Raanana 80
Holon 64
Raanana went on a 25-6 run to finish the 4th quarter. Good outside shooting by Holon against Raanana's zone defense gave Holon an 8-point halftime lead. But Holon had no answer for Amber Hall and a deep Raanana roster in the 2nd half.
Raanana: Amber Hall 27 pts, Jacqlin Johnson 26, Stosic 14, Jackie Smith 8 (signed recently, Furman University graduate), Nili Natacho 5, Iris Dinerman, Nomy Kolodny, Shira Haelyon, Sharon Zeevi - didn't score
Holon: Vicky Hall 14 pts, Leslie Johnson 14, Cosic 11 (1st half 3-pointers), Keisha Anderson 10, Sari Arbel 6, Branchovia 5, Sarit Peri 2, Tali Noy 2
Bney Yehuda 80
Ramat-Hasharon 76
Cold outside shooting by Ramat-Hasharon gave a much weaker Bney Yehuda the win. The game was marked by violent/homophobic behavior by the Bney Yehuda fans.
Bney Yehuda: Travesa Gant 27 pts 8 rbd, Stacey Ford 17, Rhyzova 13, Botenko 11, Zakula 10, Tali klein 1, Sarit Menash 1
Ramat Hasharon: Inna Gourevitch 20, Varbanova 18, Branznova (recently signed, Florida International grad) 9, Jovanovic 9, Tamar Moaz 7, Liad Suez 6, Aluma Goren 5, Marina Shpitznadel 2
Galil Elyon 66
Maccabi Tel-Aviv 71
Maccabi went on a 26-2 run to finish the game. This was an important game for relegation reasons at the end of the season. Maccabi recently released Mactebene Amachree in a controversial move where the team claimed she was injured. (Maccabi is filled with a lot of bad chemistry due to an unethical coaching staff - SG) They signed Spanish PG Maria Alonzo to replace Amachree.
Maccabi: Cozette Ballentine 23, Adia Barnes 22, Anjela Arbutina 8, Reli Harazi 8, Maria Alonzo 5, Michal Gordon 2, Mor Ben-Barak 2, Leslie Carlson did not score
Galil: Karlova 15, Beth Record 13, Goni Tacnhelson 12, Ragos 12, Jackie Moore 9, Inbal Schnepper 5, Brandi Butler (recently signed pure PG from U. of Richmond '00), Tal Zaltz did not score
Jerusalem 62
Ramle 72
Ramle: Kutlu 24, Stacey Lovelace 17, Semeka Randall 12, Liron Cohen 9, Mkhidz 6, Luda Rom 4,
Jerusalem: Ladrina Sanders 16, Okrik 15, Sendan 10, Fedalouva 6, Cohen 2
Karmiel 77
Ramat-Hen 71
Ramat Hen recently signed Vickie Johnson after releasing Sandra Van Embriques. Van Embriques reportedly left the country after not getting paid.
Karmiel: Tanja Kostic 27, Limor Mizrachi 22, Quacy Barnes 17, Penny Moore 9, Inbal Zionav 2, Rinat Zaltz-Levin 1
Ramat Chen: Simone Edwards 30 pts, 14 rbd, 8 ast, Vickie Johnson 18, Katie Voigt 9, Kudriavtsava 9, Rivi Grinboim 3, Orna Kesler 2, Adi Kindler (out for a month with a leg injury).
Standings:
1. Raanana 6-1
2. BneyYehuda 5-2
3. Ramat Hasharon 5-2
4. Ramat Chen 4-3
5. Holon 4-3
6. Ramle 4-3
7. Karmiel 4-3
8, Maccabi Tel-Aviv 2-
9. Galil Elyon 1-6
10. Jerusalem 0-7
Leading scorers:
Simone Edwards 25.3
Adi Barnes 23.6
Amber Hall 23.0
Kostic 22.9
J. Johnson 22.4
Lovelace 19.3
Semeka Randall 19.0
Travesa Gant 18.4
Limor Mizrachi 17.9
Cosic 17.7
This week's report was written by Scott Granowitz. He is filling in for Shlomi Peri, who is working most of the time in the army reserves patrolling the Gaza Strip. Rounds 5 and 6 of the league were not updated on this list for the same reason.
The next round is on Thursday so hopefully another update will come this weekend.
On Monday there is the Cup semfinals. Holon plays Ramat-Hasharon and Bney Yehuda plays Raanana. Ramat-Hasharon is threatening to boycott the Cup tournament after Monday's event at Bney Yehuda.
Information reprinted with permission of Shlomi Peri.