Kagman High School\u2019s Junior Ayuyus outlasted Saipan International School, 40-36, in overtime as the Marianas Interscholastic Sports Organization\u2019s junior varsity boys basketball season picked up last Monday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
KHS evened out its win-loss record to 1-1, while the SIS Junior Geckos are still searching for their first win after starting the season with a couple of hard-fought losses. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, MHS Junior Dolphins torched Grace Christian Academy, 43-21, in the early match.<\/p>\n
MHS improved its record to 2-0 while issuing GCA its first loss in three games. <\/p>\n
In the late match, KHS took a candlestick 11-10 lead in the opening period thanks to a 3-pointer by Jesse Santos. <\/p>\n
SIS, however, roared back to seize control in the second quarter and took a five-point lead, 17-12, at halftime.<\/p>\n
SIS\u2019 Chris Cepeda carried the torch for the Junior Geckos with eight points in the first half.<\/p>\n
After holding the Junior Ayuyus to just one point in the second half, SIS\u2019 defense broke down in the third quarter and allowed KHS to reclaim the lead, 28-23, heading into the final period.<\/p>\n
Santos\u2019 eight points bested SIS\u2019 collective effort in the push.<\/p>\n
It was a back-and-forth matchup from the start and the action was far from over at the beginning of the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
SIS buckled back down on defense and contained the Junior Ayuyus to just three markers at crunch time, while Cepeda led another comeback on the other end.<\/p>\n
Cepeda buried three shots, including a buzzer-beater from the right wing to force overtime. However, KHS found its second wind and ran away with the victory in the bonus period.<\/p>\n
Cepeda managed five more points in the clutch, but KHS\u2019 Santos obliged him with seven.<\/p>\n
KHS\u2019 Santos topped the field with 21 points, while SIS\u2019 Cepeda tallied 19 on the short end.<\/p>\n
In the first match, GCA managed an early 6-3 edge in the opening 10 minutes, but MHS settled down in the second quarter and assumed a 14-10 lead at the half. <\/p>\n
MHS\u2019 Shane DeLeon Guerrero led the way with six points in the second quarter push.<\/p>\n
After the pause MHS broke out to a stout 27-15 advantage in the third period thanks to the eight points of Dai Lixing.<\/p>\n
MHS never looked back and ran away with the match in the final period.<\/p>\n
MHS\u2019 bench made its mark late in the game as six different players put a hand in on the action.<\/p>\n
After starting its season with a pair of big wins, GCA\u2019s offense was held to single digits in all four quarters on Monday. MHS, on the other hand, executed a well-balanced attack.<\/p>\n
MHS\u2019 Lixing led the Junior Dolphins with 10 points, while James Libut came away with eight.<\/p>\n
The season continues at MHS today with a 4pm junior varsity pairing between unbeaten MHS (1-0) and KHS followed immediately by the varsity ticket. The MHS varsity is unbeaten in three games, while KHS holds a 2-1 slate.<\/p>\n
[B]First Game<\/p>\n
MHS 43[\/B] \u2013 Lixing 10, DLGuerrero 6, Aguilar 4, Camacho 4, Palacios 4, Yap 4, Ogumoro 3, Sanarez 3, Ano 2, Kwon 2, Manalili 2.
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\nGCA 21[\/B] \u2013 Libut 8, Lee 4, Sugue 4, Smithee 2, Reyes 2, Del Rosario 1.<\/p>\n
[B]Scoring by quarters:[\/B] 3-6, 14-10, 27-15, 43-21.<\/p>\n
[B]Second Game<\/p>\n
KHS 40[\/B] \u2013 Je. Santos 21, Jo Santos 8, Evangelista 4, Borja 2, Mafnas 2, Racadio 2, Foster 1<\/p>\n
[B]SIS 36[\/B] \u2013 Cepeda 19, Y Kim 7, J Kim 4, M Kim 4, B Kim 2<\/p>\n
[B]Scoring by quarters:[\/B] 11-10, 12-17, 28-23, 31-31, 40-36 (OT)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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