{"id":43985,"date":"2014-08-01T04:00:25","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=43985"},"modified":"2014-08-01T04:00:25","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T18:00:25","slug":"shirleys-rolls-seventh-straight-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/shirleys-rolls-seventh-straight-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Shirley\u2019s rolls to seventh straight victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shirley\u2019s Coffee Shop\u2019s Angel Catungal pulls up for an uncontested shot as Saipan Tribune\/RMS players are late on defense during the fourth quarter of their game in the Tan Holdings caging last Saturday at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nHead and tail met in the 2014 Tan Holdings Inter-Company Basketball League last Saturday at the Gillette Multipurpose Gymnasium with the pacesetting Shirley\u2019s Coffee Shop hammering cellar-dweller Saipan Tribune\/Realty Management Services, 83-55.<\/p>\n

The lopsided win was Shirley\u2019s seventh in as many games, fortifying the squad\u2019s hold to the top spot in the six-team league, while the loss extended Saipan Tribune\/RMS\u2019 skid to seven.<\/p>\n

Shirley\u2019s turned an eight-point lead in the third quarter, 55-47, to a 28-point winning margin, as the depleted Saipan Tribune\/RMS crew lost steam in the fourth quarter, scoring only eight points. Only Victor Regis drilled more than one field goal for the slumping Saipan Tribune\/RMS, while Mico Moran and Dennis Chan nailed the two other baskets. Saipan Tribune\/RMS played with only seven players and was down to six in the second half, as big man John March Ong left the floor due to a foot injury.<\/p>\n

With a shorthanded roster and visibly tired players, Saipan Tribune\/RMS allowed Shirley\u2019s one fastbreak basket after another. Angel Catungal, Fradel Sedillo, and Jess Nicdao capitalized on Saipan Tribune\/RMS\u2019s failure to go back on transition defense, as they combined for 24 of Shirley\u2019s 28 points in the fourth canto.<\/p>\n

Shirley\u2019s total output in the fourth was its biggest in the game, as it did not hit the 20-plus point mark in the first three frames. Shirley\u2019s tallied only 19 markers in the first period, as its main players came in late, allowing Saipan Tribune\/RMS to stay in the match and force a tie after the opening 10 minutes of play. The then healthy Ong scored seven points in first period to keep Saipan Tribune\/RMS afloat, while Sedillo led Shirley\u2019s with his nine markers.<\/p>\n

Ong buried Saipan Tribune\/RMS\u2019 first basket in the second quarter and that was it for him, while Sedillo kept going and his other teammates stepped up to put Shirley\u2019s on top at the break, 35-39. Shirley\u2019s stretched the advantage to as much as 14 in the third, 51-37, but Saipan Tribune\/RMS refused to give up and moved within eight, entering the final canto. Saipan Tribune\/RMS spent so much energy keeping up with Shirley\u2019s in the first three periods, leaving the former with little power to make one final push, while the latter came out fresher and stronger for another victory.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the first game, Fiesta also eased it way past CTSI\/D&Q, 82-66.<\/p>\n

Fiesta improved to a 6-1 record to bolster its bid for the automatic semis seat, while CTSI\/D&Q fell to a 1-6 card. The Top 2 teams in the two-round robin play will gain the outright semis tickets, while the bottom four will fight for the two remaining semis slots.<\/p>\n

Fiesta played with its captain Elmer Esdrelon and prized recruit Jared Matsutaro, but the team hardly missed the two, as Djay Ong and Paul Quizon were on target in last weekend\u2019s game. Ong fired a team-high 33 points, while Quizon added 17.<\/p>\n

The youthful Ong scored 10 straight points in the fourth period, 12 in the quarter, to blow out CTSI\/D&Q. Quizon spread his baskets in the first three quarter, helping Fiesta build a 60-50 advantage going into the final frame where Ong took over to finish with 30-plus points.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kanoa won the second game last week after POI failed to show up for the match with enough players.<\/p>\n

First Game<\/strong>
\nFiesta 82 \u2013 Ong 32, Quizon 19, Villamena 7, Demafelix 6, Macoto 6, Alakoa 4, Lavarias 2, Bello 2.<\/p>\n

CTSI\/D&Q 66 \u2013 Jinang 33, Garcia 10, Echavez 8, Semisi 5, Kenty 4, Candalla 4.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 22-17, 39-37, 60-50, 82-66.<\/p>\n

Third Game<\/strong>
\nShirley\u2019s Coffee Shop 83 \u2013 Sedillo 25, Dela Rosa 14, Catungal 13, Nicdao 11, Jugos 10, Usi 8, Domingo 2.<\/p>\n

Saipan Tribune\/RMS 55 \u2013 De la Torre 12, Chan 11, J. Ong9, Moran 8, Regis 8, Galvez 5.<\/p>\n

Scoring by quarters: 19-19, 35-29, 55-47, 83-55.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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