Lacking two starters of the team, Jordan and CJ due to some reasons, the squad from MSS had to rely on the remaining bench to conquer Harris team A basketball squad. After being down by 13 points entering the second half of the match against GBH-A, MSS worked their way up to tie the ballgame by stepping the gas on the last minutes of the third canto. They applied pressure defense on their opponent time and time again and attacked furiously on the offensive end. On top of it, the Junior Cardinals were able to shoot 4 out of 5 from beyond the arc through the hot hands of Elvin and Coby while Rikko, Edward, and Chris provided the inside force. With the start of the last period, GBH Smuuch could not gain their momentum back as they were not able to connect on each ball possession. MSS then took advantage and broke away to lead as much as 15 points finishing their competitors with an end score of 53 – 29.
With regards to the other games, Meyuns Elementary School was too powerful and very skilled in the game of basketball as they pounded team B of the Koror Elementary School with a score of 63 – 33.Monday will be the last game of the tournament between two Koror Elementary Schools, KES A and KES B, after which playoffs begins on Tuesday wherein number 1 seed will take on #4 while #2 seed will try their luck on the #3 seed. As of press time, the elite four will yet to be determined.Games begin exactly 3:00 in the afternoon from Monday to Friday with rules that are set to have each match played for 4 quarters at 8minutes per quarter. All teams will play a single elimination round were top 4 teams advance to semifinals and eventually the remaining winners will go for the championship game. In addition to the traditional FIBA rules, set of laws of the league will also discourage any unsportsmanlike attitude, fighting, and strictly impose of the ban on the use of drugs, betelnut chewing, and alcohol.The 2009 Palau Basketball Federation’s Elementary Schools Basketball League – Boy’s Divisions is another program offered and supervised by the Palau Basketball Federation (PBF) under the elementary school level. For complete schedules, scores and highlights, team standings visit the PBF at their office located at the Palau National Gymnasium.
