Junior Blazers salvage semifinal berth

MANILA, Philippines – La Salle-Greenhills overpowered Arellano University, 66-52, yesterday to book the last ticket to the Final Four of the 95th NCAA junior basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan City.

The Junior Blazers needed a whole quarter to warm up then string together a series of runs in the second quarter in blowing away the Junior Chiefs.

The win gave CSB-LSGH the No. 4 seed and will tackle top seed San Beda, which topped the elimination with a 17-1 (win-loss) record, on Nov. 5 at the Cuneta Astrodome.

The Junior Blazers will need to beat the Cubs twice to make the best-of-three finals starting Nov. 12 at the MOA Arena in Pasay.

The other Final Four duel pits No. 2 Lyceum of the Philippines University (11-7) against No. 3 San Sebastian (10-8).

In a non-bearing game, dethroned champion Mapua dumped Emilio Aguinaldo College, 73-64, to finish the season with a 6-12 mark.