Two in a row for KB Market

KB Market reached the century mark in their 106-63 rout of 5-Star Construction in their open division game in the 2015 San Antonio Community Action Network Basketball League last Saturday at the San Antonio court.

KB Market’s Matt Duenas, seen here popping a jumper against three Sonics defenders, scored 24 points in their 106-63 rout of 5-Star Construction in the open division game in the San Antonio caging last Saturday at the San Antonio court. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)

The victory was second in a row for KB Market after a 0-3 start and the lopsided victory was set up early with the team building a 10-point advantage at the end of the first period.

KB Market’s offense proved to be too much for the winless 5-Star Construction (0-4) with former Saipan Southern High School standouts Lerio Pagarao and Matt Duenas combining for more than half of the winning team’s total points and their three other teammates also finishing in double figures. Pagarao had a game-high 31 points, Duenas added 24, and Leo Galarse contributed 18. Leo Itaas and Ivan Devero chipped in 12 apiece, while Preston Basa and Edwin Santos completed KB Market’s box score, registering 7 and 2, respectively.

Pagarao nailed KB Market’s first four baskets in the second quarter to blow the game wide open, as he added 6 more markers later to hand his team a 54-36 halftime advantage. The rest of Pagarao’s teammates picked up their scoring in the second half to keep KB Market’s safe distance.

Meanwhile, in the other open division pairing last Saturday, Ask Y U B also scored more than 100 points en route to a 112-54 demolition of Triple J.

Ask Y U B improved to a 5-1 record for the temporary lead in the eight-team East Group, while Triple J fell to a 1-2 slate.

Ask Y U B drew 20-plus points from three players to cruise past Triple J. Djay Ong tallied game-high 25 points, while Don Brennan and Jethro Cruz fired 22 and 21, respectively. Two more Ask Y U B players finished in twin digits with Dave Camacho adding 12 and Marvin Rabauliman posting 10.

Perry Inos had 19 markers to lead Triple J, which kept paced with Ask Y U B only in the first period that ended in a deadlock, 20-all.

Ask Y U B quickly broke the tie in the second quarter, as Ong’s guns went blazing when he knocked in 14 of his total points in the pivotal period to lift their team to a 52-26 halftime lead. Triple J never recovered in the second half.

First Game
Ask Y U B 112 – Ong 25, Brennan 22, Cruz 21, Camacho 12, Rabauliman 10, Chariton 6, Hammond 5, Quan 4, Younis 2.

Triple J 54 – Inos 19, Pangelinan 17, Pestillo 10, Clark 5, Palacios 3.

Scoring by quarters: 20-20, 52-26, 81-43, 112-54.

Second Game
KB Market 106 – Pagarao 31, Duenas 24, Galarse 18, Itaas 12, I. Devero 12, Basa 7, Santos 2.

5-Star 63 – Munar 18, Penalda 14, Rosal 9, Salazar 7, Mina 6, Garcia 4, Cabigting 3, Bermiso 2.

Scoring by quarters: 27-17, 54-36, 84-51, 106-63.