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Cesafi finals: UC 1win away from back to back titles; High school series tied

1 Nov

Cebu Colisuem – The University of Cebu Webmasters are one win away from capturing its second consecutive Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) college basketball crown. After taking Game 1 87-84, the UC Webmasters needed overtime to down the Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras , 91-84, in Game 2 of their best of five series.

The game was very close between the two evenly-matched finalists. The defending champions UC controlled the first 3 quarters before the Yayoy Alcoseba-mentored SWU made daring 15-4 run to grab the lead, 68-66, with less than 5 minutes left in the game. Big man June Mar Fajardo knotted the game at 68-all but Cobra’s Joseph Nalos responded with a one-man 5-0 blitz to lead SWU to 73-68 lead. UC’s Luigi Bercede and SWU’s Rene Pacquiao exchanged twinners for 75-70 score. UC then scored the last 5 points in regulation. The last came from Bercede who was in the charity stripe with a chance to win the game if he made both of his free throws but he only made one to extend game for another 5 minutes.

UC started the overtime with a 6-0 run behind the efforts of Fajardo and Robinson Mohammad. The fouling out of 6-6 center Justin Aboude made matters worse for the Cobras as UC took advantage and built a 10-point spread with less than a minute left in overtime. UC just let the clock run out for their second straight victory in the finals series.

High school series tied

The University of the Visayas Baby Lancers seemed to be determined to make sure that a basketball title will be awarded to their school this year as they upended last year’s runner-up Sacred Heart School- Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles ,81-56, in Game 2 of the high school finals series. The 25-point rout avenged UV’s 82-94 loss in the opening game of their best of five series.

The Magis Eagles actually started very strong in Game 2 as they took a 22-12 after the first ten minutes of play. UV, however, owned the second period as they  outscored and out hustled SHS-AdC 30-11 for a 42-33 halftime lead. The onslaught continued in the 3rd period as the Baby Lancers extended the lead to 19 before coasting in the 4th period and settling for an emphatic 25-point victory.

One of the keys of the game was UV’s defense that held burly Julius Cadavis to just 5 points. UV also spoiled the return of Energen Pilipinas Under 16 youth team member Renzar Henry Asilum, who just scored 2 points in the game.

Andres Desiderio and Ron Dennison led UV with 19 and 16 points , respectively, while Patrick Go had 16 points for the Magis Eagles.

3rd Placers

The University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Baby Panthers drubbed dethroned champs Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons for third place in the high school division. The third placing in college was earned by the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors after beating the UV Green Lancers.

 

The scores

UV (81) – Desiderio 19, Dennison 16, Peralta 12, Oche 11, Delos Santos 8, Lucero 8, Ugsang 3, Fernandez 2, Tudio 2

SHS-AdC (56) -   Go 16, Ochea 13, Yu 9, Cadavis 5, Suarez 3, Igna 2, Lim 2, Asilum 2 Halftime: 42-33


UC (91) – Fajardo 23, Heruela 18, Mohammad 17, Bercede 15, Pao 7, Ampoon 5, Caytuna 4, Labolabo 2

SWU (84) – Nalos 26, Pacquiao 18, Aboude 15, Guillena 7, Armecin 5, Bregondo 4, Casquejo 4, Ortuyo 3 Halftime: 43-35

 

 

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Cesafi Jrs.: Defending Champs fall; SHS-AdC and UV in the finals

25 Oct
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu

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The defending Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Juniors divion basketball champions, Cebu Eastern College Dragons, came down fighting but their efforts were not enough to deny Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu a spot in the finals. SHS-AdC Magis Eagles dethroned CEC in their do or die semifinal match, 82-76, and the right to face the University of the Visayas Baby Lancers for 2011 juniors basketball plum.

The Eagles dominated the whole game, even leading double digit leads in the 3rd period. The Dragons made a furios rally in the final period to cut down the lead to just 3 points, 74-77, with less than two minutes left in the game. The Magis-Eagles, however, were very steady at the free throw line to finally eliminate the team that beat them in last year’s finals.

Jari Igna top scored for Magis Eagles in their victory with 20 points. He got help from center Julius Cadavis’ 18 points and Maverick Suarez’s 11. Dawn Ochea was held to 9 points. The magis Eagles played without guard Henry Asilum who is in Vietnam playing for the Philippine U16 Youth Team.

The dethroned champions were led by the 20 markers of Marvin Bauya. Neil Sumayang and Alfred Sedillo chipped in with 19 and 12 points respectively.

