CULIACÁN._ With great success the Christmas Basketball Tournament of the Gabriel Leyva neighborhood was launched, the “Cecilio Clemente Lucas Hernández, Professor Jalisco” Cup, where the first day was taken by the Peludos Team when they dented the crown to the Lakers of La Leyva in overtime with a score of 50 to 48.
With a high level of play, the first day of the Gabriel Leyva neighborhood Christmas Tournament began and the games were held in the midst of a family atmosphere.
The games were dominated by the enthusiasm and camaraderie of the players and attendees at the Gabriel Leyva park.
The game went to extra time and in the end the experience of Peludos Team led them to victory.
The best scorers for the winners were Carlos Conse with 15 points, Radamés Valenzuela (14) and César Ochoa (10). For the Lakers, Iván Esparza stood out with 16 and Jhony Soto with 12.
In the second match, the Leyendas de la Leyva defeated their opponents from Aero Servicio Ortiz with a score of 50-37, whose match became very close until the fourth period when the legends took off with accurate long-distance shots from Rubén Medina.
Fausto Gil dominated the rebounds, while for Aero Servicio Ortiz it was Manuel “Ponky” Ortiz who closed the match with his 3-point shots.
For the Legends, the offensive stood out, Rubén Medina with 19 points and Fausto Gil with 8.
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