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Aranda, Dela Rosa shine for PIC
Pacific Islands Club Saipan kicked off its title bid in the playoff round of the Inter-Commercial Business Basketball League with an 84-62 crushing of Public School System on Tuesday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.
Jack Aranda and Eric Dela Rosa led PIC’s balanced scoring attack to clinch its 10th straight win dating back from the elimination round.
Aranda and Dela Rosa scored 19 points each with Sam Rosow adding 14 more. Gutsy playmaker Sean Rabasto and Darwin Barbo combined for 16 markers.
It was a close game in the first half as PSS, behind Preston Basa’s hot shooting, was only down by 8, 41-33, at the turn.
PIC then stepped on the gas in the third to pull away and coast to the easy win.
Basa finished with a game-high 30 points with Ezra Caro the only other PSS player to end up in double digits with 10.
In the second game, Lerio Pagarao scattered 25 points to power Fiesta Resort to an 81-70 decision against Joeten Enterprises.
Pagarao scored 10 points in the third quarter where the second-seeded Fiesta slowly pulled away from a tight first half and foil Joeten’s upset bid.
Elmer Esdrelon chipped in 15 more, while Arjay Nonato tallied 13 markers.
Dixon Kwon paced Joeten’s losing cause with 18 points while Alex Lauron and Rocyl Ritual contributed 17 apiece.
First Game
PIC 84 – Aranda 19, Dela Rosa 19, Rosow 14, Barbo 8, Rabasto 8, Abuy 5, Hambros 5, Demapan 4, Bartolo 2.
PSS 62 – Basa 30, Caro 10, Cabrera 6, Winkfield 5, Loste 4, Tenorio 3, Diaz 2, Villagomez 2.
Scoring by quarters: 21-18, 41-33, 64-48, 84-62.
Second Game
Fiesta 81 – Pagarao 25, Esdrelon 15, Nonato 13, Arreza 6, De Dios 5, Lansang 5, Duenas 4, Matsutaro 4, Pablo 4.
Joeten 70 – Kwon 18, Lauron 17, Ritual 17, Rasa 8, Sambile 5, Benghit 3, Tobias 2.
Scoring by quarters: 16-14, 35-33, 59-53, 81-70.
