Loving Hands Daycare and Safety 1st came away the victors of the Docomo Pacific Summer Youth Basketball League\u2019s U17 division season opener held last Monday at the Garapan Basketball Court.<\/p>\n
Loving Hands outlasted IT&E Rollers-A, 59-50, in the curtain raiser, while Safety 1st torched Rollers 16B, 49-20, in the late match.<\/p>\n
The U17 season continues next Monday with the Cougars taking on IT&E Rollers-B at 5:30pm followed by RBC-Agape challenging PROA at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Docomo\u2019s U25 division opening matches will be held in Garapan this Friday starting at 5:30pm featuring the R-Rebels against the Saints followed by GVH squaring off with Safety 1st at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n
The rest of the U25 field consists of the Shottas, Rollers, Peacemakers, and Hi-5.<\/p>\n
Loving Hands had seven different players contribute offensively in the opening 16 minutes of Monday\u2019s early pairing and managed a slim, 20-18, favor at midpoint.<\/p>\n
Then Loving Hands\u2019 Jack Aranda turned it up a notch in the second half and dropped 14 points that went with nine more in support from teammate Bryl Alegre en route to the sound victory.<\/p>\n
IT&E Rollers-A hung around for a good while, but Loving Hands maintained at least a two-possession margin for the majority of the contest.<\/p>\n
Aranda paced the field with 18 points, two baskets more than IT&E Rollers-A\u2019s mainstay Prince Factor.<\/p>\n
It was all Safety 1st in the second game as the group pummeled the greener Rollers 16B squad, 24-3, in the first half.<\/p>\n
Safety 1st\u2019s John Darag buried a couple of 3-pointers that matched the inside production from teammate Erick Dela Rosa. <\/p>\n
Rollers 16B got things rolling in the second half, but could not dig its way out of the early hole.<\/p>\n
Keolani Rios led the young up-and-comers late in the match with 9 points and finished just 1-point shy of teammate Ted Vivero. However, Safety 1st\u2019s Darag and Mike Mancao matched their effort in the final period.<\/p>\n
Darag led all scorers with 16 points, while Rollers 16B\u2019s Vivero finished 10 points in the loss. <\/p>\n
[B]First Game[\/B]<\/p>\n
Loving Hands Daycare 59 \u2013 Aranda 18, Alegre 11, De Guzman 9, Villanueva 8, Javier 6, Ito 4, Feria 2.<\/p>\n
IT&E Rollers-A 50 \u2013 Factor 14, Iglesias 12, Lixing 11, Malonzo 7, Ano 5.<\/p>\n
Scoring by halves: 20-18, 59-50.<\/p>\n
[B]Second Game[\/B]<\/p>\n
Safety 1st 49 \u2013 Darag 16, Mancao 13, Dela Rosa 8, Babauta 6, Rabasto 4, T. Caro 2.<\/p>\n
Rollers 16B 20 \u2013 Vivero 10, Rios 9, Perez 1.<\/p>\n
Scoring by halves: 24-3, 49-20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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