Defending champion Ol\u2019Aces ended its regular season on a high note, following a 66-52 romp of Chalan Kanoa Blazers as the regular season of the 2011 Saipan Rotary Club Youth Basketball U19 wrapped up Monday night at the TSL Sports Complex in Gualo Rai.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces hopes to take the momentum with them into tomorrow\u2019s playoff match against the Sonics at 4:45pm in Gualo Rai. These two squads battled it out in last year\u2019s championship match. The pair also squared off in the season opener with Ol\u2019Aces prevailing, 52-44. <\/p>\n
In addition, Rollers 2 takes on Ray Basa\u2019s Kagman Rollers in the second playoff feature scheduled for 6pm.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces\u2019 Sahj Hossain tallied nine markers in the opening eight minutes to give his team an early five-point lead, 12-7.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces then shared the ball very well in the second quarter as the team built a 26-18 margin at the midway point of the game..<\/p>\n
Blazers\u2019 Patrick Torres delivered nine points in the first half to help keep his crew in contention.<\/p>\n
Hossain returned after the break and connected on a trio of 3-pointers for 15 points in the third quarter that helped his team pull away, 45-34, heading into the final canto. <\/p>\n
Blazers\u2019 Torres managed nine more points in the period, but his team struggled to find an answer for Hossain who was simply on fire and playing on a high level.<\/p>\n
With a daunting lead in hand, Ol\u2019Aces put went to cruise control in the final period. <\/p>\n
As for the Blazers, their front man Brandon Aulerio was on the sidelines with a shoulder injury and the Blazers seemed out of sync throughout the match. <\/p>\n
Torres did his best to fill the void, but the group as a whole was not on the same page and missed too many easy baskets.<\/p>\n
Hossain finished with a game-high 32 points, while Torres turned in 23 on the short end.<\/p>\n
Ol\u2019Aces 66 \u2013 Hossain 32, Rangamar 9, Maratita 9, Mizer 7, Dillay 4, Taylor 4.<\/p>\n
CK Blazers 52 \u2013 Torres 23, Eughbanks 16, Basa 6, Sablan 4, Ray 3
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\nScoring by quarters:[\/B] 12-7, 25-18, 45-34, 66-52.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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