Sharks 88, Diamond 83

Sharks came from behind to defeat Diamond Car Care 88-83 in overtime Monday night.

Diamond Car Care was leading through out the game but ran out of gas in the last seconds in regulation. Sharks played hard defense going into the second trailing by as much as 15 points at halftime.

Rodney Catalla hit a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining, giving the Car takers a one-point lead 76-75. Gus Palacios was fouled by Den Guerrero and that sent Palacios to the line for the win. Palacios however missed his first free throw but converted on the second free throw to tie the game a 76-76 at regulation.

Overtime was a different story since the momentum of the game changed in favor of the Sharks.

Sharks once again did their full court press and this was the main reason why they won the game. Sharks had a total of 26 steals.

Gus Palacios had 24 points. John “The Faceman” Santos contributed 19 points, two assists, 11 rebounds, six steals. Dave Camacho had give assists, eight rebounds, and a steal.

Lloyd Hartman had 15 points, one assist, six block shots, 12 rebounds, and two 2 steals. Fernando Muleta and Bernard Montano had 14 points apiece, while Memo Elesar had three assists, one block shots, eight rebounds, and three steals.

GTE Pacifica 102,
Saipan Stars 91

GTE Pacifica defeated Saipan Stars 102-91 in the curtain raiser at the Ada Gym Monday night, with Mark Wallace scoring 25 points.

He dished out four assists, grabbed four rebounds and a steal. Doc Brostrom had 19 points, one assist and eight rebounds. Aaron Burch had 30 points, four assists, three block shots, 18 rebounds, and two steals. Mike Dodge had 26 points, one assist, six rebounds, and two steals in a losing cause.

Next Schedule
Jan. 7, 2000
1st Game: APC Brothers vs Saipan Stars
2nd Game: Marpac/Saipan Stevedore Sharks vs Len’s Bar & Grill

Leading Individual Statistics
as of December 31,1999

Scoring Ave. Team
1. Ed Diaz 26.0 Brothers
2. Mark Wallace 24.25 GTE Pacifica
3. George Masga 18.75 Sunrisers
4. Aaron Burch 18.25 Saipan Stars
5. John Acosta 18.25 Get Covered
6. Jess Dela Cruz 17.75 Brothers
7. Mark Rozic 17.50 Lens
8. George Poquiz 17.50 Lens
9. Jawn Joyner 17.25 Sunrisers
10. Mike Doodge 16.75 Saipan Stars

Assists
1. Banjo Basila 3.75 Lite Beer
2. Ponce Rasa 3.25 Brothers
3. Jess Dela Cruz 2.75 Brothers
4. Ed Diaz 2.75 Brothers
5. Gus Palacios 2.25 Sharks
6. Fernando Muleta 2.25 Diamond Care
7. Mark Rozic 2.25 Lens
8. Keith Gardner 1.75 GTE Pacifica
9. Frank Iglecias 1.75 GTE Pacifica
10. Casey Cummings 1.75 Saipan Stars

Block Shots
1. Jawn Joyner 4.75 Sunrisers
2. Tim Wesley 2.0 B&B Get Covered
3. Gyles Ruluked 1.50 Sharks
4. Aaron Burch 1.25 Saipan Stars
5. Ed Diaz 1.0 Brothers
6. Jason Rafael 1.0 Ol’Aces
7. Jeremy Sablan 1.0 Ol’Aces
8. Lloyd Hartman 1.0 Diamond Care
9. John Raulerson .75 Lens
10. Mike Doodge .75 Saipan Stars

Rebounds
1. Aaron Burch 14.25 Saipan Stars
2. Dennis Camacho 9.75 Brothers
3. Derek Reyes 9.75 Get Covered
4. Scott Masga 9.75 Sunrisers
5. Ed Diaz 8.25 Brothers
6. John Raulerson 7.75 Lens
7. John Acosta 7.75 Sunrisers
8. Steve Rasa 7.25 Brothers
9. Cerelo Torreon 7.25 GTE Pacifica

Steals
1. John Acosta 4.25 Get Covered
2. Gus Palacios 4.25 Sharks
3. John Fransworth 3.75 Sunrisers
4. Jun Aaron 3.25 Get Covered
5. Jawn Joyner 3.25 Sunrisers
6. Ed Diaz 3.25 Brothers
7. Mark Wallace 2.75 GTE Pacifica
8. John Reyes 2.25 Sunrisers
9. Jimmy Sison 2.25 Lens
10. Ric Alegre 2.25 Lite Beer