The Benedicto College Cheetahs reaffirmed their mastery over the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters, 67-64, to stay on top of the, Inc. (CESAFI Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation) Season 26 basketball tournament on Saturday, October 17, at the Cebu Coliseum.
Den Rick Orgong racked up 17 points, five rebounds and three assists, while Serge Gabines chalked up a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds, with two assists and four blocks, as the Cheetahs tightened their grip on the solo lead in the college division with an 8-1 win-loss record.
Kennth Babalcon chipped in 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block for Benedicto.
Ray Charles Libatog led UC with 18 points, five rebounds and one assist. Jepherson Nonol scored 14, while Ricofer Sordilla added 11 points but their efforts went for naught as the Webmasters dropped to 5-4.
In the other collegiate matchup, the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) lashed back at University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu in dominant fashion, routing the Fighting Maroons, 70-47.
John Gabrial Giganto finished with 12 points, five rebounds and one assist, while Rafael Calo contributed 10 points as UCLM notched its only second victory in nine games.
In the juniors division, Jhonrey Recio fired 21 points as the reigning five-peat champions Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles extended their perfect start to 5-0 with a thrilling 73-68 victory over the UC Junior Webmasters.
After a 68-all deadlock in the final 57.3 seconds, the Magis Eagles scored five unanswered points to hand the Junior Webmasters their second loss in nine games.
In other results, Vincent Zamora sizzled with 15 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals as the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Junior Wildcats vanquished the San Carlos School of Cebu (SCSC) Warriors, 80-70, while Cedric Dela Rosa delivered a monster double-double of 34 points and 12 rebounds, with six steals and three blocks, to power the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons to a 68-61 beating of the PAREF Springdale Titans.
The Junior Wildcats improved to 6-2, while the Dragons evened their record at 3-3.