CESAFI 2006 ALL STAR , East sweeps West

The East Team swept its assignments in both the secondary and tertiary divisions in the well-attended Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) All-Star 2006 action at the Cebu Coliseum yesterday.

The secondary team, under Roland Remedio, emerged victorious over the West Team, 85-61, while its counterpart, under Jay Ramirez, pulled down a 96-89 scoring in the tertiary division.

Both Remedio and Ramirez are from University of San Carlos (USC).

On the other hand, the East team in the tertiary division survived a scare before earning the victory.

Unlike Remedio, Ramirez opened his team with a combination of players from the Lancers, Warriors and a Panther.

But Manny Gabas from the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) proved to be unstoppable, carrying most of the load for the West, which is coached Edito Salacut, as they enjoyed a 33-20 advantage going into the second quarter.

An all-UV cast was again employed nearing the close of the third quarter that saw the East squad unleashing a 9-0 run to take the lead for the first time, until Allain Abellanosa and Ariel Lozano stepped up to grab back the lead, 75-69, going into the fourth quarter.

Lancer Morsie Akad then showed them what he is made of, powering the East with some needed energy along with the able support of Enrico Llanto that saw the action at 87-all with only 2:48 minutes left.

Armand Ponce broke the tie a few seconds later, but Llanto and Von Harry Lanete came to the rescue for the East, combining nine points together and never allowing the West defenders to score anymore to seal the victory.

UV's Akad was named the All Stars Most Valuable player in the tertiary division and was joined by Lanete, Rino Berame, Abellanosa and Gabas in the Mythical Five while the secondary level has Edrian Lao of UV as MVP, along with Dysam, Rex Ybanez, Joules Ferolino and Panerio in the Mythical 5. Lanete had most of the awards that day, actually, as he also won the three-point shootout while teammate Eulogio "Jun-Jun" Lasala still remains the Slam Dunk King.