{"id":182060,"date":"2014-10-15T04:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=182060"},"modified":"2014-10-15T04:00:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T18:00:36","slug":"duenas-leads-awardees-tan-holdings-caging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/duenas-leads-awardees-tan-holdings-caging\/","title":{"rendered":"Duenas leads awardees in Tan Holdings caging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_182064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182064\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a attid=\"182064\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tanholdingspix1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tanholdingspix1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Duenas of Kanoa Resort Saipan, left,  poses with Tan Holdings senior vice president Eli Arago after receiving his MVP medal. (Jon Perez)\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-182064\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Duenas of Kanoa Resort Saipan, left,  poses with Tan Holdings senior vice president Eli Arago after receiving his MVP medal. (Jon Perez)<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nKanoa Resort\u2019s Matt Duenas was named  most valuable player in the 2014 Tan Holdings Inter-Company Basketball League during the  awards ceremony held at the Nami Bar of Kanoa Resort early this month.<\/p>\n<p>Duenas, Kanoa\u2019s hard working forward, tallied 336 points to post a 28.0 average the entire season. He defeated CTSI\/D&#038;Q\u2019s  Ariel Jinang, who posted 21.2 points per game average, in the scoring race. <\/p>\n<p>The former Saipan Southern High School standout registered 30-plus points in his first three games, exploding for a season-high 39 markers in Kanoa\u2019s 82-66 thrashing of Saipan Tribune\/Realty Management Services. Duenas, however, failed to lead Kanoa to the finals, as they only settled for a third place finish behind runner-up Shirley\u2019s and champion Fiesta Resort &#038; Spa.<\/p>\n<p>Jinang had some sort of consolation as he was the top scorer for CTSI and was chosen as one of the six outstanding players in the league. He was joined by Fiesta Resort &#038; Spa\u2019s Elmer Esdrelon (averaged 19.8 points per game), Shirley\u2019s Coffee Shop big man Eric Dela Rosa (18.0), Ferdie Arago of POI (17.0 ppg), Ferdie Dela Torre of Saipan Tribune\/RMS (14.3) and Dindo Pablo of Kanoa Resort (13.9 ppt).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fiesta Resort &#038; Spa players were presented with medals after their title conquest in the six-team league. Fiesta Resort &#038; Spa eked out a heart-stopping 70-69 win over Shirley\u2019s Coffee Shop in their you-or-me showdown last Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Shirley\u2019s was almost on its way to victory when it held a 69-66 lead with 6.8 seconds left in the game. However, the pennant champion crumbled under pressure in the final ticks, allowing Fiesta to steal the win. Rommel Usi committed a foul that resulted to two free throws by Esdrelon, while a costly turnover off an inbound play allowed Lerio Pagarao to score the game-winning layup. 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