January 7, 2019

The first game on another full Monday had first place implications as Elitzur Ramla got their import trio of Jaime Nared, Allisha Gray, and Allison Hightower at their best again to beat Monique Reid and Hapoel Petah Tikva 100-83 to open up a gap in the standings.  Danielle Adams and Maccabi Ashdod lurk behind the top teams after a 68-57 win in Raanana.  Yehuda continued to battle shorthanded and remained winless after falling to Herzliya 97-67.  The closest game of the day saw Adut Bulgak and Ramat Hasharon beat Jillian Alleyne, Ashleigh Fontenette, and Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 83-80.  Loryn Goodwin and Elitzur Holon beat Kaela Davis and Ramat Hasharon 82-71 to create a larger chase pack.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 100-83 RAM Nared 31 Gray 25 Hightower 20/8a/8s Raber 10 Diamant 9 PET Reid 25/7r/6a Peterson 18 Cave 16/6r Abboud 14 Zimmerman 2

Maccabi Raanana vs. Maccabi Ashdod 57-68 RAA Muldrow 19/12r Goss 14/8r Orrange 11/6s Dayan 4 Rubin 2 ASH Adams 23 Hopkins 18/8r/14a Doron 9 Baron 8 Hattis 4 Vivians 2/9r Snow 1 Rosenthal 0

Bnei Yehuda vs. Bnot Herzliya 67-97 YEH Riley 19/8r/6a Zelivanski 17 Cooper 10/7r Silfen 6/6r HER Bradford 18/18r Hannoun 16 Hadad 13 Cohen 13 Hart 10/13r Young 6/7r/10a

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 83-80 RAH Bulgak 24/13r Harden 18/9r/6a Ruffin-Pratt 15 Levitsky 12/9r/8a RIS Alleyne 20/11r Fontenette 20/10r/7a Richardson 15/6r Eisner 12

Elitzur Holon vs. Ramat Hasharon 82-71 HOL Goodwin 21/6r Pelleg 17/6a Shalom 16 Kelley 15/18r/6a Hooper 13/8r Spector 0 HAS Davis 20/6r Aharonov-Shmueli 15 Edelman 12/8r Rotberg 12 Wiese 5/9r Thompson 2 Kedem 2

Standings:

1. Elitzur Ramla 10-2
2. Hapoel Petah Tikva 8-4
3. Maccabi Ramat Hen 8-4
4. Elitzur Holon 8-4
5. Maccabi Ashdod 7-5
6. Bnot Herzliya 6-6
7. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 5-7
8. Ramat Hasharon 4-8
9. Maccabi Raanana 4-8
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-12

A makeup game was played on Thursday as Shayla Cooper and Andrea Riley had good games, but being down an import was too much for Yehuda to overcome in their quest for their first win as Jillian Alleyne and Breanna Richardson led Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion to a 90-74 win.  All teams were back in action on Monday.  The day started with Kaela Davis leading Ramat Hasharon, but falling 90-78 to Elitzur Ramla, which got its entire import trio of Allisha Gray, Jaime Nared, and Allison Hightower firing.  Hapoel Petah Tikva continues to sit right behind them as Monique Reid and Khadijiah Cave led them past Teanna Muldrow and Maccabi Raanana 81-69.  Maccabi Ashdod continued their push back into the top four as Victoria Vivians and Danielle Adams paced them in a 77-68 win over Crystal Bradford and Herzliya.  Jordan Hooper and Shae Kelley teamed up to lead Elitzur Holon past Jillian Alleyne and Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 70-63.  Adut Bulgak and Maccabi Ramat Hen kept Yehuda winless as another big game from Andrea Riley could not get the shorthanded hosts closer than 75-66.

December 27, 2018

Bnei Yehuda vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 74-90 YEH Cooper 24/16r Riley 22 Ganor 11 Silfen 9/9r RIS Alleyne 23/11r Richardson 22/9r/6a Lux 13 Fontenette 8/11a

December 31, 2018

Ramat Hasharon vs. Elitzur Ramla 78-90 HAS Davis 22/8r Harper 15 Kedem 13 Wiese 12/7r Edelman 11/10r RAM Gray 25/8r Nared 24/13r Hightower 23/6r Diamant 6/6r

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Raanana 81-69 PET Reid 21/12r Cave 20/11r Peterson 17/8a Zimmerman 9 Abboud 7 RAA Muldrow 21/14r Goss 16 Orrange 15/6r Dayan 8

