
By Robert Balajadia
The GSPN Preseason Basketball Tournament is winding down and the St. Paul Warriors have already earned their bid to the Championship Game after beating the Okkodo Bulldogs in a ‘win to get in’ game Tuesday evening. Both teams were entering the night (3-0) as the Warriors held off a furious rally from Okkodo in the 4th to get the win.
The Guam High Panthers defeated the Harvest Eagles in the earlier game to add one more game on their schedule as they will play the 7th place game Thursday evening.
Panthers 47, Eagles 35
With a tournament exit on the line, the Panthers and Eagles were hungry for a win as both teams came into the night (0-3) in challenging Pool A. Winner would get an extra game on the schedule and the Panthers already made reservations for Thursday night.
The Panthers were led in scoring by Ryan Taitague’s 15 points and the Eagles got a 13-point night from Jacob Oshiro.
Warriors 81, Bulldogs 66
A competitive first four minutes, followed by two quarters of Warriors domination ending in a Bulldog rally to cut a near 30-point lead to just five made for a fun Tuesday evening of basketball. The top two teams in Pool B were battling for the Championship spot and the win sends the Warriors to the preseason championship game for the second time in three years.
Warrior Jahmar Whites scored a team-high 24 points while overcoming a big night from Bulldog guard Nico Bonita, who scored 25 points which included seven three pointers. Bonita caught fire from deep in the 4th, hitting his third straight three to carve the 27-point Warrior lead to 68-63 with three minutes to go.
The Warriors would clamp down on defense, closing out the final moments of the game on a 13-3 run to secure their spot in the title game.
Standings
Pool A
JFK 3-0
FD 3-0
GW 2-2
Guam High 1-3
Harvest 0-4
Pool B
St. Paul 4-0
Okkodo 3-1
Sanchez 1-2
St. John’s 1-3
ND 0-3
Schedule
Wednesday (1/9)
Sanchez vs. ND – 5:30 pm
FD vs. JFK – 7 pm
Thursday (1/10)
7th place game: Guam High vs. St. John’s 5:30 pm
5th place game: GW vs. Sanchez 7 pm
Friday (1/11)
3rd place game: Okkodo vs. JFK/FD loser 5:30 pm
1st place game: St. Paul vs. JFK/FD winner 7 pm
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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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