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Lady Eagles win 5th straight in middle school hoops
Grace Christian Academy (blue uniform) and Tanapag Middle School players battle for the loose ball during their game in the IT&E Interscholastic Girls Middle School Basketball League last Wednesday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
Grace Christian Academy raced to its fifth straight victory after dominating two teams in the IT&E Interscholastic Girls Middle School Basketball League last Wednesday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.
In the first game, Azriel Fatialofa scored 20 points in GCA’s 33-0 blanking of the Lady Knights. The Lady Eagles led 15-0 at the half and then more than doubled that total when the game was all said and done. Alyssa Kim added 8 points for GCA. MCS fell to 1-2.
In the last game of Wednesday’s five-game set, GCA made it 2-for-2 for the day and scored its fifth straight win after a 25-2 near shutout of Tanapag Middle School. Fatialofa again dominated everyone with 15 big points. TMS dropped its third straight game.
In the second game, Hopwood Middle School 2 almost mirrored GCA’s win over MCS by also giving up no points against sister team Hopwood 1, 32-0.
Kialeen Leemarvin scored 18 points for Hilitais 1. Hopwood 1 dropped its third straight game.
Following the day’s theme, Dandan Middle School also blanked a hapless Saipan Community School side, 11-0.
Priscilla Tomokane led DMS with 4 points, while Sheena Yamada added 3 points for the Lady Tottots. The Lady Tsunamis succumbed to their second straight defeat after opening the season 2-0.
In the day’s penultimate game, Hopwood 2 won its second match of the day after downing Dandan, 11-6. They are now 2-3 in the middle school standings.
Leemarvin scored all 11 the points and had a key sequence in the final moments of the game. The bruising forward made a 3-pointer then blocked a shot by a Dandan player to keep the Lady Tottots at bay. Dolores Sanchez led the now 2-3 DMS with 4 markers.
