Ateneo de Manila-A and Notre Dame of Greater Manila installed themselves as the early Small Basketeers Philippines favorites after scoring big wins at the start over the weekend of the Milo-sponsored SBP-Passerelle twin tournaments organized by the multi-awarded Basketball Efficiency and Scientific Training (Best) Center.
Ateneo-A routed San Beda College-Alabang, 74-46, for its debut win in SBP-B, where it was joined on top by Xavier School which walked over Colegio San Agustin-Makati.
Notre Dame, meanwhile, dealt San Beda College-Rizal with a 34-21 thumping for the SBP-C lead, which it shared with Lourdes School-Quezon City, which walked over Chiang Kai Shek College.
SBP-A had Don Bosco Technical Institute-Makati trouncing San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 46-5, and Lourdes School-Mandaluyong blasting De La Salle-Zobel B, 59-20.
SBP-D saw Marist School-A over School of St. Anthony, 67-17, and De La Salle-Zobel A over La Salle Greenhills-B, 59-20.
The Passerelle tournament also had the favorites registering early wins with (Group A) Marist over DBTI-Makati, 45-41 and Xavier over DLS-Z A, 62-36; (Group B) LSGH-B over DLSZ-B, 57-36, and San Beda College-A over Kids World Christian Academy, 100-51; (Group C) CKSC over St. Mary’s College, 77-54, and Grace Christian College over SBC-Alabang, 47-32, and LSGH-A over Paref-Southridge School, 77-28; (Group D) Claret School over St. Paul College-Makati, 67-40, and Notre Dame of Greater Manila over SBC-Rizal B, 77-52, and University of Santo Tomas over Xavier School-B, 84-38.