Dewfoam bends Schick Razor for seventh straight victory in CECABA

CEBU, Philippines - What a way to bounce back from a season-opening loss. The rampaging Dewfoam ’88 extended its winning streak to seven with a 68-56 bashing of Schick Razor ’84/92 in the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association’s 11th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu Memorial Cup last Saturday at the CEC gym.

Harry Villamor had 19 points and bull-strong forward Gregorio Aguilar added 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists for Class ’88, which firmed up its grip of the second place in the 16-team field competition with a 7-1 win-loss record.

Both teams fought on even playing field at the outset resulting into a 26-all deadlock at halftime, but Villamor, Aguilar and man mountain Richard Yu presided over a daring third-quarter breakaway to push Class ’88 on top by 10 points for good, 47-37, heading into the payoff period.

Yu, who scored eight of his nine points in the final half, also keyed Dewfoam’s win finishing with five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals.

Star center Sammy Sia charted 28 points, eight rebounds and two assists, while Richard Lanutan and Peter Lo Dy banged in 21 markers combined for Class ’84/92, which tasted its fourth defeat in five starts.

In the other game, JRJ Enterprises/Semers 2007 overcame a spirited resistance by First ACY Shipping to walk away with a 64-54 victory in overtime.

Class 2007 appeared to be in complete command of the match as it took a 30-18 lead at the break, but Class 2006 rallied back in the next two quarters, 32-20, to forge a 50-all deadlock at the end of the regulation period, thus, the extension.

In the extra five-minute period, Class 2007 poured out all its left and battered the obviously fagged out Class 2006, 14-4, for the kill.

Juan Carlo Espada was very sharp on almost all fronts, dishing out 25 points, seven assists, four steals and three rebounds for Class 2007. Team director Raymark Ryan Ong added 15 points, three rebounds and a block as they improved their win-loss record to 2-3.

Junwynn Dy had 23 points, seven rebounds, six steals, and four assists, while Nolsie John Cisneros banged in 20 points, nine rebounds and two assists but the big numbers they submitted went to waste as Class 2006 slumped to its fifth consecutive defeat.

The scores

First game

Class ’88 (68) - Villamor 19, Aguilar 17, R. Yu 9, P. Lim 6, Ng 4, Dy 4, R. Lim 3, Po 3, Ong 2, E. Yu 1

Class ’84/92 (56) - Sia 28, Lanutan 11, P.L. Dy 10, Ngo 3, Kong 2, Lim 2

Second game

Class 2007 (64) - Espada 25, Ong 15, Quimpo 8, So 8, Chu 5, Haw 2

Class 2006 (54) - Dy 23, Cisneros 20, Yap 7, Urian 2, Sungapo 2 – EBV (THE FREEMAN)