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Saturnino Samara steps up big time to help Philippines U21 hold off Pakistan U21, 103-88 (76570)

Beirut, Lebanon -- The score after the first half was 51-42 in favor of the Philippines U21. It was generally a lackluster performance considering all the firepower the Filipino-based team has in their arsenal compared to Pakistan U21. But in the third quarter, they outgunned their opponents, 33-12, and finish the quarter with a huge 30-point lead, 84-54. That's all the Philippines team needed to get the win.

Leading the charge for the Filipinos was Saturnino Samara, who scored 36 points on an impressive 15 of 23 shooting clip, including 6 three pointers made. Manny Emil Ricamona almost got a double-double with 18 points and 9 assists, while Juan Lustre chipped in 11 points.

On the other side, Afshin Atabay did an excellent job on exposing most of the mismatches and scored 20 points, but it wasn't enough to steer Pakistan U21 to victory. Arvin Majidi and Hafiz Haque added 16 and 13 points, respectively.

Philippines U21's next opponent will be Macau U21, which is scheduled on October 14, 11:00PM, Manila Time. See you there and please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Saturnino Samara - 36 points
Manny Emil Ricamona - 18 points
Juan Lustre - 11 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Eric García - 12 rebounds
Luis Irueta - 10 rebounds
Norberto Cena - 6 rebounds
Alan Clifford Pore - 6 rebounds
Sabino Margarico - 6 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 9 assists
Norberto Cena - 3 assists
Saturnino Samara - 2 assists
Juan Lustre - 2 assists
Luis Irueta - 2 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Alan Clifford Pore's double-double powers Pilipinas U21 to victory over Macau U21 (76572)

Beirut, Lebanon -- A huge 24 points, 20 rebounds output from Alan Clifford Pore helped Philippines U21 beat Macau U21, 87-67. This is Philippines U21's 3rd straight victory and they now hold a 3-0 record in the ongoing Asian U21 tournament.

Macau U21 managed to keep the game close in the 2nd quarter, 24-27, but after that, the Filipino-based team hadn't had much problems dealing with Macau U21 in this game. But, Coach Leo mentioned in the post-game interview that he's making a few more adjustments to prepare for the second round, which will start on the 18th of November.

Saturnino Samara scored 18 points, but on 7 of his 23 field goal attempts. It seems like Macau U21 were aware of his scoring prowess, as evidenced in his previous game where he scored 36 points against Pakistan U21. Manny Emil Ricamona had a decent all-around game with 16 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 blocks. Luis Irueta hauled 20 rebounds, and together with Pore's 20 rebounds, the 2 starting bigmen for the Philippines grabbed more rebounds than the whole Macau U21 team (40-39).

Xie Xuanning led Macau U21 with 19 points and 10 rebounds and 6 assists, while Zheng Lianjie and Zhang Tianping chipped in 17 and 13 points, respectively. Macau U21 falls to 1-2 in the standings.

Kazakhstan U21 is next on Philippines U21's schedule. The game will be on October 21, 11:00 PM, Manila Time. See you there and please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Alan Clifford Pore - 24 points
Saturnino Samara - 18 points
Manny Emil Ricamona - 16 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Alan Clifford Pore - 20 rebounds
Luis Irueta - 20 rebounds
Saturnino Samara - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 5 assists
Juan Lustre - 3 assists
Luis Irueta - 3 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Last edited by Leo (Pilipinas U21 Coach) at 10/14/2024 10:56:29 PM

Philippines U21 rolls to a wire-to-wire win over Kazakhstan U21, stays atop Pool A (76574)

Beirut, Lebanon -- Philippines U21 started the game with a 17-3 advantage over Kazakhstan U21, and that proved to be the story of the whole game as they never looked back. Philippines U21 wins this game 96-73, and this is their 4th straight win for the Filipinos. They're already assured of a spot in the second round of the ongoing U21 Asian Cup tournament.

Servando Tanay came off the bench to lead the Philippines side in scoring with 16 points on 6 of 12 field goal shooting. Alan Clifford Pore had another double-double performance with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Juan Lustre and Federicko Pongos added 13 points each. Manny Emil Ricamona continues to impress as he shared the rock 7 times in this game, while Eric García contributed 17 rebounds, in which 8 of them were offensive.

Ulan Batyruly led Kazakhstan U21 with 17 points and 7 rebounds, while Miron Ishmatov and Anatloy Bortnikov chipped in 16 and 12 points each, respectively. Anatoly Bortnikov, Kazakhstan U21's best big man, was limited to just 6 points, but grabbed a respectable 11 rebounds. Kazakhstan U21's chance of making the second round gets dimmer as they fall to 1-2 in the standings.

