CMO drubs PRO-XI 95-72, sweeps elims

City Mayor’s Office completed a sweep of the eliminations but this last win did not come all too easy.

The league-leading Mayor’s Men ran smack into a tough Police Regional Office-XI quintet that fought tooth and nail to the end but came out with enough ammunition to eke out a 95-72 win for its eighth win and a sweep of the elimination phase in Group A of the Mayor Rody and Inday Sara 7th PNP-AFP Basketball Tournament over the weekend at the Almendras Gym.

Streak-shooting Christopher “Bong” Go was shadowed throughout the match but he was able to burry some from his favorite area beyond the arc including one from near the halfcourt mark before the end of the first half and a rare four-point play in the third canto for a game-high 28 points.

“This is the toughest game we played. They were very physical in defense,” said Go after the match.

Former pro Dindo Pastor added 19 markers including five triples while daredevil Roy Bangkas chipped in 13.

The Mayor’s Men erected a huge lead that ballooned to 38-17 midway in the second canto with Go and the Triple B connection of Bangkas, Dioven Braga and Ariel Bonleon conspiring with slotman Cadel Mosqueda and Pastor.

Archie Zozobrado led the PRO-XI side with 23 as they dropped to 3-1.

In other games, RMG continued its winning ways with a masterful 116-91 massacre of Philippine Coast Guard for their fourth straight win in as many games in Group B. PCG dropped to 0-4. Special Action Force also kept abreast with a 4-0 card after blasting East Mincom (0-4) 116-98. (NJB-City Sports)

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.

Go’s absence fail to stop Executives from beating Legislators, 111 to 99

The Executives worked harder on the absence of their main shooter to outgun the Legislators, 111-99 in Game 4 of the Executive-Legislative Basketball Tournament-15th Season, Friday night, at the Davao City Recreation Center.
Jem Brian Alquizar powered the Executives with 26 points and Ariel Bonleon helped with 21 baskets to silence their rivals for a 3-1 lead in the series. City sports coordinator Christopher “Bong” Go could not see action because of a tight work schedule as executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Jilliard de Guzman topscored for the Legislators with 22 points.
After a 22-all deadlock at the end of the first quarter, the Executives started a scoring run to keep the lead until the fourth quarter.

The scores:
Executives (111)- Alquizar 26, Bonleon 21, Escoton 17, Gadiano 16, Labor 10, Rivera 4, Acojedo 4, Escoredo 3, Galvez 0, Sta.Ana 0.
Legislators (99)- de Guzman 22, Villaver 19, Casado 16, Plarisan 12, Araneta 11, Bredol 4, Casan 4, Mahipus 3, Pahamutang 2, Acero 0.