Rollers B and Sixers I swept their opening day assignments, while 11 other squads also triumphed in the 2008 Annual Christmas Basketball Jam Festival Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Rollers B went 2-0 on Day 1 of the annual caging to top Pool C of the boys\u2019 18-and-under division. The Sixers I had a 2-0 record in the boys\u2019 14-and-under age group to pace Pool A.<\/p>\n
The Joe Diaz- and Paul Camacho-mentored Rollers B debuted with a close 55-52 victory over Saipan Southern High School and made it back-to-back wins following a 71-44 demolition of the Runnin\u2019 Rebels.<\/p>\n
Joining Rollers B in Pool C are the San Antonio Sixers (1-0), Runnin\u2019 Rebels (0-1), and the Manta Rays (0-2).<\/p>\n
The Sixers won their lone game of the day against the Manta Rays, 88-55, handing Southern two losses.<\/p>\n
In Pool A, Rollers A and the Kagman Ayuyus won their debuts with the latter escaping with a 45-43 win over the Junior Sonics. Rollers A prevailed over the Ol\u2019Aces, 57-49.<\/p>\n
The defending champion G-Stars and the Sonics are in Pool B and also triumphed in the opening day.<\/p>\n
The G-Stars outshone the ACS Torchbearers, 86-38, while the Sonics walloped Rollers C, 86-34.<\/p>\n
Rollers C played its second game in Pool B and made it to the win column following a victory via forfeit over the Torchbearers.<\/p>\n
In the boys\u2019 14-and-under division, the Sixers I topped and G-Stars, 110-25, and Rollers A, 45-43, to take the lead in Pool A.<\/p>\n
ChaCha Oceanview Junior High School was the only other team in Pool A to win a game. ChaCha crushed Hilitai, 70-32.<\/p>\n
In Pool B, the Sixers 2 defeated Hopwood Junior High School, 42-32, to share the lead with the Lil\u2019 Sonics, who won via forfeit against Rollers B.<\/p>\n
LMA was also credited the win after another no-show from Rollers B.<\/p>\n
In the girls division, organizers put the 14-and-under and 18-and-under teams in one group with Marianas High School II and the Mt. Carmel Lady Knights winning their debuts.<\/p>\n
MHS II showed no love lost toward sister team MHS I, 66-39, while the Lady Knights slipped past the Kagman Lady Ayuyus, 40-37.<\/p>\n
Hopwood and ChaCha are the two other teams entered in the girls division and played their first game yesterday.<\/p>\n
Sixteen games were scheduled on Day 2 of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Each division will play in a single-round robin with the top two teams advancing to the playoffs.<\/p>\n
The championship games in each division are set for Saturday. There will be no consolation matches due to time constraints.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Holiday Hoops drew a record 28 teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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