Coverage for the Third Day of PABL 2010
Third Game Day: August 15, 2010
Batch 2005 v Batch 1997
The combined scoring surges of Jamel Pangandaman and and the hot hand of Reece Hugo ensured a dominating performance by the Cobras against the Nobenta Y Siete, 79-57.
The third day of the PSHS Alumni Basketball League began with an intense game between the Batch 2005 Cobras against the Batch 1997 who dubbed themselves Nobenta Y Siete in their jerseys. The 05 team were minus starting big man Alvin Tang who suffered a foot injury while playing in practice the day before, and thus became the interim coach for this game.
The Cobras led the Nobenta Y Siete at the end of every quarter, with their hot outside shooting and cutting plays. Despite lacking size because of the loss of key men, Batch 2005 kept their ground on the rebounding department with a collective 42 boards against 27 made by Batch 1997. The passing was also outstanding for the Cobras, with 19 assists against only one made by their opponents.
Jamel Pangandaman led the scoring list for the Cobras, shooting 31 points along with his noticeable eight assists, especially to red-hot outside gunner Reece Hugo who made six of his 3 point attempts. A lot of plays were designed to create a wide open Hugo from beyond the arc, who drained a three in every quarter. Point guard Aro De Joya also had 8 assists, the highlights of which were his quick passes to a cutting Pangandaman. De Joya also led the steals for ‘05 with three swaps. Number 3 Ingles of Batch 1997 was their scoring leader at 37 points, 5 of which were made from the 3 point line, and the only one who scored in double-figures.
Batch 2007 v Admin Team
Despite a late surge, the younger Batch of 2007 couldn’t defeat the well-coached PSHS Administration Team. The Admin gave a hard-hitting lecture on the young boys, 72-63.
The second game pitted the much older team of the PSHS Administration against the younger batch of 2007. The first quarter was clearly dominated by the Admin squad, using a combination of inside-outside scoring and a surprising fast and tight defense that held the members of 2007 to just 12 points and with the older team scoring a formidable 27 points.
The second quarter showed a much faster game from both sides. The admin squad’s lead ballooned to a massive 26 points by the sound of the halftime buzzer. Number 7, Guce of the admin team showed his dominance in the paint, not minding the number of defenders that faced him inside. A highlight of the game was the pivoting play to the basket by, withstanding the four defenders of Batch 2007 and making the shot. The admin team also started burying their baskets from beyond the arc, with Bueno making three of their 3-point attempts.
The third quarter was noticeably slower in their pace. Batch 2007 started contesting the Admin team from the half-court. Scoring eventually dipped on the side of the Admin thanks to a much more intense defense by the much more youthful squad. Batch ‘07 showed glimpses of a scoring run as the admin squad seemed to show that age could slow down their game. But the end of the third quarter, ‘07 was able to cut the lead.
Fourth quarter began with Batch 2007 upping the tempo and displaying a determination of making a comeback, having a scoring run of 14 unanswered points and scoring 24 points for the whole quarter. The younger team showed that they could pull off a running game and put their deficit to only single digits. At 1 minute and 8 seconds remaining, the score was 65-57 and Coach Reygie called a necessary timeout to settle things. Batch 2007 tried to foul their way to lengthen the time, but the admin squad was able to make their crucial free throws. ‘07 showed that they too could rebound and secure the basket, but their intensive efforts were too late as the much more experienced team led the box score at the end of the game 72-63. Guce finished with 26 points for the winning Admin while Sycaoyao scored 23 for the ’07 squad. Santos of the Admin team led his squad's rebounding list with 10, and Sycaoyao of the ’07 had 11 for their squad.
The admin squad had no star player on their lineup, but their simple yet effective plays had made their offense executions work. The young guns of batch ‘07 had no answer to the Admin’s fundamental plays. Having a coach by the name of Reygie Gonzales clearly made the difference in this game, designing plays that worked efficiently and creating good match-ups and proper substitutions. Clearly, the mixed admin and teacher squad gave another lesson to the batch 2007, this time not in the classroom but on the hard-court.
Batch 2004 v Batch 2006
Batch 2004 gave a massive beatdown to its opponent, Batch 2006 in a lopsided 64-34 game.
