CEBU, Philippines - The JS Contractor and the J-Art Sportswear logged contrasting victories in the 1st Punta Princesa Ball Club (PPBC) 2009 Vice Mayor Mike Rama Cup basketball tournament at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Gym in Brgy. Punta Princesa, this city.
The JS cagers toppled early leader AMBL, 100-96, while the J-Art gobbled up Mang Inasal, 99-75.
Former USC Warrior Leon Floro Eleazar paced the Contractors with 30 points while Reginald Taborada scattered 20 markers, most of them in the fourth quarter.
Lito Navarro topped AMBL also with 30 points. Robert Abasolo chipped in 18 points while Danny Lim and Nikki Ibona added 13 points each.
Jojo Mante, on the other hand, led J-Art with 23 points. The of Glen Besanes and Carlos Porras nailed 31 points for Mang Inasal.
The scores
First game
JS Contractor (100) - Eleazar 30, Taborada 20, Pillotas 13, Viñalon 8, Vallejo 8, S. Lequit 7, Canencia 5, Cabunillas 4, Lequit 4, Tecson 1
AMBL (96) - Navarro 30, abasolo 18, Lim 13, Ibona 13, Y.Alesna 11, Go 3, Baclaan 2, Ciabo 2, Sala 2, R. Alesna 2
Second game
J-Art (99) - Mante 23, Noel 13, Birano 12, Perez 11, Te 10, Ferrer 10, Regidor 4, Bucton 4, Tecson 4, Villaver 3, Gonzaga 2, Pada 2, Leuterio 2
Mang Inasal (75) - Besanes 17, Porras 14, Jumawan 11, Chiong 9, Garcia 8, Barreto 4, Ibona 4, Flores 4, Caminade 4 (GGM) (FREEMAN NEWS)