UFL Knockout Stages Update

The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex would be closed starting November 16 in preparation for the LA Galaxy - Phil. Azkals match on December 3.

In this regard, kindly be informed that the Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches originally scheduled at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex SHALL BE MOVED to the University of Makati, to wit:

November 19 (Saturday) / UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI - Round of 16

2PM:  M-44:  Stallions FC vs Diliman Victory Liner FC

4PM:  M-50:  Global FC vs Phil. Army Fritz & Macziol FC

November 20 (Sunday) / UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI - Round of 16

6PM:  M-45:  Team Socceroo FC vs Kaya Cignal FC

8PM:  M-48:  Green Archers United FC vs Lions Meltique Beef FC

November 22 (Tuesday) / UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI - Round of 16

7PM:  M-49:  Pachanga FC vs Phil. Navy Redjuice FC

9PM:  M-43:  Loyola Meralco Sparks FC vs Sunken Garden United FC

November 26 (Saturday) / UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI - Quarterfinals

2PM:  M-51:  Winner of M-43 vs Winner of M-44

4PM:  M-52:  Winner of M-45 vs Nomads Auction Manila FC

November 27 (Sunday) / NOMADS SPORTS CLUB - Quarterfinals

4PM:  M-53:  Phil. Air Force Phoenix FC vs Winner of M-48

6PM:  M-54:  Winner of M-49 vs Winner of M-50

December 5 (Monday) / RIZAL MEMORIAL SPORTS COMPLEX - Semifinals

7PM:  M-55:  Winner of M-51 vs Winner of M-52

9PM:  M-56:  Winner of M-53 vs Winner of M-54

December 10 (Saturday) / RIZAL MEMORIAL SPORTS COMPLEX - Finals

2PM:  M-57:  (3rd/4th Place)  Loser of M-55 vs Loser of M-56

4PM:  M-58:  (Championship)  Winner of M-55 vs Winner of M-56

Bacolod Diary November 16, 2011 Pachanga FC training camp Day 3

Last summer, one of the fun things about covering the Under-23 National Cup was following certain teams. For instance, the NCR Teams were an amalgam of the different UAAP schools with a few others thrown in here and there. Would they be able to play with one another as teammates as opposed to opponents? How would they respond to different coaching? And that was just one team. Take for example, Dipolog. How can this team compete with hardly any name players more so do without their recently graduated stars? And there was more.

Here in the UFL, teams make for even more intriguing mixes. Case in point, Pachanga. 

The line-up is a mash of Bacolod, Iloilo, and African players. Bacolod and Iloilo enjoy a fiery or intense rivalry when it comes to football. Many of these players have gone up against one another in various teams through the years. Some have made the national team while some are in the process of making it.

And then there are the African players. 

Take for instance Mohamad Farah. Pachanga's forward is from Sudan and he went to Baguio City to take up medicine. Never did he think that he'd be playing football here. After game day, he takes that long trip back to Baguio. During the day's scrimmage with West Negros University, Farah suffered a mild injury when Mustangs defender stepped on his hand after a failed header by the Pachanga forward. Farah played in spite of the obvious pain. After he was subbed at the half, he couldn't escape the irony of the injury. "I hope to have a career in medicine," he said somewhat thoughtfully. "I need my hands to do that. But I also love football. Is this a sign?" He laughs nervously. 

While education and a career is obviously important to Farah, one of his teammates (who will be unnamed here) has decided to stop his schooling and concentrate on a career in football. While the club is cared for quite well, the local semi-pro league is still in its infancy. Yes, it is possible to have a career in football but right now not every club is backed by a generous corporate sponsor. It is quite insane for him not to finish his schooling.

That local isn't the only one to roll the dice. Nigerian Cross Ubiam has played professionally in Indonesia. After his club did not renew his contract after a two year stint, he was brought to Manila as word of the burgeoning football scene in the Philippines spread. "Sure let's give it a try," he said before coming over. He first hooked up with Union before the club disintegrated. He then joined Pachanga. After the day's scrimmage where he scored a goal, he explored this southern city after the team was given the day off. "This is a beautiful country," he observed. "He looks at his new club -- they're billeted at the East View Hotel with its swanky accommodations and he and his teammates are well cared for. "We just have to work harder," he said.