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Bnot Herzliya 77-68 ASH Vivians 25/8r Adams 22/15r Hopkins 14/13r/7a Doron 11 Rosenthal 3 Snow 2 Hattis 0 HER Bradford 27/10r Young 12/9r Hannoun 12/6r Hart 2

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Elitzur Holon 63-70 RIS Alleyne 22/15r Fontenette 10 Richardson 6 HOL Hooper 24 Kelley 21/11r/7a Goodwin 10/7a Spector 6 Pelleg 0

Bnei Yehuda vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 66-75 YEH Riley 24/7r Ganor 13 Zelivanski 13 Cooper 10/19r Silfen 4/6r RAH Bulgak 21/16r Harden 19/10r Ruffin-Pratt 15 Levitsky 8/8a

Standings:

1. Elitzur Ramla 9-2
2. Hapoel Petah Tikva 8-3
3. Maccabi Ramat Hen 7-4
4. Elitzur Holon 7-4
5. Maccabi Ashdod 6-5
6. Bnot Herzliya 5-6
7. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 5-6
8. Ramat Hasharon 4-7
9. Maccabi Raanana 4-7
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-11

December 24, 2018

Another full round of games was played on Monday.  Alexis Peterson and Monique Reid teamed up to lead Hapoel Petah Tikva past Herzliya 90-68.  Chelsea Hopkins led Maccabi Ashdod against her former team, but the latest battle of the recent league powers went to Maccabi Ramat Hen 95-78 as the hosts finally were at full strength.  Jaime Nared and Allisha Gray led Elitzur Ramla past Bria Goss and Maccabi Raanana 72-57.  Loryn Goodwin and Elitzur Holon kept Andrea Riley and shorthanded Yehuda winless 98-79.  Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion nearly won on the strength of their import trio alone as Breanna Richardson, Ashleigh Fontenette, and Jillian Alleyne all had good games in their 83-74 win over Ramat Hasharon.

Bnot Herzliya vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 68-90 HER Young 16/6r/6a Hart 12/6r Hannoun 11 Bradford 7/15r/7a PET Peterson 24/7r Reid 22/14r Cave 17/9r Zimmerman 10 Abboud 5 Assaf 5

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Maccabi Ashdod 95-78 RAH Shafir 19 Harden 15/8r Bulgak 15/6r Lev 11 Levitsky 10/9r Ruffin-Pratt 10 ASH Hopkins 21/9r/8a Adams 19/6r Doron 15/6a Vivians 13/6r Snow 5 Rosenthal 3 Hattis 2

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Raanana 72-57 RAM Nared 20/12r Gray 20/7r Diamant 14/8r Hightower 8/7r RAA Goss 22/13r Garzon 15 Muldrow 13/13r Dayan 5 Orrange 2 Rubin 0

Elitzur Holon vs. Bnei Yehuda 98-79 HOL Goodwin 27/8r/11a Hooper 18 Spector 17 Kelley 13/12r Shalom 13 Pelleg 5 YEH Riley 26 Cooper 19/16r Zelivanski 13 Silfen 6

Ramat Hasharon vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 74-83 HAS Davis 18 Edelman 15 Harper 14/7r Wiese 8/6r Kedem 3 RIS Richardson 25/8r Fontenette 24/8r Alleyne 21/15r

The round started on Monday as Elitzur Ramla beat Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 60-49.  Linnae Harper and Ramat Hasharon kept Yehuda wiless 91-79 despite the best efforts of Jennie Simms and Andrea Riley.  Maccabi Ashdod was happy to have Shay Doron back as she and Victoria Vivians helped them beat Elitzur Holon.  Having a full trio of imports was critical for Hapoel Petah Tikva as Alexis Peterson, Khadijiah Cave, and Monique Reid were all firing in their 80-77 win over Alex Harden and Maccabi Ramat Hen.  There was extra basketball on Tuesday as Bria Goss led Maccabi Raanana, but Herzliya won 82-74 as Alexa Hart and Tamera Young provided the scoring and Crystal Bradford recorded an impressive triple-double.

