{"id":360460,"date":"2022-01-25T06:02:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=360460"},"modified":"2022-01-25T06:02:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:02:50","slug":"dolphins-knights-prevail-in-high-school-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/dolphins-knights-prevail-in-high-school-hoops\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins, Knights prevail in high school hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_360461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360461\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NMIBF-pixweb-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-360461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NMIBF-pixweb-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"657\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saipan International School\u2019s Charlie McDonald\u2019s, beats Marianas High School\u2019s Kerby Manganti in the rebound play during their game in the IT&amp;E Interscholastic Boys High School Basketball League last Friday at the MHS Gymnasium.<br \/>(ROSELYN B. MONROYO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marianas High School and Mt. Carmel School won their respective debuts in the IT&amp;E Interscholastic Boys High School Basketball League last Friday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins got the better of Saipan International School. They led 14-7 after the first half before keeping the Geckos in arm\u2019s length in the second half to score the 20-17 win.<\/p>\n<p>MHS was led by the 6 points of Raven Francisco, while Christian Ilo, Kerby Manganti, and Aiden Suba tossed in 3 points apiece in support. Kuu Nishimura was again brilliant by firing 9 points but in a loss.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360463\" style=\"width: 209px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NMIBF-pix-2web-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NMIBF-pix-2web-1-209x300.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mt. Carmel School Varsity\u2019s Leo Naraja, right, drives baseline against Da\u2019Ok Academy\u2019s Austin Christopher during their game in the IT&amp;E Interscholastic Boys High School Basketball League last Friday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<br \/>(ROSELYN B. MONROYO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Knights, meanwhile, ran roughshod over Da\u2019ok Academy, 31-10. Mt. Carmel got off to a great start and never looked back. The Knight led 17-4 at the break before coasting to the win in the second half. Merrick Toves and Leopoldo Naraja paced the winners with 7 points each, while the 6 markers of Mark Castro topped Da\u2019ok Academy.<\/p>\n<p>IT&amp;E Interscholastic Boys High School Basketball League is organized by Public School System\u2019s Athletic Program with help from the Northern Mariana Islands Basketball Federation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MHS 20 <\/strong>\u2013 Francisco 6, Ilo 3, Manganti 3, Suba 3, Sapipi 2, Nartea 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIS 14<\/strong> \u2013 Nishimura 9, Li 3, McDonald 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scoring by halves:<\/strong> 14-7, 20-14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MCS 31 <\/strong>\u2013 Toves 7, Naraja 7, Steele 5, Shen 4, Tenorio 3, Diaz 2, Lerio 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Da\u2019ok Academy 10<\/strong> \u2013 Castro 6, Kaipat 2, Camacho 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scoring by halves:<\/strong> 17-4, 32-10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marianas High School and Mt. 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