The FD Friars and GW Geckos officially tipped off the IIAAG Boys Basketball season Saturday night with the lone game opening the season. The Friars picked up the win 69-52 after a strong 17-point performance from Tony Quinene.
Quinene was efficient from deep going 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Friar teammate Christian Taitano added 15 points off the bench. Gecko Shelby Meeks also scored a team-high 17 points and freshman guard Josh Sebastian scored 12.
The Geckos led at the half with head coach Eddie Pelkey upset with his teams first half performance. Pelkey inserted Raymond ‘RJ’ Castro off the bench and Castro’s energy made for a quick six points with hustle on the defensive end to spark the Friars to pull away in the second half.
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GW Geckos Shelby Meeks stops and pops a two pointer. (Photo by Michael Blas)
GW Geckos Dylan Trusso looks for the bucket as he gets swarmed by the FD Friars defense. (Photo by Michael Blas)
GW Geckos Ricky Macias takes a shot from behind the three point line. (Photo by Michael Blas)
GW Geckos Josh Sebastian dribbles his way past the FD Friar defender. (Photo by Michael Blas)
GW Geckos Coach Lawrence Luces motivates his team to continue pushing their lead in the first half. (Photo by Michael Blas)
FD Friars Matthew Santos keeps possession of the ball as he dribbles his way out of the GW Geckos defensive pressure. (Photo by Michael Blas)
FD Friars Elijah Garrido looks for an opening on the court. (Photo by Michael Blas)
FD Friars RJ Castro powers his way in for a lay up. (Photo by Michael Blas)
FD Friars Colin Santiago takes a shot in the paint will be faced by GW Geckos Josh Sebastian. (Photo by Michael Blas)
FD Friars Christian Taitano takes a shot from the free throw line. (Photo by Michael Blas)
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