Multi-titled Hope Christian High School and Manila Patriotic School advanced to the semifinals of the premier Division I of the 26th Filipino-Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation (FCAAF) basketball held over the weekend at Chiang Kai Shek College gym in Manila.
Exploiting its height advantage, Hope Christian trounced St. Peter Apostle School, 63-34, for its fourth straight win in as many outings.
MPS matched Hope’s record with an 86-49 win over St. Jude Catholic School.
Defending champion CKSC was more ruthless, beating Philippine Chung Hwa School by 100 points, 127-27, to improve to 3-1 in the Molten-sponsored tournament.
St. Stephen’s HS finally barged into the win column by drubbing Philippine Cultural College, 65-46.
PACE Academy paces Division B-1 with a similar 4-0 record after a 78-71 win over Paco Citizen Academy Foundation.
Other results saw Philippine Chen Kuang HS beat Northern Rizal Yorklin School, 49-46, and Philippine Pasay Chung Hua Academy outlast Paco Citizen Academy Foundation, 46-39.
In the boys’ developmental division, SJCS likewise improved to 4-0 by beating Jubilee Christian Academy, 73-22.