Sports Fest News and Updates - 2011-07-16

July 18, 2011

FORMIDABLE!!

SOGO All Stars stormed past Integrated Innovators Achievers: 74 – 54

SOGO All Stars once again proved its basketball invincibility in this tournament when they beat Integrated Innovators Achievers in last Saturday's lone game. The Achievers failed to put a mark in the win column on their debut game despite the combined firepower of their 1 – 2 punch, Labao (11) and Hambre (4). All Stars fortified their defense early in the second quarter to dampen the offensive thrust of the Achievers and maintained comfortable lead until the final buzzer. Achievers' Labao tried to reduce the All Stars lead by firing from beyond the arc and converting 5 triples but they fell short in capitalizing on their 21 rebounds when they found the All Stars towering defense too tough to penetrate.

Labao and Hambre combined for 46 points out of the Achievers' total production of 54 points. Their offensive pattern, however, became too tentative and was significantly limited by the All Stars' 6 steals and 5 shot blocks.

Better ball distribution and shot selection complemented the All Stars' defense, winning them their second game convincingly by 20 points.

Box score:

SOGO All Stars: 74 Cruz (24) – 12, Guasis (13) – 10, Cabrera (08) – 9, Morales (21) – 9, Corpuz (11) – 7, Lagajino (17) – 7, Simo (22) – 6, Manuel (03) – 6, Solis (06) – 4, Ilao (00) – 4

Rebounds: 20, Assists: 9, Steals: 6, Blocks: 5, Three-points: 2

Integrated Innovators The Achievers: 54 Labao (11) – 28, Hambre (04) – 18, Linconpines (88) – 7, Fuderanan (09) – 1

Rebounds: 21, Assists: 6, Steals: 3, Blocks: 3, Three-points: 6