The third game featured a match-up between two teams who were familiar with each other on court and at their stay in the school: Batch 2004 and Batch 2006. The first quarter showed frustrated inside attempts by the ‘06 squad who were constantly denied at the post by the tall men from the ‘04 team, while ‘04 kept on making most of their elbow jump-shots. There was a considerable amount of turnovers by Batch 2004 that were thwarted from their fast-breaks by the hustling running defenders from ‘06. A number of fouls were committed by each side, and sharing their times at the foul line. At the sound of the buzzer the ‘04 team led the game 15-5.
Second quarter began with both teams finding it hard to score fast. The two squads both had horrible field goal percentages. Then the guys from ‘04 started making their baskets inside the painted area. Batch 2006 was also held to a depressing 4 points in the quarter, thanks to a constant denial by the hard defense of the people from Batch 2004. The halftime box score showed again ‘04 leading the game 26-9.
The second half began with ‘04 scoring four quick points to kick start its offense. Batch 2006 was still having its problems in the paint, and relied on their jumpers to get something going. But ‘06 did show that they were not shy on creating defensive positions on the post, not afraid to bang bodies with the much heftier men of Batch 2004. Yet the Blue ‘04s was able to hang on safely to its lead, even adding leverage of a 20 point cushion. 41-21 was the score.
The final quarter began with fouls committed at each side and a much slower pace in scoring, but was noticeably more physical than any of the quarters, with more falling bodies, fouls called, and faces hit unintentionally. An alley-hoop pass from number 11 was the highlight of the quarter. Both sides were trading baskets, and the Batch 2006 seemed unable to make any stops. In the end, Batch 2006 tried to make outside attempts to salvage the game, but most of them missed wide while Batch 2004 made their lead larger and their offense unstoppable. 64-34 was the final score. 21 steals were made by ‘04 as compared to 9 by ’06. Nadora led Batch 2004 with his 13 points for the ’04 squad, finished with 9 rebounds apiece. Cruz of the ’06 team led his with 7 points and 8 boards.
Batch 1990/1993 v Batch 1999
Another low scoring game ensued as the combined team of Batch 1990 and 1993 won its game against the Batch of 1999, 74-52.
The fourth game was between teams that seemingly comparable in height, The Combined Batch of 1990 and 1993 and the Batch of 1999. The White Team of Batch 1999 was one of the teams in the PABL that had a coach. Both teams started the game with an almost equal scoring skill set. 21-13 was the first quarter score.
Things started heating up in the second quarter when number 9 of Batch ‘90/’93 committed an offensive foul against Number 3. The scoring tempo of Batch 1999 got one notch higher thanks to a better field goal percentage and outside shots of the entire team. Batch ‘90/’93 needed heads to cool as some players were getting frustrated by the calls of the referees. By the end of the first half, Batch 1999 was able to cut down the lead to three points.
An ankle sprain marred Number 9 Zed of Batch ‘90/’93 early in the third quarter as he fell to the ground after a put-back attempt and had to be brought out of the game, but went back late in that quarter. Each side traded a number of 3 pointers made, but at the end of the game, the combined batch won 74-52.
Artie led the merged batch with 17 points, while Cordova led ’99 with 19 markers. Batch ‘90/’93 had more boards 28-20. Zed Matubis of Batch ‘90/’93 had a massive rebounding game, with 12 boards, 10 done on the offense.
Batch 1991 v Batch 2003
Despite Bernardo’s double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds, the Batch 1991 players were not able to win a game against Batch 2003 in what could be described as a scrappy and chaotic game from the very beginning.
The game started at a very fast pace, both teams running up and down the court, yet the box score showed what may be the lowest scoring output in the 2010 PABL. Both sides had horrible field goal percentages and even Batch 1991 was held scoreless for the majority of the first quarter, but managed to squeak a meager 7-6 lead at the end of the period.
The low scoring continued on to the second quarter, and some players were getting frustrated by the non-calls of the referees. Batch 1991 controlled the boards, but they were having difficulties with the dribble and penetration. Meanwhile, the guys from ’03 had a hard time boxing out inside the paint. At halftime, it was just 19-13 with ’03 leading on the scoreboards.
Momentum suddenly shifted to the ’03 team, as they scored 7 quick points at the start of the 3rd. Steals and field goal misses, and point blank non-conversions continued to be displayed as the Batch ’91 team was limited to a meager 8 points for the quarter, six of which only came late in that period.
