High five for Lancers; Wildcats nail first win

The three-time defending champions University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers stretched their unbeaten streak to five games while the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats scored a breakthrough win in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum over the weekend.

- EMMANUEL B. VILLARUEL

Kent Ivo Salarda of the UV Green Lancers and Jerian Marc Abello of the CIT-U Wildcats lead their teams to victory in the CESAF Season 25 basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum over the weekend.

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Paul John Taliman bagged 19 points on top of five rebounds, one assist and two steals while the league's 2023 MVP Kent Ivo Salarda nearly delivered a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and four steals as the Lancers pummeled the University of the Philippines (UP)-Cebu Fighting Maroons, 92-74, to pull away further in the leaderboard with a perfect 5-0 record.

Not to be outdone, Rovello Robles cashed in 16 points, four rebounds and two steals while Zylle Cabellon added 10 points, two rebounds, seven assists and four steals for the Lancers, who used a fierce second-half attack to thrash the Fighting Maroons.