J.4: Madrid, Aragon and C. Valenciana challenge the domain of Catalonia

Catalonia will face Aragon in the grand final, after the Aragonese eliminated Madrid in the quarterfinals and Andalusia in the semifinals. The match was long for the Canary Islands, which dominated it for many minutes of play. With a zone defense and talent in attack, he put a Catalonia in serious trouble that found itself unable to bring out all its talent in attack. But as the minutes passed, the score was tightening until reaching an even final that fell on the side of the Catalans. In the other semifinal, Aragón started with the confidence that gave them the victory against Madrid in the quarterfinals and they unbalanced Andalucía from the first minutes. An intense defense, speed when it comes to recovering the ball and the efficiency of Claudia Costal in the paint, the keys.

Catalonia vs Canary Islands 52-48 | MVP: D. Garcia (Canary Islands): 20
Aragon vs Andalusia 67-41 | MVP: C. Lostal (Aragon): 22

INFANT MALE | Catalonia and C. Valenciana meet again | Results

They have been the two best teams in the tournament, and they will be in the grand final after proving their solvency in semifinals that are more even than what the scoreboard says. Nestled in Group C, the Catalans beat the Valencians to be first in the group, and now they face each other again. Catalonia beat Andalusia at Andrés Estrada, although the Andalusians dominated the first quarter and part of the second. But the greatest success in the triple with Nil Poza very successful, was key to the final result. The Valencian Community was a power hammer, managing to win in all the quarters and widen the difference as the minutes passed. They did not give an option to the comeback with a global basketball and with a Manuel Veintimilla inspired by the shot with 21 points.

Madrid vs C. Valenciana 71-96 | MVP: J Mass (Madrid): 22
Andalusia vs Catalonia 54-85 | MVP: N. Outside (Catalonia): 29

FEMALE CADET: Madrid and Catalonia will play the title | Results

Carolina Marín received the four best teams in the category in semifinals of different paths but with a similar conclusion. Catalonia came out on track sweeping the Canary Islands, with a 27-2 in the first quarter. A gale that neither a zone defense nor the requested timeouts could stop. From then on, with the game more controlled, the pace dropped, the possessions were longer and the Canaries were able to stay on the scoreboard. In the other semifinal, Madrid and Andalucía had a more even match, although the Madrileñas took a small advantage in the first minutes and extended it in the last quarter in which they were superior to an Andalusian team who had a long game. Paola Domínguez, with 15 points, and Olivia Álvarez, with 19, were the best.

Catalonia vs Canary Islands 65-38 | MVP: M. Jury (Catalonia): 13
Madrid vs Andalusia 74-52 | MVP: O. Álvarez (Madrid): 16

MALE CADET: Two spectacular semis give us a great final | Results

Four spectacular teams and two evenly matched semifinals that made the fans who came to Carolina Marín enjoy themselves. Madrid and the Valencian Community lived a round trip match, with crossed dynamics and with a score to many points. A lot of talent on the track, although in the end Sergio Corrales (12 points), Máximo García Plata (24), Ignacio Campoy (12) or Ignacio Rupérez (23) prevailed. In the second semifinal, the script was similar with Andalusia dominating and Catalonia without leaving the match. Here the details were put by Pol Bol or Manuel Trujillo. But at the end of the match and thanks to the quality of Pol Bol and the competitiveness of Raúl Villar, Catalonia turned the score around and got the full victory in the Huelva finals.

Madrid vs C. Valenciana 99-87 | MVP: I Campoy (Madrid): 25
Catalonia vs Andalusia 69-64 | MVP: Mr. Bol (Catalonia): 15