{"id":178944,"date":"2014-09-11T04:00:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=178944"},"modified":"2014-09-11T04:00:21","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:00:21","slug":"shirleys-pic-arrange-title-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/shirleys-pic-arrange-title-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley\u2019s, PIC arrange title showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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John Jugos of Shirley\u2019s-Century Hotel slips past the defense of World Resort\u2019s Juanito Timzon in their game in the 2014 Budweiser Inter-hotel Basketball League Tuesday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nShirley\u2019s-Century Hotel and Pacific Islands Club scored contrasting wins against separate opponents to arrange a title showdown in the 2014 Budweiser Inter-hotel Basketball League Tuesday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

Shirley\u2019s banked on John Jugos\u2019 game-long brilliance in turning back Saipan World Resort, 72-65, while Jack Aranda led PIC\u2019s balanced scoring attack in completing an 89-55 demolition of regular season top seed Fiesta Resort.<\/p>\n

Jugos joined hands with Erick Dela Rosa and Shaun Rabasto in the opening period to give Shirley\u2019s a 26-18 lead but Jomar Danas and Dennis Vinas combined to score all of World Resort\u2019s points in the second quarter to keep the game close, 36-34, at the turn.<\/p>\n

Danas continued with his hot shooting in the third making 6 of his team\u2019s points in a 9-0 run to take a 45-36 spread with barely four minutes gone in the clock.<\/p>\n

But Shirley\u2019s countered with its own scoring blitz, a 16-5 exchange to take a slim 52-50 lead entering the final canto.<\/p>\n

Jugos, Dela Rosa, and Rommel Usi then alternated in draining crucial baskets for Shirley\u2019s to complete the hard-earned win.<\/p>\n

Jugos collected 18 points to lead Shirley\u2019s to victory, while Dela Rosa and Usi chipped in 14 and 10 markers apiece.<\/p>\n

Danas paced World Resort with 22 markers, Eugene Manglona and Vinas combined for 28 points, while John Lewis made 10 more.<\/p>\n

Shirley\u2019s will be facing a tall order when it goes up against PIC, an 89-55 conqueror of Fiesta Resort in the second game, since the latter enjoys a twice-to-beat incentive in the finals after going undefeated in the playoff round.<\/p>\n

PIC, with the core of Saipan Southern High School leading the attack, pulled away early to enjoy a 44-29 halftime lead then poured it on in the third where they also held Fiesta to 9 points for a 66-38 advantage entering the fourth period.<\/p>\n

PIC was never threatened with Fiesta Resort hardly putting up a fight.<\/p>\n

Eleven of the 12 players that coach Noel Verder fielded in for PIC scored in the game with Jack Aranda tallying 20 points, while James Abuy, Bryl Alegre, and former Aqua Resort big man Darwin Barbo scored 12 points each.<\/p>\n

D-Jay Ong paced Fiesta\u2019s losing cause with 21 points, while Lerio Pagarao added 17 markers.<\/p>\n

The finals begin Thursday night and if Shirley\u2019s can pull off an upset, a knock-out match will be played next Tuesday.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong>
\nShirley\u2019s-Century Hotel 72 \u2013 Jugos 18, Dela Rosa 14, Usi 10, Rabasto 9, Catungal 7, Aguilar 6, Drilon 4, Sedillo 4.<\/p>\n

World Resort 65 \u2013 Danas 22, Manglona 15, Vinas 13, Lewis 10, Bernardo 3, Tiamzon 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 26-18, 36-34, 52-50, 72-65.<\/p>\n

Second Game<\/strong>
\nPIC 89 \u2013 Aranda 20, Abuy 12, Alegre 12, Barbo 12, Babauta 9, Hambros 6, Quitugua 6, Bartolo 4, Tolentino 4, Buchun 2, Remillosa 2.<\/p>\n

Fiesta Resort 55 \u2013 Ong 21, Pagarao 17, Esdrelon 6, Quizon 5, Matsutaro 4, Lavarias 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 22-12, 44-29, 66-38, 89-55. (Jon Perez)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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