Creamy Delight takes title

By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

Creamy Delight recently won the Class B championship of the Fil-Sino Athletic Club Asia Brewery Invitational Cup 2018 at Bacolod Tay Tung High School, defeating Summit, 89-86.

After taking Game 1, 86-82, the eventual winners were forced into a second game as Summit carried a twice-to-bear advantage going into the finals.

Creamy Delight led 22-15 in the opening period, which slightly increased in the second quarter, with the leaders going into halftime up 38-28.

The Game 1 winners carried the momentum through the third quarter, going into the final period with a 71-60 advantage. Despite a rally from Summit that brought the point margin to two points, with Cream Delight ahead 87-85, most valuable player Jay Taleon named a 12-foot jumper to seal the victory.

The MVP led the win with 14 points, followed by Jerson Mira adding 13, with Jessie Moreño and Ramil Bulado each contributing 11.

Meanwhile, despite the loss, Marc Lo led Summit with 19 points, along with Efraim Valencia adding 15./JSG, WDJ