Manglona invested points through inside plays and picked up fouls to complete four free throws to take the lead.
Hossain barreled his way into Runnin’ Rebels’ defense and picked up fouls as well, then basketed his two penalty shots.
He and Manglona were pacing it up against Runnin’ Rebels’ Josh Kiyoshi and Juan Iguel who led their team’s scoring spree in the first period.
Hossain and Manglona kept the surge in the second half while Mettao and Faisao took turns to widen the gap.
Hossain and Manglona combined with 22 points for the Sparks while Iguel and Dino Palacios carried the team together with 22 points for the Runnin’ Rebels.
Scores:
Sparks 44 – S. Hossain 12, E. Manglona 10, I. Faisao 9, F. Mettao 7, J. Norita 4, M. Manglona 2.
Runnin’ Rebels 35 – J .Iguel 12, D. Palacios 10, J. Kiyoshi 7, R. Ichihara 2, M. Iguel 2, E. Aughenbaugh 2.
Halftime scores: 18-14, 44-35
