The Philippines ended its three-on-three basketball campaign on a bright note, scoring a 34-23 win over Puerto Rico to finish ninth in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games on Monday at the *Scape Youth Space court in Singapore.

Bobby Ray Parks, Jr., son of former seven-time PBA Best Import Bobby, produced another sterling performance as he fired 13 points aside from grabbing seven rebounds to help the RP side win its third straight games after dropping its first three matches.

Parks’ performance was a fitting sequel to his 10-point, five-steal effort in the 28-19 smashing of Iran Sunday.

Parks was ably supported by Michael Pate, who drilled in eight points laced with a pair of triples while Jeron Teng, son of former pro Alvin, and Cris Michael Tolomia, younger brother of ex-PBA player Chester, chipped in seven and six points, respectively.

Though the RP delegation failed to win a single medal, the victory of the RP cagers turned out to be a source of pride for the Filipino community.

RP chief Mark Joseph said the feat of the Filipino dribblers should make everybody proud.

With Parks at the helm, the Nationals posted a 20-15 lead at the break which they valiantly protected to keep their rivals at bay.

It was a sweet ending to what looked like a doomed campaign for the Filipinos after losing to tall rivals from US Virgin Islands, Spain and Croatia.

Their 22-13 win over South Africa started the Nationals’ winning run.