The Red Phoenix isn't alone with its international lineup. There are other clubs as well that are built along the same lines. What I will be doing is trying to chronicle not just this team but others as well. I am quite thankful that the club invited me to observe their camp and write about them. Of course, I am grateful for the opportunity. 

Today, I also met up with some fans here in Bacolod. It sure was cool meeting them and I proposed to them a project that they liked and should have up soon. Hopefully, it will be good for the city of Bacolod. 

Above photo: At Aboy's for a seafood lunch. Unfortunately, seafood and my stomach do not like each other. So I had pork liempo (urgh). Below: with Rai, Joy, Queenie, Jessel, and Christian at the lobby of the East View Hotel where they met the Red Phoenix players. They treated me out to pizza at Greenoz Pizza as a belated birthday gift to go with some cakes. Sweet!

Also planted an idea with the Bacolod folks that should emerge soon. Will be helping them with that. If it does work then that should change some of the way we get our news. Looking forward to that, team. Let's go!

Pachanga preps for UFL Cup knockout stages

Pachanga keeper Kenneth Dolloso in training at West Negros University

Pachanga preps for UFL Cup knockout stages

reports & photos by rick olivares

Bacolod City -- Pachanga FC, one of the country's newest football squads repaired to the city of Bacolod, Negros Occidental for a weeklong training camp in preparation for the upcoming Round of 16 in the UFL Cup.

Pachanga topped Group C, dubbed "the Group of Death" because of the presence of Iloilo-power Stallion and defending Cup champion Global. But the Freddie Gonzalez-owned club showed its mettle when they beat Stallion 2-0 in its Cup debut then dominated the champions 2-0 before conceding two late goals for a 2-2 draw. The Red Phoenix, as the club is nicknamed, crushed Queen City United 4-0 in its final group assignment. The two wins and one draw saw them take their group with 7 points while Stallion was second with 6 points. Global advanced despite only collected four of the nine points available by virtue of the Cup rules that allow the two best third place teams to move on.

The Red Phoenix features players like the U-23 Azkals' Neckson Leonora; former national player Robert Cañedo; members of the U-23 national champions Bacolod in Jovin Bedic, Camelo Tacusalme and Gino Palomo; UST Growling Tigers Shirmar Felongco, Ronnel Lagrimas, and Ronald Batisla-Ong; and a smattering of African footballers.

Said head coach Norman Fegidero Jr. who once coached the national side, "The training camp is good for us because it will improve our chemistry and tactics. It's also a good time for us to bond as a team."

Pachanga has two-a-day practices and this Wednesday morning, November 16, the club played Fegidero's West Negros University team. The semi-pro club handily beat the young collegians 5-1.

The Mustangs actually dominated the first 15 minutes of play but as soon as Pachanga’s midfield gained control of the middle third, the play dramatically shifted.

Forward Alu Kigbu opened the scoring with a volley from 20 yards out that dipped inside just before the far post. Kigbu followed that with a corner shot a few minutes later that the WNU keeper misplayed for an own goal.

WNU’s star striker Jimwell Areola pulled back one with a header off a cross against returning Pachanga keeper Kenneth Dolloso.

Come the second half, Bedic scored on a cross by Gino Palomo. Palomo himself scored before Cross Ubiam closed out the scoring by going one on one with the keeper.

Above: Goalkeeping coach Kim Versales works with the WNU keeper. Below with Coaches Kim, Nonoy Fegidero Jr., and Alvin Ocampo at West Negros University post-scrimmage with the Mustangs. Not in the picture in Marjo Allado who is in Manila attending a coaches' seminar.

Beyond reasonable doubt: my thoughts on the controversial Pacquiao-Marquez fight ending

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Beyond reasonable doubt: my thoughts on the controversial Pacquiao-Marquez fight ending

by rick olivares

photo by steve marcus/reuters

Let me start out by saying that I root for Manny Pacquiao. I think he is the first true Filipino global superstar. He is the best Filipino boxer of all time and by the time he hangs up his gloves, Pacquiao will be one of the sweet science’s all-time greatest.

Before the fight, I was interviewed on television (one of many sports scribes interviewed) and I said that the Pacman would take it anywhere between rounds 8-10. In the same breath, I said it would not be easy.

Boy was I wrong! The fight once more went the distance and no way was this easy to decide. It ended with another controversial decision.

