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FEU-Diliman completes sweep of Adamson for UAAP high school basketball crown; NU's Reinhard Jumamoy is season MVP


Far Eastern University-Diliman eked out a 77-76 win against Adamson University in Game 2 of the UAAP Season 85 high school boys basketball on Friday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan to be the new champions of the tournament.

The Baby Tamaraws completed a sweep of the Baby Falcons after their 85-74 win in Game 1 last Tuesday.

JR Pasaol led FEU-D with 21 points, on top of eight assists, four rebounds, and four steals. VJ Pre had 16 points while Dwyne Miranda and Luke Felipe chipped in 10 points apiece.

Kirby Mongcopa, who was named Finals MVP, had 13 rebounds, nine points, nine assists, and five steals.

Justine Garcia had 20 points for Adamson, while Carlo Bonzalida had 15 points and nine boards.

Earlier, National University's Reinhard Jumamoy was awarded the season's Most Valuable Player after tallying 102.5 statistical points on 253 points, 136 rebounds, 97 assists, 39 steals, and eight blocks during the elimination round.

Aside from Jumamoy, included in the Mythical Five are Kristian Porter (Ateneo), JR Pasaol (FEU-D), Kobe Demisana (UPIS), and Rhyle Melencio (DLSZ). UPIS' Daryl Valdeavilla was named Rookie of the Year.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News