Rigoni fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Jeremy Smith produced 23 points and 7 assists for lost side. Sturt Sabres will meet C.District L. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. South Adelaide Panthers will play against Forestville E. in Goodwood and hope to win that game.

In the last two games of round 1 W.Adelaide B. won against N.Adelaide R. on the opponent's court 104-95. Norwood F. lost to Woodville W. in a home game 60-98.
The most impressive stats of the last round was 24 points and 9 rebounds by Awak Machar of Woodville W..

Group Central

Southern T. - C.District L. 82-116

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Noarlunga City Southern Tigers in Morphett Vale on Saturday night. Hosts were rolled over by Central District Lions 116-82. C.District L. dominated down low during the game scoring 76 of its points in the paint compared to Noarlunga City Southern Tigers's 50. C.District L. outrebounded Southern T. 54-42 including 18 on the offensive glass. C.District L. looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Forward Deng Manyang (201-2007) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 33 points (!!!) and 14 rebounds (on 14-of-16 shooting from the field) for the winners and forward Magok Manyang (206-2002, college: MACU) chipped in 32 points and 10 rebounds. At the losing side American forward Devin Fortune (198, college: Pacific, OR) responded with a double-double by scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds and forward Che Brogan (198-2006) scored 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Noarlunga City Southern Tigers' coach gave up on the game allowing to play twelve players seeing no chance for a win. Central District Lions is looking forward to face Sturt S. in Pasadena in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Noarlunga City Southern Tigers will play at home against Norwood F. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Southern T.: D.Fortune 23+10reb, B.Che 18+7reb+4ast, M.Koop 12+7reb+5ast, G.Brandon 6+3reb+5ast, A.Lem 5+2reb, J.Molnar 5+1reb+1ast
C.District L.: D.Manyang 33+14reb+3ast, M.Manyang 32+10reb+1ast, A.Garang 14+9reb+3ast, E.Mackenroth 13+1reb+1ast, L.Schell 9+4reb+3ast, R.Harrap 7+5reb+7ast

N.Adelaide R. - W.Adelaide B. 95-104

But Rockets were not able to use a home court advantage and were defeated by the opponent from Woodville 104-95 on Saturday night. W.Adelaide B. outrebounded N.Adelaide R. 61-34 including a 25-10 advantage in offensive rebounds. American center Braelen Bridges (210-1999, college: Georgia) fired a double-double by scoring 26 points and 13 rebounds for the winners. Guard Nikolas DeSantis (191-1998) chipped in a double-double by scoring 18 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Five Bearcats players scored in double figures. point guard Joel Dyer (175-2002, college: Huntington) produced 29 points and 6 rebounds and guard Oskar Jones (185-2004, agency: Crossover Management) added 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals respectively for lost side. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Bearcats will meet at home Woodville W. in the next round. Rockets will play against Eastern M. and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
N.Adelaide R.: D.Joel 29+6reb+2ast, O.Jones 23+5reb+6ast, M.Machar 18+8reb+2ast, K.Jack 8+3reb, M.Baxter 7+5reb, A.Ani Mohammed 5+3reb+2ast
W.Adelaide B.: B.Braelen 26+13reb+1ast, N.DeSantis 18+10reb+4ast, T.Kubank 16+8reb+4ast, S.Stock 14+9reb+2ast, R.Real 12+6reb+3ast, I.Atuer 9+7reb+1ast

Eastern M. - Forestville E. 87-94

Very significant was Forestville E.'s 94-87 road victory against Eastern M.. The former international center Daniel Johnson (212-1988, college: Pepperdine) nailed 25 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists for the winning side and American forward Alexander Starling (198-1989, college: BCU) accounted for 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. Forward BJ Symons (-1998) came up with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Curtis Scott (190-2003, college: Ottawa, KS) added 15 points and 6 assists respectively for Eastern Mavericks in the defeat. Both teams had five players each who scored in double figures. Forestville E. will play against S.Adelaide P. in Park Holme in the next round and are hoping to win another game. Eastern M. will play on the road against N.Adelaide R. in Greenacres and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Eastern M.: B.Symons 25+7reb+4ast, C.Peevy 16+5reb+2ast, S.Curtis 15+4reb+6ast, M.Dylan 12+5reb+2ast, M.Harry 11+4reb+4ast, B.Jackson 4+1reb
Forestville E.: J.Daniel 25+9reb+9ast, M.Greg 16+4reb, D.Adam 15+3reb+4ast, F.Ipassou 14+6reb, A.Starling 12+8reb+4ast, J.Mackenzie 9+3reb

Sturt S. - S.Adelaide P. 96-93

A very close game took place in Pasadena between Sturt Sabres and South Adelaide Panthers. Sturt Sabres got a very close home victory over South Adelaide Panthers. Sturt Sabres managed to escape with a 3-point win 96-93 on Saturday evening. Naturalized Italian forward Jacob Rigoni (198-1998, college: Quinnipiac) fired a double-double by scoring 29 points and 10 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized Maltese forward Joshua Tomasi (208-2000, college: St.Cloud St.) chipped in a double-double by scoring 21 points and 12 rebounds. American guard Jeremy Smith (190-1991, college: Nicholls) produced 23 points and 7 assists and forward Lloyd McVeigh (198-2003, college: Buffalo) added 24 points and 6 rebounds respectively for lost side. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Sturt Sabres will meet C.District L. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. South Adelaide Panthers will play against Forestville E. in Goodwood and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
S.Adelaide P.: M.Lloyd 24+6reb, J.Smith 23+3reb+7ast, B.Rio 18+1reb+2ast, S.Jonty 12+5reb, Y.Sakhniuk 9+7reb+5ast, M.Koby 7+5reb+4ast
Sturt S.: J.Rigoni 29+10reb, T.Joshua 21+12reb+1ast, J.Spear 17+3reb+6ast, J.Hoppo 15+3reb+3ast, S.Griffin 8+4reb+3ast, L.Pfitzner 6+1reb+1ast

Norwood F. - Woodville W. 60-98

But Norwood Flames were not able to use a home court advantage and were smashed by the opponent from Flinders Park 98-60 on Saturday night. Woodville W. dominated down low during the game scoring 52 of its points in the paint compared to Norwood Flames's 26. Woodville W. outrebounded Norwood F. 50-39 including 16 on the offensive glass. Center Awak Machar (209-2009) fired 24 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Guard Uzoma Dibiamaka (-2001) chipped in a double-double by scoring 14 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. American guard Thomas Kurowski (193, college: Chicago Univ.) produced 24 points and 7 rebounds and the other American import forward Inady Legiste (201-2002, college: Lander) added 6 points and 10 rebounds respectively for lost side. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Woodville Warriors will meet W.Adelaide B. in the next round. Norwood Flames will play against Southern T. in Morphett Vale and hope to win that game.
Top scorers:
Norwood F.: T.Kurowski 24+7reb+2ast, S.Campbell 9+6reb+3ast, I.Legiste 6+10reb+2ast, O.Cooper 5+2reb+7ast, W.Daniel 5+4reb+1ast, H.Izaiyah 3+1reb
Woodville W.: A.Machar 24+9reb+3ast, B.LJ 19+10reb, U.Dibiamaka 14+11reb+6ast, W.Nicholas 9+1reb+7ast, B.Sherry 9+9reb+2ast, R.Meldrum 8+3reb+1ast