VINTAGE Train swept its 1st round elimination games after nipping Vintage Ship, 96-93 in overtime last Thursday for a clean 3-0 win-loss record in the Vintage Ball Club (VBC)-2011 Christmas basketball tournament at the barangay Pooc Sports Complex in Talisay City.
It was a close match from start to finish with neither team giving the other any leeway.
Trailing by two, 83-85 with three seconds remaining, Vintage Ship’s Bernie Camacho canned a perimeter jumper to tie the count at 85-all and send the game into overtime.
In the extension period, Train outscored Ship, 11-8 to win by three with Ricboy Nacario nailing the game-winning triple.
Nacario led Vintage Train with 30 points while Bernie Camacho fired 21 points to pace Vintage Ship (1-2).
Earlier, Vintage Plane edged winless Vintage Car, 73-71, to improve to 2-1 on Milo Vellocero’s buzzer-beating lay-up.
Marlon Reyes led Vintage Train with 17 points while Arnel Bas and Leo Gerasmeo paced Vintage Car with 16 points each.
BOX SCORES
PLANE (73)- Reyes 17, Lastimosa 15, Torres 15, Cañedo 10, Vellocero 8, Juablar 8.
CAR (71)- Bas 16, Gerasmeo 16, Guba 13, Cabañero 10, Laroa 7, Javierto 7, Villoga 2.
2nd game
TRAIN (96)- Nacario 30, Js. Guba 22, Bustamante 16, G. Lastimosa 11, D. Lastimosa 9, Villagonzalo 9.
SHIP (93)- Camacho 21, Alcordo 17, W. Gerali 16, Jumag 12, Cabrera 12, Dela Calzada 5, Er. Abatayo 4, Ed. Abatayo 4, Mabandos 2. /Correspondent Dale Rosal