Executives triumph over Legislators, 97-87

There’s no stopping the Executives again in Game 3 of the Executive-Legislative Basketball Tournament-16th Season with a 97-87 triumph over the Legislators, recently, at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The Executives exploited a disorganized Legislative squad to fuel a 62-35 advantage at the end of the first half.

The Legislators took their turn in the final half by outgunning the Executives, 27-13 in the third quarter but their rivals kept them at bay as Ariel Bonleon and Roy Bangkas combined for 15 points in the final canto.

City sports coordinator Christopher “Bong” Go led the Executives with 21 points and Bonleon and Bangkas helped with 18 points, apiece as the Executives posted a comfortable 3-0 lead in the series.

The scores:

Executives (97)- B.Go 21, Bonleon 18, Bangkas 18, Escoton 15, Gadiano 13, Escorido 8, Labor 4.

Legislators (87)- Montalban 18, Araneta 17, Plarisan 11, Villaver 11, de Guzman 10, Bredol 7, Casado 7, Abellera 4, Yamit 2.