Three teams gain semi-final berths
1ST INTER-TOWN BASKETBALL
LINGAYEN – The teams of Manaoag and Urdaneta City in Group B have secured sure spots in the semi-final games of the 1st Governor’s Cup Inter-Town Basketball Tournament after succeeding in their outings during the quarterfinal round of the cagefest held on March 12 at Tayug gymnasium.
Manaoag trounced Lingayen, 114-91, to remain unbeaten at 5-0, while Urdaneta clobbered Bayambang, 115-107, to take solo second in same group with 5-1 card.
If Manaoag loses its final game against Labrador on March 18, the pilgrimage team will gain a score of 5-1.
Another possible tie-break game will be held to determine the top spot between Group B’s Manaoag and Urdaneta City to play against the second placer of Group A during the crossover semi-finals.
Binmaley, which leads Group B standings, earlier secured a definite slot in the semi-finals with 5-1 win-loss record, but can share the top spot with Alaminos City if the Hundred Island team wins against Villasis on March 18.
If, however, Alaminos City’s loses to Villasis (3-2), both teams will get deadlocked at 4-2.
In the meantime, if Mangaldan defeats Asingan in its last outing on March 18, there will be a 3-team logjam for second place in Group A, which can be settled by a tie break.
Other team standings in group B are: Calasiao (4-2), Sto. Tomas (3-2), Lingayen (2-3), Tayug (1-4), Bayambang (1-4), and Labrador (0-5).
Meanwhile, final scores for Group A teams that competed in the recent outing at the Ramon J. Guico Sports and Civic Center in Binalonan town are as follows: Game 1- Alaminos City (74) vs San Manuel (54); Game 2-Malasiqui (94) vs Asingan (91); Game 3-Mangaldan (80) vs Bugallon (69).
The following are the game results for Group B quarterfinal games held on the same day at Tayug Gym: Game 1- Urdaneta City (115) vs Bayambang (107); Game 2- Manaoag (114) vs Lingayen (91); Game 3- Sto. Tomas (107) vs Tayug (93).
The next scheduled quarterfinal games will be on March 18 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center gym.
The semi-final games are scheduled to start on March 25 wherein cross-over match will take place between the top two groups. (PIO/RRB)
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