Christo­pher John's 34-point tal­ly took Va­len­cia Heat to a 67-61 win over Mal­oney Pac­ers in the Su­per 10 Boys 18-and-Un­der bas­ket­ball se­mi-fi­nal on Sun­day at the Jean Pierre Com­plex, Mu­cu­rapo. The re­sult was Va­len­cia Heat's ninth win in as many match­es. As a re­sult, they booked a place in the fi­nal with Mil­len­ni­um Bas­ket­ball Acad­e­my, which edged Trail­blaz­ers 53-50 in the oth­er se­mi-fi­nal. Pac­ers trailed all quar­ters, 21-13, 40-30 and 55-49, be­fore Heat con­trolled the fi­nal pe­ri­od for the easy win. John was sup­port­ed by re­li­able team­mates, point-guard Canaan Donowa and Ivan Williams, who sank 10 points apiece. Pac­ers Nathan Lewis had 24 points while Justin Med­i­na and Maxime Per­reira Jr took 13 points each.

In the oth­er se­mi-fi­nal, Mil­len­ni­un BA (MBA) oust­ed Blink Trail­blaz­ers. Both teams were lev­el 14-14 af­ter the first quar­ter, but MBA took con­trol with a 23-16 lead at the half, as Trail­blaz­ers could on­ly muster a sin­gle bas­ket. The win for Mil­len­ni­um was mas­ter­mind­ed by Jonathan Hamil­ton and Khalid Ar­rindell, who took 22 and 10 points, re­spec­tive­ly. Jalani Mapp (11) and Ju­vani An­drews (10 points) led the scor­ing for Trail­blaz­ers. The two teams will meet in the "sud­den-death" fi­nal, to­day at the Jean Pierre Com­plex. The match be­gins at 6.30 pm.

To­day's Match­es

Boys 18 and Un­der fi­nal

Mil­len­ni­um BA v Vale­co­nia Heat, Jean Pierre Com­plex, 6.30 pm

Women's Make­son SBL Big-Four fi­nal (Game-1)

Bri­an Chase Acad­e­my v Po­lice SC, Jean Pierre Com­plex, 8 pm.