By ADRIAN STEWART CO
St. Sebastian International School (SSIS) completed a sweep of the elimination round in the 17-and-under category of the 4th Chairman’s Cup Negros held at the Msgr. John Liu Activity Center in Bacolod City.
SSIS seized first place in Bracket B after defeating Team Spartans, 56-35, where the former led 26-20 at halftime and limited the Spartans to just 15 points in the second half while scoring 30.
Shaun Estocado was named Player of the Game, finishing with 16 points, while teammate Sam Hady Ashour added 13.
Vince Buensuceso led the Spartans with 13 points, all in the first half.
The Talisay Sharks (1-2) secured their first win with a hard-fought 74-68 victory over the Negros Youth Basketball Club (NYBC).
John Joseph Gerardo delivered a standout performance with 29 points, supported by Klyde Malaga’s 14.
On the other hand, Colegio de San Agustin-Bacolod (CSAB) tied Bacolod Tay Tung High School (BTTHS) atop the Bracket A standings with a 3-0 record after a 65-51 win over University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R).
Rasheim Rojas led CSAB with 16 points, and France Andre Danio added nine.
UNO-R was paced by Lexanne Pabilla with 11 points and Lebron Garde with 10.
University of St. La Salle (USLS) clinched second place in their group at 2-1 following a convincing 79-50 victory over C&C Café.
John Paul Cabayao led USLS with 19 points.
Meanwhile, the Bobcats and RGG Farms kept their unbeaten slates in the 15-and-under category after notching separate victories.
The Bobcats seized the solo lead in Bracket B following a thrilling 65-60 overtime win against BTTHS.
They improved to 2-0, while BTTHS dropped to 2-1.
Vincent de la Cruz and PJ Rasmo led the Bobcats with 12 points apiece, while Angelo Neal Villoso chipped in eight points.
BTTHS was powered by Jared Buñol’s 16 points, and Seth Guarino’s 12.
RGG Farms also improved to 2-0, cruising past Bacolod Trinity Christian School, 78-67.
Iñigo Jamon led the charge with 21 points, while Nicus Robert Calma added 18 points.
In other 15-and-under action, the Talisay Sharks barged into the win column with a dominant 86-63 win over NYBC.
Bruce Gecaraya finished with 17, while teammate Alvin Bosico added 10 points.
Nonoy also recorded its first victory, defeating TSIDKENU, 58-48.
Christian ApilApil led Nonoy with 20 points./ASC, WDJ