Greece – A2 Round 8: Faros lose to Doukas in the game between Top 4 teams

AlexisKiritsis The game between Top Four teams took place in Athens. Third ranked host Doukas (7-1) defeated 4th ranked Faros (5-3) 74-67. Doukas made 29-of-35 free shots (82.9 percent) during the game, while Faros only scored twelve points from the stripe. They outrebounded Faros 39-24 including a 31-18 advantage in defensive rebounds. 30 personal fouls committed by Faros helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Worth to mention a great performance of guard Alexis Kiritsis (198-82) who helped to win the game recording 24 points and 6 rebounds and forward Andreas Kanonidis (198-91) who added 19 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. point guard Nikos Liakopoulos (188-83) responded with 19 points and 4 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Doukas have a solid four-game winning streak. They moved-up to second place, which they share with Iraklis. Faros at the other side keeps the fourth position with three games lost. They share it with Ethnikos. Doukas’ supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Athens to the arena Amyntas Dafnis. A2 top team – Panionios (8-0) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat eleventh ranked Doxa Pefkon (3-5) in Athens 72-60. The winners were led by Bosnian-British center Fahro Alihodzic (208-89, college: UAB) who scored that evening 23 points and 6 rebounds (on 11-of-14 shooting from the field) and Nikos Barlos supported him with 10 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Panionios’ coach Nikos Ekonomou allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists by Norwegian forward Karamo Jawara (203-91, college: N.C.Central) did not help to save the game for Doxa Pefkon. Undefeated Panionios have an impressive eight-game winning streak. Newly promoted Panionios maintains first position with 8-0 record. Doxa Pefkon at the other side dropped to the tenth place with five games lost. They share the position with 3 other teams. Panionios will play against Aiolos Astakou (#7) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Doxa Pefkon will play against Psyhiko and it may be a tough game between close rivals. A very close game took place in Athens between Psyhiko and AE Larissas. Ninth ranked Psyhiko (4-4) got a very close home victory over 7th ranked AE Larissas (4-4). Psyhiko managed to escape with a 1-point win 78-77 in the fight for the sixth place. The best player for the winners was Nikolaos Papanikolaou who had a double-double by scoring 15 points and 11 rebounds. Giannis Papachristos produced 13 points and 9 rebounds for the guests. Psyhiko moved-up to sixth place, which they share with 3 other teams including defeated AE Larissas. AE Larissas lost fourth consecutive game. Psyhiko will meet Doxa Pefkon (#13) on the road in the next round and are hoping to win another game. AE Larissas will play against Pagrati (#16) and hope to secure a win. Fifth ranked Ethnikos (5-3) crushed at home 6th ranked Aiolos Astakou (4-4) by 18 points 78-60, which is the biggest margin this round. Anastasios Antonakis orchestrated the victory by scoring 21 points and 7 rebounds. Aiolos Astakou’s coach Michael Koutalianos rotated eleven players seeing no chance for a win. Ethnikos moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Faros. Newly promoted Aiolos Astakou keeps the sixth position with four games lost. Ethnikos’ next round opponent will be Faros (#5) in Keratsiniou. Aiolos Astakou will play at home against the league’s leader Panionios and hope to win that game. There were no shocking results in the other games in round 8: Kavala lost to Irakleio on the opponent’s court 76-81. Arkadikos managed to outperform Holargos in a home game 63-58. Amyntas Dafnis managed to beat GS Larissas on the road 57-47. Pagrati was defeated by Iraklis on its own court 64-74. The most impressive stats of the last round was 13 points and 8 rebounds by Savvas Tsougarakis of Arkadikos.Irakleio – Kavala 81-76Everything could happen at the game between two tied teams. Both thirteenth ranked Irakleio and 12th ranked Kavala had identical 2-5 record. This time Irakleio used a home court advantage and beat the opponent from Kavala 81-76. Irakleio made 19-of-22 charity shots (86.4 percent) during the game. 24 personal fouls committed by Kavala helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. Guard Themis Koupidis (198-84) orchestrated the victory by scoring 25 points and 5 assists. Forward Ioannis Lianos (202-85) contributed with 17 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Naturalized Nigerian guard Etinosa Erevbenagie (186-95) replied with 24 points and 7 rebounds and Polish-American guard Andy Mazurczak (188, college: Wisc.-Parkside, agency: Duran International) added 12 points and 6 rebounds in the effort for Kavala. Irakleio (3-5) moved-up to tenth place, which they share with 3 other teams. Kavala at the other side dropped to the fourteenth position with six games lost. Irakleio’s next round opponent will be league’s second-placed Iraklis in Thessaloniki and they do not belong to the favorites in that game. Kavala will play at home against Arkadikos (#9) and hope to win that game. Top scorers:Kavala: E.Erevbenagie 24+7reb+1ast, C.Kelaidis 15+2reb+1ast, A.Mazurczak 12+6reb+1ast, S.Manousos 9+6reb+1ast, N.Kyriakou 6+1ast, A.Sklivas 4+2rebIrakleio: T.Koupidis 25+1reb+5ast, I.Lianos 17+8reb+1ast, A.Petrakis 16+4reb+1ast, D.Lolas 7+8reb, P.Maragakis 6+1reb, D.Latovic 4+5rebgschID: 493825Doukas – Faros 74-67The game …

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