Aziziah, Industrial complete semis cast in Siglakas Unity Cup

Aziziah and Industrial won must-win games against Yamama and Dunes to secure the last berths in the semifinals of the Siglakas International Riyadh South District Unity Cup Basketball Tournament 2012 at the Dunes Compound Filipino Community basketball court in Olaya Thalateen area here.
Shemesy and King Fahad Hospital (KFH) had earlier booked spots in the next round.
Aziziah will meet Industrial to be followed by a clash between Shemesy and KFH in a crossover knockout format where the winners contest the title in a best-of-three championship series. The losers play a knockout game for third and fourth place.
Yamama’s bid to stay in the race ended as Aziziah squad anchored by neophyte Ariel Cunanan, table turner Edison Bien, game icebreaker Angel Bautista, Raymond Gile and Ryan Reyes fashioned a 76-72 triumph.
Both teams started strong to conclude the initial period 16-14 to Aziziah, which opened a 10-point spread, 42-32, at the halftime break.
Yamama trimmed Aziziah’s to 4 points, 51-47, to begin the final period but Aziziah proved the better team in the end.
Joel Crisostomo and Ric Buban’s Industrial team survived Dunes scare to post a 62-45 victory. Industrial featuring Jayson Canarez, Dominador Ungria, Jeffrey Perez, Jeffrey Dacasin and Darwin Costales as well as Al Capulong, Norveen Ignacio and Vicente Jaranilla raised the level of their game on both ends of the court to dominate their rivals and conclude the match in their favor.
The tournament enjoys the generous support of Bukabin-Siglakas International Riyadh South District league advisers Armando C. Ortiz Sr., Felix A. Flor, Jr. and chair persons Willy Espiritu, Ed Resurreccion, Ricardo Manlutac, Ed Sarmiento, Oscar Rico, Rene Layug, Joe Amoncio, Salvador Vargas, Albert Datijan, Paul Alcantara and Ricky Guerrero. Dunes Compound Filipino Community through Rex Badida and Ben Samson Duhaylungsod also support the tournament.
The scores:
Aziziah (76) A. Cunanan 27, E. Bien 16, A. Bautista 12, R. Gile 8, R. Reyes 7, PR Castro 4, M. Natan 2 Yamama (72) R. Vargas 18, J. Borden 18, R. Hilig 12, R. Maninang 9, D. Enriquez 8, N. Quilar 5, R. Penas 2
Industrial (62) J. Canarez 18, D. Costales 12, J. Dacasin 8, J. Perez 8, D. Ungria 7, A. Capulong 4, N. Ignacio 3, V. Jaranilla 2 Dunes (45) M. Pelagio 12, E. Icban 9, R. Dizon 7, N. Bragado 4, B. Querubin 4, J. Bugawisan 4, R. Badida 3, A. Bernardo 1, N. Permato 1