Last Friday the Senior Men's DBC SUMA 1st National certified the fifth final place in the classification of the regular league of the 1st National Division, comfortably beating ADESAVI in Joan Fuster's pavilion (94-58).
After a good start in which the physical superiority of the Dianenses and the success in the outside shot were decisive, the visitors managed to enter the match, cutting the difference to five points at the end of the first quarter.
Bernardo Sanz managed to activate his team, who had an impeccable second quarter that practically sentenced the match, reaching the break with a twenty-four point lead.
ADESAVI continued to fight until the end of the match without lowering their arms with a remarkable attitude, which made Dénia's team, who had four important casualties due to injury for this match, have to maintain concentration in order not to allow them to get closer.
The contribution of Junior Javier Serrano and Manu Gonzalez, a Preferential Senior player, were essential to bring joy to the game, signing both an excellent performance.
Senior Male DBC SUMA 1st National
On Saturday the Senior Men's DBC SUMA 1st National team traveled to Enguera to play the last day of the first phase of the competition, losing in an inconsequential match for qualifying purposes for both teams (76-67).
The locals showed more ambition at the start of the game and easily managed to distance themselves with advantages that reached twenty points in the first half.
Bernardo Sanz called the team to order at half-time and the reaction was immediate, reaching a point advantage with a minute and a half to go. The contribution of David Serra Morera, a Preferential Senior player who strengthened them in the face of the accumulation of injuries dragged on in this final stretch of the regular league, was decisive in the second half to make the team's reaction possible.
A technical foul against him and three free throws granted to Enguera for a much-discussed foul on a shot from 6,75 meters ended up ending the game in favor of the locals.
The team will face the so-called permanence phase from next week, framed in a group of four teams that they will share with Onil, Benifaio and Xàtiva.
According to the classification of the first phase, Dénia Basketball SUMA starts with three points to face this league as fifth classified in Group B, with Onil and Xàtiva with two and Benifaio with one.
The last classified will go down to Autonómica at the end of the six days that this second phase of the season consists of.
Senior Female Preferred
The Preferred Senior Women's team carried out a difficult commitment on Friday during their visit to Joventut Xàbia (34-47).
From the beginning of the match, the locals commanded the scoreboard, although always with short differences. It was very difficult for the Dianenses in the first part to match their pace of play.
The defensive approach of those from Xabia, with alternative defenses, contained the attack until the end of the third period was reached, which concluded Dénia Basketball three points behind.
But in the decisive period they finally found a way to overcome their defense, which, together with the rise of one point in the intensity of Dénia, led to them getting an important favorable partial that decided the match.
But it was not the only party of the group during the weekend.
The Preferred Senior Women's team faced what was their second match of the week on Saturday, facing Pedreguer in Joan Fuster, a rival against whom they could only keep their pulse until the middle of the third quarter (49-69).
The first part was very even with short advantages that both teams alternated. The last bars of the second quarter were the visiting color, making Pedreguer go to the locker room with a seven-point lead.
those of Juan Luis Pérez They returned the game to equality in the first minutes of the third period, but after five minutes our energy ran out and we couldn't keep up with the steady pace of our rivals, who clearly outplayed us until the end of the game.
The victory returns Pedreguer to the fight for the eliminatory rounds for the title of the category as it assures him the second final place in the group. The game of the Dianenses next weekend against Oliva in Joan Fuster will be decisive to know who will be the first classified team at the end of this phase.
