Puerto Rico moved to Semi Finals of NORCECA U-19 

BAYAGUANA, Dominican Republic, August 24, 2006.- Puerto Rico beat Guatemala 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-9) to win Pool A of the NORCECA Boys U-19 Continental Tournament advancing the semi final round.

Rafael Negron scored 10 points and was the only placer with double figures. He was followed by Omar Rivera and William Badillo with 9 and 8 points respectively.

 Jose Mejia led Guatemala with 7. In other match on Thursday, Canada beat Mexico 3-0 and qualified in second place in Pool B. The score was 25-16, 26-24, 25-23.

Gordon Perrin with 17 points was the top Canadian scorer, Graeme Higgins added 11, Ciaran McGovern charted 8 and Robert Bennett and Stefan Savole each had 6 points. Juan Arriola led Mexico with 7 points and Martin Petris added 6.

 In the nightcap, USA defeated Dominican Republic 25-17, 25-23, 25-14 to finish second in Pool A. Bradley Lawson led USA with 12 points, Carson Clark contributed 11 points and Austin Ellis added 9.

Wascar Garcia had 10 points for Dominican Republic and Toribio Garcia added 8.On Friday, USA will meet Mexico and Dominican Republic will face Canada in the quarterfinals. The semi finals are scheduled for Saturday and the medal matches will be played on Sunday.