SHSJ Wins in BEST National Finals
SHSJ Wins in BEST National Finals
Iloilo City - The Sacred Heart School Jesuit (SHSJ) Eagles defeated Don Bosco Pampanga, 69-57, to kick off its campaign in the Passerelle division of the national finals of the SBP-Passerelle Twin Basketball tournament sponsored by Milo at the University of San Agustin Gym.
In a roller coaster ride of a game that had the Eagles played listlessly through much of the game, SHSJ blew hot and cold before finding their rhythm to finish off the Luzon leg champions. SHSJ’s first quarter unit built a 26-18 lead, but Don Bosco’s second quarter five came back to cut the lead down to 34-36. Don Bosco sustained their momentum to tie the game at 38-all early in the third quarter before SHSJ regained control of the game, taking the third period, 52-44.
The Eagles then streaked to a 61-49 lead with 2:48 left in the game to gain some breathing room. True to its never-say-die spirit, the Bosconians staged yet another rally to cut the lead to 61-56 with 1:26 left, but the Eagles replied with eight free throws through Jerry Seno, Daryl Nazareno and Gabe Branzuela to ice the game.
Although the Eagles won, there were many instances of the game where they played below par and made Don Bosco look good especially in offensive rebounding and setting up the halfcourt offense. Don Bosco’s waterloo was the free throw line where they missed 16 free throws in the second half alone when they had the chance to keep the game much closer.
Daryl Nazareno led the Eagles with 17 points. As of this writing, the Eagles were going for their second straight win against Mindanao regional champion Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori of Cagayan de Oro.
In the other games, Visayas SBP champion Bacolod Tay Tung High School made it a 2-0 start for the Visayas region with a 67-41 trashing of Luzon champion International School for Better Beginnings of Lucena. In the other Passerelle game, pre-tournament favorite La Salle Greenhills of NCR routed Mindanao champion Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori of Cagayan de Oro, 108-76. In the other SBP game, defending champions Ateneo de Manila won over Ateneo de Davao, 41-32.
Iloilo City - The Sacred Heart School Jesuit (SHSJ) Eagles defeated Don Bosco Pampanga, 69-57, to kick off its campaign in the Passerelle division of the national finals of the SBP-Passerelle Twin Basketball tournament sponsored by Milo at the University of San Agustin Gym.
In a roller coaster ride of a game that had the Eagles played listlessly through much of the game, SHSJ blew hot and cold before finding their rhythm to finish off the Luzon leg champions. SHSJ’s first quarter unit built a 26-18 lead, but Don Bosco’s second quarter five came back to cut the lead down to 34-36. Don Bosco sustained their momentum to tie the game at 38-all early in the third quarter before SHSJ regained control of the game, taking the third period, 52-44.
The Eagles then streaked to a 61-49 lead with 2:48 left in the game to gain some breathing room. True to its never-say-die spirit, the Bosconians staged yet another rally to cut the lead to 61-56 with 1:26 left, but the Eagles replied with eight free throws through Jerry Seno, Daryl Nazareno and Gabe Branzuela to ice the game.
Although the Eagles won, there were many instances of the game where they played below par and made Don Bosco look good especially in offensive rebounding and setting up the halfcourt offense. Don Bosco’s waterloo was the free throw line where they missed 16 free throws in the second half alone when they had the chance to keep the game much closer.
Daryl Nazareno led the Eagles with 17 points. As of this writing, the Eagles were going for their second straight win against Mindanao regional champion Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori of Cagayan de Oro.
In the other games, Visayas SBP champion Bacolod Tay Tung High School made it a 2-0 start for the Visayas region with a 67-41 trashing of Luzon champion International School for Better Beginnings of Lucena. In the other Passerelle game, pre-tournament favorite La Salle Greenhills of NCR routed Mindanao champion Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori of Cagayan de Oro, 108-76. In the other SBP game, defending champions Ateneo de Manila won over Ateneo de Davao, 41-32.
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