The 2014 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup: April 28, 2014 Roundup

Action in the 2014 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup this past Monday with big wins coming from Lyceum and CEU, and the RP-Youth team finally making its debut!

The 2014 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup continues to heat up!

Roundup:

In the day’s opener, the Mapua/Malayan Junior Cardinals bounced back from an opening day loss and turned back the UPIS Junior Maroons, 85-54. David Velvez erupted for 20 points on 8/11 FG shooting on top of 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals to lead MIT. The trio of Jasper Salengga, Dainiel Aguirre, and Lorence Victoria effectively backed him up with a combined 35 markers and 25 boards. Allane Barles led the way for UPIS with 19 points in 22 minutes. The Junior Maroons, however, fell to 1-2 in the team standings.

Allane Barles pulls up from the wing.

David Velvez goes up for the easy deuce.

The second game saw the Letran Squires storm back in the second half to scrape by the JRU Light Bombers, 59-58. Letran had a slow start and trailed at the half before rallying in the third quarter to tie the game and eventually outlast the Bombers in the endgame. Jerk Balanza was terrific for the Squires, scoring 17 points on 7/12 FG shooting while also grabbing 6 rebounds, handing out 3 assists, and getting 1 steal. Kylle Dungan backed him up with 10 markers and 4 boards. On the other end, JRU was paced by the dynamic duo of Darius Estrealla and Andrei Dada. Estrella racked up a sublime double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Dada scored 15 markers on the strength of 4 treys.

Jerk Balanza gets hounded by the JRU defense.

Patrick Anonuevo fades away from the key.

In the third game, the Lyceum Pirates thoroughly dominated the Mapua Cardinals, 92-83. Dexter Zamora and Rhoel Maconocido combined for 38 points as Lyceum won its first game of the summer. That pair hit 5 triples in all, underscoring their potent offensive arsenal. As for MIT, Josan Nimes stood out with 24 markers, but he missed 9 of his 15 FG attempts. He also tallied 7 rebounds and 1 assist, while Jessie Saitanan and Joseph Eriobu combined for 28 points. Mapua falls to its second defeat in the tourney.

Justin Serrano tries to buy a bucket from in close.

Rhoel Maconocido adds some english to his lay-up.

The penultimate game proceeded with the CEU Scorpions outscoring the EAC Generals, 49-33, in the middle two periods to pull out their first win of the summer, 76-67. Alfred Batino, Rodrigue Ebondo, Joseph Sedurifa, and Mon Abundo provided the scoring punch for CEU with a combined 48 points. Ebondo also impressed in other departments, pulling down 11 rebounds, dishing out 4 assists, blocking 2 shots, and getting 1 steal. EAC, meanwhile, was led by the combined scoring of Noube Happi, Igee King, and Sydney Tayontong, who scored 19, 11, and 10 points respectively.

Sydney Onwubere slices and dices his way to the hole.

Mon Abundo of CEU turns the corner against EAC.

Aristote Mutonbo gets the rock deep in the paint.

The final match of the day resulted in the FEU Tamaraws scrambling to avoid an upset at the hands of the RP U18 team, 74-73. FEU pounced on a late turnover by the U18 boys to preserve the tight victory and move up to 2-0. Raymar Jose had 12 points in 17 minutes while Mike Tolomia scored 11 markers in 16 minutes to lead the Morayta quintet. Jose also added 10 boards to his name. Coach Jamike Jarin’s young squad, meanwhile, was led by a duo of former San Beda Red Cubs – Andrei Caracut and Radge Tongco. Caracut and Tongco paired up for 30 points to lead the nationals, who are using this tournament to prepare themselves for the 2014 SEABA U18 tournament in Malaysia and the 2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championships in Doha, Qatar. UP Fighting Maroon Henry Asilum also impressed with 10 markers, while the starting frontline of Leonard Santillan and Mark Dyke turned some heads, pairing up for 12 points and 10 boards.

Carl Cruz gets trapped by the RP U18 defenders.

Mike Tolomia shows the young 'uns a thing or two
about driving to the basket.

Coach Jamike Jarin gives some instructions to his wards.

Box Scores:

Juniors:

MIT 85 – Velvez 20, Salengga 15, Aguirre 10, Victoria 10, Calderon 6, Cabural 5, Bonifacio 4, Enrique 4, Russel 4, Uson 4, Pascua 2, Due 1, Yco 0, Rivera 0

UPIS 54 – Barles 19, Gomez de Liano Jo 7, Lagahit 6, Barraquias 5, Gomez de Liano Ju 4, Gregorio 3, Lina 3, Vergierie 3, Tupaz 2, Santiago 2, Gomez de Liano Ja 0, Labao 0, Estrera 0
QS: 16-8, 37-18, 61-36, 85-54

CSJL 59 – Balanza 17, Dungan 10, Rubite 8, Ramirez 5, Gonzales 4, Caunan 4, Magsino 4, Gedaria 3, David 2, Bernardo 2, Villasis 0
JRU 58 – Estrella 17, Dada 15, Dela Virgen 7, Estrada 6, Anonuevo 6, Anore 3, Garcia 2, Sta. Maria 2, Astero 0, Torre 0, Ross 0
QS: 10-15, 17-22, 42-42, 59-58

Seniors:

LPU 92 – Zamora 24, Maconocido 14, Gabayani 13, Lacastesantos 10, Soliman 9, Ko 8, Baltazar 8, Azores 2, Bulawan 2, Evangelista 2, Taladua 0, Lesmoras 0, Pamulaklakin 0

MIT 83 – Nimes 24, Saitanan 15, Eriobu 13, Biteng 9, Estrella 8, Gabo 5, Layug 4, Stevens 3, Serrano 2, Cantos 0, Brana 0, Canaynay 0
QS: 24-22, 53-47, 77-64, 92-83

CEU 76 – Batino 15, Ebondo 12, Sedurifa 11, Abundo 10, Jeruta 8, Casino 7, Celso 4, Mutonbo 3, De Leon 2, Amil 2, Opiso 2, Vargas 0, Banua 0

EAC 67 – Happi 19, King 11, Onwubere 10, Tayontong 8, Serrano 8, Mejos 5, Jamon 4, Arquero 2, Pascual 0, Morada 0, Santos 0, Saludo 0

QS: 12-17, 38-29, 61-50, 76-67

FEU 74 – Jose 12, Tolomia 11, Pogoy 8, Escoto 8, Padilla 7, Belo 6, Lee Yu 5, Tamsi 5, Ugsang 5, Cruz 4, Belga 2, Dennison 1, David 0

RP U18 73 – Caracut 17, Rongco 13, Asilum 10, Desiderio 8, Santillan 7, Dyke 5, Subido 5, Go 4, Escoto 2, Manguera 2, Ochea 0, Mosqueda 0, Balanza 0, Senining 0, San Juan 0, Rivero 0, Armenion 0

QS: 20-12, 36-31, 59-51, 74-73

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