By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

SCORING machine Fred Pelisamen had another 30-point plus performance to power the Ol’Aces to an 87-73 victory over Hi-Five in the the SAIPANCELL/BANMI 25-and-under Basketball League last Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym.
Pelisamen, who fired 32 points in the Ol’Aces’ 70-57 triumph against the Garapan Rollers on April 14, nailed 31 markers in his team’s 14-point win over Hi-Five.
With the Ol’Aces hitting their shots from downtown early connecting on three triples, they took a 12-point lead at the end of the first period, 23-12.
Pelisamen, who had 11 points in the first quarter, slowed down a bit in the second making only five points, but the Ol’Aces hung on to a 40-27 halftime lead.
Pelisamen started the second half with five straight points and had another scoring spree midway in the second period nailing eight consecutive markers to give the Ol’Aces a 66-46 lead, entering the final canto.
The Ol’Aces never looked back from thereon with J-Boy Deleon Guerrero also contributing to the team’s cause adding 14 markers.
Kevin Cequena paced Hi-Five with 20 points, but it was not enough to save his team from dropping to a 1-2 record.
In the first game, the Triple B Hoopaholics handed 670 its third loss in a row after notching a 79-64 victory.
Ben Sablan scored 18 points, while Mel Manibusan chipped in 15 to help the Hoopaholics recover from their 73-83 loss to the Sonics, two weeks ago, and improve their record to 2-2.
The Hoopaholics had a slow start giving 670 a chance to take a 21-18 lead after 10 minutes of play.
But Sablan took charge in the second quarter firing seven points to grab the lead at halftime, 36-33.
It was a close game at the start of the second half with the Hoopaholics leading by only two at the end of the third period, 54-52.
Manibusan opened the fourth quarter with eight straight points, getting easy inside shots using his height advantage to lead the Hoopaholics’ breakaway.
Scores:
First Game
Hoopaholics 79—Sablan 18, Manibusan 16, Aldan 10, Coldeen 7, Deleon Guerrero 6, Omengalor 6, Orig 4, Peter 4, Rosario 2.
670 64—P. Basa 25, Ja. Camacho 14, D. Diaz 5, Ju. Camacho 5, Z. Diaz 4, Blas 4, Allen 2.
Quarterscores: 18-21, 36-33, 54-52, 79-64
Second Game
Ol’Aces 87—Pelisamen 31, Deleon Guerrero 14, Babauta 9, Nakashima 8, Borja 7, Dillay 6, Iguel 5, Evangelista 2, L. Rangamar 2, Lisua 2.
Hi-Five 73—Cequena 20, Gapor 9, Ajoste 8, Adelmo 7, Manansala 4, Pagarao 4, Dela Cruz 4, Mendez 2.
Quarterscores: 23-12, 40-27, 66-46, 87-73