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| Lyceum-Cavite star Mac Guadana vs Holy Trinity-GenSan in the 2019 NBTC Nationals Seeding Round |
The Junior Pirates started off action by escaping with a 74-71 win over Holy Trinity College (General Santos), as the duo of Mac Guadana and John Barba combined to score 47 points in the win.
The former uncorked 24 points, six rebounds, six assists, and three steals, while the latter contributed 23 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal.
Lyceum-Cavite withstood a torrid fourth quarter from the Wildcats, which were led by McTrol Crisostomo pouring in all seventeen of his points in the final ten minutes.
Barba scored in the final ten seconds of the game to give Lyceum-Cavite the lead, and although HTC had a chance to retake it, but Kyle Buen's floater fell short. Jae Omandac would then convert free throws to seal the win and the 28th seed. They face Ateneo in the Super 32.
Ednor Akad contributed a double-double with fourteen points, thirteen rebounds and a block in the loss, which pegs them as the 29th seed. They face San Beda in the Super 32.
The second game scheduled saw the University of Baguio dispatch Dolores National High School (Eastern Samar), 68-56.
UB used a strong third quarter to establish a 51-37 lead after trailing at the half, 28-25. Ivan Fontanilla poured ten points in the period to outscore DNHS, who could only muster nine by themselves. They would extend that lead further in the final period to put the game beyond reach.
Cyril de Vera top scored for UB with fifteen points, while adding a couple of rebounds and assists. Magnus Ines fell a rebound short of a double-double with his fourteen points and nine rebounds. He also added a couple of assists and a block to help them secure the 27th seed and a matchup against La Salle-Greenhills in the Super 32.
Robert Norombaba was the only one from DNHS to reach double figures with thirteen points, two rebounds, two assists, and a couple of steals. As the 30th seed, they face Southwestern University-PHINMA in the Super 32.
The third matchup of the day saw Narvacan National High School (Candon) stun Isabela Colleges-Cauayan, 80-74.
NNHS overcame a 12-point deficit to pull off the win, riding on the shoulders of Paulo Casia to complete the comeback, as he scored a couple of fastbreak layups off IC-C turnovers, the last one with 27 seconds left.
Casia finished with 31 points, fourteen rebounds, an assist, three steals, and a couple of blocks. 23 points came in the second half for the Ilocano school. Vincent Saldua added 22 points, five rebounds, six assists, and a steal in securing the 25th seed. They face Letran in the Super 32.
JD Palejo and Chris Rios each scored fourteen points to lead IC-C, which puts them as the 32nd seed and the task of being the first team Nazareth-NU faces in their NBTC title defense. They also could be undermanned as they lost Mark Tagacay to injury during the game.
The final matchup of regional champions saw a wild finish from Sta. Clarita International School (Iloilo), as they overcame a 17-point deficit to snatch a 99-88 victory over Zamboanga del Sur National High School.
SCIS seemed inspired by the fourth-quarter ejection of their Paul Fallarco after he committed a disqualifying foul, as they ended a game on a 18-2 run. The Ilonggos pounced on their opposition's inability to move the ball past halfcourt, converting on their steals to fastbreak layups. The duo of Steven Tono and Jemar Cepriano combined to score 17 points in the final period to tow them home with the win, outscoring the Pagadian regional champions themselves by a point in the final ten minutes.
Ralph Bajon led all scorers with 33 points, while adding a couple of rebounds and three steals. Tono would finish with nineteen points, four rebounds, an assist, and three steals, while Cepriano contributed seventeen points, seven rebounds, a steal, and three blocks, as they secured the 26th seed and the right to face the University of San Jose-Recoletos in the Super 32.
Ken Pondoc led Zamboanga del Sur National High School with a near double-double performance with 22 points, nine rebounds, an assist, and a steal. Jv Maghinay added sixteen points and ten rebounds as they are designated as the 31st seed and the opponent of Mapua/Malayan in the Super 32.
The 2019 Chooks-to-Go NBTC National Finals presented by SM is also sponsored by Darlington-Exped Socks, EPSON, Huawei, Freego, Purefoods, Gatorade, Go for Gold, and Molten, and also presented by ESPN5 and Lighthouse Events.
All games will be streamed live on the NBTC's Facebook page, with the semifinals, finals, and the All-Star Game to be shown on 5Plus.
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