Alas shines as Letran rips Manila in PSL U-18

KIEFFER Alas added depth to an already loaded Farm Fresh-Letran team, leading the Milkers to a dominant 10153 win over Magnificent Manila in the Manila Bankers Life-Pilipinas Super League 18-Under NCR Leg on Sunday at the Central Recreational Facility of New Era University in Quezon City.

Alas, an incoming Grade 11 forward out of De La Salle-Zobel, unloaded 18 points on 8-of-17 shooting, leading the Milkers to a 2-0 record for a share of the lead with Taytay in this tournament copresented by SCD and Dumper partylist and supported by J Project Clothings, MDC, Bluesky Advertising, NET 25, Wcube Solutions Inc., Hotel SOGO, and Converge.

Also scoring in double-figures for Farm Fresh-Letran were Andy Gemao with 12 points with five rebounds, Erlance Pedrita with 11 points, and Jonathan Manalili with 10 points.

Antonio Miguel Santos was the sole bright spot for Manila with 16 points and seven rebounds.

In the other NCR game of the day, EZ Jersey-Doc Boleros went up to 2-1 after continuing the struggles of the 0-3 New Era University, 95-73.

Mark De Leon spearheaded the Doc Boleros attack with 18 points and nine boards.

The duo of Rhyle Melencio and Veejay Pre were not to be outdone in the Luzon Leg on the same day and at the same venue, towing Pampanga-Pradera Theme Park to a sizzling 97-82 win over debuting Batang Lakan ng Bulacan for their second win.

Pre, an incoming Grade 12 senior at Far Eastern University-Diliman, produced 22 points and nine rebounds while Melencio, a De La Salle University- commit, tallied a double- double of 12 points and 12 rebounds.