Blue Haus, Cholos pound opponents

Cholos’ Jerome Norita takes off for a fastbreak layup, while Armatech’s Leo Canedo looks on during their open division game in the San Antonio caging last Tuesday at the San Antonio court. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)

Blue Haus and Cholos 8th Division earned easy wins in the 2015 San Antonio Community Action Network Basketball League last Tuesday night at the San Antonio court.

Blue Haus coasted past CES Electronics in the masters, 105-76, while Cholos whipped Armatech in the open division pairing, 83-67.

With the victory, Cholos improved its record to 4-2 and tied Pacific Islands Club (4-2) for the third to fourth place in the team standings in the West Group. GMJ/IKKI leads the division with its 5-1 slate, followed by Blue Haus (4-1), while Armatech is at the cellar with its 0-5 mark behind GMI Market (1-4) and Ferrera Builders (1-4).

Cholos broke the game wide open in the second period after being forced to a deadlock, 14-all, at the end of the first frame. Gerald Laguimdan scored 12 of his 16 points in the second canto to lift Cholos to a 42-27 halftime advantage.

Cholos went on to protect the double-digit spread in the second half with Jerome Norita scoring in streaks in the third quarter and the rest of his teammates also hitting their targets in the fourth. Norita fired 8 straight points and 10 of Cholos’ last 11 markers in the third canto, while five of his teammates nailed at least two baskets apiece in the fourth to finish off Armatech.

Norita led all scorers with his 22 points.

In the masters game, Blue Haus showed its offensive firepower in the second half to notch its fourth win in five games.

Blue Haus fell behind in the first canto, 16-23, and was in a standoff at halftime, 43-all, before it exploded for 34 points in the third to build a commanding 77-57 lead. Blue Haus had balanced scoring in the pivotal third and kept its good shooting in the fourth to reach past the century mark and walk away with a 29-point winning margin.

Edsel Mendoza had 16 to pace Blue Haus, which had five more players breaking into double figures. Sonny Ebuen top-scored for CES with his 22 markers.

Masters
Blue Haus 105 – Mendoza 16, Diaz 15, Santos 14, Itaas 14, Moises 13, Guiab 10, Rasa 4, Palacios 3, Macoto 3, Buenabajo 2.

CES Electronics 76 – S. Ebuen 22, Tobias 15, Dela Cruz 14, Echavez 12, Tibayan 6, Abadilla 2, De Jesus 2, Farinas 2, O. Ebuen 1.

Scoring by quarters: 16-23, 43-43, 77-57, 105-76.

Open
Cholos 83 – Norita 22, Laguimdam 16, Tabora 11, Rangamar 9, Zagatar 5, Capalad 5, Lerio 4, Rasa 2.

Armatech 67 – Tolosa 14, Crisostomo 12, Canedo 11, Park 10, Guevarra 9, Malasarte 4.

Scoring by quarters: 14-14, 42-27, 61-47, 83-67.