Dewfoam ‘88 cruises into CECABA semis

Dewfoam ‘88 advanced into the semifinal round without any glitch, while Petrogas/Corner Bakery ‘92 gained one more lifeline in the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association’s 10th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu Memorial Cup over the weekend at the CEC Gym.

Division I topseed Class ‘88 whipped up a furious offensive storm in the final half to eliminate Security and Systems Monitoring Inc. ‘87, 59-52, while Class ‘92 stunned the twice-to-beat Young Builders ‘91, 55-49, to live and fight for another day.

Class ‘88 trailed by seven points at halftime, 25-32, but pulled within 44-46 entering the final period. The Dewfoam-backed squad then closed the match with a 16-6 bang to turn the tables on Class ‘87.

Man mountain Ricky Yu paced Class ‘88 with 16 points, while Harry Villamor and Erwin Yu chipped in 12 markers apiece. Henrich Chua charted a season-high 31 points for Class ‘87 but his singular offensive outburst couldn’t make any difference.

In the other game, Mitchel Diputado fired 21 points and Richard Lanutan added 14 for Class ‘92, which used a devastating first-quarter attack, 23-8, to baffle Class ‘91 the rest of the way.

Class ‘91 outpointed Class ‘92 in the third period, 16-7, but that was its lone bright moment in the game. Chester Benedict Go led Class ‘91 with 15 points.

Class ‘92 and Class ‘91 will meet again at 9:00 tonight, right after Pilipinas Shell ‘78/85 collides with VAG Trading ‘94 in another knockout duel at 7:30 pm. The winners will proceed into the next round.

The scores

First game

Class ‘88 (59) - R. Yu 16, Villamor 12, E. Yu 12, Dy 8, Po 5, Lim 4, Ong 2

Class ‘87 (52) - Chua 31, Lin 6,Quilacio 5, Lim 4, Lim 4, Angeles 2

Second game

Class ‘92 (55) - Diputado 21, Lanutan 14, Lim 6, Albano 4, Ordes 4, Dy 3, Ngo 3

Class ‘91 (49) - Go 15, Lim 9, De la Torre 7, Go 7, Crisologo 5, Borromeo 4, Ty 2—EBV