Dewfoam ’88 and Henkel Philippines ’95 stepped closer to the final round after smothering their respective rivals last Sunday in the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association’s 10th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu Memorial Cup at the City Sports Club-Cebu gym.
Man mountain Richard Yu scattered 27 points as Class ’88 dismantled VAG Trading ’94, 81-58, while spunky guard Donald Anthony Ting fired 25 markers to rally Class ’95 past GCM Royalle Merchandise ’98-B, 73-65.
Yu unloaded 18 points in the first two quarters to steer Class ’88 to a baker’s dozen lead at halftime, 37-24. The Dewfoam-backed squad continued to pounce on the hapless VAG Trading in the final half, 44-34, to seal the 23-point demolition.
Gregorio Aguilar submitted 17 points for Class ’88, while Harry Villamor donated 12.
Bronson Peña had 18 points and Cesar de Asis II added 12 for Class ’94, which needs to win its next game against Young Builders ’91 this Tuesday to stay in the final race.
The missing link for Class ’94 was Wellington Yu, who was handcuffed to a season-low four points. Worse, Yu was thrown out of the game with 1:55 left in the second quarter for challenging the referee to a fistfight. He will serve his automatic one-game suspension in their game against Class ’91.
On the other hand, Ting drew huge support on the offensive end from Raymond Gollon and Joseph James Yu, who cashed in 16 and 12 markers, respectively, for Class ’95.
Class ’95 dictated the tempo of the match from the start and built a commanding 56-39 advantage entering the last 10 minutes of play.
Class ’98-B staged a last ditch 26-17 rally in the windup, but Class ’95 has already piled up enough points to preserve the win.
The scores
First game
Class ’88 (81) - R. Yu 27, Aguilar 17, Villamor 12, E. Yu 9, Po 6, Ng 5, Ong 3, Lim 2
Class ’94 (58) - Peña 18, De Asis 12, Gaw 8, Chua 8, Jao 6, Beldeniza 5, W. Yu 4
Second game
Class ’95 (73) - Ting 25, Gollon 16, J. Yu 12, Dy Teves 7, Ong 6, Chica 3, Co 2, Ho 2
Class ’98-B (65) - Escoton 18, Yap 13, Yu 13, Evangelista 13, Co 6, Hernani 2 – EBV