Our next game on the schedule is against Saudi Arabia U21, which will be on November 4. For next week, we'll invite another team for a scrimmage. See you there and please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Servando Tanay - 16 points
Alan Clifford Pore - 15 points
Juan Lustre - 13 points
Federicko Pongos - 13 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Eric García - 17 rebounds
Alan Clifford Pore - 11 rebounds
Nilo Caniga - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 7 assists
Luis Irueta - 6 assists
Federicko Pongos - 4 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Philippines U21 fends off slow start, rips Saudi Arabia U21 (76582)

Beirut, Lebanon -- It was a tight first quarter between Philippines U21 and Saudi Arabia U21 with the Saudis trailing by just a measly point, 20-21. But, in the second quarter, the Filipinos turned on the jets and left Saudi Arabia U21 in the dust to score another blowout win, 98-65. With this win, Philippines U21 secures the top spot in Pool A with a 5-0 record.

Dellan Mosqueda led the team in scoring with 17 points. Leonard Delmonte, who's playing for the first time in this tournament, scored 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. Luis Irueta got his first double-double with 11 points, 12 rebounds. Saturnino Samara, Servando Tanay, and Juan Lustre each chipped in 10 points. Manny Emil Ricamona continues to share the ball effectively as he dished out 10 assists in this game.

Gita Kuncoro led Saudi Arabian U21 with 12 points, followed by Abdul-Malik Al-shamlan and Yaseen Darwish with 11 points each.

Our next game on the schedule will be against Lebanon U21 on 12th of November. It's also the last game of the first round of the tournament. Second round starts at 19th of November. Please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Dellan Mosqueda - 17 points
Leonard Delmonte - 15 points
Luis Irueta - 11 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Luis Irueta - 12 rebounds
Eric García - 10 rebounds
Alan Clifford Pore - 10 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 10 assists
Nicodemo Soriano - 4 assists
Servando Tanay - 3 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Philippines U21 caps off first round with a W, beats the home team, Lebanon U21 (76585)

Beirut, Lebanon -- Lebanon U21 stayed close to Philippines U21 at the start of the game, but the Filipinos adjusted pretty quickly, as Philippines U21 outgunned their opponents towards an impressive win, 104-92. The Philippine side ends the first round atop Pool A with a listless 6-0 record, while Lebanon U21 stays at 3rd with a 3-3 record, which was well enough to earn them a trip to the second round.

Dellan Mosqueda scored 23 points to lead the Filipinos in terms of scoring, while first-time starter Servando Tanay served up 21 points to go with 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Leonard Delmonte had a double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds on an efficient 6 of 10 field goal shooting, but fouled out late in the game. Manny Emil Ricamona continues to steer the Philippines ship as he dished out 9 assists.

On the other side, Xavier Shraideh, Mousa El-Wahesh, and Firdos Salti carried Lebanon U21 with 20, 16 and 15 points, respectively. El-Wahesh also led the Lebanese side in rebounding, with 12 rebounds.

Here are the possible groupings in the second round:

Pool D: Philippines, Macau, Indonesia, U.A.E., Hong Kong, Japan

Pool E: Taiwan, Lebanon, China, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore

Second round schedules will be released as early as this afternoon. First game of the second round will happen on November 18th, and that's next week.

Points Leaders:
Dellan Mosqueda - 23 points
Servando Tanay - 21 points
Leonard Delmonte - 19 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Leonard Delmonte - 18 rebounds
Eric García - 15 rebounds
Dellan Mosqueda - 7 rebounds
Luis Irueta - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 9 assists
Servando Tanay - 2 assists
Luis Irueta - 2 assists
Eric García - 2 assists

Please continue to support both our National Teams. Our Seniors team is looking to grab the homecourt advantage in the next season's Asia Cup via Consolation tournament, so your support is very much needed as well.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Last edited by Leo (Pilipinas U21 Coach) at 11/11/2024 9:23:02 PM

Mosqueda, Samara leads Philippines U21 to Wire-to-Wire victory over Japan U21 (77230)

Beirut, Lebanon -- Philippines U21 opens the second round festivities with a dominating win over Japan U21, 102-59. The only time Japan U21 led was in the first quarter, 10-9. Afterwards, it was all Philippines U21 and they never looked back, forcing Japan U21 to just 26.1% field goal shooting and scored under 20 points in all quarters.

Dellan Mosqueda and Saturnino Samara each had 18 points to lead the Filipinos in scoring, followed by Servando Tanay's 17 points. Norberto Cena and Alan Clifford Pore each had double-doubles in points and rebounds, while Manny Emil Ricamona's passing wizardry was on display again as he dished out 9 dimes in this game.

For Japan U21, only two players scored in double figures. Naoyuki Itou finished with 18 points and 9 rebounds, while Kenichi Masaoka had 11 points. Hisashi Sawa almost had a double-double with 9 points and 13 rebounds.

Our next game will be on November 26th 12:00mn (Manila Time), against a very tough Hong Kong U21 team. Please continue to support both our National teams. Our Seniors team will enter the knockout rounds with an impressive 7-1 record.

Points Leaders:
Dellan Mosqueda - 18 points
Saturnino Samara - 18 points
Servando Tanay - 17 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Norberto Cena - 12 rebounds
Allan Clifford Pore - 12 rebounds
Eric García - 11 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 9 assists
Eric García - 4 assists
Dellan Mosqueda - 3 assists
Federicko Pongos - 3 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo