Senators down PappaRoti Café 80-73

RIYADH: The Senators maintained a skillfull display to win against PappaRoti Café 80-73 in the 3rd Commissioner Cup Invitational basketball tournament featuring Riyadh’s best players at the Zahid Tractor Gym in Nasseem on the outskirts of Riyadh.
Robert “Lance” Quiambao & Rodel Tanega’s Senators team apparently learned its lesson from the last defeat to get the win, their second in three games. PappaRoti team of Jabar Patara and Michael Macareob went down to its second loss against one win in the tournament organized by Commissioner Tess P. Garcia with support from Tom Portuguez, Abel Dayrit, Alvin Sumayo, Jake Buban and game commentator Wahab Abu Yasser. The Filipino Confederation of Basketball Referees (FCBR) headed by Ernie Dela Cruz and Ed Tamayo is in charge of the tournament officiating.
The Senators, coached by Tek Regidor, dealt a body blow on the Café boys courtesy of Jun Perez, Erwin Villafuerte, Edward Bautista, Jojo Custodio and Jayme Biala. They closed the initial period ahead at 21-16.
As the second quarter started, PappaRoti manager-coach Patara put John Howard Pantonia, brothers Raymond and Romelle Alcasabas, Jamil Akraman and John Paul Loreno in the rotation, resulting in a momentum shift and a 42-41 lead to the Café boys at the end of the period.
The score was 61 all at the end of the third period.
The final canto saw both teams play good defense with the Senators alternately supported by Ankie Angeles, Ben Ciabu, Richard Asay, Dru Vallejo and Louie Chang while Ariel Dayandante and Schubert Reposar starred for PappaRoti.
In the end, however, the consistency of the Senators carried them to victory. Pantonia played well for PappaRoti and led all scorers with 25 points.
Earlier, Al Babtain Contracting Company won by default over BMTC team.
Team standings: Al Babtain Company 3-0, Senators 2-1, PappaRoti Cafe 1-2, BMTC 0-3
The scores:
Senators (80) J. Perez 15, E. Villafuerte 15, J. Biala 11, E. Bautista 9, J. Custodio 8, A. Angeles 7, Richard Asay 5, B. Ciabu 4, D. Vallejo 4, L. Chang 2
PappaRoti Cafe (73) JH Pantonia 25, Romelle Alcasabas 16, J. Akraman 11, Raymond Alcasabas 9, A. Dayandante 6, S. Reposar 3, JP Loreno 3