The Managaha Boys seemed to have anticipated Ada’s luck so they put up a strong defense in the first quarter and worked really well enough in the offense to help Carlo Samson establish the lead with 10 of his 23 points.
Mix Blood, however never laxed in their own defense and they squeezed Samson to the side to limit his second quarter scoring to four points.
And at this period, Ada took all the chance to scamper away with nine of his total points to help Mix Blood take the upper ground.
Ada kept the surge in the second half firing his second long-range shot and Wenz Namelo added 13 of his total points including five penalty shots to stretch their lead.
Mix Blood’s defense did not wane so they protected their lead all the way to the ball game and secured their victory.
Navy Hill Diamond 81,Tropical 78
Navy Hill Diamond bombarded Tropical with six three-pointers to bounce back in the third quarter leading to their 81-78 win.
Brandon Aurelio fired four shots from outside the arc and as he scattered 37 points in the court.
Tropical’s Rowen Aquino and Angelo Fernando carried the team together in the first quarter, both in the offense and defense to secure the strong lead.
Wawa Paulos delivered six of his 12 points as he poured three consecutive two-pointers in the second quarters to maintain their lead.
Tropical found themselves clamped down by Navy Hill’s tightened defense and went on to their lopsided offense.
They were only able to inch their way forward with penalty shots from Art Salazar, Jazz Rosokow and Leo Itaas.
Aurelio’;s three-pointer in the third quarters helped NavyHill Diamond to close in, while Fernando, Rey Culala and JP Jose added two-pointers each to take the lead in the third quarter.
Aurelio went on to surge and Jason Palacios chipped in four points in the final quarter to keep the lead and win.
Scores:
Mix Blood 89 – J. Ada 33, W. Namelo 15, (No. 2) 11, P. Torres 8, J. Lizama 7, D. Brennan 6, J. Basa 4, J. Palacios 2.
Managaha 74 – C. Samson 23, L. Sharry 15, R. Vergara 13, A. Banzagale 8, K. Tanzawa 5, J. Bernardo 4, J. Saito 2.
Quarterscores: 16-18, 34-31, 57-47, 89-74
Navy Hill Diamond 81 – B. Aurelio 37, J. Jose 11, J. Jugos 11, A. Anasan 7, J. Palacios 7, R. Culala 2, M. Dela Rama 2, B. Garcia 2, R. Tengco 2.
Tropical 78 – A. Fernando 16, L. Itaas 16, W. Pailo 12, A. Salazar 12, R. Aquino 11, J. Rosolow 5, T. Saito 4.
Quarterscores: 11-20, 30-38, 60-56, 81-78
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