University of Perpetual Help went on a scoring rampage as it routed La Salle Green Hills, 110-91, and maintained their clean slate in the NCAA Season 99 Juniors’ Basketball Tournament on Sunday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre.
Amiel Acido unleashed a 33-point game that he spiked with 10 rebounds, five assists, and four steals in helping power the Junior Altas to their third straight win, good enough to keep them on top.
“Idol ko po si Scottie Thompson,” said the 19-year-old 12th grader.
It was an impressive effort for Perpetual as it set a new high in terms of total score in a game.
Johp Cleopas, though, stressed it’s too early to celebrate.
“I really appreciate the boys because they worked hard and they responded every time,” said Cleopas. “But I don’t want them to be complacent. We want them to stay hungry and we don’t want them to celebrate too much.”
Rounding out Sunday’s quintuple-header, San Beda leaned on its strong third quarter to topple Arellano, 85-77, while Mapua dismantled Emilio Aguinaldo College to share the top spot in the standings with UPHSD, 83-52.
Hendric Vailoces’ double-double performance, with 14 points and 10 rebounds, helped the Red Cubs catapult their lead to as much as 17.
On the other hand, Lawrence Managubat led the Red Robins for the third straight game with a double-double of 17 markers and 11 boards.
Mapua held EAC to just 52 points, the lowest output of any team this season.
Earlier, Letran vented its ire on San Sebastian College and hammered out a 78-66 victory while Jose Rizal University claimed its first win at the expense of Lyceum of the Philippines U, 85-79.
Still licking their wounds following a painful, embarrassing 88-72 loss to the San Beda Red Cubs, the Squires used their mental preparedness in engineering a defensive masterpiece that sealed them their second win in three starts.
“It’s more about viewing and mental preparation,” said Letran coach Allen Ricardo, who was also recently appointed interim mentor of the Knights.
The Staglets, in contrast, fell from the pedestal after absorbing their first setback after winning their first two outings.
The Light Bombers, for their part, drew strength from their mammoth rebounding effort in claiming their first triumph after two losses in a row.
Lee Marin spearheaded JRU’s attack and dropped a superb 30-point performance while Paul Enal and Martin Pineda combined for 22 of their team’s 52 boards.
Interestingly, Pineda and Enal had 23 and 18 caroms, respectively, when JRU plucked 79 rebounds, the most by any team in recent years in a 94-86 defeat to Arellano U Friday.
“We’re relieved we won, tense na tense kasi first two games,” said JRU bench tactician Vic Lazaro.
The Scores:
First Game
JRU 85 – Marin 30, Pineda 12, Enal 11, Almario 9, Castillo 8, Guarino 5, Rivera 5, Pinzon 3, Satparam 2, To 0, Abequibel 0
LPU 79 – Matienzo 16, Melchor 16, Julio 12, Panerio 9, Mulligan 9, Sayaman 7, Timbol 6, Poli 3, Lingoste 1, Dag-um 0, Villa 0, Parinas 0
Quarterscores: 16-16, 40-35, 63-55, 85-79
Second Game
Letran 78 – Silorio 13, Gazzingan 13, Diamante 11, Manalili 11, Navarro 8, Baliling 6, Padilla 6, De Leon 5, Golez 4, Cruz 1, Dela Rama 0, Hugo 0, Reyes 0, Villanueva 0, Alforque 0
San Sebastian 66 – Danag 20, Porcadas 17, Herrera 8, Jimenez 5, Penaverde 5, Bonus 5, Marasigan 4, Jacob 2, Casan 0, Melano 0, Bautista 0, Apostol 0, Bamba 0
Quarterscores: 26-19, 42-34, 62-47, 78-66
Third Game
UPHSD 110 – Acido 33, Valencia 20, Gojo Cruz 12, Daep 10, Callangan 8, Asuncion 8, Ayon 4, Baldoria 4, Pagulayan 3, Borja 3, Bernaldez 3, Diaz 2, Panelo 0, Dela Cruz 0, Cristino 0
LSGH 91 – Quines 23, Ison 17, Osis 12, Podador 9, Ortega 7, Sharma 7, Muyuela 3, Nonoy 3, Romero 3, Gomez 3, Tud 2, Abad 2, Natividad 0, Hachuela 0, Peralta 0
Quarterscores: 28-23, 62-49, 88-70, 110-91
Fourth Game
San Beda 85 – Vailoces 14, Lorenzo 11, Cañete 10, Batong Bakal 9, Medroso 9, Wagan 8, Sollano 7, San Juan 6, Mondigo 4, Mercado 3, Dollente 3, Sahali 1, Winters 0, Manarang 0, Feliciano 0
Arellano 77 – Reguera 25, Yu 14, Montesclaros 9, Mendoza 8, Franco 5, Espinosa 4, Novillo 4, Pascual 2, Distrito 2, Austria 2, Tanudtanod 2, Jimenez 0, Pangilinan 0, Vergara 0, Javier 0
Quarterscores: 23-22, 44-42, 68-57, 85-77
Fifth Game
Mapua 83 – Salvador 18, Mangubat 17, Palis 9, Gragasin 9, Mulingtapang 8, Coronel 7, Duque 6, Bernabe 5, Go 2, Masiglat 2, Bagro 0, Malaga 0, Valina 0, Mananquil 0, Rodriguez 0
EAC 52 – Castillo 12, Luna 9, Mariquit 8, Tecson 4, Jawali 3, Coronel 3, Campana 2, Iraham 2, Bautista 2, Canonigo 2, Butler 2, Villarias 2, Asay 1, Lumbo 0, Razo 0
Quarterscores: 20-12, 40-21, 65-36, 83-52