This is how I saw the fight – Juan Manuel Marquez was cautious of being knocked down by Manny in their previous matches so he made sure that he was more or less unscathed in the first two rounds. But just the same, Manny was also wary of Marquez’s power. As the fight progressed, I thought that whatever game plan conjured by Freddie Roach, it wasn’t working. Marquez, I thought had changed the Pacman’s strategy. Sure they traded punches but I felt (gulp) the Mexican hit the more devastating shots.

I glanced at Twitter and Facebook between rounds and the general consensus was Manny was well on his way to losing this. After Round #10, I remember telling myself that if no one was knocked out here, no way was Marquez going to win this. I thought about that for different reasons and I’m sure you get the gist.

By fight’s end, I though that it was close and if Marquez didn’t win this by a split decision, it would be a draw. And in my heart I wanted Manny to win but I thought that he didn’t. This is not trying to pull him down or rag on him. All I am saying here is I figure he didn’t win.

I am not as experienced as Ronnie Nathanielsz, Quinito Henson, Recah Trinidad or others in calling fights but I have been watching bouts (I’ve been in actual fights, in the corner of a fighter, and amongst the media covering them) since I was kid and I would always jot down notes in one of my dozens of notebooks with sports stuff I saved through the years because I figured I’d need it one rainy day.

I find it funny that some say that we should accept the decision of the judges because maybe they see things that we don’t. You got that right. They see the bigger picture here – the big payday in the sky when Pacman fights Pretty Boy. And you cannot tell me that the weight of expectations (i.e. turning Antonio Margarito’s face into street pizza or sending Ricky Hatton to sleep) caused us to feel letdown. Nope. In the four fights prior to his third match with Marquez, including the mauling of Margarito, all went the distance.

Okay, sorry. Am jumping the gun here. Now I’ll tell you why there are so many decisions in boxing that aren’t right.

When Pacman was announced the winner, I thought of four things – one, WTF; two, the second match between Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard; three, Lennox Lewis getting robbed by Evander Holyfield; and four, that incredible Shane Mosley-Oscar de la Hoya match.

June 12, 1989

Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Tommy Hearns II

Eight years after their epic first fight where Leonard came back to force the referee to stop the fight, in the rematch, it was the Sugarman who found himself battered by the Hitman this time around. Hearns sent Leonard to the canvass twice but Sugar came back strong in the 12^th and final round. One judge scored it for Hearns while another gave it to Leonard (?) while the third saw it as a draw. The decision was booed at Caesar’s Palace. Sugar Ray later admitted that Hearns should have won the rematch. While there was talk of a third battle it never came to pass.

March 13, 1999

Evander Holyfield vs. Lennox Lewis

The unification match between Britain’s Lewis and America’s Holyfield saw the judges declare the match a draw when Lewis clearly dominated the fight. The WBC, WBA, and WBO all unanimously ordered a rematch that Lewis won via unanimous decision.

Here’s another for good measure.

September 18, 1999

Felix Trinidad vs. Oscar de la Hoya

De La Hoya dominated the first eight rounds then just when he had Trinidad on the ropes, he backed off and began to showboat. Perhaps thinking he was close to knocking out Trinidad. Yet Trinidad rallied and took the last four rounds. While he hit de la Hoya hard it seemed like Trinidad didn’t do enough to win the bout. Imagine when the judges via majority decision gave the welterweight belt to Trinidad.

Many people who say that the decision was just point to Compubox’s stats. Really? You mean the stats are the end all? I think the stats are one factor in choosing deciding a winner but it should not be all.

Here’s a bone I’m throwing onto the table.

When Sugar Shane Mosley first fought Oscar de la Hoya in 2000, the Sugar Man won via majority decision. In their return bout in 2003, de la Hoya posted superior numbers in almost every statistical category (checked this and grabbed this from a boxing website) yet Mosley was declared the winner via unanimous decision!

Take a gander at this. It is quite mind-boggling.

