The Go For Gold-backed San Juan Knights demolished the Cebu Sharks, 86-69, and stretched their winning streak to 10, the best ever start in the history of the fastest growing regional amateur basketball league.
Ex-pros John Wilson and Mac Cardona lead the offense of the San Juan Knights, who also drew solid games from Mike Ayonayon and Jhonard Clarito.
Wilson erupted with 23 points while Cardona contributed 16. Ayonayon, last season’s Finals MVP, added 12, while Jhonard Clarito added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the San Juan Knights.
Also maintaining their winning streaks were The Stars of Manila and Pasay, which defeated their respective rivals in similar hard-earned victories.
Marvin Hayes of Manila tries to beat the double team defense of Hans Thiele and Paolo Hubalde of Valenzuela.
The Stars of Manila were pushed to the limit by the Valenzuela Classic before the former pulled off a tough 71-66 triumph in the last moments of the game.
It was the seventh straight win for the Frontrow-backed Manila Stars, who improved their win-loss record to 9-1 and kept a hold of the solo second spot of the northern division of this tournament.
Axel Inigo displays the arrow sign after hitting one of the six three-point shots he made in towing Pasay to its third straight win.Pasay Voyagers outlasted Rizal, 74-69, in the main game as the Voyagers picked up their third consecutive win and improved their win-loss record to 6-5. The Pasay Voyagers were led by Axel Inigo, who hit 26 points, shooting 60 percent from beyond the arc.
Dhon Reverente came away with yet another double-double performance of 11 points and 13 rebounds while Raymond Ilagan had 10 points and 11 boards for the Pasay Voyagers. Jan Jamon contributed nine, including a crucial drive to the basket in the last 24 seconds that secured the win for Pasay, which moved up in a tie for sixth to seventh places with the Bulacan Kuyas in the tough northern division.