Even when inside the shaded area, the guys from ’91 couldn’t convert their shots, and only free throws made up majority of their fourth quarter shots. Number 7, Fernandez of Batch ’91 graduated with 5 personal fouls. Meanwhile, the ’03 squad continued to create their shots, mostly from drives to the basket. Overall, the game can be described as very chaotic, with a final score of 62-39 in favor of the younger ’03 team. Clearly, Batch ’91 missed the presence of its two superstars, Arrow Armenia and Toss Villamil.
Bautista led the 2003 players with 16 markers, while Batch 1991’s Bernardo shot 18 points. Bernardo of Batch 1991 dominated the paint with 15 rebounds. ’03’s Villame grabbed a game-high 10 steals.
Batch 1998 v Batch 1995
Another lopsided game commenced as Batch 1998 completely dominated the Batch 1995, who only had 5 players on its roster today.
Batch 1995 played today’s game without any bench relievers, thus creating an advantage of fresher legs for the winning ’98 squad. Pinlac led the scorers for the ’98 team with 23 points. Pinlac and Acain of the White 98ers finished with 11 boards apiece. For the ’95 team, Dizon had 11 rebounds as well. Batch 95’s Santos had a game-high six steals. Ayusa and Pinlac also chipped in three assists for the 98ers. However, the winning team committed 13 turnovers against its opponent’s 5.
Batch 2008 v Batch 2010
The Rookie Class of 2010 used their running offense and hustle plays to outscore the taller Batch 2008, 66-52 in what was described as a dazzling and energy-filled game.
A pair of young and exciting teams faced each other today as the smaller rookie class of 2010 faced a taller Batch 2008 in their eliminations game today.
Both teams had a run-and-gun offense started in the game, and they each had their fastbreak moments at the beginning of the game. It was clearly seen that the energy level displayed by the rookie class was much more than their opponents. The rookies ran more, hustled for loose balls, executed a number of acrobatic lay-ups, and were willing to create contact to try and get some and-1 plays. At the end of the first half, Batch 2010 led by a wide margin of 21 points.
The offense slowed down for the rookies at the start of the second half, as the ’08 team made a 7-0 run before the rookies began putting their shots once again. Batch 2008 then managed to stick as close to a 12 point deficit in the third quarter. But the pesky defense and the never-ending running game of the rookies held their ground and came up with the win.
Quitay of Batch 2008 went down with an injury at the 5:08 mark of the fourth quarter as he attempted a putback.
Perhaps the highlight of the game was when Batch 2010’s Justin Kwan made a behind-the-back pass to Cristobal to for a basket. Justin Kwan led the winning rookies with 15 markers while Arroyo scored 25 points for Batch 2008. 31 assists were delivered by the rookies compared to 23 of the ’08 team. 30 rebounds were grabbed by the smaller ‘010 team while the Batch 2008 squad had 26 boards overall. The rookies also grabbed a whopping 22 steals for the entire game.
Also, it is interesting to note that whenever the rookie class of 2010 calls a timeout, they would all hug each other in the bench, along with their batch adviser, Ma’m Butaran. That’s how the new alumni batch spreads the love each game.
Batch 1992 v Batch 2001
With what might be the biggest teams that have joined the league this year, it was expected that the match between Class ’92 and Class ’01 would be battled inside the paint. Batch ’92 led early, creating a 15-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, both teams struggled in their offense. ’92 was limited to an atrocious 3 points in this quarter thanks to an improved defense showed by the players from Class 2001 and a horrible field goal percentage.
At the start of the third quarter, the Batch ‘92 team showed some signs of resurgence, forging an 8-0 run. Esguerra of Batch ‘92 incurred a technical foul at the 4:53 mark. After committing a personal foul, Esguerra cursed the game official “P***** I** Mo, Ref!” which caused him the technical foul. From that incident, Batch 2001 seemed to found the momentum it needed to draw close to ’92, even able to tie the game at the end of the third quarter, 30-30.
