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Youth cage tourney spews heat
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Posted on Apr 11 2001
The Dandan Blazers, DARE Regulators, SV Suns and SA Sixers triumphed against separate opponents in the continuation of the elimination round of the Island-wide Village Youth Basketball League last Sunday at the Ada Gym.
Dandan Blazers routed the Young Warriors 58-22 to improve their record to 2-1, while pushing the Young Warriors deeper in the cellar with 0-4 card. The Blazers were led by Lester Babauta’s 16 points and Roger Hernandez’s 14 points. The Young Warriors’ Donald Seidler and Jesse Norita topscored in a losing cause with eight markers apiece.
In the second match, DARE Regulators kept DARE outlaws from breaking to the win column as they won in a likewise lopsided game, 52-28. Treat Kaipat led the Regulators with a game-high 21 points. He was ably supported by the 13 points of Frank Blas.
The Enforcers got eight points each from Ray Lizama and Lawrence Limes. The Regulators improved to 2-2, while the Outlaws accompanied the Young Warriors at the bottom of the team standings with 0-3 slate.
The third contest of the quadruple header saw the SV Suns going up against DARE Enforcers. The result was a 42-32 win by the Suns, which were led by C. Sanchez’s 10 points and C. Tenorio’s eight markers. The win enabled the Suns to remain within striking distance of CK Hoosiers immaculate 4-0 record as it improved to 3-1.
In the final game of the afternoon, the SA Sixers nipped Verizon Garapan in a hard-fought game, 47-40. The Sixers were led by Brian Flores’ 19 points and Jack Sanchez’s 12 points. Verizon Garapan was led by Richard Pierce’s 13 points and Tyrone Omar’s 12 points.
The Island-wide Village Youth Basketball League is participated in by teams with players 14 years old and under.
