
[useful_banner_manager_banner_rotation banners=58 interval=5 width=200 height=200 orderby=rand] |
By John Baza
The home team Okkodo Bulldogs made sure their senior night wasn’t to be spoiled as they defeated the visiting St. John’s Knights 70-46 in convincing fashion this Friday night, avenging their earlier season loss to the Knights.
Okkodo senior and team captain, Karl Melencio, was crucial to the Bulldogs’ performance in the victory as he hustled on both ends of the court, also recording a breakaway dunk in the third quarter that had the fans in awe. Melencio lead all scorers with 19 points in the contest and teammate Aiden Ferrara added 16.
The Knights handed the bulldogs their first loss early in the season, behind a last minute comeback effort. Friday was all Okkodo however, as the home team controlled the pace for majority of the bout.

Bulldog Karl Melencio throws down a one-handed dunk, which has become a signature event in recent games. (photo by Richard Camacho IV)
“We improved on our composure on defense, we practice hard everyday and we just showed up to play tonight”, said Melencio on his team’s effort in redeeming their previous loss to the Knights.
Despite the growing lead difference, the young Knights squad did not give up easily as they worked hard to close the gap behind buckets from center Isaac Sim and Michael Min in the second half.
Improved shot selection had also proved beneficial to the Knights’ offensive flow as they worked to chip away the lead, but the home team Bulldogs were relentless as they continued to force turnovers and convert on the offensive end.
Okkodo forward Aidan Ferrara put up productive numbers as well, finding the rim on multiple occasions and grabbing boards on both ends of the court.
When asked what he credits his teams dominating performance to, Ferrara replied, “Defense, and our transition to offense. Defense leads to offense.”
The Knights struggled to get a clear look at the basket for most of the game as they were pestered by Okkodo’s perimeter defense.
Meanwhile, things seemed to flow for the Bulldogs as they were able to control the game from the start and cruise to a comfortable lead, allowing their bench to see some productive minutes.
With the win, the Bulldogs improve to (10-5) while the Knights drop to (7-6).
Other Scores
Southern 60, ND 48
FD 76, Guam High 55
Sanchez 44, Harvest 30
GW def. Tiyan
PHOTO GALLERY BROUGHT TO YOU BY:


GPS Sports Calendar
March 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for February
28th
Events for March
2nd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
Events for March
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
ISA GIRLS SOCCER FINALS
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL FINALS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL FINALS
Events for March
4th
35th RAINBOWS FOR ALL CHILDREN 3.5 MILER
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE FINALS
Events for March
5th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 3
Events for March
5th
Events for March
6th
Events for March
7th
Events for March
9th
Events for March
11th
GSPN PRESEASON BOYS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT DAY 1
Bank of Guam Block Party 5K
Events for March
12th
Events for March
13th
Events for March
14th
Events for March
15th
Events for March
17th
World Athletics Indoor Championships
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
18th
PAY-LESS KICK THE FAT 5K/10K
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Events for March
19th
Events for March
21st
Events for March
25th
MARIANAS OPEN PRO JAPAN TOURNAMENT
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
26th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 4
Events for March
28th
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
30th
ISA GIRLS SOFTBALL
IIAAG GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Events for March
31st
IIAAG BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Jiu-Jitsu
MARIANAS OPEN TO TAKE OVER TOKYO

Jiu-Jitsu
MARIANAS OPEN TO TAKE OVER TOKYO
COMING SOON …
- 4th Quarter Sports
QUICK HITS
Guam MTB National Championship: Edward Oingerang and Jennifer Camacho are your 2023 MTB national champions. Oingerang finished the course in 1:13:24 while Camacho won her second straight title in 54:08.
——————————————
Kobe Miyashita, with St. John’s coach Arvin Flores, was named the 2023 IIAAG Middle School Boys Volleyball MVP!