GRACE Christian College downed St. Peter the Apostle School, 73-52, and retained its 45-and-above title via a two-game sweep in the Fil-Chinese Athletic Association Inc. (FCAAI) Basketball Tournament on Monday at the Tanduay Gym in Quiapo, Manila.
The Danny Ching-mentored Graceans wasted no time in stamping their authority, taking an 18-8 first quarter lead before practically sewing up the win by halftime as they extended their cushion to 20 points, 36-16.
Replicating their massive 89-52 win in the opener of their best-of-three title series, the Mintex and Fullercon-backed GCC used a well-balanced attack to join the James Yap-led Hua Siong College of Iloilo as the league’s back-to-back champions.
FCAAI champions
Hua Siong College earlier retained its 40-and-above title by beating Xavier School, while Hope Christian High School made history by winning the inaugural 35-and-above and 50-and-above division titles.
As expected, Allan Anson Tan and Albert Edsel Chua led GCC with 13 and 12 points, while William Tan and Jeffrey Vincent Chua logged 11 points to highlight the team’s show of force in the tournament backed by Smart Sports, Tanduay Athletics, Genius Hardware, Ultraforce Tires, Cellboy, PGFlex Linoleum, Boysen, Lamtex Pipes, Jiang Nan, Hangry Pares, Powerhouse Tools, L.F. Fireworks, BYD Valenzuela, BAIC, Jetour, Yong Kee Roasting House, 1118 Autospa, and TCL.
Albert Edsel Chua emerged as Finals MVP after finishing with 10 assists and a rebound in 20 minutes of action. However, no one from GCC made the Mythical First Team.
Kerby Chua of SPAS was named season MVP and led the elite lineup, along with Henry Inductivo, McRobert Dytiandu, Reagan Lim, and Joseph So.
Without Chua, who had a prior commitment, it was Richy Chan and Adrianne Wong, who led SPAS with nine and eight points, respectively.
League chairman Wilbert Loa handed the championship trophy and medals to the champion school and top individual achievers.
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