PMA team A nails 1st win in ISL Boys Jr. varsity hoopfest

Team Palau Mission Academy (PMA) team A scored its first win as they debut against Belau Modekngei School (BMS), 63-31 Wednesday at the start of the 2012 Inter-School League (ISL) Junior boys basketball league played at the SDA gym.

Taking a 15-3 lead at the opening quarter, PMA team A made their run in the third quarter as they outscored BMS with a 22-6 out put for their biggest lead at 46-18. From there, PMA team A stayed on course to win the game behind the 18 point performance of Ronals Mission.

PMA team A is bracketed in Pool B together with Emmaus High School team B, Palau High School Bubuu, BMS and Mindszenty High School team B while Pool A is composed of PHS Tarantula, MHS team A, EHS team A, PMA team B and PHS Spiders.

Games will resume today with PMA team B versus PHS Tarantula at 4 p.m. at the SDA gym while EHS team A will meet MHS team A at the MHS gym.

Games on Monday will have PHS Spiders against PHS Tarantula at the PHS gym at 4 p.m. while BMS will face EHS B also at 4 p.m. at the Palau National gym.

Top two teams at the end of the elimination round will move to the play offs and organizers remind all teams that fighting will cause expulsion from the tournament, which is supervised by the Palau Basketball Federation (PBF).  By Peter Erick L. Magbanua (Island Times News)




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