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By Niko Bulaon
Days after their first loss of the season against the Southern Dolphins, the Academy Cougars got back up by defeating the GW Geckos in a blowout win, 72-34, at the AOLG gym Tuesday night.
In the first minute of the first quarter, the Cougars took off after a layup from Caroline Poppe, but a two-pointer from Geckos Dyonii Quitugua put her team on the board, 6-2.
Cougars Alina “ICE” Bonto sparked a Cougars 9-0 run with a quick layup. Free throws from GW’s Geana Leon Guerrero tried to keep the Geckos in the game, but it wasn’t enough as the quarter ended with back-to-back layups from Cougars Louise Baza.
Starting the second with a score of 19-4, Baza put in another basket to keep the Cougars scoring frenzy alive. Quitugua and Leon Guerrero laid in the easy baskets to put points on the board, but Bonto and teammate Gemilie Ilao stepped back in, extending their huge lead with easy layups, ending the second with the score at 33-12.
With Academy’s staters out at the start of the third quarter, the Geckos fought back to try and break their opponents’ lead. But in the fourth minute, Bonto finally put in a basket and starting yet another Academy run, with the help of teammates Baza and Kali Benavente, putting the score at 45-17.
Geckos Maricia Mariano stepped up with a quick two-pointer to end her team’s scoring slump. But it wasn’t enough as Cougars Kiersten Pangelinan ended the third with a two-pointer in the last three seconds.
With the score at 51-25, it was the Cougars’ game to lose. As the Geckos tried to rally a run as fast as they could, the Cougars shut their opponents down with three three-pointers from Dolores Herrera to end the night with an ecstatic crowd.
“Our coach told us to work hard, to never give up, to keep on fighting,” said Bonto about their blowout win. “It was one loss in the season, but that wasn’t it, we still have a long way to go.”
With the playoffs close by, Bonto stated, “If we play to our full potential, if we execute, I think we will do pretty well.”
Bonto led her team with 13 points, three rebounds, three steals, and an assist with the help of teammate Baza with 12 points.
Other Scores
Harvest 33, JFK 30
Southern 61, ND 21 (Dolphins hold high-scoring Royal Destiny Castro to only six points)
Okkodo 53, Sanchez 28
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GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
12th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2K/5K
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for February
24th
Events for February
25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

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