 The scores

SHS-AdC (82) – Igna 20, Cadavis 18, Suarez 11, Sing 9, Ochea 9, Yu 6, Go 3, Lim 2, Segador 2

CEC (76) - Bauya 20, Sumayang 19, Sedillo 12, Huevos 9, Roxas 9, Yap 5, Zosa 1, Berdera 1 Halftime: 38-34
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Cesafi Jrs. Football: Don Bosco booters regain title

15 Oct

Don Bosco Technological Center-Cebuana Pera Padala Team is once again the kings of CESAFI high school football, after demolishing the 2010 winners Sacred Heart-Ateneo de Cebu, 3-1.

After a scoreless first half, DBTC suddenly opened the floodgates in the second half, as Christian Keen Agot and Valentino Calvo scored goals in a span of two minutes. In the 74th minute, Kyle Arrieta of Sacred Heart got one back for the Magis Eagles as they trimmed the deficit to 1-2. Yves Caballero sapped all the hope of a Sacred Heart comeback as he added another goal for DBTC in the 78th minute.

The victory was sort of a redemption for DBTC as last year they lost their title via default because of scheduling conflict with the Cebu City Olympics. They won the City Olympics last year and represented Cebu in the CVIRAA, then eventually went to the Palarong Pambansa. CVIRAA represented by DBTC won the gold medal in the 2011 Palarong Pambansa beating defending champion Davraa, 2-1, in the finals.

The 3rd place honors in this year’s secondary football competitions was bagged by University of Southern Philippines Foundation after beating University of San Jose Recoletos, 3-1.

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11th Cesafi: SWU clinches twice to beat advantage

14 Oct
Southwestern University (Philippines)

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The Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras coached by Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba completed its sweep of the second round of 11th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) basketball season as they beat the defending champions University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters, 71-68. The win clinched the second seed for them and the twice to beat advantage in the semifinals.

 

There were many heroes in their latest win against UC. Rene Pacquiao made a jumper to tie the game at 68-all. Cameroonian center Justin Aboude hit a rare mid-range shot to take the lead at 70-68 with under a minute left in the game. Eleazar Armecin and Joseph Nalos who made crucial steals at crunch time. Bonifacio Guillena, Jr. scored 20 points to keep up with the Webmasters in the earlier periods. The win was a total team effort and SWU will be up against the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers. They have won their previous 2 meetings with the Lancers.

The loss did not affect UC’s No.1 seeding but it wasted the 28 point effort by behemoth Junmar Fajardo. UC will be enjoying a twice to beat advantage over the 4th seeded University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors.

The scores

SWU (71) – Guillena 20, Pacquiao 20, Aboude 12, Armecin 9, Nalos 4, Ortuyo 3, Arong 2

UC (68) – Fajardo 28, Heruela 13, Mohammad 8, Ampoon 7, Bercede 6, Auditor 4, Batino 2. Pao 0

Halftime: 32-34

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CESAFI Jrs.: SHS-AdC wins a classis 2OT thriller over CEC

11 Oct
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu

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Last year’s championship protagonists played recently a crucial match that has a lot bearing for the Final 4 rankings in the junior’s division of the 11th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) basketball season. Last year’s runner-up Sacred Heart School- Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) MAgi Eagles won over 2010 Champions Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons, 82-81, in double overtime.

The game needed more than 40 minutes to settle who is the better team and who will grab one of the top slots in this years semifinals. The win improved the Magis Eagles’ record to 13-2 while dropping the Dragon to 3rd place with a 12-4 record.

4th Quarter

The game is tied at 61-all with 42.9 seconds in the clock. CEC main man James Sumayang is on the line for two charities and he made both to give the lead to the Dragons 63-61. The Magis Eagles tried to take the lead when RP Youth team member Henry Asilum attempted a 3-point shot. He missed but big man Dawn Ochea was there to grab the offensive rebound. CEC was forced to foul. With 30.5 seconds left, Ochea was only able to hit 1 of 2 free throws reducing the deficit to 1 at 62-63. The Dragons milked the clock before Sumayang attempted a basket before the shot clock buzzer sounded.   The ball fell to Julius Cadavis of SHS-AdC who was fouled. Cadavis had a chance to give the lead for the Magis Eagles but he was able to hit only one free throw to tie the game 63-all. The game went to overtime.

1st Overtime

With 10.6 seconds left, the SHS-AdC held a slim 70-68 lead. CEC was forced to foul Patrick Go to stop the clock. Go missed both free throws to give the possessionand a chance to tie or take the lead  to the Dragons . Asilum though had other plans as he stole the ball from Luther Huevos prompting CEC to foul and prevent Sacred Heart from wasting more seconds. With 3.1 seconds left, Asilum splits his charities to give the Magis Eagles some breathing room at 71-68. In the ensuing possession, Alfred Sedillo hit a magical buzzer-beating three point shot to extend the game for another 5 minutes.

