Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Batch 91 nips Shell 1970s-B
By Rommel C. Manlosa
SHELL 70s-B nearly pulled the biggest upset in the tournament but the unforgiving defense of Young Builders 91 thrown at Chester Cokaliong had the older batch suffering a heartbreaking 65-67 loss Sunday in the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association (Cecaba) 6th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu Memorial Cup at the City Sports Club-Cebu.
Class 70s had the game under control until the early part of the final period before Class 91 launched a devastating 13-3 blitz to gain the lead, 60-57, still with four minutes to play.
Counter
The older batch did not stop there as they countered with an 8-3 binge to gain a 65-63 edge in the final 25 seconds of the game.
John Joel Lim pulled the young batch to within 64-65 with split free-throws as Class 70s-B missed on its next attempt. Juan Borromeo Jr. sank two pairs of pressure-packed free throws to move Class 91 66-65 ahead with only 10 seconds to play.
Batch 70s coach Calvin Tuadles called a timeout to map the last play, which was perfectly executed minus the bucket as slotman Nelson Uys attempt from an inbound pass from Rafael Tan rimmed off. Tommy Yu secured his 16th rebound with ninth-tenth of a second left then split his charity for the final count.
Class 91 took the top spot of Division I with a 6-1 win-loss card.
Cokaliong waxed hot early for Class 70s-B, as he drained all of his 18 points in the first half scoring four triples three of them on a 15-point second quarter which lifted his Class 70, 33-39 at the bend.
Limited
The limited production of ace point-guard Guillermo Tiu also contributed to Class 70s-Bs third defeat in six games.
In the other game, Stephen Tan scored 21 points and Christopher Cokaliong added 10 as Gregorias Curtains and Trims Haus 83 (4-2) roughhoused Asian Home Appliance 89 (3-3) 59-52, while defending champion Eco-Tech Appliance 96-A (6-1) drained Rocket Battery 95, 75-68.
Class 1991 (67) T. Yu 18, Borromeo 16, C. Go 11, Lim 8, Go 6, Co 6, De la Torre 3, Chua 1. Class 70s-B (65) N. Uy 19, Cokaliong 18, Calagos 11, Tan 8, Yap 4, Tiu 3, Cimafranca 2.
Class 1983 (59) S. Tan 21, Cokaliong 10, Ting 7, Calagos 7, Ku 5, Lim 4, Co 3, Yu 2. Class 1989 (52) Chiang 17, Mendez 15, Chua 14, Yu 2, Ong 2, Lao 2.
(March 2, 2004 issue)
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