December 17, 2018

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Elitzur Ramla 49-60 RIS Alleyne 17/15r Lux 10 Fontenette 7/9r Richardson 6/6r RAM Nared 19/11r Gray 15 Hightower 10 Diamant 4/7r

Ramat Hasharon vs. Bnei Yehuda 91-79 HAS Harper 20/8r/9a Davis 19 Edelman 18/8r Wiese 16 Kedem 9 YEH Simms 30/14r Riley 21 Cooper 13/10r Zelivanski 10 Silfen 0

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Ashdod 66-80 HOL Kelley 18 Goodwin 16/6r Shalom 13 Hooper 8/7r Pelleg 8 Spector 3 ASH Vivians 26/6r Doron 20/6r Adams 16/8r Hopkins 14/9r Hattis 4 Rosenthal 0 Snow 0

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 77-80 RAH Harden 24/10r Shafir 19/7r/8a Ruffin-Pratt 17 Levitsky 6 PET Peterson 27/11r Cave 25/7r Reid 22/15r Assaf 3 Abboud 3 Zimmerman 0

December 18, 2018

Bnot Herzliya vs. Maccabi Raanana 82-74(OT) HER Hart 23/8r Young 22/8r Bradford 13/16r/10a/7s Hannoun 13 RAA Goss 21/10r Muldrow 18/10r Orrange 18/6a Dayan 8 Rubin 4

December 13, 2018

A partial round of games was played on Thursday, starting with Chelsea Hopkins and Maccabi Ashdod edging Ramat Hasharon 68-66.  Monique Reid and Hapoel Petah Tikva beat Shae Kelley and Elitzur Holon 76-69,  Maccabi Raanana beat Maccabi Ramat Hen 65-50 as the visitors hope to be at full strength soon.  A special late night game saw Tamera Young and Crystal Bradford firing on all cylinders for Herzliya, but Allisha Gray and Elitzur Ramla won 82-74.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Ramat Hasharon 68-66 ASH Hopkins 21/10r Vivians 19/9r Adams 15/6a Hattis 6 Snow 4/6r Rosenthal 3 HAS Wiese 19/10r Rotberg 12 Aharonov-Shmueli 11 Harper 10/8r/8a Edelman 10 Davis 2 Kedem 2

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Elitzur Holon 76-69 PET Reid 28/14r Peterson 17/9r Cave 12/6r Zimmerman 8 Abboud 6 Assaf 5 HOL Kelley 26/10r Hooper 17/6r Goodwin 15/7r Pelleg 5/6r Spector 0

Maccabi Raanana vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 65-50 RAA Garzon 13/6r Dayan 13 Muldrow 12/13r Goss 12/8r Orrange 8/7r RAH Shafir 14 Levitsky 11/9r Harden 10/10r Ruffin-Pratt 8/7r

Elitzur Ramla vs. Bnot Herzliya 82-74 RAM Gray 26/6r Hightower 17/6r/7a Diamant 15/8r Raber 11/10r Nared 10/6r/8a HER Young 22/12r/7a Bradford 21/9r Hart 10/8r Hannoun 10

December 10, 2018

Another full round of games was played on the usual Monday schedule.  Katia Levitsky helped pick up the slack for Maccabi Ramat Hen, which only filled two import spots, but still beat Crystal Bradford and Herzliya 79-65.  Despite a big scoring day from Chelsea Hopkins and a big game for Victoria Vivians, Maccabi Ashdod struggled without their key domestic player and fell 89-83 in overtime to Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion, which got more scoring than usual from the combination of Adi Lux and Breanna Richardson.  Loryn Goodwin and Elitzur Holon had a chance to have first place all to themselves, but fell to Maccabi Raanana 70-64.  Kaela Davis was back at full force as Ramat Hasharon beat Alexis Peterson and Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-70.  Allisha Gray and Elitzur Ramla kept Bnei Yehuda winless 82-64.

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Bnot Herzliya 79-65 RAH Levitsky 21/11r Ruffin-Pratt 16/8r Harden 12/10r Shafir 12/7a HER Bradford 23/11r/6s Young 19/9r Hart 3 Hannoun 3

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Maccabi Ashdod 89-83(OT) RIS Lux 25 Richardson 23/8r Fontenette 14/8a Alleyne 12/19r Eisner 11 ASH Hopkins 32/10r/6a Vivians 22/7r Adams 15/10r Hattis 7/6r Rosenthal 4 Snow 3

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Raanana 64-70 HOL Goodwin 20/7r/6a Kelley 19/16r Hooper 13/9r Pelleg 9/6a Spector 3 RAA Orrange 18 Muldrow 16/19r Garzon 16/7r Goss 9/9r Dayan 9

