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Dear John (1-1)
@ Permian Panthers
(1-1)
By Jon Kim (ABA Senior Sports
Writer)
Dear
John comes into this
contest generating 56.5 ppg this season while
allowing 52.0 ppg to
opponents. There are two
double-digit scorers on
the team roster this
season starting with
Tsippy Estoya who
leads the way with 16.5
ppg. Estoya
is also dishing out 2.0
apg while pulling down
4.0 rpg. Mark Bertumen is the only other
double-digit scorer, as
he provides 10.0 ppg
along with a team
leading 6.0 rpg. Last
Sunday, Dear John
suffered their first
loss of the season
68-61, despite shooting
52.3 percent from the
field. Three players
finished with
double-digits as
Tsippy Estoyalead
lead all
scores with 25 points, 2
threes, 4 assist and 5
rebounds. Mark Bertumen finished with
11 points and 7 rebounds
while Florencio
Alonso posted 10 points
and 4 rebounds. As a
team, Dear John
connected on 10-of-21
from the charity line
while out-rebounding
Powerhouse, 28-16.
As
for Permian Panthers
they scored 54
points in their recent
win over team Juice last
Sunday.
The
Panthers shot
45.9 percent from the
field while connecting
on 15-of-27 from the
charity line. Elbert
Sagong led the way
to victory with 14
points and 3 rebounds,
while Birdie Wong
added 9 points, 2 assist
and 3 rebounds.
Daniel Hong &
Brandon Igawa each
finished with 7 points
while combining for 5
assist and 7 rebounds.
Overall this season, the
Permian Panthers
are generating 52.5 ppg
while allowing 49.0 ppg
to the opposition on
39.3 percent shooting.
They are averaging 27.0
rpg, due largely to the
efforts of
Justin Igawa
who is ripping down 7.5
rpg to go along with a
team leading 10.0 ppg.
James Kim
has also put up solid
numbers from the field
as he is contributing
9.5 ppg, 2.0 threes per
game and 4.0 rpg.
Brandon Igawa
checks in with 8.5 ppg
while shooting a team
best 83% from the
charity line. Daniel
Hong has also been a
great asset to the team
as he is pulling down
6.5 rpg to go along with
7.5 ppg and 2 spg. As a
team the Permian Panther
are averaging 4.0 threes
per game while shooting
56% (19-of-34) from the
charity line.