UIC, Ford, Assumption, Holcim bag 3rd places in Orange Generation's Manny Villar Cup

UNIVERSITY of Immaculate Concepcion, Ford Academy of Arts, Assumption College of Davao and Holcim captured third places in their respective divisions in the first Orange Generation Cup basketball tournament last Sunday at the Brokenshire gym.
UIC exploded in the final quarter to nip Philippine Women’s College, 78-75 to cop third place in the Senior Division. UIC had an erratic start, trailing by six points, 16-22 in the first canto.
But PWC’s main gunner Miguel Angelo Pacheco suffered leg cramps in the third quarter and was only able to come back already in the last two minutes of the game. Pacheco, however still end up as the game’s topscorer with 34 points.
John Renn Amantiad led UIC with 23 points followed by Mark Raymond Calibadas and Jan Dignadice with 16 and 15 apiece.
Ford, on the other hand, routed Stella Maris Academy, 80-61 to also bag third place in the Junior Division. SMA’s head coach Boy Te was also ejected from the game for complaining and insulting the referees from the National Referees Commission.
It was also a come-from-behind win by the boys of Ford head coach Tata Banzali, who were behind by 13-16 before grabbing the lead, 36-29 after the second quarter. Ford never looked back as it took the next canto at 57-49 before adding a 23-13 blast in the final quarter..
Jirol Guera exploded with 31 points for Ford followed by Gerty Eben with 17 poins.
Assumption finished third in the Cadet Division after demolishing PWC, 71-59.
Assumption erupted a 15-9 run for a 35-29 halftime lead then added a 20-13 blast for a 55-42 advantage in the third quarter. Rodulph John Zuniga led with 21 points followed by Romeo Tristan Jison with 16.
Meanwhile, Holcim routed Yuchengco Group of Companies, 83-62 for third place in the Inter-Company Division. Holcim started strong with a 15-7 spurt enroute to a 44-26 halftime lead.
Holcim continued to remain unstoppable in the third with a 25-14 run to enjoy their biggest lead by a 29 points, 69-40. Five Holcim players scored in double figures – Edmar Aynaga 19, Christian Onlaray 13, Julius Vincent Cabreros 12, Carlos Fortuasa 11 and Allan Goles 10.
Leonil Genoso had 16 points for YGC followed by Adel Nobleza with 15.
The championship games will all be played on Feb. 7 at the Gaisano Citimall Skygym. The league is sponsored by Senator Manny Villar and organized by the Evangelista Aquatics and Sports Management Inc. in coordination with the Multi-sectoral Organization of Volunteers for Entrepreneurship (MOVE).