JEDDAH — GNP Hospital-Al Asnan Est. team of coach Ronnie Carino defeated Al-Salam Hospital 124-122 for the 1st Mandoubiyah–PEAK Inter-Hospital Basketball Championship at the Khalidia basketball court here recently. The final lived up to the occasion and GNP Hospital kept its nerve to emerge champion. The loser had a chance to stretch the game into overtime but sorry free-throw misses gave the winner the match. Bernard Carino and Ofianza top scored with 26 points apiece for the winner and were adjudged PEAK Sodas Sports Best Players. Malabanan hit 31 points for the loser. This tournament was principally sponsored by Mandhoubiyah Islamic Propagation Office with the support of PEAK Sodas Sports and Shoe Arena, ABS-CBN - The Filipino Channel and Al-Haddaf Sportsware (Bayoumi). Al-Hayat Hospital team of coach Rey Maddatu scored over Bakhsh Hospital 101-82 for the 3rd place. The winner began attacking the defense of the loser from the jump-off. The loser tried its best to get back into the game but the winner was unstoppable on the day. Acosta and Joson contributed 22 points apiece for the winner and were named JBL Best Players of the Game. Soliba scored 15 points for the loser. The awardees list: GNP Hospital–Al Asnan Est. — champion; Al-Salam Hospital — 1st runner-up; Al-Hayat Hospital — 2nd runner-up and Bakhsh Hospital — 3rd runner-up. The elite first Mythical Five: Jaber Gonzales – Best Center (GNP Hospital-Al-Asnan Est.); Francis Garcia – Best Forward (GNP Hospital-Al-Asnan Est.); Ahmad Alonto – Best Forward (Al-Hayat Hospital); San Antonio – Best Guard (Al-Salam Hospital) and Noel Quito – Best Guard (Bakhsh Hospital). Ronnie Carino (GNP Hospital-Al-Asnan Est.) — Best Coach and Jay-R Calaunan (GNP Hospital-Al-Asnan Est.) — Most Valuable Player (MVP). The scores: GNP Hospital-Al-Asnan Est. 124 – Carino 26, Ofiaza 26, Calaunan 23, Garcia 18, Gonzales 14, Musngi 9, Serrano 8. Al-Salam Hospital 122 – Malabanan 31, Ryan 30, Loi 29, Abituna 10, Yousuf 7, Marvin 6, Francis 5, Cris 3, June 1. Al-Hayat Hospital 101 – Acosta 22, Joson 22, Parto 16, Andres 16, Alonto 12, Amer 11, Calagos 2. Bakhsh Hospital 82 – Soliba 15, John 13, Duarte 9, Bernardo 9, Apolinar 9, Quito 6, Coronel 6, Boy 6, Tabayan 5, Sotto 4.