The final quarter began with each team scoring quick easy baskets. Things almost heated up when a strong move inside the paint by Espino was called by the game official as an offensive foul instead. This triggered a violent reaction from Espino who almost got called for a violation. But luckily, a turnover was committed by the ’01 team and Esguera managed to salvage the loose ball and pull off a between the legs pass towards a wide open teammate who scored the basket. Galicia of Batch 2002 was also seen reacting to a game official’s reminder to keep their voices low while at the bench.
Esguerra of Batch 1992 pulled off a breakaway lay-up plus one, and the score became 41-38 before Batch 2001 called a timeout at the 3:53 mark. Batch 2001 managed to get close to a 45-41 score before fouling Espino who shot 2 crucial free throws. ’01 missed important jumpers to try and cut the lead, and this cost them the game. The final score was 51-43.
Martinez led Batch 1992 with his 19 points. Cedilla of Batch 2001 scored 28 points. Batch 1992 also dominated the boards, 34-17. Espino of Batch 1992 was the rebounding leader of the game, grabbing a total of 15 boards, 10 of which were offensive. Batch ’92 also led in assists, 7-3. Esguerra of Batch 1992 completed three assists. Sison of Batch 2001 led the game in steals with 4. Espino of Batch 1992 also compiled the 2 blocks of the ballgame.
Batch 1996 v Batch 1994
Batch 1994 took a commanding 62-33 win over the Batch 1996 in the last game of Day 3 of the PABL 2010.
The game was quite close during the early minutes, but Batch 1996 slowly gained the lead. Banta of Batch 94 suffered an injury at the middle of the second quarter. By the end of the first half, the ’96 team had a formidable 32 - 13 lead. At the third quarter, Batch ‘94 was held to only points, courtesy of the tight defense imposed by the ‘96 team. By the fourth quarter, it seemed like whatever efforts by Batch 1994 were irrelevant as the winning team continuously widened their lead until the final buzzer.
22 points were scored by Aguirre to lead the Batch 1996 team to victory. Banta led Batch 1994 in scoring with 19 points. 39 rebounds were made by Batch 1996 compared to 26 that were grabbed by ’94. Manlapaz of Batch 1996 led all rebounders with 14 boards. Batch ’96 also led in assists with 19 completed against a measly 5 by the ’94 squad.
Correspondent:
Wilfred Steven A. Fernandez
Batch 2005
Batch 2005 v Batch 1997
The combined scoring surges of Jamel Pangandaman and and the hot hand of Reece Hugo ensured a dominating performance by the Cobras against the Nobenta Y Siete, 79-57.
The third day of the PSHS Alumni Basketball League began with an intense game between the Batch 2005 Cobras against the Batch 1997 who dubbed themselves Nobenta Y Siete in their jerseys. The 05 team were minus starting big man Alvin Tang who suffered a foot injury while playing in practice the day before, and thus became the interim coach for this game.
The Cobras led the Nobenta Y Siete at the end of every quarter, with their hot outside shooting and cutting plays. Despite lacking size because of the loss of key men, Batch 2005 kept their ground on the rebounding department with a collective 42 boards against 27 made by Batch 1997. The passing was also outstanding for the Cobras, with 19 assists against only one made by their opponents.
Jamel Pangandaman led the scoring list for the Cobras, shooting 31 points along with his noticeable eight assists, especially to red-hot outside gunner Reece Hugo who made six of his 3 point attempts. A lot of plays were designed to create a wide open Hugo from beyond the arc, who drained a three in every quarter. Point guard Aro De Joya also had 8 assists, the highlights of which were his quick passes to a cutting Pangandaman. De Joya also led the steals for ‘05 with three swaps. Number 3 Ingles of Batch 1997 was their scoring leader at 37 points, 5 of which were made from the 3 point line, and the only one who scored in double-figures.
Batch 2007 v Admin Team
Despite a late surge, the younger Batch of 2007 couldn’t defeat the well-coached PSHS Administration Team. The Admin gave a hard-hitting lecture on the young boys, 72-63.
The second game pitted the much older team of the PSHS Administration against the younger batch of 2007. The first quarter was clearly dominated by the Admin squad, using a combination of inside-outside scoring and a surprising fast and tight defense that held the members of 2007 to just 12 points and with the older team scoring a formidable 27 points.
