Superleague Round 10: Gorgan lose to Kouchin

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Top ranked Gorgan (16-3) recorded its third loss at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Kouchin (9-10) 99-95. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Gorgan. Kouchin looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international Matin Aghajanpour (199-2001, agency: Domantay Sports) fired 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international Amirhossein Yazarloo (196-2002, agency: Domantay Sports) chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds. International Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 assists for lost side. Gorgan's coach Mehran Hatami tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Kouchin maintains third position with 9-10 record having three points less than leader Gorgan. Defending champion Gorgan still keeps top place with three games lost. Kouchin are looking forward to face Exxon SC (#4) in Teheran in the next round. Gorgan will play on the road against the league's second-placed Rafsanjan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Mashhad. Third ranked Parsa faced one of their biggest challengers Khouzestan. Host Parsa (9-8) defeated guests from Ahvaz (3-14) 90-79. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Brian Starr (190-1996, college: Towson) who helped to win the game recording 30 points, 6 assists and 7 steals. Navid Khajezadeh contributed with 27 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Arash Sabeti replied with 22 points for Khouzestan. Parsa have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-8 record having five points less than leader Gorgan. Khouzestan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 14 games lost. Parsa will play against league's second-placed Kerman at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Khouzestan will play against the league's leader Mahram and hopes to get back on the winning track.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kerman. First ranked Mahram faced their biggest opponent Kerman. Guests from Tehran (14-3) defeated host Kerman (10-7) 79-71. Saeid Davarpanah scored 18 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners. At the losing side Asghar Kardoust responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds. Mahram maintains first position with 14-3 record. Kerman at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Mahram will meet Khouzestan (#4) in the next round. Kerman will play against Parsa in Mashhad and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

In the last two games of round 10 Naft Abadan defeated Sanaye in a road game 89-85. Sirjan beat Niroo Zamini at home 88-72.
The best stats of 10th round was 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists by Nikola Dragovic of Sirjan.

Parsa - Khouzestan 90-79

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Mashhad. Third ranked Parsa faced one of their biggest challengers Khouzestan. Host Parsa (9-8) defeated guests from Ahvaz (3-14) 90-79. It was a great shooting night for Parsa especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 61.1 percentage. Worth to mention a great performance of American point guard Brian Starr (190-1996, college: Towson) who helped to win the game recording 30 points, 6 assists and 7 steals. The former international forward Navid Khajezadeh (196-1996) contributed with 27 points and 8 rebounds for the winners. Starr is a former Eurobasket Summer League player, which is considered top international summer league in the market. Parsa's coach Srdjan Jovanovic allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Arash Sabeti replied with 22 points and Serbian center Dragan Tubak (216-1987, agency: BIG) added 9 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists in the effort for Khouzestan. Four Khouzestan players scored in double figures. Parsa have a solid three-game winning streak. They maintain third position with 9-8 record having five points less than leader Gorgan. Khouzestan lost fifth consecutive game. They keep the fourth place with 14 games lost. Parsa will play against league's second-placed Kerman at home in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Khouzestan will play against the league's leader Mahram and hopes to get back on the winning track.
Top scorers:
Parsa: B.Starr 30+2reb+6ast, N.Khajezadeh 27+8reb, L.Andjusic 13+2reb+3ast, S.Foroutannik 7+10reb+3ast, M.Moradkhani 6+6reb, E.Sajjad 4+1reb
Khouzestan: A.Sabeti 22+2reb+2ast, S.Mohammad 13+2reb+2ast, M.Simonovski 12+1reb+3ast, A.Mostafa 11+6reb+1ast, D.Tubak 9+12reb+4ast, G.Abolfazl 6+1reb+1ast

Kerman - Mahram 71-79

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Kerman. First ranked Mahram faced their biggest opponent Kerman. Guests from Tehran (14-3) defeated host Kerman (10-7) 79-71. Mahram looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. The former international swingman Saeid Davarpanah (190-1987, agency: Interperformances) scored 18 points and 6 assists to lead the charge for the winners and American DaJuan Summers (203-1988, college: Georgetown, agency: BIG) chipped in 19 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. At the losing side the former international center Asghar Kardoust (212-1986, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 21 points and 15 rebounds and Reza Azarshah scored 16 points and 4 assists. Mahram maintains first position with 14-3 record. Kerman at the other side keeps the second place with seven games lost. Mahram will meet Khouzestan (#4) in the next round. Kerman will play against Parsa in Mashhad and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Mahram: D.Summers 19+8reb+1ast, S.Davarpanah 18+4reb+6ast, A.Davoudichegani 15+2reb+1ast, M.Hassanzadeh 9+10reb+5ast, J.Matin 7+4reb, M.Kamrani 6+1reb+8ast
Kerman: A.Kardoust 21+15reb+1ast, A.Reza 16+3reb+4ast, M.Saleh 12+2reb, A.Rostami 8+6reb+7ast, S.Torabikhah 6+3ast, M.Falahat 4+4reb+5ast

