Hapoel Galil Elyon drubbed Hapoel Holon 99-78 as five of the Galilee players finished in double figures. The hosts jumped all over Holon early on as newcomer DJ Kennedy and Nimrod Levi led the way to take a 46-32 lead into halftime. Chavaughn Lewis and Bryce Washington continued to score for the Galil Elyon as Frederic Bourdilon and Tyrus McGee tried to keep the game close to no avail as Barak Peleg’s squad crushed to the 21-victory.

Levi led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds, DJ Kennedy added 17 points and Lewis chipped in with 13 points in the win. Bourdillon with 24 points and McGee with 14 points paced Guy Goodes’s team in the loss.

“I felt good going into this game and we have to acknowledge that Holon has a very tough schedule,” Peleg explained. We really needed this win after losing a number of game recently and it gave us some confidence.”

“We played defense well which is something we didn’t do the last few games,” game MVP Nimrod Levi said. “We needed this win and we want to make sure we are in the playoffs. This wasn’t an easy game and I am happy that we were able to make sure that Holon didn’t make a comeback.”

Hapoel Haifa dunked all over Hapoel Beer Sheva 80-53 at Scottie James scored at will for the Carmel Reds to take the victory and move closer to a playoff position. James and Kadeem Allen paced Haifa over the course of the first half as Cody Demps tried to keep Beer Sheva close but the visitors grabbed a 47-30 at halftime. Elad Hasin’s squad continued to pour on the offense while limiting the hosts to just 23 second half points to take the critical win. James led the way with 25 points, Allen added 17 points and Amit Simhon chipped in 12 points in the win. Demps scored 20 points and Amit Suss added 13 points in the defeat.

“We had a good week of practice heading into the game, we had a lot of injuries and I knew I had to come in and give us energy,” MVP Scottie James explained to The Sports Rabbi. “Our guards did a great job of finding me in my spots early on and getting me going. Great team win and great team defensive game from us. Ready to start prepping for Nes Ziona!”