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Gensan shares lead; Pasay, Quezon City prevail

Published Apr 29, 2026 02:06 pm

At A Glance

  • The Gensan Warriors battered Bacolod Masskara, 108-77, on Tuesday, April 28, and shared the lead in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Pasay Astrodome.
The Gensan Warriors battered Bacolod Masskara, 108-77, on Tuesday, April 28, and shared the lead in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Pasay Astrodome.
All 14 Warriors fielded scored as they led as far as 106-72 before cruising to win No. 4, the same as Caloocan Batang Kankaloo, in the round-robin elimination phase of the two-division, 28-team tournament.
Mark Cruz paced Gensan with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, followed by Kyle Tolentino, with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Christopher Masaglang, with 12 points and 5 rebounds, and Anton Eusebio, with 10 points and 3 rebounds.
With Marwin Dionisio snaring 9 rebounds, and Larry Rodriguez, Ryan Jay Arenal and CJ Gonzales grabbing six each, the Warriors ruled the boards, 55-40, and tallied more second chance points, 24-4.
Bacolod skidded to 1-3 despite the 20-point, 9-rebound, 2-assist output of Hance Lleva, 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from Emman Galman, and 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists from Dandelio Enrile.
The Quezon City Black Bulls rallied to beat the Marikina Shoemasters, 85-79, in the opener, while the Pasay Voyagers derailed the Bataan Risers, 93-78, in the nightcap.
Christian Fajarito drilled in a dagger 3 with 1 minute and 16 seconds left to thwart the Risers' comeback, 87-74, and level the Voyagers' slate at 2-2.
It was Cyril Gonzales, however, who clinched the best player honors with 24 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals for Pasay. Lennard Santiago supported with 16 points and 2 rebounds, Steve Nash Enriquez, with 14 points and 4 assists, and Fajarito, with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Bataan, which tumbled to 3-1, got 17 points and 5 rebounds from Robbi Darang, 12 points and 4 rebounds from Hubert Cani, and 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists from Edrian Ramirez.
The Voyagers' hot shooting from afar proved to be decisive as they converted 11 of 22 triple tries for a high 50 percent clip against only 8 of 25 for the Risers or 32 percent.
Trailing, 55-65, early in the fourth quarter, the Black Bulls banked on Brian Rosalin and Jake Agoncillo to knot the count at 67 before taking control at 79-77, following a triple by Aeron Bagunu.
Marikina's JR Alabanza canned two charities to force the last deadlock with 49 seconds left, but the Shoemasters went silent after that while the Black Bulls came through with six more, the last on two free throws each by Bagunu and Pat Buena.
The 6-foot-3 Agoncillo, a prized find from the University of Makati, posted 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, followed by MJ Joson, with 13 points, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 rebounds, Rosalin with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Joeben Loria, with 10 points and 6 rebounds.
Marikina drew 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists from Louie Vigil, and 10 points and 6 rebounds from Jeff Javillonar.
The tournament visits the Baliwag Star Arena on Wednesday, featuring games between Manila and Iloilo at 4 p.m., Sarangani and Ilagan Isabela at 6 p.m., and Imus and host Bulacan at 8 p.m.

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