Team Pulong-Arcadia pounds Montaña Davao and moves straight to finals

Romeo Braceros Jr.

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DAVAO CITY---At first glance, Team Pulong-Arcadia has already manifested their championship poise as they devastated Montaña Davao 82-67 in the curtain raiser of The Royal Mandaya Hotel Xmas Basketball Games held Monday, December 19, at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The win booked them a finals berth against MJE-Junex Tuesday, December 20.

Bannered mostly by lads from the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines), Team Pulong-Arcadia arrayed what was excepted from them, a speedy phasing offense and unselfish plays, a system veteran coach Ronel Leuterio would always impose.

Leuterio stitched the rotation nicely, putting efficiency on their offensive and defensive executions.

Assigning the twin towers in Aaron Buensalida and Kevin Quiambao to control the boards, Leuterio confidently gave license to his lethal shooters to fire when needed.

He was talking about Jerome Lastimosa, Francis Escandor, and Cedrick Manzano, who led the scoring for Team Pulong-Arcadia.

The prolific guard from Adamson University was everywhere, dropping 17 points to give the Dabawenyos a Kadayawan nostalgia where he showed up spectacularly.

De La Salle University's Escandor flexed his shooting prowess, draining back-to-back triples in the third quarter despite a close defender, finishing with 10 points to even with teammate Manzano.

Davao products AJ Royo, Axel Doromal, and Vince Petdeo Cuajao also came off as essential accessories to the seige.

Mark Nonoy, Alfred Batino, Josh David, and Jonnel Policarpio were equally valuable in concreting the lineup rotation.

The juvenile Team Pulong-Arcadia is up for a tough challenge in MJE-Junex, which annihilated Team Davao in the eliminations.

Meanwhile, the ceremonial tip-off was presided over by Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte accompanied by lawyer Mans Carpio and Glenn Escandor.(Romeo Braceros Jr.)

NOTHING BUT NET. De La Salle University guard Francis Escandor fires a three in front of a Montaña Davao defender. (Koii Canarias/Hoops)

CEREMONIAL TIP-OFF. Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte presides the ceremonial toss of the The Royal Mandaya Hotel Xmas Basketball Games which opened Monday, December 19 at the Davao City Recreation Center. Atty. Mans Carpio and businessman Glenn Escandor grace the opening ceremony. (Koii Canarias/Hoops)