Site: Jacinto Tiu Competition Court (Xavier School)

Standings: Xavier School (5-0), St. Jude Catholic School (4-0), Hope Christian High School (2-2), Chiang Kai Shek College (2-2), St. Stephen’s High School (2-2), Grace Christian College (0-4) and Uno High School (0-5).

FIRST GAME
St. Stephen’s High School (2-2) 62 vs. Grace Christian College (0-4) 52
Halftime: 38-23

ST. STEPHEN’S HS
Jesus Martiniez – 14 points, five rebounds and two assists
Carlo Ortiz – 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals
Kent Lao – 11 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks
Keno Chua – nine points and 10 rebounds
Marvin Schrijvers – nine points and four assists

GRACE CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
John Ong – 15 points, 12 rebounds and six assists
Aldrich Shih – 10 points and 10 rebounds

NOTES: First-quarter score was 12-12. After Khristian Furigay gave Grace a 19-18 lead, St. Stephen’s scored six straight points on a basket by Kent Lao and back-to-back baskets by Martin Schrijvers to regain the upperhand, 24-10. The Stephenians never trailed thereafter and led by as much as 18 points thrice (48-30, 50-32 and 54-36) in the third quarter, which ended 54-41. However, Grace went on a 15-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters to come within three points, 54-51. St. Stephen’s weathered the rally behind consecutive baskets by Schrijvers and Carlo Ortiz, 58-51. Freego Player of the Game – Kent Lao, St. Stephen’s HS.

SECOND GAME
Xavier School (5-0) 133 vs. Uno High School (0-5) 76
Halftime: 63-30

XAVIER SCHOOL
Jeron Teng – 27 points, 10-for-19 FGA, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals in 19 minutes
Jose Anton Manuel – 24 points, 10-for-11 FGA (including 4-for-5 from three-point area), four rebounds, four assists and two steals in 15 minutes
Harold Ng – 15 points Caesar Wongchuking – 10 points and two rebounds
Bryan Tan – nine points, four rebounds, five assists and two steals

UNO HS
Isaac Lim – 27 points, five rebounds, eight assists and one steal in 37 minutes
Alvin Ong – 10 points Aldriane Anglim – 10 points and five rebounds

NOTES: Harold Ng hit a three and Jeron Teng completed an undergoal stab and Xavier was off and running, 5-0. End of first quarter was 37-12, in favor of Xavier. Teng scored 21 and Jose Anton “Jett” Manuel had 16 (on 7-for-7 FGA, including 2-for-2 from three-point area) in 14 and 11 minutes, respectively, as Xavier stormed to a 63-30 lead at halftime. Golden Stallions coach Jonathan “Budds” Reyes utilized mostly his second- and third-stringers in the third quarter, which ended at 95-59. Fourteen of the 15 players fielded in by Reyes scored at least a point. The win by Xavier was its 15th straight over three seasons (2008 Finals Game Three, 9-0 in 2009 and 5-0 in 2010) in Tiong Lian Juniors competitions. Freego Player of the Game – Jeron Teng, Xavier School. Teng has won the Player of the Game award five times.

Xavier (5-0) and St. Jude Catholic School (4-0) clash for the leadership on Wednesday, January 27, at the CKSC gym in Tondo. Both schools have earned automatic semifinal tickets (armed with twice-to-beat advantage) as the top two seeds. Game’s outcome will determine the rankings. Winner is No. 1 seed and loser is No. 2 seed.

GAMES

Wednesday, January 27 –
St. Stephen’s HS (2-2) vs. Chiang Kai Shek College (2-2)
St. Jude Catholic School (4-0) vs. Xavier School (5-0)

Friday, January 29 –
Chiang Kai Shek College vs. Hope Christian HS (2-2)
Uno HS (0-5) vs. Grace Christian College (0-4)

Saturday, January 30 –
Grace Christian College vs. St. Jude Catholic School
Hope Christian HS vs. St. Stephen’s HS