On November 10 at Hoops dome: Alaska, San Mig Coffee set for grudge rematch

CEBU, Philippines - Cebuano heartthrob Dondon Hontiveros will once again dazzle his hometown fans in Alaska uniform when the Aces go up against the San Mig Coffee Mixers (former B-Meg Llamados) in a bearing provincial match of the 38th PBA season on November 10 at the Hoops Dome in Brgy. Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City.

It will be a grudge rematch of sort as the Coffee Mixers demolished the Aces, 103-83, during their previous encounter last October 5 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Yancy de Ocampo and two-time MVP James Yap conspired for 42 points in that 20-point blowout of the Aces.

In that games, Hontiveros topscored for the Aces with 14 points in 23 minutes of play.

This will be Hontiveros' second tour of duty in the Queen City of the South in a span of six weeks. He played for the first time with the Aces during the Mayor Mike Rama Cup PBA pre-season games last month at the Cebu Coliseum where they bagged the championship after a three-game sweep of the Talk 'N Txt Tropang Texters, San Mig Coffee and the M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala.

The Aces of coach Luigi Trillo, however, are currently mired at the cellar in the PBA Philippine Cup without win in two starts. They fumbled at the hands of the Meralco Bolts in their previous match, 93-86.

Hontiveros will play alongside Cyrus Baguio, Sonny Thoss, Gabby Espinas, JV Casio, Marnel Baracael, Tony de la Cruz, Samigue Eman, Nic Belasco, Paolo Bugia, and Brandon Cablay.

Aside from Yap and De Ocampo, the Coffee Mixers can also count on Mark Barroca, Peter June Simon, John Aldrech Ramos, Jonas Villanueva, Marc Pingris, Wesley Gonzales, Raffy Reavis, Jerwin Gaco and Joe Devance.

Tickets for the Alaska-San Mig Coffee PBA Cebu Road Tour are priced at P150 for the general admission, P350 for the upper box, P650 for the lower box and P950 for the ringside.

Tickets are available at Chris Sports in Ayala Center Cebu, SM City-Cebu and SM Consolacion, Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City Hall and Fairchild Coop.

Presented by Alcordo Advertising, Nissan Motors, Crown Regency Mactan, Be Resort Hotel, Mactan Island Resort and Spa, Nature's Spring, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., Hyundai Motors and Radical Ads, the event is fully supported by the city government of Lapu-Lapu through Mayor Paz Radaza and Councilor Don Harry Radaza. (FREEMAN)