Total Punches Landed


De La Hoya -- 221


Mosley -- 127


Advantage: De La Hoya +94

Total Punches Thrown


De La Hoya -- 616


Mosley -- 496


Advantage: De La Hoya +120

Total Connect Percentage


De La Hoya -- 36%


Mosley -- 26%

Jabs Landed


De La Hoya -- 106


Mosley -- 33


Advantage: De La Hoya +73

Jabs Thrown


De La Hoya -- 296


Mosley -- 268


Advantage: De La Hoya +28

Jabs Connect Percentage


De La Hoya -- 36%


Mosley -- 12%

Power Shots Landed


De La Hoya -- 115


Mosley -- 94


Advantage: De La Hoya +21

Power Shots Thrown


De La Hoya -- 320


Mosley -- 228


Advantage: De La Hoya +92

Power Shots Percentage


De La Hoya -- 36%


Mosley -- 41%

Notes:


* De La Hoya threw an average of ten more punches per round than Mosley


* De La Hoya landed an average of eight more punches per round than Mosley


* Total punches landed by round -- 11-1 for De La Hoya


* Jabs landed by round -- 12-0 for De La Hoya


* Power punches landed by round -- 7-3-2 for De La Hoya


* First fight: Mosley threw 104 more jabs and landed 18 more jabs than De La Hoya


* First fight: Mosley landed 284 of 678 (42%) total punches; De La Hoya landed 257 of 718 (36%) total punches


* First fight scoring: Split decision 116-112, 115-113, and 113-115 for Mosley

So are stats everything?

Here are more recent ones though non-boxing that should debunk that myth.

In UFC #104, light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida defended his belt against Shogun Rua and it was quite obvious that the challenger had won after the match. Imagine the surprise of the people in the arena when it was announced that Machida had successfully defended his title. When they met once more in UFC #113, Rua knocked out Machida three minutes and 35 seconds into the first round. As Sherdog.com’s Brian Knapp wrote, “This time, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua made sure the judges were not involved.

In the match between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs last November 13, Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow only completed 2-8 passes but one was for the winning touchdown. Yet Denver still won 17-10. How does a NFL QB throw for that?

In three matches this past UAAP basketball season, the UST Growling Tigers outrebounded the Ateneo Blue Eagles yet lost all three matches (51-44, 50-43, 46-37). Conventional wisdom says that you don’t win the battle of the boards you do not have a shot at winning. So what happened there? You’ll say that there are turnovers and field goal percentages.

Some say that there is this unwritten rule that to be the champ you have to beat the champ. Why isn’t that written in the first place? From what I understand the winner of the bout is whoever performs best that day.

Since I’ve opened up the topic of unwritten rules, I am sure you all remember the other month how Floyd Mayweather Jr. knocked out Victor Ortiz because “he did not protect himself at all times” even if there was no clear indication that the fight was re-engaged. “Protect yourself at all times” was bandied about but what Mayweather did wasn’t sporting at all (never mind if Ortiz had headbutted him). Screw these unwritten rules.

But the decision, however controversial, was made. And Manny Pacquiao is the winner. Like any other referee’s decision, this one is going to stand.

With that, I’m going to say without any trace of sarcasm, “Congratulations, Manny!”

Now that comes with a caveat.

Should you fight again, knock out that sonofagun beyond reasonable doubt. 

Kuala Lumpur Dragons' Ariel Vanguardia's US Scouting Trip

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Kuala Lumpur Dragons' Ariel Vanguardia's US scouting trip

by rick olivares

What’s in the life of a Filipino coaching abroad? For Ariel Vanguardia who was head coach for the Jose Rizal University Heavy Bombers and an assistant in Talk ‘N Text and Barako Bull, it’s an opportunity to get around and go up.

Now he does get around as coach for the Kuala Lumpur Dragons for they play in the domestic league, in tournaments in Indonesia, as well as the Asean Basketball League.

In an effort to beef up the Dragons for the coming ABL tournament, Vanguardia went to the United States recently to scout some American basketball players to augment his squad. He also convinced former PBA player Nic Belasco to give it one more go alongside Chris Pacana who last played for Meralco in the local pro league.

Vanguardia was also able to attend a coaches’ clinic conducted by Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari. He was also one of three coaches allowed to watch a closed door practice and a scrimmage by the Wildcats. Vanguardia also went to Stanford, where he was welcomed by former Duke Blue Devil and Philadelphia 76er Johnny Dawkins who is now coach of the Cardinals. His last two coaching stops were at Cal Berkley where he was a guest of coach Jeff Montgomery, the son of Golden State Warriors coach Mike Montgomery and in Fordham.

