Junior Altas top seed in Final 4 battle

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PERPETUAL treated San Sebastian College to a shooting clinic in an 111-80 rout yesterday and sealed the top seed and a twice-to-beat Final Four incentive in the semis of the NCAA Season 99 juniors’ basketball tourney at The Arena in San Juan.

The game produced a pair of scoring feats, setting the most points scored in a game and the most in a quarter–a 45-point barrage in the third period–that gave the Junior Altas their eighth win in nine outings, the No. 1 seed and the important semis bonus.Most importantly, it pushed Perpetual closer to its ultimate goal–winning its breakthrough juniors’ crown.

The Junior Altas now wait for their Final Four foe, which could be the Stags, who dropped to No. 4 with a 6-3 record.

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Defending champion Letran and Mapua, which have identical 6-2 marks, were playing their final elimination round game against separate rivals at press time and could end up at either No. 2 or No. 3.

Jan Pagulayan erupted for 25 points while Amiel Acido sizzled for 23 points on top of a mammoth 20-rebound effort. The pair led the devastating third quarter breakaway by combining for 28 points.

Acido’s double-double performance put him in a strong position to battle for the MVP crown and possibly another Defensive Player of the Year plum to boot.

Slam-dunking Lebron Jhames Daep had some moments too before finishing with 16 points, nine boards and two blocks while Mark Gojo Cruz and Aries Borja chipped in 11 markers apiece.

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