A perfectly executed inbound play sealed Redtag’s 87-85 come-from-behind victory against Marogong in the OFBL 4th Conference Bracket A Non-Rated Division Friday Morning League at Timeout Sports Academy Gymnasium on Television St. , Ghulail District on the outskirts of Jeddah at the weekend.

It was a tight ballgame from the first half all the way to the third quarter, registering 9 deadlocks, but Marogong came together in the last minutes of the third period to post a 7 point cushion going to the 4th period.

But Redtag employed press and the trio of Mendoza, Chua and Clint Olegario blended well and controlled the game in the fourth quarter. With Mendoza all fired up offensively, hitting 14 points including 3 3-pointers in the last period alone, Chua controlling the boards and Olegario directing ball traffic, Redtag chiseled away at Marogong’s lead and finally wrested it via 3 pointer from Mendoza 85-83, with 35 seconds remaining.

Regondola tied the game at 85 all, with 20 seconds left. Marogong applied tough defense to deny Redtag clear shooting precision only for Sarangay to have a clear view for an inbound pass play to Chua, who was left open for a cut inside the paint and dug it in to snatch the game from Marogong.

Redtag’s triggerman Mendoza top-scored with 31 points including 8 3-pointers helped out by Chua 16 points, Abdullaziz 10, Clint Olegario 9 points and 8 assists and Sarangay 8 points. Vallejo led Marogong with 30 points, Regondola had 20 and Mateo 14 points.

In Bracket B, Yummy Yummy won against Jeddah Falcon, dominating all game long. Makuha led Yummy with 24 points, followed by Balason 20 points and Tuazon and Faurillo who each had 10 points. Panitic and Navarro had 16 points apiece to lead Jeddah Falcon’s losing cause.

Meanwhile, in the Intercompany Reinforced Division Evening Games last Friday, a breakaway run in the 4th quarter by KAMC led by Manalili, who had 16 points of 36 points in the period, overpowered Sunbulah 89-80.

Manalili got assistance from Huerto who had 22 points and Pagtalunan with 19 points. Fuentes and De Leon had 25 points each to lead the losing team.

The other game in the division Thursday was won by Awdah which found little trouble beating UDH 79-69. Mendoza headed Awdah with 27 points, followed by Quirino 14 and Sanchez 13. Datu had 20 points and Atienza 14 for UDH.

Also Thursday, Grain Silos defeated Bahra 94-89 in the Inter-Company Bonafide Division. Grain Silos had a balanced offensive output, with 5 players reaching double figures led by Collete and Serrano, who had 16 points each, Emana with 13 points, Abubo 12 and Cudlera 10 points.

Gabiana scored 24 points, while Gerong and Abatayo both had 12 points for Bahra.

Toyota and Centerpoint recorded victories last Friday evening, with Toyota beating Box Mirror 78-76 in the Above 40 Division.

Dawood top-scored for Toyota with 27 points, aided by Gandingan and Samson who contributed 14 points apiece. Virtuzo netted 30 points to lead the losing team.

Centrepoint conquered Nadi Pharma 68-59 in the Inter-Company Non Rated Division.

In their continued commitment to help, the OFBL Munting Tulong sa Pinas Fund Raising for Typhoon Yolanda victims, is still ongoing. Just coordinate with Commissioner Rocky Gil and Chairman Boy Teves for details.

This league is sponsored by Art’s Cuisine, PPC, Jollibee and Al Zugbi Tailoring.