St. Jude sweeps Xavier for PCYAA Invitational crown

St. Jude sweeps Xavier for PCYAA Invitational crown

St. Jude sweeps Xavier for PCYAA Invitational crown

St. Jude Catholic School swept Xavier School within the best-of-three finals of the Philippine Ching Yuen Athletic Association (PCYAA) tenth Anniversary Invitational Basketball after a 70-63 win in Game Two on Tuesday on the Uno High School Gym.

The Green Knights mounted a comeback after being down 11 factors within the third interval and staged a 14-2 run to take a 46-45 lead.

As momentum shifted to the Green Knights’ facet, St. Jude held the Stallions to only 11 factors within the ultimate body to finally take the crown.

Kobe Chong posted 29 factors, 11 rebounds, six assists, and 5 steals in St. Jude’s fourth PCYAA crown and the primary beneath coach Homer So. Ethan Kaw scored 18 factors, whereas Keith Ngu had 12 factors within the Green Knights’ win.

Brent Tiu led the Stallions with 17 factors, whereas Andre Tan had 14 factors, on high of his 10 rebounds.

In Game One, St. Jude gained 84-62.

The scores:

St. Jude 70 – Chong 29, Kaw 18, Ngu 12, Chu 4, Feliciano 4, Okay. Dela Cruz 2, C. Dela Cruz 1, J. Tan 0, Vinoya 0.

Xavier 63 — Tiu 17, Tan 14, Yu Chua 9, Dagdag 6, Kua 4, Ramirez 4, Choa 4, Chio 3, Tan Climaco 2, Dizon 0, Guevarra 0.

Quarters: 13-11, 26-32, 50-52, 70-63.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News

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