MANILA, Philippines - Apat na sunod na panalo ang kinuha ng Canossa Academy ng Lipa City para banderahan ang PLDT-Southern Luzon NBTC-Junior Basketball Championships.
Tumabla ang Canossa sa St. Bridgette College ng Batangas City at Our Lady of Caysasay Academy (OLCA) ng Taal mula sa magkakatulad nilang 4-1 baraha kasunod ang First Asia Institute of Technology (3-3) at Humanities (FAITH) (3-3), St. Thomas Academy ng Sto. Tomas (2-3), Bauan Technical High School (2-4), at Batangas Christian School (0-5).
Sa Naga, nagposte ang Naga City Montessori at Camarines Sur National ng 4-0 cards kasunod ang Jesus the Loving Shepherd HS (3-1) at Con Pequena (3-1).
Nasa ilalim nila ang University of Nueva Caceres (2-1), St. Joseph School (2-1), Naga College Foundation (2-2), Partido State University (0-3), Naga City Science (0-3), Cararayan HS (0-4) at St. Louise de Marillac (0-4).
Sa NLEX-Dagupan leg, naglista ng panalo sa Group A ang Divine Word of Academy at Bonuan Boquig National, habang natalo naman ang Lyceum Northwestern University at University of Luzon High.
Sa Group B, kinuha ng Saint Albert the Great ang 2-0 marka kasunod ang Dagupan City National (1-0), East Central Integrated (1-1), Mother Goose Special System Inc. (0-1) at Judge Jose de Venecia Sr. Memorial (0-2).