GRACE Bostolits crushed Airen, 94-83, Wednesday night for its first win in two games in the Saturday Club basketball tournament hosted by the Quiot Basketball Association (QBA).
Grace Bostolits leaned on its solid, 25-13 first quarter run to repulse Airen’s repeated rallies in the succeeding quarters. Toly Petiluna exploded for 15 points all from beyond the arc in that crucial stretch. He finished with 18 points for the night.
Airen outscored Grace Bostolits in the second (19-15) and third periods (20-15) where it got closest to the latter, 52-55. But Grace Bostolits took the fourth quarter, 39-31 to seal the 11-point demolition.
Michael Malalay and Jeffrey Francisco backed Petiluna with 14 and 12 markers, respectively while Raymund Yncierto and Danny dela Peña paced Airen with 18 and 15 markers.
BOX SCORES
BOSTOLITS (94)- Petiluna 18, Malalay 14, Francisco 12, Ochigue 11, Patrimonio 10, Di. Dela Peña 6, Padillo 5, Pescadero 4, Lasque 3, Junjie 3, J. Llamedo 2, N. Llamedo 2, Palma 2, Llanura 2.
AIREN (83)- Yncierto 18, Da. Dela Peña 15, Celestial 11, Murillo 9, Insao 8, Abanes 7, Sadorra 5, Bejon 4, Sabandeja 2, Carreon 2, Randy 2. /Correspondent Dale Rosal