1st game: Old Aces 80, Doritos 73<\/p>\n
Old Aces earned their first victory of the season by defeating Doritos 80-73 in overtime in the BANMI-Masters Mobil Oil Basketball League.<\/p>\n
Joe Camacho pumped in 24 points, 2 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal. Teammate Dave Camacho helped out with 16 points, 1 assist and 9 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Jerry Lopez had 15 points followed by Roger Valencia with 10 points. Doritos playing Coach Andy Nepaial contributed 6 points, 2 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steal, while veteran player Rick Northern contributed 5 points, 2 assists, 8 rebounds and 1 steal in a losing cause.<\/p>\n
It was a very close game and the score was tied 68-68 by the end of regulation. This game went into overtime with Old Aces winning over Doritos 80-73.<\/p>\n
2nd game: GTE Pacifica 81, NMC Fakpi 52<\/p>\n
GTE Pacifica, the two times Master defending champion, handed NMC their first loss of the season with 81-52 victory.<\/p>\n
Richard Brostrom pumped in 19 points, 4 assists, 1 blocked shot, 17 rebounds and 3 steals, while teammate Dado Vistal contributed 18 points mostly coming from the 3-point area. Vistal also managed to grab 7 rebounds and 2 steals.<\/p>\n
NMC Fakpi was led by Lloyd Hartman with 11 points, 4 assists, 4 blocked shots, 11 rebounds and 2 steals. Arnold Mesa backed up Hartman with 9 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 1 steal in a losing cause.<\/p>\n
GTE Pacifica, missing the services of their playing Coach Tony Sablan, still managed to pull the win with point guard Frank Iglecias orchestrating the GTE attack.<\/p>\n
Next game schedule<\/p>\n
Yhurs., Sept. 14
\n1st game\t6:30 p.m.\tNMC Fakpi vs. Lens Bar
\n\tReferees: R. Lizama, E. Bubos<\/p>\n
2nd game\t8:00 p.m.\tDoritos vs. Badtz Marru
\n\tReferees: RAT, A. Venus<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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