The second quarter showed a much faster game from both sides. The admin squad’s lead ballooned to a massive 26 points by the sound of the halftime buzzer. Number 7, Guce of the admin team showed his dominance in the paint, not minding the number of defenders that faced him inside. A highlight of the game was the pivoting play to the basket by, withstanding the four defenders of Batch 2007 and making the shot. The admin team also started burying their baskets from beyond the arc, with Bueno making three of their 3-point attempts.
The third quarter was noticeably slower in their pace. Batch 2007 started contesting the Admin team from the half-court. Scoring eventually dipped on the side of the Admin thanks to a much more intense defense by the much more youthful squad. Batch ‘07 showed glimpses of a scoring run as the admin squad seemed to show that age could slow down their game. But the end of the third quarter, ‘07 was able to cut the lead.
Fourth quarter began with Batch 2007 upping the tempo and displaying a determination of making a comeback, having a scoring run of 14 unanswered points and scoring 24 points for the whole quarter. The younger team showed that they could pull off a running game and put their deficit to only single digits. At 1 minute and 8 seconds remaining, the score was 65-57 and Coach Reygie called a necessary timeout to settle things. Batch 2007 tried to foul their way to lengthen the time, but the admin squad was able to make their crucial free throws. ‘07 showed that they too could rebound and secure the basket, but their intensive efforts were too late as the much more experienced team led the box score at the end of the game 72-63. Guce finished with 26 points for the winning Admin while Sycaoyao scored 23 for the ’07 squad. Santos of the Admin team led his squad's rebounding list with 10, and Sycaoyao of the ’07 had 11 for their squad.
The admin squad had no star player on their lineup, but their simple yet effective plays had made their offense executions work. The young guns of batch ‘07 had no answer to the Admin’s fundamental plays. Having a coach by the name of Reygie Gonzales clearly made the difference in this game, designing plays that worked efficiently and creating good match-ups and proper substitutions. Clearly, the mixed admin and teacher squad gave another lesson to the batch 2007, this time not in the classroom but on the hard-court.
Batch 2004 v Batch 2006
Batch 2004 gave a massive beatdown to its opponent, Batch 2006 in a lopsided 64-34 game.
The third game featured a match-up between two teams who were familiar with each other on court and at their stay in the school: Batch 2004 and Batch 2006. The first quarter showed frustrated inside attempts by the ‘06 squad who were constantly denied at the post by the tall men from the ‘04 team, while ‘04 kept on making most of their elbow jump-shots. There was a considerable amount of turnovers by Batch 2004 that were thwarted from their fast-breaks by the hustling running defenders from ‘06. A number of fouls were committed by each side, and sharing their times at the foul line. At the sound of the buzzer the ‘04 team led the game 15-5.
Second quarter began with both teams finding it hard to score fast. The two squads both had horrible field goal percentages. Then the guys from ‘04 started making their baskets inside the painted area. Batch 2006 was also held to a depressing 4 points in the quarter, thanks to a constant denial by the hard defense of the people from Batch 2004. The halftime box score showed again ‘04 leading the game 26-9.
The second half began with ‘04 scoring four quick points to kick start its offense. Batch 2006 was still having its problems in the paint, and relied on their jumpers to get something going. But ‘06 did show that they were not shy on creating defensive positions on the post, not afraid to bang bodies with the much heftier men of Batch 2004. Yet the Blue ‘04s was able to hang on safely to its lead, even adding leverage of a 20 point cushion. 41-21 was the score.
The final quarter began with fouls committed at each side and a much slower pace in scoring, but was noticeably more physical than any of the quarters, with more falling bodies, fouls called, and faces hit unintentionally. An alley-hoop pass from number 11 was the highlight of the quarter. Both sides were trading baskets, and the Batch 2006 seemed unable to make any stops. In the end, Batch 2006 tried to make outside attempts to salvage the game, but most of them missed wide while Batch 2004 made their lead larger and their offense unstoppable. 64-34 was the final score. 21 steals were made by ‘04 as compared to 9 by ’06. Nadora led Batch 2004 with his 13 points for the ’04 squad, finished with 9 rebounds apiece. Cruz of the ’06 team led his with 7 points and 8 boards.
Batch 1990/1993 v Batch 1999
Another low scoring game ensued as the combined team of Batch 1990 and 1993 won its game against the Batch of 1999, 74-52.
