JEDDAH, 28 February 2003 — Al-Raya S/M, Al-Osra & Al-Asmak won back to back against Sawary Superstore M&M & Giant Store Pag-asa while Wartsila defeated Sete & Jeddah Graphics at Al-Ittihad courts in the 4th Saudi Companies Basketball Association (SCBA) basketball tournament 2003. Well-oiled Nissan Al-Hamrani outplayed MODA Defenders team. Al Wadi International School overcame International Philippine School (IPSJ), with only 1:37 in the game. IPSJ were up by 5 points but lucky shots from the perimeter & 3-point range helped the Al-Wadi Int’l School to win. “That is basketball,” said Cris Magno the head coach of IPSJ. Thamer International School-TIS, the defending champion, also won, beating Desert Rose International School.
This tournament is sponsored by And1 Shoes & Apparels & co-sponsored by Al-Taza. The games are officiated by Basketball Referees Group (BRG) headed by Nanie Castro — Chairman, Peter Ronatay, Rey Diano, Yoyong Juanete, Larry San Pedro & Lito de la Cruz.
The scores: Al-Raya S/M, Al-Osra & Al-Asmak – (86): Olsem 17. Villegas 15, Calayo 15, Bustamante 12, De leon 6, Sarmiento 6, Bondoc 3, De leon 1. Sawary Superstores M&M — (72) Bautista 34, Sorilla 14, Teruel 10, Bago 8, Orio 4, Burilla 2, Equia 0, & Gonzales 0. Quarterscores 19-20, 33-35, 60-51, 86-72.
Nissan Al-Hamrani – (77) Labayne 20, Alfonso 18, Banaag 8, Canovas 7, Oreliano 5, Panopio 4, Dimaun 4, Martin 4, Albarda 2, Sodsod 2, Madlangbayan 2, Meneses 1. MODA Defenders — (47) Mangune 14, Abraham 12, Francisco 7, Fabuna 7, Alicabo 5, Kaharian 2. Quarterscores 19-11, 38-20, 58-31, 77-47.
Wartsila – (79) Solivers 19, Cido 11, Sanchez 11, Fernandez 10, Arcaina 10, Dagdag 8, Fabian 6, Garcia 2, Cobre 2. Sete — (77) Sorilla 26, Bautista 20, Deang 12, Tenorio 4, Salting 4, De mesa 4, Vicente 4, Insigne 2, Santos 1. Quarterscores 18-18, 40-37, 54-55, 79-77. Al Wadi International School – (70) Bonez 20, Assan 13, Dabo 10, Shadeem 9, Walid 8, Mylou 4, Khabaz 4, Maze 2. International Philippine School in Jeddah - IPSJ — (65) Andig 18, Parto 11, Aviles 9, Latif 9, De la Cruz 6, Santos 4, Tamano 2, Mapandi 2, Yahya 2, Vallesteros 1, Santos 1. Quarterscores 14-8, 32-31, 46-50, 70-65. Thamer International School - TIS – (55) Khalid 21, Gharib 13, Karkaba 9, Davy 7, Taqum 3, Iyad 2. Desert Rose International School — (46) Shadi 33, Ismael 5, Rajab 4, Khoder 3, & Mahmoud 1. Quarterscores 8-4, 22-13, 36-24, 55-46.
Al Raya S/M, Al-Osra & Al-Asmak –( 75) Villegas 28, Olsem 25, Bondoc 5, De leon 5, Calayo, De leon 4, Bustamante 2, Perlin 1. Giant Stores Pag-asa — (70) Morales 17, Ibesa 14, Bendicio 13, Asperga 9, M. Morales 7, Buenaventura 6, J. Buenaventura 2, Manalo 2. Quarterscores 12-12, 33-29, 51-48, 75-70. Wartsila – (87) Soliveres 23, Fabian 18, Arcaina 14,Cidro 7, Besario 7, Sanchez 5, Labini 6, Cobre 4, Dagdag 3. Jeddah Graphics — (72) Diaz 26, Antonio 18, Reyes 14, Samson 6, Medina 4, Sarmiento 4.
Quarterscores 22-21, 44-36, 62-54, 87-72.
