Antiporta powers Orillaville past Heartfelt in FYA hoop
CEBU, Philippines – Little-known Bryan Antiporta hit back-to-back triples in the dying seconds of the contest to lift Orillaville to a 88-84 victory over Heartfelt in the F. Llamas Youth Association (FYA) 1st Vice Mayor Mike Rama Cup basketball tournament at the Don Vicente Sotto Memorial Gym in Brgy. Punta Princesa, this city.
Antiporta finished with only nine points, but his endgame heroics spelled big difference as Orillaville notched its fourth win in five starts to stay on top of the leaderboard. Heartfelt dropped to 3-2.
Ryan Villaver and Kikoy Maucesa fired 24 and 21 points, respectively, for the Orillaville, while Chissar Llegunas contributed 17 markers.
Tata Laborte paced Heartfelt with 18 points, while his younger brother Nico added 14.
Earlier, the Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (CIIB) defeated the Jayra squad, 108-96, behind the combined 46-point output of Arnel Maglinte and Roy Veloso.
Six players actually cashed in double figures as CIIB improved to 3-2, while dropping Jayra to 2-3.Niño Manubag topped Jayra with 24 points, while Bikeng Rollon and Porky Pacana connived for 35 markers.
The scores
First game
CIIB (108) — Maglinte 25, Veloso 21, Capangpangan 15, Ylanan 14, Aldemita 10 Ybañez 10, Plasus 4, Maucesa 2
Jayra (96) — Manubag 24, Rollon 18, Pacaña 17, Ylanan 14, Dela Mar 12, Salazar 7, Dumagsa 4
Second game
Orillaville (88) — Villaver 24, Maucesa 21, Llegunas 17, Perez 10, Antiporta 9, Enriquez 5, Trinidad 2, Cadungog 2
Heartfelt (84) — T. Laborte 18, N. Laborte 14, Cabigas 12, Abella 10, Arreglo 10, Basubas 6, Rama 6, Alob 6, Tan 4 (GGM) (THE FREEMAN)
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