Sykes handily beats Talleco; Calltek, Wipro struggle to win in E-League

CEBU, Philippines - The Calltek Trojans and Wipro Tigers both turned to a stellar final-half show to repulse separate foes in the 9th CSCC E-League for Basketball 2013 last Saturday at the City Sports Club-Cebu gym.

Christian Judilla had 18 points on top of six rebounds, five steals and three assists as Calltek bucked off a lethargic start to fluster the ePerformax Reds, 58-54, while Wipro rode on a 24-point explosion of Neptune Carungay to also turn the tables on the Teleperformance Lions, 55-52.

Calltek trailed by 13 points after the first period, but fired back with savvy in the second quarter to pull within just a hairline at the break, 28-29.They then unleashed a smooth-flowing gameplan in the remainder of the match to pull  the rug from under the stunned ePerformax.

Mark Louise Gellez added 12 points, four rebounds and three assists for Calltek, which stayed at solo second place in bracket A of Northern Conference with a 3-1 win-loss record. Rafael Jose Cuico was the lone double-digit scorer with 10 points for ePerformax, which suffered its first loss after opening its campaign with a 61-point massacre of the Executive Boutique Lycans.

Wipro, on the other hand, mounted a sizzling offensive after being down by 13 points at the bend, 27-14, to baffle Teleperformance at the final buzzer. Brian Deodoro added 12 points and five rebounds as Wipro coasted to its second straight victory.

Frenche Petallo had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Teleperformance. Marco Antonio Real also had 11 points on top of three rebounds and three assists, but their efforts were to no avail as they remained winless in two starts.

In the first game of a featured triple-header, the Sykes Pioneers had little trouble in an 89-59 rout of the Talleco Bandits, who crashed to their second straight loss.

Eareckson Buyan scored 14 points, Jan Sahilan added 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Anthony Tapere chipped in a dozen markers for Sykes, which ripped the game apart as early as halftime, 53-31.

Jerome Redome led Talleco with 17 points, four rebounds and three assists. Mark Matidios had 16 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks and two assists but his all-around effort went for naught.

First game

Sykes (89) - Buyan 14, Sahilan 13, Tapere 12, Montelibano 8, Sultan 8, Lepardo 7, Galarido 7, Caracut 4, Panerio 4, Berina 4, Garcia 4, Momongan 2, Diotay 2

Talleco (59) - Rodem 17, Matidios 16, Buena 11, Zason 6, Estrada 5, Panimdim 2, Tabotabo 2

Quarterscores:23-17;53-31; 70-44;89-59

Second game

Calltek (58) - Judilla 18, M.L. Gellez 12, Julian 8, J.P. Gellez 7, Genebraldo 7, Magsanay 2, Uy 2, Abellana 2

ePerformax (54) - Cuico 10, Gilo 8, Tan 8, Singco 7, Ruiz 6, Agua 5, De la Peña 4, Lawas 4, Baello 2 

Quarterscores:7-20; 28-29; 43-41; 58-54

Third game

Wipro (55) - Carungay 24, Deodoro 12, Maglangit 5, Ygot 4, De la Torre 3, Salibay 3, Allera 2, Cabrera 2

Teleperformance (52) - Petallo 11, Real 11, Paming 10, Senining 6, Canoy 5, Corbet 5, Abella 2, Seva 2

Quarterscores:10-15;14-27;32-35;55-52 (FREEMAN)