Ramat Hasharon vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 76-70 HAS Davis 25/10r Harper 17 Wiese 9/9r Edelman 6/6r Kedem 0 PET Peterson 21 Reid 19/10r Abboud 15 Cave 9/13r Zimmerman 3 Assaf 3

Bnei Yehuda vs. Elitzur Ramla 64-82 YEH Engram 19/7r Ganor 13 Simms 12/9r Riley 10 Silfen 2 RAM Gray 27/8r Nared 18/6r Hightower 13/6a Diamant 3

Standings:

1. Elitzur Holon 5-2
2. Maccabi Ramat Hen 5-2
3. Elitzur Ramla 5-2
4. Bnot Herzliya 4-3
5. Hapoel Petah Tikva 4-3
6. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 3-4
7. Maccabi Raanana 3-4
8. Maccabi Ashdod 3-4
9. Ramat Hasharon 3-4
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-7

December 3, 2018

Another full round of games was played on Monday, starting with Holon’s work towards breaking the tie at the top of the standings as Shae Kelley and Jordan Hooper helped them win 74-57 at Herzliya.  Brisa Goss had a great game for Maccabi Raanana, but Linnae Harper and Ramat Hasharon left with a 76-72 win as they debuted a new import.  Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion was down an import, which hurt as Hapoel Petah Tikva got big games from their trio of Khadijiah Cave, Alexis Peterson, and Monique Reid to win 89-66.  Jennie Simms led Yehuda, but Victoria Vivians and Danielle Adams outscored them on their own and Chelsea Hopkins had her customary triple-double as Maccabi Ashdod kept them winless 94-48.  An unusually low-scoring game saw Elitzur Ramla beat new look Maccabi Ramat Hen 53-47.

Bnot Herzliya vs. Elitzur Holon 57-74 HER Bradford 18/16r/8s Hannoun 13 Young 12 Hart 4 HOL Kelley 22/11r Hooper 21/11r Goodwin 11/6a Pelleg 9 Spector 2

Maccabi Raanana vs. Ramat Hasharon 72-76 RAA Goss 33 Garzon 16/6r Dayan 10 Thomas 8 Orrange 5 HAS Harper 20/9r Wiese 17/8r Aharonov-Shmueli 14 Edelman 13/10r Kedem 7 Davis 3/7r

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 89-66 PET Cave 21/6r Peterson 20/8a Reid 19/6r Vaturi 14/11r Abboud 5 Assaf 4 Zimmerman 1 RIS Alleyne 17/23r Richardson 14 Lux 13 Karsh 11

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Bnei Yehuda 94-48 ASH Vivians 27/10r Adams 23/8r Rosenthal 13 Hopkins 11/16r/11a Presley 8 Hattis 2 Snow 0 YEH Simms 22/15r Engram 8/9r Riley 7 Silfen 4

Elitzur Ramla vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 53-47 RAM Hightower 17/7r Nared 13/13r Gray 13/12r Diamant 8 RAH Harden 12/10r Penn 11/11r Ruffin-Pratt 10 Levitsky 9/9r Shafir 2

Standings:

1. Elitzur Holon 5-1
2. Hapoel Petah Tikva 4-2
3. Elitzur Ramla 4-2
4. Bnot Herzliya 4-2
5. Maccabi Ramat Hen 4-2
6. Maccabi Ashdod 3-3
7. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 2-4
8. Maccabi Raanana 2-4
9. Ramat Hasharon 2-4
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-6

November 26, 2018

After a long international break, games resumed on the usual Monday schedule.  The first game was between teams looking not to get pushed further behind the top teams as Allisha Gray and Elitzur Ramla beat Danielle Adams and Maccabi Ashdod 69-61.  Andrea Riley had a strong debut for Yehuda, but they failed to get their first win because Hapoel Petah Tikva got great games from all of their imports, Monique Reid, Alexis Peterson, and Khadijiah Cave to win 96-84.  Jillian Alleyne had a great game, but not enough help as Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion lost to Maccabi Raanana 69-57.  Herzliya was the last team to lose, succumbing to Ramat Hasharon 82-77 in overtime despite the best efforts of Mariam Hannoun.  Elitzur Holon was also dealt their first loss of the season as Maccabi Ramat Hen left with a 59-52 win to end the day at the top of the three-way tie in the standings.

