Reported by Jun Rana
It was Felix Vergara’s time to shine as he scored with a team high 19 points. Vergara teamed up with Lester Dabu, Michael Alegarbes and Marlon Oniate to give Wala Sa Ayos (WSA) the third place prize in the PAAD Palaro 2009 Basketball tournament with a come from behind 69-59 victory over Dynamic Excel. It was an impressive finish for WSA whom the odds maker regarded as a promising team. With the loss, Excel placed fourth in the tournament.
Earlier in the first half, Excel engineered a 24-11 lead on the hot shooting of RJ Valera and Chris Balan, time down to 12 minutes in the first half. However, a 25-18 run by WSA led by jumpshots and layups by Vergara and Alegarbes reduced the lead at halftime to 42-36. RJ Valera of Excel was on fire in the first half with 4 triples and 23 points, while Balan had 12 points. Prior to the start of the game both teams agreed that Balan of Red Bull would be the guest player for Excel while Kenny Santos of TFC would be the guest player of WSA.
The second half however was a different story. WSA put on the screws and tightened their defense. Suddenly, the shooting of Valera and Balan went sour. Meanwhile, Dabu, Oniate and Alegarbes went on the attack and triggered a 27-17 burst to put WSA to a 63-59 lead, time down to 3 minutes. During that span, Valera had only 2 points and Balan 4 points for Excel. Mike Sanchez and JP Destreza tried to answer the WSA attack with variety of shots including the three point shots, but to no avail. WSA ended the game with another 6-0 flurry by Dabu, Vergara and Oniate which made the final score, 69-59.
Box Score –
WSA:
Vergara, Felix, 19; Dabu, Lester, 17; Alegarbes, Michael, 15; Oniate, Marlon, 14; Concepcion, Armando,4; Santos, Kenny, 0
Excel:
Valera, RF, 25; Balan, Chris, 16; Distreza, JP, 9; Sanchez, Mike, 5; Destreza, JC, 4,
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