Cokaliong hits 9 triples to lead Cecaba’s rout of CDN five in friendly hoop match

HERE he goes again.

Vaunted harcourt sniper Chester Cokaliong rained nine triples of his 42 points as the Cebu Eastern College Alumni Basketball Association (CECABA) All-Stars clobbered the Siloys of Cebu Daily News (CDN), 120-75, in their exhibition match last Sunday at the City Sports Club Cebu gym.

Cokaliong’s explosive showing also earned him the All-Star MVP award, his 14th in goodwill games.

Cokaliong also reasserted his shooting acuity by topping the three-point shootout with 12 points. It was his 22nd three-point king title in a career that blossomed when he formed the CECABA 12 years ago.

It was actually a clean sweep by the CECABA stars with Dean Dy Teves winning the free throw shooting contest and the tandem of Ryan Alexis Mendez and Joseph James Yu lording it over in the two-ball competition.

Cokaliong fired 11 points as CECABA sprinted to a sizzling 34-12 start. After closing the first half with a 60-34 advantage, the Easternians outscored the Siloys in the third period, 30-20, to pad their lead to 36 points, 90-54.

But Cokaliong wasn’t done from there as the multi-awarded sportsman and shipping magnate scored 14 more points in the final quarter for the 45-point demolition of the Siloys.

Mark Eugene Bukiron pumped in 26 points, while the ageless Zotico Tan added 13 markers. Christopher Cokaliong, Chester’s younger brother, chipped in a dozen points as the CECABA stalwarts chalked up their 20th victory against six losses and one draw since they engaged in exhibition matches against other community-based leagues and hoop organizations in 2002.

Jonas Panerio paced the Siloys with 24 points.  /PR