HUA SIONG College of Iloilo Red Phoenix and St. Roberts International Academy Panda Rockets gained outright semifinals seats in secondary boys basketball Category A in the Iloilo Schools Sports Association Meet.
The Red Phoenix defeated Sun Yat Sen High School 79-66 at the Western Institute of Technology gym, completing a five-game sweep of its Category A games.
Reynold Tupas anchored their offense on Wednesday with 23 points while Lee Yanzi Jimera chipped in 10 markers for the Red Phoenix, the defending champions. Sun Yat Sen dropped to 1-4.
For their part, the Panda Rockets scored a 97-70 victory over PAREF-Westbridge. Dexter Hans Gange leading the way with 17 points and Wilfredo Dinate chipped in 15 markers.
The Red Phoenix (5-0) and the Panda Rockets (4-1) went straight to the semifinal round for finishing at top two. Hua Siong also earned a twice-to-beat semifinals incentive for sweeping the eliminations.
CenterPhil Montessori Silver Knights (3-2), Sun Yat Sen (1-4) and Ateneo de Iloilo (1-4) headed safely into the knockout quarterfinal round for placing third, fourth and fifth in Category A.
No. 6 PAREF-Westbridge (1-4), meanwhile, will face Category B winner Santa Clarita International School Primes in a do-or-die game for the last quarterfinals seat Friday afternoon.
The loser in this game will be relegated to Category B of the Meet’s secondary boys next year, according to Commissioner Joe-an Tenorio./PN
