The Romeo Faunillan-led RCAF whipped LBSM, 93-84, to capture the championship of the Punta Princesa Sports Association (PPSA) Barangay Cup 2008 basketball tournament last Saturday at the Vicente Sotto Memorial gym in Brgy. Punta Princesa, this city.
The RCAF dribblers were too hot to handle for LBSM. Nobody would even recognize it was a titular match because LBSM didn’t have a taste of lead nor forge a deadlock in the entire 40-minute skirmish.
6-foot-3 center Rommel Garcia cashed in 14 of his 25 points in the final period, while Dandre Baclay added 20 markers for RCAF. Former USJ-R Jaguar Freddie del Campo and Alwen Tabasa added 12 points apiece.
Rowel Sumalinog and Tin Atillo had 25 and 18 points, respectively, for LBSM.
In the battle for third, Lito Navarro fired a game-high 34 points to lift Coke Zero to a 110-106 victory over Garfield.
Robert Abasolo complimented Navarro in scoring with 29 points followed by Allan Lim with 15.
Three-point artist Jun Villar led Garfield with 23 points, while Danny Estrera chipped in 21 markers. Harry Chiong, Alex Bernaldez, Danny Mahilum and Jeany Tabar all submitted double figures in a losing cause.
The scores
First game
Coke Zero (110) - Navarro 34, Abasolo 29, Lim 20, Monreal 8, Sullano 8, Gallardo 4, Cabasan 4, Tecson 3
Garfield (106) - Villar 23, Estrera 21, Chiong 16, Bernaldez 16, Mahilum 12, Tabar 10, Chan 8
Second game
RCAF (93) - Garcia 25, Baclay 20, Del Campo 12, Tabasa 12, Faunillan 6, Daclan 6, Lazaga 5, Dignos 4, Erana 4
LBSM (84) - Sumalinog 25, T. Atillo 18, Panique 10, Bacalla 10, Ciabo 9, Arias 4, Abellar 2, B. Atillo 2, Paez 2, Vergara 2 (GGM)