I met up with coach, who became a friend while I covered the Heavy Bombers first in the PCCL and after that in the NCAA, last Sunday night while watching the PBA. Vanguardia says that the trip was an enriching one and he hopes that it his recruits and his learnings will help him in his craft and pursuit to deliver a title to the Dragons.

With Wildcats rookie Michael Gilchrist. Below the NCAA Championship banners at the Wildcats' practice facility.

Petron Blaze holds back the Rain (or Shine Elasto Painters)

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Petron holds back the Rain

by rick olivares photo by nuki sabio

November 13, 2011

Smart Araneta Coliseum

Petron showed the young whippersnappers a terrifying display of firepower. And when Rain or Shine showed that they are ready to ascend to the throne by sparking a huge run that saw then cut a 27-point deficit to eight 75-83 with 2:29 left in the game, the Blaze Boosters served up one more lesson – championship poise and endgame verve.

After the Charles Barkley-esque JR Quiñahan (in terms of his physique that belies his wondrous talent) scored on an and-one off Petron Chris Lutz to come within eight at 75-83 (he missed the free throw), Alex Cabagnot surveyed his options before he launched a trey that eased the pressure for his team 86-75. Although Gabe Norwood went right back with another bonus-situation, the slam dunking former George Mason University Patriot flubbed the free throw.

In the opposite end, Petron’s Arwind Santos, at the height of his PBA powers, tacked on a pair of free throws to make it 88-78. Then he brilliantly hounded Rain or Shine’s sterling rookie Paul Lee before he took the ball away. Passing off to Cabagnot, the Petron point guard rewarded Santos with a return dish for a monster two-handed slam for an emphatic game ender, 90-80.

The Blaze Boosters showed their experience but it was a rookie who inspired Ato Agustin’s squad to an early lead when Chris Lutz, the former Smart Gilas forward scored 11 points in the first half and exhibited fiery play on both ends of the court.

With Petron up 44-23 with seconds left in the first half, Petron had the ball to map out one final play. Rain or Shine’s brilliant head coach Yeng Guiao glanced at the Blaze Boosters’ bench seemingly irked. He looked at his squad and barked, “Whatever happens do not let them score in this play,” he barked. “Foul niyo kung foul pero no score.”

Petron did not score and it would take more than a quarter for Rain or Shine to wake up from their stupor. By the time they did, there wasn’t enough time to overhaul the lead. Outside the Petron locker room, Agustin praised his team’s effort in the first half and their endgame poise. “Good start pero nawala sa focus nung fourth quarter,” said Agustin. “Hindi naman sa sinasabi natin na hindi kaya ng Rain or Shine dahil nakita naman natin kung ano kaya nila. But we have to keep our focus sa buong 48 minutes. Arwind and Alex came through sa huli and yan ang gusto natin sa mga veterans.”

The loss of the Elasto Painters saw them drop to second place 7-2 while idle Talk ‘n Text stayed on top with a 6-1 record. Petron’s win placed them at solo third with a 6-3 record.

Petron Blaze 90 – Santos 25, Lutz 22, Cabagnot 16, Yeo 14, Miranda 4, Ildefonso 4, Reyes 3, Agustin 2, Doruelo 0, Baclao 0, Sharma 0.

Rain or Shine 80 – Chan 15, Quiñahan 15, Belga 9, Rodriguez 9, Norwood 8, Buenafe 8, Lee 6, Matias 5, Araña 5, Cruz 0, Ibañez 0.

B-Meg vs. Alaska: The Battle of the Necktie Brigade Part 2

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B-Meg rookie Mark Barroca attempts a shot against Alaska's Cyrus Baguio in the final seconds of the first overtime. B-Meg won 92-89 in double overtime with Barroca scattering 22 points.

The Battle of the Necktie Brigade

Part Two: The Big Shots and the Big Stops

by rick olivares photo by nuki sabio

November 13, 2011

Smart Araneta Coliseum

When the B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados drafted Mark Barroca he steeled himself for some bench time. After all, he was drafted into a talented and deep team that has won a few championships.

Suddenly, with Peter June Simon out, Barroca figured he might be given a chance. And it was nearly disastrous.

