AU shoots down Heavy Bombers
ARELLANO University wore down Jose Rizal University, 86- 70, with balanced attacks, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) seniors basketball tournament on Friday at the
Levi Dela Cruz led four teammates to double-digit scoring dictating
Chiefs’ grip of No. 6 with a 5-10 record.
The diminutive guard Dela Cruz sizzled with 19 points an-
tallied 11 markers, Michael Cañete pumped in a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds while rookie Guilmer Dela Torre and Dariel Bayla added 10 points each.
“We just corrected our lapses in our previous games,” said Dela Cruz, who was also glad to see the Chiefs recover from the resignation of coach Jerry Codiñera. The victory was their gift to their
“It’s time to show that we have moved on from the resignation of coach Jerry. Maybe that’s the reason why my teammates lost their con-
coach Junjie arrived to help us,” he added.
- tions from 10 of the 13 players he deployed.
- ing from beyond the arc. They also limited Vergel Meneses’ Heavy Bombers to a dismal virtually sealed their win.
- break out of a three-way deadlock at -