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REC, Wolfpack Destroy Foes to Headline Recreational Plus Results

Wolfpack and REC beat their foes by a combined 56 points to headline four winners in the 2017 Next5Hoops Metro Manila North Leg Qualifier Recreational Plus Division post-Undas games last November 4 and 5.

Wolfpack was unstoppable from the start, going on a 32-14 first quarter en route to a 102-77 beating of Team Pilipinas.

Toto Trinidad dropped 30 points including six long-range bombs, while Luis Comonsad registered a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in a bench role.

Kris Melendres paced Team Pilipinas with 29 markers while Vincent Nunez added 16 points and nine boards.

Fueled by 16 points apiece from John Carpio and Mavi Bernabe, Rey Electrical Center drubbed SMDC, 101-69 for the most lopsided victory of the weekend.

Four players scored 11 or more points for REC, which used a 55-37 first half to effectively bury SMDC. The team also spoiled a 38-point explosion from Jester Rosales, who also led SMDC with 13 rebounds.

Gangster pulled the rug from under FEU-NRMF, for a come-from-behind 97-84 win.

Gangster outscored the medical center, 36-19 in the third frame to overcome a double-digit prior. Ram Bustillos had 20 points on an efficient 7-of-13 shooting, seven rebounds, and three assists.

Pipoy Lantaca paced FEU-NRMF with 20 points and 10 boards.

Vanguards stopped Kingsmen, 106-98, in the last affair of the weekend.

Sandrei Cruz poured in 25 points off the bench, Frederick Tan added 19 markers, while John Sanchez chipped in 17 as the trio led Vanguards particularly in the second and third frames where the team made their run.

Vanguards led by as much as 20 points in the third quarter, before the Kingsmen made it look more respectable in the fourth.

Roy Cayanan had 31 points and 11 rebounds for Kingsmen.

Kingsmen previously dropped Let-it-Fly Avant, 93-75 prior to the Undas break, with Cayanan also leading the way with 25 points, seven rebounds, five assists, and a steal.