Gaisano Capital South-UC unleashes athletic African import

The African invasion is on as the Gaisano Capital South-University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters unleashed their own import to fantastic results and routed the Raphael’s Sports Cafe-University of San-Jose Recoletos (USJ–R) Jaguars, 94-57, in the Enervon-Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Partner’s Cup yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum.

Just a day after the University of San Carlos (USC) unveiled its import Ahmed Salihou, the Webmasters conformed to the times and got Jermaine Noah, an athletic 6-foot-2 forward, who wowed the crowd with a thunderous tomahawk slam in the second period that sparked the team’s breakaway as UC  led, 38-23, at halftime after being up by just three, 13-10, after the first canto.

Noah eventually finished with an impressive line of 14 points, eight rebounds and four assists as the Webmasters improved to 2-1 (win-loss) and have won two games in a row after losing their opening assignment.

Raphael’s Sports Cafe remained winless in three games.

Noah is the seventh African import in the league. Aside from USC, the University of the Visayas has two in Steve Akomo and Mike Harry while Southwestern University boasts of three in Justin Aboude, Fabrice Siewe and Landry Sanjo.

In the first game, the San Marino Corned Tuna-Cebu Institute of Technology Wildcats likewise won their second game in a row as they bested the Lion Tiger-University of Southern Philippines Foundation Panthers, 91-82.

Allen Dimco waxed hot from the field as he led the Wildcats with 22 points.