The fourth game was between teams that seemingly comparable in height, The Combined Batch of 1990 and 1993 and the Batch of 1999. The White Team of Batch 1999 was one of the teams in the PABL that had a coach. Both teams started the game with an almost equal scoring skill set. 21-13 was the first quarter score.
Things started heating up in the second quarter when number 9 of Batch ‘90/’93 committed an offensive foul against Number 3. The scoring tempo of Batch 1999 got one notch higher thanks to a better field goal percentage and outside shots of the entire team. Batch ‘90/’93 needed heads to cool as some players were getting frustrated by the calls of the referees. By the end of the first half, Batch 1999 was able to cut down the lead to three points.
An ankle sprain marred Number 9 Zed of Batch ‘90/’93 early in the third quarter as he fell to the ground after a put-back attempt and had to be brought out of the game, but went back late in that quarter. Each side traded a number of 3 pointers made, but at the end of the game, the combined batch won 74-52.
Artie led the merged batch with 17 points, while Cordova led ’99 with 19 markers. Batch ‘90/’93 had more boards 28-20. Zed Matubis of Batch ‘90/’93 had a massive rebounding game, with 12 boards, 10 done on the offense.
Batch 1991 v Batch 2003
Despite Bernardo’s double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds, the Batch 1991 players were not able to win a game against Batch 2003 in what could be described as a scrappy and chaotic game from the very beginning.
The game started at a very fast pace, both teams running up and down the court, yet the box score showed what may be the lowest scoring output in the 2010 PABL. Both sides had horrible field goal percentages and even Batch 1991 was held scoreless for the majority of the first quarter, but managed to squeak a meager 7-6 lead at the end of the period.
The low scoring continued on to the second quarter, and some players were getting frustrated by the non-calls of the referees. Batch 1991 controlled the boards, but they were having difficulties with the dribble and penetration. Meanwhile, the guys from ’03 had a hard time boxing out inside the paint. At halftime, it was just 19-13 with ’03 leading on the scoreboards.
Momentum suddenly shifted to the ’03 team, as they scored 7 quick points at the start of the 3rd. Steals and field goal misses, and point blank non-conversions continued to be displayed as the Batch ’91 team was limited to a meager 8 points for the quarter, six of which only came late in that period.
Even when inside the shaded area, the guys from ’91 couldn’t convert their shots, and only free throws made up majority of their fourth quarter shots. Number 7, Fernandez of Batch ’91 graduated with 5 personal fouls. Meanwhile, the ’03 squad continued to create their shots, mostly from drives to the basket. Overall, the game can be described as very chaotic, with a final score of 62-39 in favor of the younger ’03 team. Clearly, Batch ’91 missed the presence of its two superstars, Arrow Armenia and Toss Villamil.
Bautista led the 2003 players with 16 markers, while Batch 1991’s Bernardo shot 18 points. Bernardo of Batch 1991 dominated the paint with 15 rebounds. ’03’s Villame grabbed a game-high 10 steals.
Batch 1998 v Batch 1995
Another lopsided game commenced as Batch 1998 completely dominated the Batch 1995, who only had 5 players on its roster today.
Batch 1995 played today’s game without any bench relievers, thus creating an advantage of fresher legs for the winning ’98 squad. Pinlac led the scorers for the ’98 team with 23 points. Pinlac and Acain of the White 98ers finished with 11 boards apiece. For the ’95 team, Dizon had 11 rebounds as well. Batch 95’s Santos had a game-high six steals. Ayusa and Pinlac also chipped in three assists for the 98ers. However, the winning team committed 13 turnovers against its opponent’s 5.
Batch 2008 v Batch 2010
The Rookie Class of 2010 used their running offense and hustle plays to outscore the taller Batch 2008, 66-52 in what was described as a dazzling and energy-filled game.
A pair of young and exciting teams faced each other today as the smaller rookie class of 2010 faced a taller Batch 2008 in their eliminations game today.
Both teams had a run-and-gun offense started in the game, and they each had their fastbreak moments at the beginning of the game. It was clearly seen that the energy level displayed by the rookie class was much more than their opponents. The rookies ran more, hustled for loose balls, executed a number of acrobatic lay-ups, and were willing to create contact to try and get some and-1 plays. At the end of the first half, Batch 2010 led by a wide margin of 21 points.
