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RP U-16 Five Lost to Iran

Iran using its edge in heft and size subdued previously unbeaten Nokia Team-Pilipinas 76-70 in their quarterfinal match in the Fiba U-16 Men’s Championship at the Bandaraga Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Big man mir Fattahi collected 20 points and grabbed down 17 rebounds and point guard Sheil Yousefi scored 15 points and hauled down 17 rebounds to lead the Iranian assault and inflicting loss to the Philippines whose three game winning was snapped for the first time.
With the sorry loss Philippine must hurdle its last semi-final assignment Jordan to gain entry to the semifinals.
A victory by the Philippines over Jordan will paved the way a Philippine-China tip-off, while Iran will clash with South Korea for the other finals slot. The top finishers in the tournament will earn automatic berths in the 2010 Fiba World Cup U-17 Men’s Championships in Hamburg, Germany next year.
Kiefer Ravena, scored a game-high 26 points and sparked a RP rally from a 12 point deficit and even gained a one-point lead in the early minutes of the fourth quarter.
But the bulky Fattahi made his presence felt , as he helped his team dominate the succeeding stages of the fourth quarter to seal their thriumph.

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categories Games | | datetime November 25, 2009 3:47 pm | comments Comments (0)

RP U-16 Team Advances to Quarterfinals


Johor Bahru – Nokia U-16 Team Pilipinas collected two more convincing wins to remained unbeaten on its group, to easily cruised in the quarterfinals of the FIBA U-16 Men’s Championships at the Bandaraga Stadium here.
After escaping with a dramatic win over tough Japan in overtime on its first game, the young Filipinos displayed its fiery and feisty form as they whipped the taller Kazakhstan squad 76-50 and clobbered pesky Bahrain side with a scintillating 62-45 victory. to top the Group B with a lean 3-0 slate.
The RP boys will tangle with Syria in the quarterfinals and need to win at least two wins in this round to secure a berth to the semifinal stage of the tournament.
Against the Bahrainis, spitfire Cris Tolomia stepped as the team’s main weapon firing barrage of points, making up for Kiefer Ravena who was handcuffed by the stifling defense put up by their rival from the Middle East. Tolomia scored a game high 27 points, including the 13 points he scored in the decisive fourth quarter to help Philippines secured its third win.
The younger brother of Barangay Ginebra, Chester Tolomia, also collected three rebounds, a steal, and unleashed five three point bombs and 28 minutes of action.
Against the Kazakhstan, Ravena sizzled with 25 points against Japan and was held to only 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 steals, allowing Tolomia and the rest of the members of the team to carry the fight for the RP team.

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categories Games | | datetime November 23, 2009 3:52 pm | comments Comments (0)

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