Ol’Aces regain FMI caging lead

Ol’Aces regained its hold of the 2008 FMI Inter-Color Basketball League after cruising to a 128-91 win over GEC Pawnshop Wednesday night at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.

Fred Pelisamen and Jericho Cruz continued to be the nightmare of opposing teams as they once again toyed with their defenders combining for half of Ol’Aces’ points.

Pelisamen paced Ol’Aces with 34 points while Cruz added 33 more to secure Ol’Aces’ seventh win in eight games while handing the Pawnbrokers their third loss in eight outings.

Pelisamen scored 12 of his points in the third quarter to help Ol’Aces shatter a 50-50 deadlock at the half and give the Sonny Flores-mentored squad some breathing room entering the final canto.

Cruz then finished off what Pelisamen started drilling in 15 of his points in the final period as Ol’Aces finally put the game away.

Marvin Rabauliman, held scoreless in the opening period, netted 18 in the final three quarters while Abong Camacho scattered 15 points with Elias Rangamar and Ed Diaz ending up with 12 and 10 apiece.

Manuel Ajoste tried to rally the Pawnbrokers back into the game but failed to get the needed scoring support from his teammates. He Scored 16 of his 30 points in the second half.

Budz Camacho and Mark Wallace tallied 15 each while Mike Umali finished with 11 more.

SMF Seabridge defeated Price Costco, 96-91, in a continuation of their power outage-interrupted April 16 match.

Sonny Lerio tallied 30 points to pace SMF’s scoring while Leo Itaas added 22 more. White Capalad and Ruther Demigillo chipped in 14 markers each.

Dave Sablan’s 20 points led the Storemasters’ losing cause while Keoni Chariton and Dennis Vinas contributed 13 apiece.

Earlier, the Taga Warriors’ big men teamed up to help pull off an 85-68 win against Tan Holdings/CTSI ending the Pacers’ three-game winning run.

Ed Cosino, Ronald Delos Reyes, and Danny Bicera wreck havoc inside the paint getting most of their points by barreling past the Pacers’ interior defense.

Cosino led the Warriors balanced offensive attack with 16 points while Delos Reyes followed with 14. Elmer Pineda drained 13 markers while Bicera scored 12.

Edel Cariño paced the Pacers with 14 points while Ariel Jinang, Adonis Macoto, and Ferdie Tobias all ended up with 12 each.

Taga Warriors 85 – Cosino 16, Delos Reyes 14, Pineda 13, Bicera 12, Nicdao 9, Abedes 8, R. Dizon 8, Cruz 2, E. Dizon 2, Jacob 1.

Tan Holdings/CTSI 68 – Cariño 14, Jinang 12, Macoto 12, Tobias 12, Solidum 8, Garcia 4, Galag 3, Alejandro 2, Salazar 1.

Scoring by quarters: 23-14, 47-28, 75-50, 85-68.

Referees: Boy Garcia and Elias Rangamar.

Ol’Aces 128 – F. Peliseman 34, Cruz 33, Rabauliman 18, Camacho 15, Rangamar 12, Diaz 10, Lizama 4, R. Peliseman 2.

GEC Pawnshop 91 – Ajoste 30, Camacho 15, Wallace 15, Umali 11, Cacho 6, Wesley 6, Casabuena 4, Lee 4.

Scoring by quarters: 26-28, 50-50, 84-78, 128-91.

Referees: Jess Pabula and Dado Vistal.

SMF Seabridge 96 – Lerio 30, Itaas 22, Capalad 14, Demigillo 14, Hugos 5, Delfin 4, Mortos 4, Siriban 3.

Price Costco 91 – D. Sablan 20, Chariton 13, Vinas 13, Berline 9, Johnson 8, Duenas 7, Lauron 6, Devero 5, Irinaka 4, Hernandez 2.

Scoring by quarters: 23+21, 48-38, 71-63, 95-96.

Referees: Manny Sitchon and Dado Vistal.