Rahima, KSA - The Redland Warriors basketball team has placed second runner-up at the 2017 Saudi Aramco Contractors Sports Organization (SACSO) Basketball tournament in Ras Tanurah, Saudi Arabia.
On Sunday evening, November 19, 2017, the team led by Coach Ronald Santos with his frontliners Boyd Lota, Randy Fernando, Clarence Bautista, Kenneth Toquirre, Adrian Zarate, Rey Santos, Joel Bual and Mike Orno won the rubber match versus SA Kentz. The Warriors forced Kentz to an overtime when Clarence Bautista tied the game before the buzzer ends 89 - 89. In an extra five minutes, Warriors pulled-away and end the ball game advancing five-points 103 – 98.
Redland started the game as it meant to go on, and kept pressure up then and claimed the lead in the first-half. Kentz retook the lead in the third period, but the Warriors was not giving-up until the last minute of the ball game.
Boyd Lota had his best game of the tournament to lead the Warriors, finishing with 23 points. Randy Fernando had 21 points, whilst Clarence Bautista scored 19.
Lota was named as member of the coveted Mythical Five of the 2017 SACSO Basketball Tournament.
This season champion is Arabian Fal, followed by Khonaini Co. as the first runner-up, Redland Warriors is the second runner-up and SA Kentz landed at the third runner-up.
The 2017 SACSO Tournament, which was the 6th edition of the contractor’s basketball tournament in Ras Tanurah, is an annual sports fest organized by the Saudi Aramco Ras Tanurah Refinery.
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On Sunday evening, November 19, 2017, the team led by Coach Ronald Santos with his frontliners Boyd Lota, Randy Fernando, Clarence Bautista, Kenneth Toquirre, Adrian Zarate, Rey Santos, Joel Bual and Mike Orno won the rubber match versus SA Kentz. The Warriors forced Kentz to an overtime when Clarence Bautista tied the game before the buzzer ends 89 - 89. In an extra five minutes, Warriors pulled-away and end the ball game advancing five-points 103 – 98.
Redland started the game as it meant to go on, and kept pressure up then and claimed the lead in the first-half. Kentz retook the lead in the third period, but the Warriors was not giving-up until the last minute of the ball game.
Boyd Lota had his best game of the tournament to lead the Warriors, finishing with 23 points. Randy Fernando had 21 points, whilst Clarence Bautista scored 19.
Lota was named as member of the coveted Mythical Five of the 2017 SACSO Basketball Tournament.
This season champion is Arabian Fal, followed by Khonaini Co. as the first runner-up, Redland Warriors is the second runner-up and SA Kentz landed at the third runner-up.
The 2017 SACSO Tournament, which was the 6th edition of the contractor’s basketball tournament in Ras Tanurah, is an annual sports fest organized by the Saudi Aramco Ras Tanurah Refinery.
A. Races © 2006 – 2017