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By Robert Balajadia
The JFK Islanders overcame a 30-point performance from St. Paul Warriors sophomore sensation Joy Pangilinan in a 50-42 win to improve to 7-3 on the season. Rufina Royster had a monster performance on the boards grabbing 18 rebounds, 12 of which were on the offensive end, to go along with 13 points.
Islanders head coach Joe Taitano was well aware of the scoring ability of Pangilinan so he designed a defensive strategy right from the opening tip. Taitano had Shaira Cortez play woman-to-woman defense on Pangilinan at all times and as soon as the Warriors started their offense.
“We really respect [Joy] and our defense forced the other players to try and beat us, and it worked really well for us. We didn’t want her to touch the basketball, she’s dangerous,” explained coach Taitano.
It proved to give the Islanders an edge for majority of the game until late in the fourth quarter when Pangilinan exploded.
With the Warriors trailing 44-30 after a three pointer by Islanders Andrea Delin, Pangilinan went to work. Pangilnan drove to the basket and converted on an and-one play to trim the lead to single digits.
Panglinan forced back-to-back turnovers and converted on fast break buckets, including a three-pointer to cap off an 11-point scoring run by Pangilnan alone to trim the lead 48-43.
Royster nailed clutch free throws in the final seconds to officially put the game out of reach.
The Islanders have a prolific center in Alison Bowman, but the Warrior’s interior defense forced the Islanders to attack from the outside.
“We tried to focus in on [Bowman], but she was having a tough time inside because the Warriors post players were doing a good job on her. We wanted to move the ball around efficiently and what really helped us out was the offensive boards. [Bowman] kept the defense honest which allowed our team to get offensive boards,” said Taitano.
JFK held on to a slim 21-18 halftime lead and got a big lift from Anita Onedera in the third quarter to get their first big lead of the game. Onedera hit three-straight three pointers to give the Islanders a 30-20 lead. Royster and Brittney Meno added in the scoring to stretch the lead 38-26 after three quarters.
Pangilnan scored 14 of the Warriors 18 first-half points and finished with 30 points, eight rebounds, and four clutch steals. The Warriors drop to 5-5 on the season.
Other Scores
ND 65, Harvest 58 – Royals Destiny Castro 38 points, Panthers Ashley Mateo 38 points
Harvest 38, Sanchez 29
Southern 60, GW42
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Warriors’ Joy Pangilinan draws out the Islander defenders and dumps the ball to her teammate on the outside. (photo by Jesse Castro)

Completely open for the shot, Islanders’ Anita Onedera shoots the three pointer shot. (photo by Jesse Castro)
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GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
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- 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
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24th
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25th
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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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