Zamboanga — The Zamboanga Valientes rewarded their hometown crowd with a 102-94 victory over the SND Barracudas in the GlobalPort-VisMin Super Cup late Saturday night at the Mayor Vitaliano Agan Coliseum here.
Reed Juntilla returned to the team he used to play for three years ago in the MPBL and quickly made his presence felt, unloading a game-high 28 points as the man known as “El Fuego” torched the defense with a barrage of baskets coming from everywhere.
Joining Zamboanga in the winner’s circle on opening day were the CPG Bohol Dolphins, the OCCCI Ormoc Sheer Master and KalosPh of Eastern Samar.
The Dolphins bucked the absence of Mark Yee and showed balance firepower in defeating the Tubigon Mariners, 82-74.
Gabby Espinas and Chebueze Ikeh flexed their muscles inside the shaded lane to power OCCCI Ormoc to a convincing 90-82 win over McDavid ZamPen.
KalosPh Sportswear subdued Macfi-Basilan, 66-59, with Eugene Toba producing 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks as the NCAA champion, who played for San Beda four years ago, was a solid presence on both ends of the floor for his team.