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By Nazario
Rodriguez Jr.
Horizon news staff
The Seventh Day Adventist
Kings outlasted George B. Harris Team B Smuuch in overtime, 68-59, in
the playoff round on Friday of the 2007 Elementary School Basketball Competition
at the Palau National Gymnasium.
The Kings limited the Smuuch to only four points in the extra period while
scoring 13 points there for the victory that gave them the first ticket
to the championship game against the winner in the other playoff match
between Koror Elementary School Team A Stars and Meyuns Elem. School.
The KES A-MES match was still in progress as of presstime.
The championship game will be played tomorrow. But before that, the consolation
game is set today starting at 3 p.m.
GBH Bs Tebedel put the game into overtime, 55-all, with a three-point
shot, his third of the game but his team collapsed totally in the overtime
period,
Tebedel had 26 points in the game, including all four points for GBH in
overtime.
Rekoi led the Kings with 13 points, including six in overtime.
It was the Kings sixth win in as many outings after sweeping the
round-robin phase of the six-team field tournament.
The Kings are making their first appearance in this league, sponsored
by Senator Santy Asanuma and the Substance Abuse Program.
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