{"id":96635,"date":"2023-10-06T14:58:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=96635"},"modified":"2023-10-06T14:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:58:18","slug":"nes-ziona-gets-by-hapoel-afula-in-tight-contest-as-curtain-raised-on-winner-league-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/nes-ziona-gets-by-hapoel-afula-in-tight-contest-as-curtain-raised-on-winner-league-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Nes Ziona gets by Hapoel Afula in tight contest as curtain raised on Winner League season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nes Ziona defeated Hapoel Afula 77-73 in a tight contest to open up the Winner League season. In what was a back and forth clash throughout the 40 minutes, Itay Segev was the game changer for the hosts as the veteran center not only scored important baskets but also brought a ton of intangibles to the court as Elad Hasin\u2019s team featured five players in double digits. Roie Perel\u2019s squad kept the match up close and took a 2-point lead into halftime on the strength of Spencer Weisz\u2019s sharpshooting, it wasn\u2019t enough to take the win.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96628\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96628\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231006_164804_361.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231006_164804_361.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_20231006_164804_361-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Itay Segev &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nSegev led the way with 15 points, Dusty Hannahs added 13 points while Demonte Harper scored 12 points in the victory. Kasey Sheperd scored 17 points and Weisz added 15 points in the defeat.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96602\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96602\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3734.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3734.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3734-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elad Hasin &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cThere are no easy games in this league,\u201d Hasin said. \u201cAfula played well against Holon and are a pretty strong team. We were a bit nervous at the start but in the 2nd half we were better. We have a lot to improve on and unlike Maccabi, Hapoel Tel Aviv or Jerusalem we have to fight against every team and on every possession.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96616\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96616\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3714.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3714.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3714-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3714-610x610.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3714-440x440.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roie Pearl &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cFor most of the game I was happy with our defense,\u201d Pearl began. \u201cWe could have played better and kept it close, but ran out of energy We need to learn from this game and keep moving forward.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96612\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96612\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3720.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3720-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demonte Harper and Elad Hasin &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nDemonte Harper reflected on the win, \u201cWe expected it to be tough. They fought and played hard but we expected that. Luckily we pulled out the win and the fans gave us lots of energy in the first game of the season.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96606\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96606\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3728.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3728.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3728-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spencer Weisz &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nSpencer Weisz also looked back at the game, \u201cI thought we came out aggressive with everyone watching in the season opener. It was time to show what Afula is like. We were good for the first 3 quarters but it got a little tough at the end. We need to learn from this game going forward.\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96614\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96614\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3713.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3713.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3713-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yannick Moreira &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nMoreira got busy in the paint for Hapoel Afula as Kasey Sheperd, Spencer Weisz and Tomer Assayag all went from deep, but Dusty Hannahs and Itay Segev kept Nes Ziona close but down 19-14 after ten minutes of play. Segev continued to score while Isaiah Whitehead and Demonte Harper put the hosts in the lead, Noam Avivi responded with a pair of buckets for the visitors, while Weisz hit two from deep to keep Roie Pearl\u2019s team in front 38-36 at halftime.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_96610\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96610\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3722.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3722.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_3722-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-96610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isaiah Whitehead &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWeisz and Whitehead traded triples to begin the third quarter, Hannahs and Assayag did the same from inside the arc, Lucas Goldenberg and Yair Kravits also went back and forth for the two sides, while Sheperd and Hannahs each went from downtown as the game headed into the final frame knotted up at 54-54. Moreira and Sheperd scored for Afula, Kravits and Harper responded, Segev and Assayag went back and forth, Weisz went from deep but Jerome Meyinsse hit an easy deuce as did Hannahs while Harper salted away the win. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nes Ziona defeated Hapoel Afula 77-73 in a tight contest to open up the Winner League season. 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