{"id":384850,"date":"2023-02-07T06:02:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=384850"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:02:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T20:02:38","slug":"khs-mhs-beat-foes-in-hs-boys-caging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/khs-mhs-beat-foes-in-hs-boys-caging\/","title":{"rendered":"KHS, MHS beat foes in HS boys caging"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kagman High School\u2019s Austin Diaz goes for a layup in their win against Grace Christian Academy in the continuation of the 2022-2023 IT&E Interscholastic Boys High School Basketball League last Friday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium. (LEIGH GASES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Kagman High School Ayuyus boys basketball varsity team beat the Grace Christian Academy Eagles varsity, while the Marianas High School Dolphins defeated Agape Christian Torchbearers in the 2022-2023 IT&E Interscholastic Boys High School Basketball League Friday night at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<\/p>\n

The Ayuyus did not take it easy against the Eagles as they more than quadrupled their score, 65-16, in a blowout game led by Austin Diaz\u2019s 15 points, while the Dolphins drenched the fire of the Torchbearers, 51-35.<\/p>\n

KHS\u2019 Frankie Satur opened up the game with a field goal, with the next 6 points coming from teammate Lucio Aldan.\u00a0
\nMeanwhile, the Eagles were off to a slow start as only 5 points\u20144 of which were from foul shots from Sui Yi, Jiahang Wu, and Ayden Yumul were made in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ayuyus, however, side-stepped, alley-ooped, and layuped their way through the first half\u2014as their offense did not let up, with Satur scoring 6 more points, Diaz adding 3, and Myles Techur shooting two free throws, to end the first half, 26-5.<\/p>\n

It was not any better for the Eagles in the second half as they couldn\u2019t find their rhythm with their shots and their defense slacking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Only Julian Taitano made the most contact with the basket as he managed to shoot 6 points, but with little help from the rest of the team, his effort was all for naught.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

For the next few minutes until the end of the game, the Ayuyus rained down more shots from the perimeter and within the paint, as Aldan finished with 11 and Satur shot 10 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The rest of the Ayuyus contributed to the pile of points against the Eagles, with Alejandro Ortiz scoring 6, Techur with 5, and Anthony Dikito and Reed Camacho with 4 each.<\/p>\n

Over in the first varsity caging of the night, MHS drenched the Torchbearers, led by Airson Atan\u2019s 13 points. Teammate Aiden Suba went double digits as well with 10 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Torchbearers, on the other hand, had a hard time connecting their shots with the rim as the first half ended, 17-29.<\/p>\n

However, with the Torchbearers looking for redemption in the second half, the Dolphins carried their momentum as Atan sank back-to-back jump shots which pulled them further from the Torchbearers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Torchbearers\u2019 Jacob Wang tried to edge closer to the Dolphins with a couple of 3-pointers, but the Dolphins\u2019 pinpoint accuracy and tight defense tired them down\u2014and eventually revved too far ahead that they couldn\u2019t catch up.<\/p>\n

In the junior varsity games earlier in the afternoon, Saipan Southern High School JV went against Mount Carmel JV and won, 31-18 ; and MHS JV won against KHS JV, 38-17.<\/p>\n

In the varsity standings, MCS still leads with a 2-0 record; KHS and MHS are now at 1-0 each; SSHS is still 1-0; ACS is at 1-3; GCA has no wins yet with 0-4; and SIS is still 0-1.<\/p>\n

In the junior varsity standings, MHS JV is now undefeated at 3-0, KHS and SSHS are both 2-1; MHS JV-2 is still at 1-2; and MCS JV have yet to win with 0-4.<\/p>\n

KHS 65<\/strong> \u2013 Diaz 15, Satur 12, Aldan 11, Ortiz and Dikito 6, Techur 5, Camacho 4, Hocog, Norita, and Rabauliman, 2.
\nGCA 16<\/strong> \u2013 Taitano 6, Adriatico, Daproza, and Balakrishna, 2; Wu, Yumul, and Jones, 1.
\nScoring by halves:<\/strong> 26-5; 65-16.
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\nMHS 51<\/strong> \u2013 Atan 13, Suba 10, Viana 8, Pelisamen Jr. and Licayan 4, Sanchez, Lukas, and Ong 2.
\nACS 35<\/strong> \u2013 Wang 11, Cui and Luo 8, Li 6, Ma 2.
\nScoring by halves:<\/strong> 29-17; 51-35.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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