Webczars beat PBA/PBL- reinforced La Union team
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BUGALLON son Bryan Santillan, ably supported by his teammates, scored a game high 22 points, leading the University of Pangasinan Webczars to an 83-75 victory over the La Union squad during a basketball goodwill match held January 20 at the Villasis gymnasium, Villasis town.
The La Union quintet, reinforced by ex-Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players Cris Bolado and Jun Marzan working the defense and former Philippine Basketball League (PBL) dribblers Melvin Fontanilla and Manny Ortega at the helm in the scoring, took the first quarter lead, 19-16, but relinquished the pace at the half by a mere point, 40-39, with spitfire Santillan doing the damage converting 11 points with three out of four treys plus a short jumper and Linel Manalo supporting with 10 points.
The goodwill game was in conjunction with the celebration of the Villasis town fiesta sponsored by the host municipal government and the Abono party list group under the auspices of Engr. Rosendo So and assisted by Villasis former hizzoner Ramon Morden.
The Dagupan City-based Webczars of head coach Angel Gumarang enhanced their gap at the end of the third period, 59-55, but were outrun and outgunned midway on the final canto with little known Manny Sison coming from nowhere engineering a 14-6 salvo to lift his Ilocano team to a 69-65 upperhand.
Gumarang, sensing defeat in the process, called a timeout to break the momentum of the competiting team, with 5:38 minutes left.
With much gusto mixed with their “never say die” usual fashion, the Webczars orchestrated a 18-6 binge to capture the lead and never looked backup to the finish with wily guard Albert Carcha pumping seven points at the homestretch.
The two teams’ first encounter ended in a deadlock, 74-74, held last year at the same gym, which was also in conjunction with the celebration of the town fiesta.
Carcha collected 16 points while Linel Manalo and Renato Soriano contributed 14 points each.
Ortega and Sison had a team high 19 points apiece and Fontanilla converted 13 for the losing effort. — Jesus A. Garcia, Jr.
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