“Mark started and he made some bonehead rookie mistakes,” described B-Meg head coach Tim Cone. “He’s gonna make wild mistakes but he plays with so much heart and intensity that they are mistakes of enthusiasm. You can handle that with a player like that because he will get those mistakes under control.”

With the score notched at 80-all, Cone called for the ball to go into Barroca’s hands. The Llamados’ coaching staff expected him to go up against either LA Tenorio who is just as tall as Barroca or Bonbon Custodio who is slower than the B-Meg rookie. But instead, swingman Cyrus Baguio guarded him. Barroca backed up Baguio before he shot a turnaround jumper that nearly went in.

Second overtime.

Despite the miss, Barroca had done well for his side. Up to that point, he had scored 20 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 steals (with three turnovers). With B-Meg down a deuce, Barroca swiped the ball from Alaska center Jay-R Reyes when he put the ball on the floor while driving to the hoop. Putting on a burst of speed, Barroca drove the length of the floor for an unmolested layup to tie the match at 80-all.

In the second overtime James Yap scored eight points Barroca added a deuce to propel B-Meg Derby Ace to a pulsating double overtime 92-89 win over the reeling Alaska Aces.

“It was a game of big shots and big stops,” summed up Cone afterwards. While his side may have Yap who has made his name in the clutch, Alaska on the other hand, couldn’t buy a basket.

In the final 95 seconds of regulation, the Aces missed five shots that could have extended their lead. Reyes even blew a reverse and uncontested lay up with 17.3 seconds left.

Incredibly, Alaska rookie Mac Baracael would also miss with the same kind of shot in the dying seconds of the first overtime that allowed Barroca’s last shot at a win.

Both teams shot incredibly well (each over 50%) in the first quarter that Alaska took 25-22. But once the teams adjusted to each other’s running of the triangle offense, the field goal percentage begun to plunge. Yet it was Alaska that found itself with an opportunity to even up matters with B-Meg who beat them 81-75 last October 12.

The Aces twice had the opportunity to beat B-Meg, the first in regulation but Reyes muffed the undergoal stab and the second was in the first overtime when Baracael duplicated his teammate’s folly.

B-Meg was not about to give Alaska a third chance to win it. The win pulled B-Meg even with idle rival Meralco with a 5-4 record while Alaska fell to a dismal 1-7 just one win better than the winless Shopinas Clickers who are 0-8. “We marked this as a turning part in our season,” further described Cone. “We’re over .500 and that is very important for us. It was a character game for us.”

Not only was it a character match for B-Meg but it was also a coming out party for Barroca. The rookie guard was the only Llamado who scored in every quarter and overtime period. And Yap, twice named the league’s Most Valuable Player, had good words for the team’s rookie. “Magaling yan. Tandaan mo magiging isa siya sa mga best player sa PBA.”

Added forward-center Marc Pingris, “Pinahihirapan ko ‘yan pag-practice para mahasa siya.”

Barroca corroborated the one-on-one games between him and the much taller Pingris to better develop a high arcing and quick release jumpshot. “Sa practice, sabi ni coach tira lang ako ng tira ng mga 18-foot jumpers. Nagulat ako na binigay sa akin ni Coach Tim yung last shot. Alam naman natin hindi siya basta basta naglalaro ng rookie. Inisip ko na lang yung mga ginagawa namin sa Smart Gilas at sa FEU. Sabi rin ni coach kahit nagmintis ka pagdating ng panahon marami akong masho-shoot na jumper.

If B-Meg saw clutch shots from two of its players, the Aces were atrocious from the field with 37% field goal shooting and 3-6 from the free throw line in the final overtime period was the winning margin of Cone’s team. Without LA Tenorio for much of the extension periods because he was suffering from both cramps and the effects of a stomach flu, the Aces crumbled.

Mahirap yung kalagayan namin,” said a disappointed Tenorio as he exited the locker room. “Hindi pa naman tapos pero napakahirap. Sana mag-respond kami sa next game.”

B-Meg 92 – Yap James 24, Barroca 22, Raymundo 14, Pingris 10, De Vance 9, Maierhofer 5, Urbiztondo 2, Ferriols 2, Reavis 2, Yap Roger 2.

Alaska 89 – Tenorio 28, Baguio 17, Reyes 14, Thoss 13, Baracael 7, Custodio 4, dela Cruz 4, Eman 2, Salamat 0, Sotto 0.


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