Castrol '96 pummels JRJ in CECABA

CEBU, Philippines - Castrol/Roadstar ’96 easily preyed on JRJ Enterprises/Semers 2007, 71-47, in the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association’s 11th Dr. Chen Lieh Fu Memorial Cup last Sunday at the City Sports Club-Cebu gym.

 Class ’96 started the game with a 23-11 bang and it kept on clobbering Class 2007 at will the rest of the way. The Castrol-backed squad closed the first half with a commanding 43-20 advantage, which it parlayed into a 24-point rout at the final buzzer.

Shaun Christopher Wang pumped in 21 points on top of nine rebounds, while Rogelio Donayre added 16 points, three steals, two assists and two rebounds as Castrol ’96 improved its win-loss record to 9-1. Rex Alinson donated 10 points, three assists and four rebounds, while Dreyfuss Ang dished out a career-high 11 assists on top of nine points, five rebounds and two steals.

Juan Carlo Espada had 13 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Jelster Ed Quimbo scored 10 and hauled six rebounds for Class 2007, which fell to 4-4.

In the other game, Rex Millan fired 32 points, nine assists, five rebounds and two steals, while Erick Andrew So banged in 25 points, eight rebounds and two assists as MFL Mini Mart ’98-A prolonged the misery of Gregoria’s Curtains and Trim Haus ’89/93, 80-63.

Paul Timothy So recorded his first triple-double with 11 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists as Class ’98-A bettered its win-loss card to 5-6.

Class ’98-A was ahead by just a hairline at the end of the third period, 50-49, but unleashed a devastating endgame rally, 30-14, thus, the 17-point romp.

Ryan Alexis Mendez had 24 points, while Edwin Ong and Archie Bejer chipped in 15 and 11 markers, respectively for Class ’89/93, which remained winless in nine games.

The scores

First game

Class ’98-A (80) — Millan 32, E. So 25, P. So 11, Lim 8, Tan 3, Gochuico 1

Class ’89/93 (63) — Mendez 24, Ong 15, Bejer 11, Rojas 8, Tiu 5

Second game

Class ’96 (71) — Wang 21, Donayre 16, Alinson 10, Ang 9, G. Chua 7, A. Chua 6, Dy 2

Class 2007 (47) - Espada 13, Qumbo 10, Ong 9, Haw 8, Dy 4, So 3 — EBV     (THE FREEMAN)