2nd Overtime

Alfred Sedillo hit a booming 3-pointer to give CEC the lead 81-78 with 1:30 left.  Cadavis responded with a field goal to cut the lead to 1 with a little over 1 minute left in the game. After some scoreless plays, Cadavis was on the line with 10.7 seconds left after being fouled by CEC. He redeemed himself after missing a free throw that could have sealed the game in regulation by hitting both free throws and getting the lead for the Magis Eagles, 82-81. In the final play, SHS-AdC locked down on defense as they prevented CEC to make a decent attempt to the basket. Top scorer James Sumayang was unable to get off a shot as he was forced to issue a pass to Sedillo as time expired.

Sumayang finished with 36 point in a losing cause. He was backed up by 19 points from dead-eye Sedillo. The Magi Eagles were led by Cadavis’ 25 markers and Ochea’s 19. Sacred Heart-Ateneo de Cebu will wrap up their elimination assignments against the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Baby Jaguars on Thursday.

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11th Cesafi: SWU living up to preseason billing, repeats over UV

11 Oct
Southwestern University (Philippines)

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A few weeks before the 11th season of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) basketball tournament started, the coaches are unanimous in saying that the Southwestern University  (SWU) Cobras are one of the favored teams this season. They attribute the hype to the reentry of legendary coach Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba to the collegiate scene. Alcoseba has won countless of trophies for the M.Lhullier team and he is widely considered as one of the best coaches south of Manila.

For the first few weeks, that Cobras were falling short of the high expectations that were bestowed upon them by pundits. They had close losses to USC Warriors, USP Panthers, and UC Webmasters. Many thought they will falter from their preseason billing. They suddenly woke up and got a win against the powerhouse UV Green Lancers to start a winning run. They were just learning how to win and when they got the confidence, the Cobras struck to win many basketball games.

Last weekend, the SWU Cobras repeated over UV to tie their records to 8-3 with one more game left in the preliminaries. The Cobras rallied in the second half after being down 26-35 at the intermission. Bonifacio Guillena Jr. scored 22 markers to lead 3 other Cobras in double digits in the 71-67 victory over Felix Belano coached Green Lancers. Eleazar Armecin, Justin Aboude, and Rene Pacquiao finished with 19, 13, and 11 points respectively. The Lancers were led by Edwin Lao, Rene Saycon, and Jerome Silva who scored 14 points each.

The win is fifth for SWU in the second round. Should SWU hurdle the defending champs UC Webmasters, they will clinch the No.2 seed going to the semi-finals.  It would mark the first time in CESAFI history that the University of the Visayas will have no twice to beat advantage in the knockout phase. UV will play USP Panthers in their last game of the eliminations.

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2011 CESAFI: UV stains UC’s record

26 Sep

The University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters started the season with a perfect 9-0 record in the college basketball division of the 11th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) competitions. UC swept the first round and was bent to assert their dominance against rivals University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers. UV had other plans as they upset UC,74-69, to give the defending champions their first taste of defeat in the 2011 cage wars.

Guard John Michael Abad and center Adrian Lao combined for 20 points in the 4th period to deny the Webmasters their 10th victory. Lao finished the game with 18 points as he took advantage of Junmar Fajardo’s foul problems. Lao was backstopped by Harold Cincoflores’ 17 and Abad’s 14. UC was once again led by Fajardo who had 22 points. He was supported by former Baby Lancer, John Michael Auditor who finished with 17 points. UV raised its record to 6-2 while UC dropped to 9-1.

The scores

UV (74) – Lao 18, Cincoflores 17, Abad 14, Silva 9, Avillanoza 9, Rios 4, Mercader 2, Saycon 1

UC (69) – Fajardo 22, Auditor 17, Bercede 9, Heruela 8, Pao 7, Mohammad 4, Batino 2 Halftime: 28-25
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Cesafi Jrs.: SHS-AdC’s winning streak halted

17 Sep
Cebu Institute of Technology – University

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The immaculate record of the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magi Eagles in the 2011 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) high-school basketball tournament has been stained by the lowly Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Baby Wildcats. The crowd at the Cebu Coliseum witnessed a decisive 71-62 by the Wildkittens over the first place Magi Eagles.

CIT-U started the game strong leading by double digits at the end of the first quarter, 20-9. The Eagles rallied in the 2nd stanza as Dawn Ochea waxed hot with 14 points to cut down the deficit to just one point, 28-29. The game was close at the 3rd quarter which ended at 47-all. In the fourth quarter, SHS-AdC’s offense become erratic again as they were outscored 24-15 for the 71-62 win score in favor of the Wildkittens.

Jerald Delima paced CIT-U with 24 points. Mark Kong added 20 markers while Ochea lead the Magi Eagles with 18 points. SHS-AdC’s record falls to 9-1 while CIT-U raises its mark at 3-7.