Sanaye - Naft Abadan 85-89

The game between closely ranked teams ended with one of their biggest challengers Sanaye's (4-14) home loss to third ranked Naft Abadan (5-12) 85-89 on Thursday. Naft Abadan looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international guard Ehsan Dalirzahan (186-2000) scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists to lead the charge for the winners and the former international Reza Ranjbar chipped in 18 points and 8 rebounds during the contest. Naft Abadan's coach Ali Towfigh used entire bench in such tough game. At the losing side Ukrainian center Kyrylo Fesenko (215-1986, agency: BIG) responded with a double-double by scoring 19 points and 24 rebounds and forward Mohammad Yazdanpanah (201-1995) scored 30 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Four Sanaye players scored in double figures. Naft Abadan maintains third position with 5-12 record having nine points less than leader Gorgan. Loser Sanaye keeps the fourth place with 14 games lost. Naft Abadan will meet at home league's second-placed Foolad in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Sanaye will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Naft Abadan: D.Ehsan 19+6reb+7ast, R.Ranjbar 18+8reb+2ast, M.Kamalvand 10+4reb+1ast, T.Mohamadreza 9+2reb+2ast, S.Mohammadi 8+3ast, M.Helchi 6+2reb+1ast
Sanaye: M.Yazdanpanah 30+8reb+4ast, K.Fesenko 19+24reb+2ast, K.Amayo 12+2reb+2ast, S.Soroodi 11+3reb+6ast, S.Pooria 9+2reb+3ast, A.Jamshidi 2+1reb+1ast

Gorgan - Kouchin 95-99

Top ranked Gorgan (16-3) recorded its third loss at the home court on Friday night. Hosts were defeated by third ranked Kouchin (9-10) 99-95. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Gorgan. Kouchin looked well-organized offensively handing out 21 assists. The former international Matin Aghajanpour (199-2001, agency: Domantay Sports) fired 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners. The former international Amirhossein Yazarloo (196-2002, agency: Domantay Sports) chipped in 23 points and 7 rebounds. International Mohammad Jamshidi (199-1991, agency: BIG) produced a double-double by scoring 27 points and 11 assists and American-Guinea-Bissau point guard Perry Petty (185-1988, college: UTRGV) added 23 points and 7 steals respectively for lost side. Five Kouchin and four Gorgan players scored in double figures. Gorgan's coach Mehran Hatami tried various players' combinations and tested in total eleven players in this game, but that didn't help. Kouchin maintains third position with 9-10 record having three points less than leader Gorgan. Defending champion Gorgan still keeps top place with three games lost. Kouchin are looking forward to face Exxon SC (#4) in Teheran in the next round. Gorgan will play on the road against the league's second-placed Rafsanjan and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Kouchin: Y.Amirhossein 23+7reb+1ast, A.Matin 20+7reb+4ast, A.Jalal 13+11reb+3ast, M.McCall 13+3reb+9ast, D.Balaban 10+8reb, M.Jafari 8+1reb+2ast
Gorgan: M.Jamshidi 27+4reb+11ast, P.Petty 23+3reb+2ast, C.Evans 21+5reb+1ast, M.Mirzaei 16+11reb, R.Mozafari 3+5reb+3ast, K.Riaei 3+1reb+1ast

Sirjan - Niroo Zamini 88-72

No shocking result in a game when second ranked Sirjan (13-6) defeated at home 4th ranked Niroo Zamini (0-19) 88-72 on Friday. They outrebounded Niroo Zamini 40-25 including a 12-1 advantage in offensive rebounds. Sirjan looked well-organized offensively handing out 30 assists. Russian guard Anton Ponkrashov (200-1986) scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Montenegrin-Serbian forward Nikola Dragovic (206-1987, college: UCLA, agency: BeoBasket) chipped in 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists during the contest. At the losing side guard Pouya Yakhchali (-1996) responded with 26 points and 4 assists and Khashayar Ali-Akbari scored 15 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Newly promoted Sirjan maintains second position with 13-6 record behind leader Gorgan. Loser Niroo Zamini still closes the standings with 19 games lost. Sirjan will meet at home league's leader Chemidor in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Niroo Zamini will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Sirjan: N.Dragovic 22+5reb+7ast, A.Ponkrashov 21+8reb+8ast, A.Taherkhani 11+7reb+1ast, K.Abolfazl 8+1ast, E.Beigi 8+9reb+1ast, M.Soleymani 7+7reb+6ast
Niroo Zamini: Y.Pouya 26+4reb+4ast, A.Khashayar 15+7reb+9ast, P.Ghonoudi 8+1reb+1ast, M.Reza 6+1reb, A.Mahdi 6+3reb+2ast, S.Reza 5+4reb+1ast



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