{"id":343434,"date":"2021-05-04T06:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=343434"},"modified":"2021-05-04T06:06:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:06:07","slug":"south-conquers-the-norf-3-on-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/south-conquers-the-norf-3-on-3\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018South\u2019 conquers NORF 3-on-3"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Game, which consisted of players predominantly from the southern part of the CNMI, dominated the inaugural Battle of the NORF 3-on-3 basketball tournament that concluded last Sunday at the As Matuis basketball court. (Kimberly B. Esmores)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Game, which consisted of players predominantly from the southern part of the CNMI, dominated the open division of the inaugural Battle of the NORF 3-on-3 basketball tournament that concluded last Sunday at the As Matuis basketball court. <\/p>\n

The Game, which included Richard McWilliams, Clint Albert, Dean Blake, Mac Mintac, and Elbin Kim, outplayed Jungle Roos with a 7-5 victory, taking the event\u2019s inaugural 3-on-3, single-elimination basketball tournament last Sunday evening. <\/p>\n

According to McWilliams, a Seventh Day Adventist teacher from San Diego, they came out to represent the south and they successfully did just that. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re from the southside for sure. Coach just brought this up like, \u201clet\u2019s bring the southside up and let\u2019s see what we can do\u201d and we were able to come out with the win tonight,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

When asked about the competition, he said the competition was tough but they were able to prevail. <\/p>\n

\u201cBy the Grace of God, we were able to get this win, it wasn\u2019t easy, it was definitely tough. The competition wasn\u2019t bad, it was good, looking forward to the next one. I hope more basketball players come out and give a good challenge and they\u2019re going to have to go through us because we\u2019re the champs and we\u2019ll bring it next time too,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

The Game\u2019s Mac Mintac drives past foes during the inaugural Battle of the NORF event that concluded last Sunday at the As Matuis basketball court. (Kimberly B. Esmores)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The teacher said he credits the win to his great teammates. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel great, I got great teammates. Basketball is a team sport and you can\u2019t do it without your teammates, it\u2019s not an individual sport. In order to win, you have to be able to work together and that\u2019s what we were able to accomplish tonight and it was fun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

McWilliams said that although it was his first time to play with his team on the first night of the competition, they came together as a team and were able to come out victorious. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to lie, we never practiced together. The first time we played together was last night and that\u2019s what it means to be a team, to sit down and talk to each other,\u201d McWilliams added. <\/p>\n

A total of 20 teams took part in the inaugural Battle of the NORF. Aside from the open division, the tournament also had a 17-and-under division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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