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The UE Junior Warriors celebrate against La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys' Basketball Tournament, September 22, 2024 at the Adamson Gym. UAAP Media

The UE Junior Warriors celebrate against La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys' Basketball Tournament, September 22, 2024 at the Adamson Gym

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726998925837UAAP S87 JHSBB - Garcia &amp; Oraa-05251.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The UE Junior Warriors celebrate against La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys&#x27; Basketball Tournament, September 22, 2024 at the Adamson Gym. UAAP Media"/>The UE Junior Warriors celebrate against La Salle-Zobel in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys&#x27; Basketball Tournament, September 22, 2024 at the Adamson Gym. UAAP MediaMANILA -- University of the East continues to set the pace in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys&#x27; Basketball Tournament, this time cruising past De La Salle-Zobel, 85-63, on Sunday at the Adamson Gym.</div>The Junior Warriors maintained their spotless 4-0 record, establishing themselves as the team to beat in this new tournament that was recently a part of the league&#x27;s regular calendar. UE previously dominated UST Tiger Cubs (69-51), UPIS Fighting Maroons (91-44), and FEU-Diliman Baby Tamaraws (82-74) to establish their strong start.&quot;Actually, again this is a confidence-booster for our team because Zobel is a good team,&quot; said UE coach Andrew Estrella, who is nonetheless urging his boys to stay grounded.&quot;But of course, palagi ko pinapaalala sa boys namin that we can&#x27;t be complacent,&quot; he said. &quot;Again, it&#x27;s one game at a time because any team in the UAAP can beat us if we&#x27;re not going to play consistently.&quot;Gab Delos Reyes helped set the tone for UE, scoring eight of their 30 first quarter points. They went on to lead by as much as 27, 76-49, in the final period.Delos Reyes finished the game with 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting, along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Ethan Oraa, a key holdover from last season&#x27;s squad, led the scoring effort with 19 points, adding six rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Neil Garcia contributed with 13 points, eight rebounds, and six assists, while young Filipino-Nigerian prospect Goodluck Okebata added eight points and 10 rebounds to round out the Junior Warriors&#x27; strong performance.The Junior Warriors limited La Salle-Zobel to just 31% from the field. Melvin Tailan had 17 points, but made just seven of his 19 field goals. Their high-scoring guard, Vince Magan, missed all five of his attempts in a scoreless outing.&quot;We prepared for them. Si Melvin hindi namin gaano na-limit but si Magan, surprisingly, na-limit namin. But they are good players and I know they will bounce back,&quot; said Estrella.It was Zobel&#x27;s second straight loss, dropping them to 2-2.In an earlier game, Far Eastern University-Diliman overpowered UPIS, 85-63, for their third straight win.The Tamaraws had a balanced scoring effort with five players reaching double figures, led by CP Miranda&#x27;s 13 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two steals. Kierdy Victory (12 points), Denden Enriquez (11 points), Prince Carino (10 points), and Anton Lopez (10 points) also made key contributions in the win, helping FEU-D join Ateneo and UST in a three-way tie for second place with identical 3-1 records.Meanwhile, UPIS, which dropped to 0-4 along with Adamson, was once again powered by the duo of Jhustin Hallare and Bruce Tubongbanua. Hallare posted a day-high 25 points, while Tubongbanua, who also plays for UPIS&#x27;s 19-and-under team, recorded a 21-point, 12-rebound double-double.The Scores:First Game:FEU-D 85 - Miranda 13, Victoria 12, Enriquez 11, Carino 10, Lopez 10, Dulin 9, Pineda 8, Pasinos 4, Santos 4, Pingris 2, Lassiter 1, Diaz 1, Adriano 0, Barlan 0, Daa 0.UPIS 63 - Hallare 25, Tubongbanua 21, Addatu 8, Cobico 7, Rosete 2, Lugatiman 0, Gepitan 0, Baldovino 0, Labao 0, Repane 0.Quarterscores: 26-19, 49-37, 71-54, 85-63.<div>Second Game:</div>UE 80 - Oraa 19, Delos Reyes 14, Garcia 13, Okebata 8, Mesina 8, Pascual 7, Ferreros 6, Panganiban 3, Bungar 2, Dalosa 0, Orca 0.DLSZ 59 - Tailan 17, Luna 14, Apao 10, Tan 8, Centeno 4, Purugganan E. 3, Rivera 2, Maglipon 1, Magan 0, Llamas 0, Purugganan I. 0, Fuentes 0, Mindanao 0.Quarterscores: 30-16, 52-35, 65-47, 80-59.<div> </div>

University of the East continues to set the pace in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys' Basketball Tournament, this time cruising past De La Salle-Zobel, 85-63, on Sunday at the Adamson Gym.

University of the East continues to set the pace in the UAAP Season 87 Junior High School Boys' Basketball Tournament, this time cruising past De La Salle-Zobel, 85-63, on Sunday at the Adamson Gym.

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