THE Perpetual Help Junior Altas officially booked their second straight Final Four appearance after defeating the San Sebastian College Staglets, 104-69, in the NCAA Season 100 Juniors’ Basketball Tournament on Tuesday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.
Coach Joph Cleopas’ boys showed grit and tough defense as they led the team to a 7-1 win loss card in the tournament.
The Las Piñas City-based squad was led by 6’7” LeBron Jhames Daep with a game-high 20 points, 6 boards, an assist and a steal in 20 minutes and 23 seconds on the court.
JD Pagulayan contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assistsm with 4 of 11 3-pointers, while Jan Roluna had 11 points and Louie Rosales had 10.
The Tamayo-owned educational institution is now assured of a spot in the Final Four.
Leading the way for SSC was Sanlea Penaverde, who had a double-double performance of 25 points and 11 boards, to go with 6 steals and an assist.
Benedick Jimenez contributed 25 points and 4 boards.