UC’s Isaiah Blanco-Hontiveros, the son of former Cebuano pro basketball player now Cebu City Councilor Dondon Hontiveros, leaves the game against UV with 2:51 left after suffering a bad fall. CDN Digital photo | Gerard Vincent Francisco
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The defending champion University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters opened their title retention bid on a high note, crushing the University of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancers, 87-46, in the 19th CESAFI Junior basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum on Tuesday night, September 10, 2019.
Maczi Micutuan topscored for the UC Baby Webmasters with 19 points, King Balaga chipped in 16 while Kenyon Pondoc added 12 points.
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Topscoring for UV Baby Green Lancers was Dave Basalo with 16 while Samuel Melicor added 11.
The two were last year’s finalists for the junior title, which UC won.
UC’s biggest lead was at 47 points, 85-38, with 2:46 left in the final canto.
Isiah Blanco, the son of Cebuano hotshot Dondon Hontiveros, left the ballgame with 2:51 left in the third quarter following a hard fall. He was favoring his left ankle. /bmjo