{"id":298275,"date":"2019-04-25T06:02:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=298275"},"modified":"2019-04-25T06:02:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:02:11","slug":"scs-rallies-past-gca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/scs-rallies-past-gca\/","title":{"rendered":"SCS rallies past GCA"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saipan Community School\u2019s Isaiah Aleksenko, right, drives against a Grace Christian Academy defender during their game in the CCOPSA middle school caging yesterday at the SCS\u2019 court in Susupe. (Roby N. Pamintuan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saipan Community School gutted out a 26-24 victory over Grace Christian Academy in the Commonwealth Coalition of Private Schools Association Middle School Basketball League yesterday at SCS\u2019 court.<\/p>\n

Behind by 8 after the first half, 12-20, SCS showed persistence on both ends of the floor in the second to complete the spirited come-from-behind win.<\/p>\n

Isaiah Aleksenko nailed the go-ahead, as he converted a layup, a few minutes after Steve Adriatico tied the game for GCA with a 15-foot jumper. Before Aleksenko\u2019s dagger and Adriatico\u2019s equalizer, Charlie McDonald barreled his way through multiple GCA defenders and converted an and-1 play to put the Tsunamis on top, 24-22 lead.<\/p>\n

McDonald also led SCS\u2019 uphill climb in the third quarter, as he nailed a floater and a layup to move his team within 6, 16-22. Aleksenko and Miles Borja then chipped in one field goal apiece, while McDonald split his charities, cutting the deficit to 21-22, heading into the last period.<\/p>\n

In the fourth quarter, SCS managed to overtake GCA and stole the win, thanks to McDonald and Aleksenko. McDonald led all scorers with his 14 points, while Aleksenko had 10, 6 of them came in the final canto. <\/p>\n

Justin and Jason Du churned out 8 and 6 points for the Eagles, respectively, but had a meltdown in the second half.<\/p>\n

With SCS stealing one from GCA, the Tsunamis improved to a 2-5 record. The Eagles still have a better record at 3-3.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Agape Christian School continued its dominance in the boys division after hammering Saipan International School, 51-11.<\/p>\n

David Zhang caught fire early and rattled off 10 points in the first period. He and Eason Tang carried the offensive load for the Torchbearers, who raced to a 14-0 lead and kept pounding the Geckos in the remaining quarters for the easy win.<\/p>\n

Zhang finished with a game-high 26 points, while Tang contributed 12 markers, as Agape now holds a 7-0 record. SIS fell to a 4-3 card.<\/p>\n

In other results, Northern Marianas International School routed Seventh Day Adventist, 34-11, at the latter\u2019s court in Chalan Kiya.<\/p>\n

Eddie Valdoz and Justin Mateo spearheaded the Phoenix\u2019s winning cause after scoring 12 points apiece, while J.P. Pineda and John Balgos combined for 10. NMIS snapped its six-game losing skid and got its second win, while SDA continued its free fall, dropping to 1-7 record.<\/p>\n

Games in the middle school league will continue tomorrow with GCA and Agape squaring off in a double-header at the former\u2019s court in Navy Hill, while SDA will host the Geckos.<\/p>\n

Game 1<\/strong>
\nSCS 26\u2014McDonald 14, Aleksenko 10, Borja 2.
\nGCA 24\u2014Justin Du 8, Jason Du 6, Daproza 4, Adriatico 2, Lerio 2, Woo 2.
\nScoring by quarters: 6-10, 12-20, 21-22, 26-24<\/p>\n

Game 2<\/strong>
\nACS 51\u2014Zhang 26, Tang 12, Bao 7, Dai 4, Miao 2
\nSIS 11\u2014Nam 6, Chambers 3, Lee 2.
\nScoring by quarters: 14-0, 23-6, 35-8, 51-11<\/p>\n

Game 3<\/strong>
\nNMIS 34\u2014 Valdoz 12, Mateo 12, Pineda 6, Balgos 4.
\nSDA 11\u2014Kaito Rechucher 5, Jin 4, Son 2.
\nScoring by quarters: 8-5, 20-7, 32-7, 34-11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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