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G-Rollers I, 69ers set up finals duel
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Posted on Jul 22 2004
It all comes down to this.
Top seeds Garapan Rollers I and the 69ers will battle for the championship of the 2004 Island-wide Village Youth Basketball League after both teams waylaid separate opponents Wednesday night at the Garapan court.
G-Rollers I advanced after relegating Chalan Kanoa Saints to the consolation round 58-48 in the first game.
Both teams managed to score 12 points apiece after the first eight minutes of the contest. But G-Rollers began to put some distance between them and the Saints starting in the second canto and were able to take a 32-22 advantage at lemontime.
G-Rollers continued to run the exhausted Saints to the ground in the third and in the fourth quarter formalized their entry to the championship round with the easy victory.
Joe Pangelinan paced coach Joe Diaz’s crew with 18 points, while Keone Chariton added 9 markers.
Lam Reyes led the Saints in a losing cause with a game-high 21 points. The team’s quarterfinals hero Joe Kim managed just 10 points.
In the second game, the 69ers deep-sixed the Spiders 73-37 in an awesome show of strength going into the finals.
The extermination started immediately after the tip-off with the 69ers taking the opening quarter 14-4. It was 32-15 at the turn and the Spiders’ fate was sealed after the pennant runner-up touched up their advantage to 55-27 going into the fourth and final quarter.
Regular season MVP Preston Basa led all scorers with 22 markers, while Jake Maratita was a perfect second adding 21. Bill Babauta also tossed in 12 points in the win. Ryan Manglona was the only double-digit scorer for the Spiders with 10.
First Game
Garapan Rollers I 58 – Pangelinan 18, Chariton 11, V. Teregeyo 9, Aldan 4, Tumaquip 4, Moses 4, D. Teregeyo 3, Iguel 2, Castro 2.
CK Saints 48 – L. Reyes 21, Kim 10, Deleon Guerrero 8, Norita 4, Lu. Reyes 3.
Scoring by quarters: 12-12, 32-22, 44-33, 58-48.
Second Game
69ers 73 – Basa 22, Maraita 21, Babauta 12, Sablan 8, Duenas 4, Villanueva 3, White 2.
Spiders 37 – Manglona 10, King 8, Fejeran 6, Webb 3, Delos Reyes 2, Camacho 2, Aldan 2, Ilek 2, Mateo 2, Blesoch 2.
Scoring by quarters: 14-4, 32-15, 55-27, 73-37.
