TINIAN and Kagman elementary schools each won two games Saturday in the IT&E Interscholastic Coed Elementary Basketball League at the Marianas High School gym.
It was a busy day for the basketball league as a total of 15 games were played.
Tinian’s first win was earned against Garapan Elementary School 2, 19-11.
In the first half, both teams were equally matched. Tinian’s Calen Borja and Treven Evangelista led their team while GES 2 went for the more aggressive approach with Maria Enriquez and Steven Tudela luring fouls to get into the charity line.
At the end of the first half, Tinian led by just a point, 9-8.
However, in the second half, Tinian’s momentum started to heat up as they continuously fed Kymani Nabors and Evangelista who combined for 10 points.
GES 2 struggled and could only score two team points while Tinian cruised to victory, 19-11.
Tinian bagged its second victory by dominating San Vicente Elementary School 1, 27-0.
Kagman Elementary School, for its part, defeated William S. Reyes Elementary School, 8-6, and SVES 2, 19-10.
In the game against WSR, Stanley Iakopo Jr. led KagES to victory with six points while team mate Tatum Jones contributed four.
In their game against SVS 2, KagES were able to move the ball more often as Jones led the scoreboard with eight points and brothers Conan and Stanley Iakopo Jr. added extra firepower by converting a total of nine points.
A San Vicente Elementary School 2 player dribbles past a Kagman Elementary School defender during an IT&E Interscholastic Coed Elementary Basketball League game Saturday at the MHS gym.
