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MVBA Conference 2008

M. LHUILLIER KWARTA PADALA-CEBU CITY JEWELERS
Champions
Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association
M. Lhuillier Sinulog Cup 2008

WOODROW ENRIQUEZ (co-MVP) * ENRICO LLANTO * STEPHEN PADILLA
MARLON BASCO * DALE SINGSON * DANILO AYING
RONALD CAPATI * JERRY CAVAN * JAYFORD RODRIGUEZ
BRUCE DACIA (co-MVP) * LEO BAT-OG

HEAD COACH RAUL “YAYOY” ALCOSEBA

COACH ALFREDO ENRIQUEZ * COACH LAWRENCE MERCED * COACH JESUS RAMIREZ
COACH LOU REGIDOR * COACH MICHAEL REYES * COACH RAMON ALCOSEBA

TEAM OWNER MICHEL LHUILLIER

CEBU CITY – M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu City crushed Fifth Avenue Telecoms, 83-78, to annex the 2008 M. Lhuillier Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA) Sinulog Cup Thursday evening at the New Cebu Coliseum.

The team of Michel Lhuillier and Coach Raul Alcoseba ended the five-day tournament sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (BAP-SBP) undefeated. This also marks the third straight Sinulog Cup won by the Jewelers, taking the trophy in 2004 and 2005. No Sinulog Cups were held in 2006 and 2007.

Fifth Avenue of Mike Dullas and playing coach Junel Mendiola started hot, 21-9, behind the 12 points of Ronnie Zagala. Four points by Dale Singson closed out the quarter but Fifth Avenue stayed on top, 21-13.

M. Lhuillier made its move in the second quarter as Marlon Basco and Bruce Dacia started to puncture the hoop. Basco finally gave M. Lhuillier its first taste of the lead via a three-point play off Mark Yee with two seconds left in the first half, 39-36.

In the third canto, Stephen Padilla hit back-to-back triples and center Ronald Capati submitted all his nine markers as M. Lhuillier maintained its double-digit lead. Dacia and Basco continued to mock the defense thrown against them.

Almost every player on M. Lhuillier’s deep roster contributed. Padilla scored on a two-handed drive to erect an 11-point advantage entering the final two minutes, 83-72. Although the Jewelers failed to score from there, time was not on the side of Fifth Avenue.

For their outstanding overall play during the tournament, Dacia and Woodrow Enriquez shared Most Valuable Player honors, the first time such happened in an MVBA tournament. Dacia led all scorers with 20 points followed by Basco with 12. Al Vergara topped Fifth Avenue with 14 while Yee added 13.

BAP-SBP Cebu head Lorenzo Chao Sy awarded the trophy and the 100,000-peso cash prize to the champion Jewelers. Fifth Avenue, champions of Metro Manila’s Metro Basketball League (MBL), went home with 50,000 pesos.

Earlier in the day, the Toyota-Balintawak Road Kings walloped the Pharex Medics to take Third Place and the 30,000-peso prize, 106-98.

Patrick Cabahug exploded for 24 markers while Paul Guerrero and Bryan Faundo chipped in 14 each for the Road Kings. Ronnie Bughao drilled in 21 points for the Medics followed by Emmerson Oreta with 19. The Medics took home 20,000 pesos.

How They Scored:

TOYOTA-BALINTAWAK (106) – Cabahug 24, Guerrero 14, Faundo 14, Villanueva 11, Hayes 9, Dedicatoria 8, Sena 8, Tan 7, Jaime 5, Ortiguerra 4, Santa Maria 2, Rodriguez 0.

PHAREX (98) – Bughao 21, Oreta 19, Alfad 14, Saladaga 11, Villamin 10, Bulawan 8, Co 6, de Guzman 5, Matias 2, Gerilla 2.

Period Scores: 26-13, 48-43, 77-70, 106-98.

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M. LHUILLIER-CEBU (83) – Dacia 20, Basco 12, Llanto 10, Padilla 10, Capati 9, Singson 8, Enriquez 6, Cavan 4, Rodriguez 2, Bat-og 2.

FIFTH AVENUE (78) – Vergara 14, Yee 13, Zagala 12, Salangsang 12, Malabanan 9, Lim 6, Moody 5, Go 3, Litonjua 2, Sanders 2, Labagala 0, David 0, Buenaventura 0.

Period Scores: 13-21, 39-36, 69-59, 83-78.

————————–TEAMS—————————

VISAYAS DIVISION

Cebu Landmaster Mandaue
M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala-Cebu City
Arthro Kontra Arthritis-Cebu

MINDANAO DIVISION

Duterte-Davao Agilas
MP-Warriors Gen-San
Holcim Pryce Pharma-MisOr

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