{"id":21908,"date":"2012-06-16T03:36:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-16T03:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=21908"},"modified":"2012-06-16T03:36:56","modified_gmt":"2012-06-16T03:36:56","slug":"qq-rent-a-car-dlx-win-in-blue-haus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/qq-rent-a-car-dlx-win-in-blue-haus\/","title":{"rendered":"QQ Rent-A-Car, DLX win in Blue Haus"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Walter J. Sutherland
\nReporter<\/div>\n

\"QQ\u00a0 Q Rent-A-Car outlasted Star Water, 88-78, while Irish Spring-DLX rallied against Mobil, 74-71, in Thursday’s Blue Haus Invitational Basketball League A Division pairings held at the Garapan Basketball Court.<\/p>\n

QQ Rent-A-Car, the current division frontrunner, improved its win-loss record to 4-1 as Mobil’s card fell to 1-2.<\/p>\n

Second-ranked DLX, meanwhile, capped its third win in four games, while Star Water remains winless after two tries.<\/p>\n

The season continues in Garapan tonight at 6pm with B Division’s Wanted Sponsor (1-2) challenging Hip Hop Thunder (1-3) followed by NVM (2-1) against Cargo Express (2-2).<\/p>\n

Other competing teams in the A Division are R-Rebels (2-1) and Ashley’s (0-3), while Loving Hands Daycare (3-1) and Saipan Hardware (3-1) make up the rest of the B Division.<\/p>\n

In Thursday’s second game, Lerio Pagarao got QQ Rent-A-Car going, scoring 7 points in the first quarter to help his team to an early 21-14 lead.<\/p>\n

He received mixed support in the second frame and finished the period with 10 points to give QQ Rent-A-Car a stout 45-29 advantage at halftime.<\/p>\n

Ernie Moises, meanwhile, led Star Water with 9 points in the first half.<\/p>\n

Pagarao remained seated after the break but his teammates maintained a 63-50 lead heading into the last quarter as six QQ Rent-A-Car players helped out on the offensive end.<\/p>\n

QQ Rent-A-Car sharpshooter Marlon Sison then took the floor in the fourth quarter and fired home five 3-pointers to help seal the deal.<\/p>\n

Notably, with just over six minutes left in the game a scuffle broke out under the basket causing Pagarao and Star Water’s Joy Dayrit to both be ejected from the game.<\/p>\n

Then three minutes later QQ Rent-A-Car point man Ichitaro Faisao fouled out, which allowed Star Water to get back in the game. Star Water’s Marlon De Dios led a late charge, but fouled out in the final minute, extinguishing the rally.<\/p>\n

Pagarao and De Dios paced their respective squads with 17 points apiece.<\/p>\n

The early match started out locked at 19-all as the DLX duo of Darwin Barbo and Leon Galarse hooked up for 6 points apiece, while Mobil’s Jun Estolas and Bart Demapan combined for 13 on the other end.<\/p>\n

Mobil pressed on to a 41-34 lead at midpoint thanks largely to 11 points from Angelo Fernando.<\/p>\n

He added a handful after intermission to keep his crew ahead, 55-49, heading into the fourth quarter, but the fashionably late DLX crew saved its best for last.<\/p>\n

DLX’s Elmer Esdrelon took over at crunch time, grinding out a big dozen that went with 8 points in support by Galarse.<\/p>\n

Esdrelon sunk two of his team’s four free throws as time winded down. Junar Guiab converted the final pair to secure the win.<\/p>\n

DLX did a good job factoring Estolas out of the game, and although Fernando stepped up to fill the void, DLX’s late comeback stole it in the end.<\/p>\n

Esdrelon finished with a game-high 25 points, while Fernando scrambled for 24 in defeat.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

DLX 74 – Esdrelon 25, Guiab 17, Galarse 14, Barbo 8, David 7, Abedes 3.<\/p>\n

Mobil 71 – Fernando 24, Estolas 12, Demapan 9, Ajoste 8, Ruluked 6, Corotan 4, Jose 4, Galzote 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 19-19, 34-41, 49-58, 74-71.<\/p>\n

Second Game<\/strong><\/p>\n

QQ Rent-A-Car 88 – Pagarao 17, Sison 15, Paraiso 13, Mangali 11, Camacho 10, Faisao 10, Bondoc 6, Concepcion 2, Montes 2, Sablan 2.<\/p>\n

Star Water 78 – De Dios 17, Moises 16, Dayrit 14, Rivera 11, Gamboa 9, Santos 7, Capalad 2.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 21-14, 45-29, 63-50, 88-78.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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