Spitfire EJ Manara scored a game-high 22 points to help power Insignia Builders to a close 82-79 win over Gold’s Gym in the Starter Division of the Quezon City Basketball League (QCBL) during its opening over the weekend at the JCR Gym at the FEU-NRMF in Fairview.
The Insignia point guard sank three of his four charities to in the final 19 seconds for the insurance baskets.
The game was tied 79-all when Manara took two trips to the line. He completed the first pair then split the second with 10 seconds left to peg the final score. Gold’s Gym had the chance to send the game into overtime but Denzel Naca missed the target.
In the other games, Nemesis Hobby Shop, Dr. D’s Dental and Regalado Vet trampled their respective foes to join Insignia in the winners’ circle on opening day.
