Bloomfield scores first victory
Monday, September 25, 2006

Bloomfield Academy killed off a late rally in the final moments to score its first victory with an 80-76 victory over arch-rival Divine Light Academy in the 2006 LPSAA Men's Basketball tournament at the Southville International School on September 23.

The team was led by Aron Pante and Kim Domingo as the cagers led for most of the contest and finally overcame a late surge by DLA. With the win, the team improved to a 1-3 win-loss card, keeping its hopes for a Final Four berth alive with three games left to play.

Pante scored a career-high 34 points along with 15 rebounds, five steals and a block delivering one of the biggest individual performances in Bloomfield basketball history.

It was the first matchup of Bloomfield and Divine Light since the two met in a closely-fought encounter in the 2004 LPSAA Final Four when the cagers from the deeper part of BF Resort won 90-85 over the Manuela-based squad.

Key matchups for Bloomfield in their next few games will be against Southville and Blessed Trinity School.