Fireflies lead in Aloguinsan hoopfest

The Firefly Lighting quintet posted back-to-back victories in the Aloguinsan 2007 Basketball Tournament including an OT win over Barili Selection, 115-101, at the Aloguinsan Alodome.

Barili posted an eight-point lead 79-71, with six minutes left in the game and were about to snatch the victory when the Fireflies rallied and finally tied the count at 93-all.

The complexion of the game completely changed in the overtime period. Team Firefly picked up where it left off to outscore Barili, 22-8, for the hard-earned victory.

Walden Fuentes and Jojo Belano anchored the Fireflies’ OT attack, finishing with 25 points and 18 points, respectively.

The Fireflies are now on top of the standings with a 2-0 win-loss slate.

The scores:

Firefly (115) - Fuentes 25, Go 25, Calooy 21, Belano 18, Abapo 16, Reclamo 6, Estrasa 3

Barili (101) - Doy 27, Neting 18,Opone 15,Malig-on 10, Benedicto 8,Ongga 8, Nivel 6, Maniego 4, Ramon 2, Codera 2  — Caecent No-ot Magsumbol 

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