San Sebastian College smashed University of Perpetual Help, 21-8, on Friday, May 24, to seize the Pool B lead in NCAA Season 99 senior 3×3 basketball at the Jose Rizal University Gym.
The Stags’ Caesleyh Kent Bacani, Tristan Jeremiah Felebrico and Ralph and Reggz Gabat were quick and merciless in routing the Altas’ Axl and Bryan Manuel, Henry Montemayor and Emmanuel Pizarro in claiming their second win in a row.
SSC-R earlier dumped Emilio Aguinaldo College’s Mac Chester Jacob, Aero Pardonsolan, Rico Postanes and Jervin Vista, 21-15, in the event hosted by a committee chaired by JRU’s Paul Supan.
SSC-R would need to hurdle at least one or both of its last two group stages matches against San Beda at press time and Mapua today for it to claim a Final Four spot.
Other Pool B results saw San Beda, which is composed of Rafael Jalbuena, John Elbert Lopez, Zairose Mina and Jose Iñigo Torres, edging UPHSD, 22-19.
In Pool A, College of St. Benilde’s Jericho Jalalon, Edson Serrano, Irele Galas and Eyeya Ondoa survived Arellano U’s Marco Polo Antonio, Ernest John Geronimo, Bryan Rosalin and Kenji Troy Tan, 17-15, while JRU’s Joshua Guiab, Jonathan Medina, Karl de Jesus and Vince Sarmiento edged Lyceum of the Philippines U’s Khen Caduyac, Nathaniel Fuentes, Juan Raphael Garro and Jehtro Murray Reyes, 18-16, to share the group lead.
The Pirates, however, bounced back and stayed in contention with a 22-20 escape over Letran’s Kobe Bryant Monje, Kint Ariar, Josef Bojorcelo and Marc Javillonar for a 1-1 record.
The Knights, who earlier trounced the Chiefs, 18-12, fell to 1-1.
