Golden repeat for Cray, Amit in SEAG
MANILA – Eric Cray extended his reign as the Southeast Asian Games 400- meter hurdles king with another blazing show last night at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The 33- year- old Cray notched his fifth straight SEA Games gold medal in the event. He submitted a time of 50.41 seconds. Overall, this was his seventh SEA Games gold.
“Man, i t ’ s a blessing ( winning his seventh SEAG gold). I thank God for this. I feel that I still got one more left in me,” said Cray, who is set to compete in the men’s 100 meter dash tonight.
Rubilen Amit, meanwhile, remained t he queen of SEA Games women’s 9- ball pool singles after defeating Singapore’s Jessica Tan in the finals, 7-2, at the Ha Dong Gymnasium.
were able to keep their poise despite losing our early lead.”
Justin Gutang spearheaded the offense for the debuting Knights (0-1) with 17 points, while Carlos Isit and Macky Acosta chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively.
In the first game, Bataan Risers wasted an early lead before holding off General Santos
Warriors, 81-76, to kick off its MPBL Mumbaki Cup campaign on a winning note.
Arvie Bringas was named as the Player of the Game with double-double 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Jethro Sombero and James Castro also added 16 markers apiece.
Dhon Reverente, meanwhile, led the way for the Warriors (0-1) with 18 points, Nikko Panganiban added 14 markers, while actor Gerald Anderson ended with 10
points.
BOX SCORE:
BACOLOD 67 – Yee 10, Ilagan 9, Nermal 8, Cabanag 7, Alday 7, Villoria 6, Jeruta 6, Albo 6, Casino 6, Lao 2, Pastias 0, Lee Yu 0, Tulipas 0, Solis 0, Garcia 0.
SAN JUAN 66 – Gutang 17, Isit 13, Acosta 11, Fuentes 8, Bunag 5, Sarangay 4, Peralta 3, Abundo 3, Dennison 2, Aquino 0, Arim 0, Ubalde 0.
Quarterscores: 18-17, 31-21, 53-41, 67-66./