The game immediately favored the Ferreras in the first quarter, as Luis Abuel smoothly shot past IT&E’s center Marlon De Dios.
De Dios answered Abuel’s jumper with a three-pointer, followed by lay up. Ehroll Peredo kept his team’s offense intact, pulling Joy Dayrit and Rommel Usi into the court.
At the same time, Ferrera’s James Abuy came in to help Kae Bernardo at the rebounds. Abuel’s 14 points was a big help for the team, who led 55-36 in the first half.
The IT&E’s had to make or break in the third quarter, as they kept their best shooters on the court. Ivan De Vero joined Peredo in the offense, shooting 11 points. Despite making no points, Jomar Tumaquip launched a couple strong passes to De Dios, who fired a shot past Bernardo.
The Ferreras remained ahead in the last minutes, with Abuel top scoring the match with 35 points. Bernardo and Ponce Rasa finished strong as well with 17 and 15 points, respectively.
The Ferreras will start their ‘best of three’ series today, 7 p.m., at Garapan basketball court. The league will present its minor awards during halftime, which include ‘Best in Sportsmanship,’ ‘Best Assists,’ ‘Best Steals,’ ‘Best Three-Points,’ ‘Best in Rebound,’ ‘Best in Shot Block,’ and ‘Scoring Machine.’ Awards will be based on statistical points and the league’s officials’ votes.
10 candidates for Most Valuable Player are Jun Estolas, Ehroll Peredo, Dave Sablan, Bernard Aquino, Wowie Abuel, Elmer Esdrilon, Ivan De Vero, Jun Mangali, Sonny Lerio, and Kae Bernardo.
The finals series’ winning team will receive $1,500 and a trophy. $500 worth of prizes will be given to the first runner-up. In addition, major awards will be given at the end of the championship games.
QQ Car Rental president Mr.James Hann, League Organizer Rey Perez, Marlon Sison, and Rolly Paraiso would like to thank the community, league’s players and supporters, as well as the participating teams – Westerners, Cellular Pro, Saimar Pilot, Pacific Grocers, Team Buraot, Atalig-Atalig Associates, IT&E, Wings Travel, Ferrera Builders, and Docomo Pacific-Mobil.
Scores:
Ferrera Builders 106 – L. Abuel 35, K. Bernardo 17, P. Rasa 15, J. Abuy 13, J. Abedes 8, J. Galulu 6, G. Miranda 5, Serrano 5, A. Mortos 2
IT&E 78 – E. Peredo 17, M. De Dios 14, I. De Vero 14, M. Usi 12, J. Dayrit 8, N. Park 7, R. Usi 4, Jr Montano 2
Quarterscores: 29-17, 55-36, 75-59, 106-78
