Guarnes struggling in season opener, Mandaue, Gin Kings lost first game
Hipolito Guarnes was 9 of 21 on the field today, barring 1 of 6 from the three point line., but having 22 points as they were handled down by Batangas Blades in the season 6 opener between The Blades and team Polydozel at The Balisong.
Guarnes played the whole game, and managed to add 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Mervyn Jamora garnered a double-double, having 18 points and 13 rebounds, with 3 blocks. Marlou Suarez had his best game of his career when he scored 36 points, his career high, for the Blades.
Asides from Jamora, 3 more players went double-double this game as the Argentine Sebastian Alcantara (17 points, 11 rebounds), Simeon Tongson (11 points, 14 rebounds) and Ronnie Gotardo (11 points, 10 rebounds) played splendid performances to try to rack up a win.
"My players did their very best, and I have no complains." says the team coach. "Batangas Blades was the better team in this game."
Rogen Juan scored 19 and 7 (7 of 16) for the Blades, while the team shoots 49% in field goals overall compared to team Polydozel's 38%
"Even though we had more chances to score, the problem is we always miss the shot and eventually, tearin the team apart." says the coach.
"We missed a lot of shots, which is the result of a long vacation during off-season. We'll try to get back on our feet as soon as we can." says Guarnes.
In other games, TGIF MANILA managed to get their first PPL win against Mandaue Selection by the score of 91-77 at the Fridays Coliseum. Mandaue's Gary Aglipay was the high point man with 30 points and 7 assists. Hoes scraped a win against the defending champions TrailBlazers United with a high-pointed game thriller of 126-114. Ivan Ricamona plummeted a 40-game performance against the Blazers, while 3 Blazers managed a 20 point game (Palla with 29, Nezih with 23, and Azade with 21)
Spider Forest won the game against Devil Bats Deimon. Spider Forest the obvious ones running down the floor and creating a 120-109 win. Devil Bats' Mustafa El Karni was the player of the game with 36 points, his career high, with 16 rebounds. MAPUA RED ROBINS manage to win the nail-biting game against the Cavite Force (formerly Rynzer Force) by the score of 86-85 held at THE NEST. Brian Renato scored 23 points for the Robins but the player of the game is Dexter Uy, who shoots all of his three free throws for the win, scoring 13 points with 5 for 5 on free throws.
Loyola Hts BC played hard against the Pampanga Dragons and managed to secure a win by the score of 109-97. Pampanga's Norman Limpot scored an impressive 45 points and 7 steals, both his career highs. Jubas Beasts, the league's Cup champion, won against Queen's Coast by the score of 113-100, Liang Wai Cheng scored 43 points with 5 three pointers, making it his highest score in a game in his career. And H.P. won it's season 6 opener against Gin Kings, by the score of 135-122. Viteszlav Jurica scored 35 points, tying his career high in scoring, and Gin Kings, along with Mandaue Selection, are the only newly promoted teams in the league who lost their season opener.
Last edited by Katchafire Collie at 8/16/2008 8:56:29 AM