HUA SIONG College of Iloilo started its title defense in the 2018 Iloilo PRISAA secondary boys basketball with a 118-63 win over Iloilo Sacred Heart School at the Western Institute of Technology gym.
With a lopsided score from start of the game, Red Phoenix head coach Vincent Conlu was able to rotate his players on Tuesday. Reneil Gamboa led the way with 19 points while Reynold Tupas added 16.
Georgia International Academy, Inc. relied on Janry Sabando’s game-winner to escape with a 79-78 victory over Colegio de San Jose. Sabando finished with 12 markers to back up Kevin Gedalanga, who led the way with 46 points.
Trailing by 1 with 4.7 seconds remaining in the match, Sabando was at the right spot at the right time when he followed up a missed attempt from his teammate at the buzzer for them to escape with the slim win.
Santa Isabel College of Iloilo kicked off its campaign with a lopsided 101-25 victory over Holy Rosary Academy. Keith Kade Bernaso fired 24 points while Kristian Veron Gicole added 14 for Santa Isabel.
Sun Yat Sen High School also registered a one-sided victory when it waylaid Iloilo Scholastics Academy 101-41. Arvin Paul Tabares had 17 points and Kein Laurence Apitong chipped in 14 markers for the winning team.
Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus tallied its second consecutive win with a 72-42 decision over San Jose Catholic School. Kim Lawrence Cuba and KG Joshua Gargalicana had 18 and 12 points, respectively./PN
