East meets West in 5th CESAFI All-Star Games today at Cebu Coliseum

The finest hoop stars in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. both in the collegiate and high school divisions will show their stuffs today in the much-awaited 20005 CESAFI East vs. West All-Star Games at the Cebu Coliseum.

Games today: (Cebu Coliseum)
5 p.m. East vs.
West All-Star (Juniors)
6:30 p.m. Slam dunk contest
7 p.m. 3-point shootout
8 p.m. East vs. West (Seniors)

The CESAFI fans are invited to watch the games because they have the chance to win in the raffles plus other gift items.

Tickets are sold at P20 for upper box and P30 for lower box.

The East and West All-Star game in the juniors division will be played at 5 p.m. to be followed by the slam dunk contest and 3-point shootout.

Sirlitz Consumer Electronics, owned by Lito S. Gillamac, Jr. of NBC defending champion Skygo- Tribu Sugbu, is sponsoring the slam dunk and the 3-point shootout. He will handout cash prizes and trophies to the winners.

There will be separate sponsor for the two All-Star MVP's.

The collegiate East All-Star is composed of Mark Ababon, Morsie Akad, Rino Berame, Ariel Mepañana, Jayford Rodriguez and Randy Sevilla of UV, Enrico Llanto, Niño Ramirez, Arlow Jueves and Vermini Tangarorang of USC and Marlon Demape, Elvis Labares, Arletroy Mercader, and Glenn Pendang of USP. The coach is Mike Reyes of USC.

The rival from the West is composed of Jared Kane Abatayo, Ata Ayuk, Jonathan Canceran, Miguelito Ducay, and Keneth Kerm Sesante of UC, Emilio Aniñon, Ramil Aniñon, Ramil Guevarra and Karl Ocañada of CIT and Herbert Arelllano, Luther Justiniani, Ranulfo Malinao, Randy Pogoy and Armand Ponce of USJ-R. The coach is Alex dela Torre of CIT.

For the juniors East All-Star, the players are Edrian Lao, Phil Mercader and Lucky Pitogo of UV, Adrian Alforque, Jake Arriesgado, John Rafael Flanco and John Paul Lao and Giovanni Padillo of USC and Camilo Aligno, Earvin Dennis Ferraren, San Jordan Hermosa, Philip Andrew Muñez and John Paul Ybañez of USP. The coach is Camilo Go of USP.

The junior West All-Star line up is made up of Kiam Ian Alvarez, Ren Carlo Augusto, Aren Rick dela Cerna, Eliezer Del Mar and Emmanuel Diaz of CIT, Jan Julius Colina, Erbin Espinosa, Robinson Mohammad and Jay Julius Tabalin of UC, Renato Abing and Aniceto Lapiz, Jr. of USJ-R and Jose Roberto Acha, Rodulfo Enterina III and Jose Luis Garcia of Don Bosco. The coach is Fernando Fuentes of CIT.

The contestants for the slam dunk and 3-point shootout are not yet known because the teams are yet to submit today the list at the playing venue.

Last year, the East and the West split their games. The West, mentored by Caleb Gawangon, beat the East of coach Roland Remedio in the juniors division, 101-88, with Colina of UC as the MVP.

The East of coach Raul Latonio Sr., however, beat the West of coach Roel Gomez in the collegiate division, 90-71, with Rodriguez of UV as MVP. UV's Esperat won the 3-point shootout while Ian Saladaga of USJ-R was the slam dunk champion.

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