Maccabi Ashdod vs. Elitzur Ramla 61-69 ASH Adams 24/8r Vivians 14/10r Hopkins 9/9r/8a Rosenthal 9 Presley 5 Hattis 0 Snow 0 RAM Gray 26/10r Hightower 15 Nared 9/6s Diamant 0

Bnei Yehuda vs. Hapoel Petah Tikva 84-96 YEH Riley 24/7r/9a Simms 19 Ganor 16 Engram 15 Silfen 2 PET Reid 27/15r/7a Peterson 27/7r/8a Cave 24/13r Vaturi 11/7r Abboud 5 Zimmerman 2 Assaf 0

Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion vs. Maccabi Raanana 57-69 RIS Alleyne 27/20r Sleiss 13 Fontenette 6/6r Richardson 5/7r RAA Orrange 17/6r Thomas 14/6r Garzon 14 Goss 9/6r Dayan 7

Ramat Hasharon vs. Bnot Herzliya 82-77(OT) HAS Rotberg 19 Wiese 17/10r Aharonov-Shmueli 15 Kedem 11 Boyd 10 Muldrow 5 Edelman 5 HER Hannoun 22/9r Bradford 18/11r Young 15 Hart 10/6r

Elitzur Holon vs. Maccabi Ramat Hen 52-59 HOL Goodwin 17 Kelley 16/12r Pelleg 13 Spector 2 Hooper 1 RAH Harden 19/9r/6a Penn 13/6r Shafir 8 Levitsky 6/10r

Standings:

1. Maccabi Ramat Hen 4-1
2. Elitzur Holon 4-1
3. Bnot Herzliya 4-1
4. Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-2
5. Elitzur Ramla 3-2
6. Maccabi Raanana 2-3
7. Maccabi Ashdod 2-3
8. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 2-3
9. Ramat Hasharon 1-4
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-5

November 5, 2018

Another round of games was played on Monday before a long international break.  It started with Jordan Hooper and Shae Kelley leading Elitzur Holon past Allisha Gray and Elitzur Ramla 83-68.  Hapoel Petah Tikva leaned on its import trio of Monique Reid, Khadijiah Cave, and Alexis Peterson, but it was Danielle Adams and Maccabi Ashdod that left with a 74-70 win.  Ameryst Alston and Maccabi Ramat Hen kept Ramat Hasharon winless 89-68.  The two other winless teams faced off and Shakayla Thomas came alive for Maccabi Raanana, which also added Bria Goss at the right time as they beat Jennie Simms and Bnei Yehuda 92-80.  Tamera Young and Crystal Bradford helped Herzliya stay undefeated amidst a strong challenge from Jillian Alleyne, Breanna Richardson, and Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion.

Elitzur Ramla vs. Elitzur Holon 68-83 RAM Gray 23/11r Nared 18 Hightower 11/8r Zairy 10 Diamant 4 HOL Hooper 27 Kelley 25/11r Goodwin 16/7r/8a Spector 3

Hapoel Petah Tikva vs. Maccabi Ashdod 70-74 PET Reid 21/9r Cave 20/9r Peterson 19 Assaf 4 Zimmerman 2/6r Abboud 2 ASH Adams 26/13r Hopkins 16/6r/7a Vivians 13/12r Presley 8 Rosenthal 6 Hattis 3 Snow 0

Maccabi Ramat Hen vs. Ramat Hasharon 89-68 RAH Alston 24/8r/6a Harden 14/8r Levitsky 14/6a Penn 12/9r Shafir 12 HAS Boyd 15 Rotberg 14 Wiese 14 Muldrow 12/8r Kedem 6 Edelman 4/10r

Maccabi Raanana vs. Bnei Yehuda 92-80 RAA Thomas 31/9r Goss 20/6r Dayan 17/6r Orrange 10/8a Rubin 0 YEH Simms 21/14r Zelivanski 17 Harper 16/13r/9a Ganor 12 Engram 10/7r Silfen 0

Bnot Herzliya vs. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 91-86 HER Young 29/7r Bradford 20/12r Banet 19 Hart 10 Hannoun 3/7r RIS Alleyne 25/15r Richardson 23/7r Lux 16 Fontenette 15/9r/7a

Standings:

1. Elitzur Holon 4-0
2. Bnot Herzliya 4-0
3. Maccabi Ramat Hen 3-1
4. Hapoel Petah Tikva 2-2
5. Maccabi Ashdod 2-2
6. Elitzur Ramla 2-2
7. Hapoel Ironi Rishon Lezion 2-2
8. Maccabi Raanana 1-3
9. Ramat Hasharon 0-4
10. Bnei Yehuda 0-4