The Far Eastern University-Diliman Baby Tamaraws and the University of the East Junior Warriors picked up their second wins in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School basketball tournament on Saturday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
The Baby Tamaraws, the silver medalists in last season’s inaugural tournament, got some measure of revenge against inaugural champions the National University Nazareth School Bullpups, 89-71.
The Junior Warriors, bronze medalists in the UAAP Season 86, walloped the University of the Philippines Integrated School Fighting Maroons Junior Maroons with a wire-to-wire 91-44 win.
Prince Cariño had a near double-double performance of 14 points and nine rebounds, while CP Miranda produced 13 points, five rebounds, and four assists to lead the Baby Tamaraws.
Mark Dulin, Duke Santos, and Carl Diaz scored 11 points each, while Anton Lopez went close to a triple-double with 10 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists, to go with two steals for FEU-D.
“Kami ang motivation namin, ang tinuturo namin sa players, ay maibalik namin ‘yung dating depensa ng FEU from backcourt to frontcourt,” said Baby Tamaraws assistant coach Arwind Santos.
“Kumbaga ‘yung pressure defense namin, ‘yun ang priority namin. It doesn’t matter kung sino ‘yung makakatapat namin. Wala kami dun sa makabawi. Focused kami sa talents at skills ng mga player,” he added.
Meanwhile, 14-year-old Filipino-Nigerian Goodluck Okebata, who hails from Iloilo and was discovered on TikTok, led the Junior Warriors to victory with an impressive 17-point, 13-rebound double-double.
“That’s why we recruited him,” said Junior Warriors coach Andrew Estrella on Okebata. “We know his potential. He has a bright future. He’s a hard worker. Kung ano ‘yung nakikita niyo sa court, times two pa siya sa practices.”
Neil Garcia contributed 14 points and seven rebounds, Gab Delos Reyes got 12 points and seven rebounds, while Jared Ferreros and Jolo Pascual had 10 points each for the Junior Warriors.
Both the Bullpups and the Junior Maroons fell to 0-2.
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