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By Niko Bulaon
With a rocky start, the Santa Barbara Spartans grab the win over the Dominican Veritas, winning 18-15.
The start of the fourth brought determination for both teams: trying to beat the other in a head-to-head battle. With the score of 13-15 lighting the boards, Spartans Anthony Susim capitalized on a hard layup, tying the game and bringing his team’s aggressiveness to a higher level. But the struggle to stay on top didn’t dwindle as the Veritas fought back with great defense, suffocating the Spartans to keep them from scoring any more. With the clock ticking and two minutes left to go, Spartans Nicolas Bulaon created space around the Veritas tight defense to put his team in the lead by two. The Veritas struggled with frustration on offense, causing various turnovers and letting Spartans Gyles Valencia and big man Jeff Aggabao grab the easy steals. With fouls to give, the Veritas tried to win the ball back, but ended up in bonus, giving Aggabao a free throw to seal the win.
In the beginning of the first half, the Spartans were the first to find their offense as Susim hit a three pointer to get the game going. But it wasn’t long till the Veritas answered back with eight straight shots coming from the paint from Veritas Joshua Benitez and Aloysius Dela Rojo, ending the first quarter on a good note. The struggling Spartans tried to regain the possession of the game, but ended up short by halftime with the score 8-10.
As the third quarter rolled around, the Veritas kept the Spartans offense on hold and their defense left to scramble, causing careless fouls to give the Veritas a winning chance with big man Lloyd Donisio on the free throw line. But by the end of the third, the Veritas defense was broken, as the Spartans came back for the win.
“We were trying our best,” said Aggabao about how his team did. “I felt bad because I felt like it was going to be an easy win. We need to work harder.”
Spartans Susim led his team with six points and four steals. Helping him was Aggabao with four points and six steals and Bulaon with four points of his own. Veritas Dela Rojo led his team with six points and four steals.
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GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
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- WE
- TH
- FR
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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
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6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
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7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
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8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
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9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
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10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
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12th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
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13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
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14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
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15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
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ISA GIRLS SOCCER
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16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
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17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
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18th
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20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
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ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
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