The offense slowed down for the rookies at the start of the second half, as the ’08 team made a 7-0 run before the rookies began putting their shots once again. Batch 2008 then managed to stick as close to a 12 point deficit in the third quarter. But the pesky defense and the never-ending running game of the rookies held their ground and came up with the win.
Quitay of Batch 2008 went down with an injury at the 5:08 mark of the fourth quarter as he attempted a putback.
Perhaps the highlight of the game was when Batch 2010’s Justin Kwan made a behind-the-back pass to Cristobal to for a basket. Justin Kwan led the winning rookies with 15 markers while Arroyo scored 25 points for Batch 2008. 31 assists were delivered by the rookies compared to 23 of the ’08 team. 30 rebounds were grabbed by the smaller ‘010 team while the Batch 2008 squad had 26 boards overall. The rookies also grabbed a whopping 22 steals for the entire game.
Also, it is interesting to note that whenever the rookie class of 2010 calls a timeout, they would all hug each other in the bench, along with their batch adviser, Ma’m Butaran. That’s how the new alumni batch spreads the love each game.
Batch 1992 v Batch 2001
With what might be the biggest teams that have joined the league this year, it was expected that the match between Class ’92 and Class ’01 would be battled inside the paint. Batch ’92 led early, creating a 15-5 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, both teams struggled in their offense. ’92 was limited to an atrocious 3 points in this quarter thanks to an improved defense showed by the players from Class 2001 and a horrible field goal percentage.
At the start of the third quarter, the Batch ‘92 team showed some signs of resurgence, forging an 8-0 run. Esguerra of Batch ‘92 incurred a technical foul at the 4:53 mark. After committing a personal foul, Esguerra cursed the game official “P***** I** Mo, Ref!” which caused him the technical foul. From that incident, Batch 2001 seemed to found the momentum it needed to draw close to ’92, even able to tie the game at the end of the third quarter, 30-30.
The final quarter began with each team scoring quick easy baskets. Things almost heated up when a strong move inside the paint by Espino was called by the game official as an offensive foul instead. This triggered a violent reaction from Espino who almost got called for a violation. But luckily, a turnover was committed by the ’01 team and Esguera managed to salvage the loose ball and pull off a between the legs pass towards a wide open teammate who scored the basket. Galicia of Batch 2002 was also seen reacting to a game official’s reminder to keep their voices low while at the bench.
Esguerra of Batch 1992 pulled off a breakaway lay-up plus one, and the score became 41-38 before Batch 2001 called a timeout at the 3:53 mark. Batch 2001 managed to get close to a 45-41 score before fouling Espino who shot 2 crucial free throws. ’01 missed important jumpers to try and cut the lead, and this cost them the game. The final score was 51-43.
Martinez led Batch 1992 with his 19 points. Cedilla of Batch 2001 scored 28 points. Batch 1992 also dominated the boards, 34-17. Espino of Batch 1992 was the rebounding leader of the game, grabbing a total of 15 boards, 10 of which were offensive. Batch ’92 also led in assists, 7-3. Esguerra of Batch 1992 completed three assists. Sison of Batch 2001 led the game in steals with 4. Espino of Batch 1992 also compiled the 2 blocks of the ballgame.
Batch 1996 v Batch 1994
Batch 1994 took a commanding 62-33 win over the Batch 1996 in the last game of Day 3 of the PABL 2010.
The game was quite close during the early minutes, but Batch 1996 slowly gained the lead. Banta of Batch 94 suffered an injury at the middle of the second quarter. By the end of the first half, the ’96 team had a formidable 32 - 13 lead. At the third quarter, Batch ‘94 was held to only points, courtesy of the tight defense imposed by the ‘96 team. By the fourth quarter, it seemed like whatever efforts by Batch 1994 were irrelevant as the winning team continuously widened their lead until the final buzzer.
22 points were scored by Aguirre to lead the Batch 1996 team to victory. Banta led Batch 1994 in scoring with 19 points. 39 rebounds were made by Batch 1996 compared to 26 that were grabbed by ’94. Manlapaz of Batch 1996 led all rebounders with 14 boards. Batch ’96 also led in assists with 19 completed against a measly 5 by the ’94 squad.
Correspondent:
Wilfred Steven A. Fernandez
Batch 2005