{"id":249260,"date":"2017-03-30T06:02:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T20:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=249260"},"modified":"2017-03-30T06:02:50","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T20:02:50","slug":"twin-wins-olaces-tanapag-routs-agape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/twin-wins-olaces-tanapag-routs-agape\/","title":{"rendered":"Twin wins for Ol\u2019Aces; Tanapag routs Agape"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Ol\u2019Aces Elite\u2019s E.J. Abejo, right, tries to dribble past 670 Sonics\/PHI\u2019s Christian Bravo during the second half of their boys U15 division game in the 2017 Francisco M. Diaz Memorial Youth League last Monday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Ol\u2019Aces triumphed in their debut games in two divisions, while Tanapag also got off to a good start in the 2017 Francisco M. Diaz Memorial Youth League.<\/p>\n

The Ol\u2019Aces Elite played in the opening game of the Diaz caging and edged 670 Sonics\/PHI in the boys U15 division last Monday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, while the Ol\u2019Aces crushed the Northside Wolves in the boys U18 match, 83-25.<\/p>\n

A 46-13 scoring in the first half allowed the Ol\u2019Aces to set up the lopsided win, as the former\u2019s much deeper bench and better shooting proved to be too much to handle for Northside. Coby Santos scored 7 straight points midway in the first half for the Ol\u2019Aces and drew a lot of help from his teammates to build a 33-point spread at the break.<\/p>\n

Northside never made headway at the resumption of the match, while the Ol\u2019Aces continued to distribute the wealth to complete their domination in the first game in the boys U18 division. <\/p>\n

Santos finished with 10 points for the Ol\u2019Aces, while five of his teammates added at least 6 points apiece. <\/p>\n

In the curtain-raiser, Duncan Laxa hit baskets in streak in the opening 10 minutes of the second half, while Kent Ogasawara made clutch shots in the homestretch to lift the Ol\u2019Aces Elite to the 3-point win.<\/p>\n

Laxa fired 9 straight points for the Ol\u2019Aces Elite, giving his team a 21-14 advantage midway in the second half. 670 Sonics\/PHI then managed to recover and tied the match at 21-all, behind Kristian Itaas and Paulo Cadag, however they fell short in the end, as they made only two field goals in the closing minutes of the match.<\/p>\n

The Ol\u2019Aces Elite, on the other hand, drilled five field goals, with two of its last three coming from Ogasawara to save the win.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Tanapag whip-ped Agape Christian School, 57-32, in the boys U15 division game last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Francisco Kumuich and Joel Norita teamed up in powering Tanapag to the easy win after logging 18 and 14 points. Aven Evangelista and Jacob Malonzo combined for 15 to provide help in the team\u2019s debut victory.<\/p>\n

Tanapag established an early double-digit advantage as it went up by 11 by halftime, 28-17, and padded its lead in the second half to down Agape.<\/p>\n

BOYS U15
\nMonday\u2019s Game<\/strong>
\nOl\u2019Aces Elite 33 \u2014 Laxa 10, Abejo 8, Ogasawara 4, Soriano 3, Omelau 3, Elchico 2, Menchor 2, Ichihara 1.
\n670 Sonics\/PHI 30 \u2014 Itaas 17, Contreras 4, Cagad 4, Bravo 3, Sablan 2.
\nScoring by halves: 12-12, 33-30.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s Game<\/strong>
\nTanapag 57 \u2014 Kumuich 18, Norita 14, Evangelista 8, Malonzo 7, Atalig 4, Salilin 2.
\nAgape 32 \u2014 Yang 10, T. Xu 6, Bao 4, Peter 4, S. Xu 4, Cai 4.
\nScoring by halves: 28-17, 57-32.<\/p>\n

BOYS U18<\/strong>
\nOl\u2019Aces 82 \u2014 Santos 15, Onopwy 9, Bondoc 9, Castro 8, Pangelinan 6, Blake 6, Aiferson 5, Castillo 3, Sablan 2.
\nNorthside Wolves 35 \u2014 Soriano 10, Angelo 7, Zhang 6, De Jose 6, Ferrer 2, Alonzo 2.
\nScoring by halves: 46-13, 82-35.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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