Other Results:

Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons (8-3) 92-76 University of San Carlos (USC) Baby Warriors (2-7)

Top Scorers:

James Sumayang (CEC) 21

Ian Ortega (USC) 21

Luther Huevos (CEC) 17

Alfred Sedillo (CEC) 17

University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters (2-7) 73-68 University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Baby Jaguars (4-6)

Top Scorers:

Kurt Trangia (UC) 18

Andre Armenion (UC) 17

Roland Hermosilla (USJ-R) 14

The battle for the top spots are now closer with the defeat of Magi Eagles while the bottom of the standings is also muddled after unexpected wins by CIT-U and UC.

Games Today:

University of the Visayas Baby Lancers vs. USC 1 p.m.

UC vs. Don Bosco Technology Center Greywolves at 2:30 p.m.

University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Baby Panthers vs. USJ-R at 4 p.m

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Cesafi 2011: Baby Lancers repeat over Dragons

14 Sep
University of the Visayas

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Cebu Coliseum – The University of the Visayas (UV) Baby Lancers beat the Cebu Eastern College Dragons, 75-69, in their junior’s match up in the second round of the 11th Cebu Schools Athletic Association Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) basketball season. The Baby Lancers were the first team to defeat the defending champions earlier this season and they reasserted their superior play in the second round.

Andres Desiderio topscored for UV finishing 25 points.  Nelson Peralta supported him 14 points, 9 of which came from 3 straight triples that extended the Baby Lancer’s lead to 66-57 with barely 6:46 left in regulation. James Neil Sumayang once again lead the Dragons by scoring 29 big points.

In the main game, Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras avenged its first round loss to the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Panthers by beating the Panthers, 66-62.

After trailing most of the game, the Panthers were on the verge of another upset as they were just down by a solitary point win 10 seconds remaining, 62-63. They fouled SWU’s Rene Pacquiao to stop the clock. They got a break when Pacquiao missed his second free throw, unfortunately, USPF failed to secure the rebound as Bonifacio Guillena got ball and scored a putback for the final score.

Rene Pacquiao and Cameroonian Justin Aboude combined for 32 points to lead the Cobras. James Ferraren was the only Panther who reached in double figures with 10.

 

The scores

Juniors

UV (75) – Desiderio 25, Peralta 14, Oche 9, Ugsang 8, Dennison 7, Lucero 5, Berdin 5, Calumpang 1, Tudio 1

CEC (69) – Sumayang 29, Bauya 12, Balankig 7, Sedillo 7, Huevos 6, Yap 4, Villarosa 2, Roxas 2

Seniors

SWU (66) – Pacquiao 17, Aboude 15, Armecin 8, Nalos 8, Bregondo 8, Guillena 7, Arong 3

USPF (62) – J. Ferraren 10, Dajalos 9, Sedurifa 8, Linao 8, Avila 7, E. Ferraren 6, Meca 6, Sollano 6 Halftime: 26-25
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2011 CESAFI Jrs.: Magis rally past Dragons

7 Sep
Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu

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The junior basketball competition in the 11th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) basketball tournament just recently played one of the most anticipated match-ups of the season. The defending champions Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons faced rivals Sacred Heart School- Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles. It was their first official match between the teams after CEC swept the Magis Eagles in last year’s finals (3-0). Basketball fans were expecting a very exciting game and those who went to the Cebu Coliseum were not disappointed.

The game was close all throughout  and there were many lead changes and scoring runs. The boys from SHS-AdC were down by 11 against their CEC counterparts going to the fourth quarter. The Magis Eagles suddenly came alive spearheaded by the back to back trifectas by Aaron Sing. With half of the quarter over, the Dragons held a slim 74-73 lead. The Dragons countered with a 9-2 blast to an 83-75 advantage with only 2:59 left on the game.

The Magi Eagles reacted with another big run to eventually grab the lead 84-83 with just over a minute left in clock. Dawn Ochea and Julius Cadavis led the Eagles in the endgame to get some sort of revenge to their last year’s tormentors, 92-86.

Dawn Ochea topscored 26 points for Eagles. Cadavis, Sin, and RP Youth member Henry Asilum scored in double figures. 5 CED Dragons scored in double digits led by Luther Huevos’ 18 points.

The scores

SHS-AdC (92) – Ochea 26, Cadavis 19, Sin 17, Asilum 11, Lim 8, Cercado 6, Igna 4, Yu 3, Tecson 2, Competente 1

CEC (86) – Huevos 18, Sedillo 17, Sumayang 16, Bauya 12, Villarosa 11, Zosa 5, Balangkig 4, Roxas 2, Berdera 2 Halftime: 44-41.
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