KB Market\u2019s Leo Galarse and Blue Haus\u2019 Junar Guiab took the Finals MVP plums in the Open and Masters divisions of the 2013 UFO-Budweiser Basketball League.<\/p>\n
Galarse was handed the coveted award for playing a crucial role in KB Market\u2019s 77-49 title win against the Hooopaholics last Saturday at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium. The KB Market swingman scored a team-high 16 points and anchored a fourth-quarter breakaway to help his team win the championship in convincing fashion.<\/p>\n
The former Saipan Southern High School standout fired two triples in the first half of the finals and then ended the third quarter with a 3-point play to turn a 30-31 halftime deficit to a 49-40 advantage. He then started the fourth with another and-1 play and went on to team up with Ivan Devero in a backbreaking 11-0 rally that padded KB Market\u2019s lead to 20, 60-40. It was cruise control for KB Market from thereon.<\/p>\n
Galarse was awarded the MVP trophy during the awards ceremony attended by UFO members and officials and James Lee of league sponsor MARPAC.<\/p>\n
Also receiving trophies from league organizers were Mythical Five members Elmer Esdrelon of KB Market, Dan Barcinas of AXE Proa, Freddie Pelisamen of JP World\/Mobil, Ken McCain of I Love Ladder Beach, and Kelvin Fitial of the Hoopaholics.<\/p>\n
Trophies were also awarded to third placer Proa and runner-up Hoopaholics, while the Sportsmanship Award trophy donated by Topnotch was given to Kanoa Resort.<\/p>\n
In the Masters division, Guiab was named MVP for leading Blue Haus\u2019 title conquest against Armatech, 88-78. The veteran forward had a strong showing in the first half of the finals, scoring 14 points and powering Blue Haus to a big 47-27 lead. Armatech mounted a comeback in the second half, but Guiab and company held on to dethrone the 2011 champion.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, joining Guiab on the list of individual awardees were Mythical Five members Jun Tabora of Laguna\/Erika\u2019s Catering, Ferdie Tobias of D&Q Degree, Blue Haus\u2019 Edsel Mendoza, Armatech\u2019s Bruce Berline, and Ernie Moises of Shakir Realty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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