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Actub heads Imus' dunk party; Pasig, Marikina trip MPBL foes

Published Aug 3, 2023 05:56 am
Poypoy Actub put up a show as Imus routed Bulacan, 125-66, on Wednesday, Aug. 2, in an OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season dunk party at the Imus Sports Complex in Cavite. 0 *Poypoy Actub shows he can shine for Imus. (MPBL)*

The 6-foot high-flyer from Kibawe, Bukidnon, elevated for a league-best seven rim-rattling slams that highlighted a near triple-double 31-point, 10-rebound, nine-rebound, three-steal effort for the  Imus SV Squad, which improved to 10-11 in the round-robin elimination phase of the tournament. Imus' 59-point margin was the biggest thus far among the 29 teams competing this season. Ahron Decano added three dunks en route to eight points, while Jaymar Gimpayan accounted for another slam that brought Imus' total to 11, erasing the previous high of four dunks by Pampanga. Homegrown Mark Guillen also shone for Imus with 16 points, followed by Alvin Baetiong and homegrown Darwin Chavenia with 11 each. Bulacan, which tumbled to 3-19, got 23 points from Rence Luis Alcoriza, 17 from Ken Arce and 13 from Jeremy Cruz. Imus' 59-point margin is the league's biggest thus far this year. Earlier, Pasig City MCW Sports drubbed Quezon City TODA Aksyon V Fresh, 96-72, while Marikina thwarted Oriental Mindoro, 96-90. Powered by Marwin Dionisio's 31-point, 12-rebound, four-assist output, the Marikina Shoemasters posted their fifth straight win and climbed to 12-10. Dionisio, a former Jose Rizal University star who drilled in 7 of 9 triple attempts, was supported by Felipe Chavez with 18 points, five rebounds and six assists and RV Benjay with 10. Oriental Mindoro fell to 3-19 despite homegrown Rodel Vaygan's 24 points, Kristan Hernandez's 11 points and 11 rebounds and Agem Miranda's 10 points. Robbie Manalang showed the way as Pasig climbed to 16-7 and pulled down Quezon City to 3-20. The former Adamson Falcon, tallied 18 points, followed by Jeff Lorenzo with 13 and Alvin Baetiong and Darwin Claveria with 11 each. The MPBL visits the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City on Thursday with a triple bill pitting Bataan against Paranaque at 4 p.m., Laguna against Rizal at 6 p.m., and Nueva Ecija against Quezon at 8 p.m.

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