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Finals tickets up for grabs in Genesis Cup playoffs tomorrow

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE two finals tickets in the 2nd Calvary International Mission-Filipino Community Church Inter-Color Basketball League-Genesis Invitational Cup will be at stake tomorrow when four teams play at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym.
No. 2 team Joshua will try no notch the first finals berth when it collides with No. 3 Jeremiah in the first game at 6 p.m.
Joshua finished the regular season tied with Daniel with an 8-1 record, but was relegated to the No. 2 spot after losing in its lone meeting with the pennant champion.
The second-ranked squad moved into the semifinals after an easy 95-63 victory against Isaiah last Sunday.
Joshua is slightly favored against Jeremiah, as it prevailed in their lone match in the regular season.
Jeremiah finished the regular season with a 7-2 record and advanced to Final Four after a 101-73 triumph over Nehemiah.
Jeremiah will lean on the trio of Errol Peredo, Jun Estolas and Kevin Cequena, who scored 21 and more points in their win over Nehemiah.
They will go up against Jeff Garcia, Mike Umali, Bing Marasigan, Michael Achas and Kelvin Fitial, who all scored in double figures in their 32-point blowout victory over Isaiah.
In the second game, Daniel, which gained an automatic semis ticket, after topping the regular season, faces the No. 4 team Caleb.
The pennant champ will lean on Elmer Esdrelon, Rick Alegre, Pando Muleta, James Abuy and Dennis Vinas.
Caleb made it to the semifinals after a hard-earned 93-90 win over Elijah.
To post an upset over the favored Daniel, Caleb will be needing big games from scoring machine Freddie Pelisamen, Edil Carino, Ronald Delos Reyes and JR Barrios. Pelisamen fired 35 points in Caleb’s 3-point win over Elijah.
The winners of the two semifinals berths will advance to the winner-take-all finals on March 3, also at the Ada Gym.