JEDDAH — Hyundai Centennial of Waleed Aldesouki thrashed Jaguar 99-69 in the 2013 Orient Watch-JBL Basketball Tournament at the Bin Mahfouz basketball court here recently. The winner seemed inspired by the presence of its team manager. The loser tried hard to stop the rival's run. Sarip and Dennis Elmenzo scored 19 and 14 points, respectively, for the winner and were adjudged the Orient Watch Best Players. Paul scored 23 points for the loser. The major sponsor of this tournament is Orient Watch-Al Husseini and Al-Yahya Investment Group (Othman Al-Husseini. It is also supported by Giordano Fashions (Ahmedullah), ABS-CBN - The Filipino Channel, Flash Cargo (Arnold Dela Cruz), Saudi Signs (Sam Adora) and Al-Haddaf Sportsware (Bayoumi). Al-Naghi defeated United Naghi 60-51 for a back-to-back win. The winner applied pressure in the dying seconds for victory. Armentia top-scored with 15 points for the winner and was selected as the Giordano Best Player, while Recayo made 16 points for the loser. Fuddruckers of Elmer Delos Santos clinched a dramatic win over Chillis 74-70. The loser was in the driver's seat almost throughout. But the winner played man-to-man defense toward the end and forced Chillis to commit crucial turnovers. Makagila scored a career-high 27 points for the winner and was named as the JBL Best Player. Randy Dieparine led the loser with 17 points. On Thursday, MTTS, coached by Jameel del Rosario, beat Diet Center 69-51 for its second win in four outings. Veteran Reden Dela Cruz connected a 3-point shot in the dying minutes. Leonor hit 18 points for the winner and was adjudged the JBL Best Player. Sumagang and JC scored 11 points apiece for the loser. Carrefour of Edilym Dalagan beat Almabani 65-57. It was a tight battle between the two teams as the scores kept changing sides throughout the game. Fajardo poured in 17 points for the winner and was selected as the JBL Best Player, while Caguioa and Meting scored 12 points apiece for the loser. Hanco Maintenance of Edgar Ainza defeated AVK Wild Boys 80-59. AVK Wild Boys were thoroughly off-color which made things easy for the winner. Jumaoas top-scored with 23 points for the winner and was seected as the Orient Watch Best Player. Baniel contributed 18 points for the loser. Al-Naghi of Regie Santos beat Hyundai Genesis 73-61 for its back-to-back win. Nanding Unas had 29 points for the winner and was adjudged the JBL Best Player, while Adrian Bulacan scored 13 points for the loser.
