JUBILEE Christian Academy and MGC-New Life Christian Academy emerged as the top two teams at the end of the eliminations at the Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) Season 12 juniors’ basketball tournament.
Karl Louis Uy guided the Jubilee Warriors to a perfect 7-0 romp, including a dominating 100-48 blowout of Saint Stephen’s High School to cap off the preliminaries last Feb. 25.
The New Lifers, on the other hand, leaned on Adam Keith Uy as they finished the eliminations on a four-game win streak, with their last being a 101-50 decimation of Grace Christian College last Feb. 22 to finish with a 6-1 record.
Finishing in the top two, both Jubilee and MGC-NLCA earned automatic byes to the semifinals which is armed with twice-to-beat advantages in this tourney which is also sponsored by TOP, Jiang Nan Hotpot, Tai Chi Liniment, BYD, Hxgon Motors, Duralite Sandals, Vital1, Infinite Sportswear, and Spalding.
They now await the quarterfinal winners which will see No. 3 Uno High School (5-2) against No. 6 Saint Jude Catholic School (2-5); and No. 4 Pace Academy (4-3) against No. 5 Philippine Cultural College (3-4); and, with the Blue Pandas and the Pacers also owning twice-to-beat advantages.
Uno is looking to repeat on its 73-55 rout of SJCS last Feb. 1 where Jarvis Tyler Mari erupted for 21 points in the win, while Pace also has the same thing in mind after earning a slim 68-64 escape of PCC last Feb. 5 with Krismarc Jhon Miral and Lester Kelvin Fu leading the charge.
The quarterfinals start on March 5.
Saint Stephen’s (1-6) and Grace Christian College (0-7) also participated in the tourney.
