THE University of San Carlos Warriors moved a win away from clinching their first-ever Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title after beating the University of the Visayas Green Lancers, 87-76, in Game 3 to lead the best-of-5 championship series 2-1 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
UV failed to find any answer to Shooster Olago, especially in the final six minutes of the game when Steve Cedrick Akomo fouled out. (READ MORE)
WITH the series back to square one, the finals protagonists will go all out in Game 3 of the best-of-5 championship series for the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball Finals at 6 p.m. at the Cebu Coliseum.
The University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors, the runner-up of last year, won Game 1, 76-70 last Sunday, while the 10-time champion University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers retaliated with a 70-63 win last Tuesday. (READ MORE)
THE University of the Visayas Green Lancers worked harder to dictate the tempo of the game from start to finish to even the best-of-5 championship series with a 70-63 win over the University of San Carlos Warriors in Game 2 of the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) Collegiate Basketball Finals at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
The variety of defense that coach Gary Cortes brought into the game helped them minimize the production of Shooster Olago in the first three quarters before the Cameroonian center broke loose and scored 11 points for the Warriors in the fourth quarter, just as UV was enjoying a 22-point lead early at the start of the payoff period. (READ MORE)
THE University of the Visayas Green Lancers will shoot for the equalizer in Game 2 of the best-of-5 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) collegiate finals at the Cebu Coliseum at 6 p.m. today.
On the other hand, the University of San Carlos Warriors will try to move closer to winning their first college title in 59 years after taking Game 1, 76-70. USC last won a crown in 1956, in the early years of the Cebu Amateur Athletic Association (CAAA), the predecessor of the Cesafi. (READ MORE)
BEFORE the season had started, basketball pundits already handpicked them to march to the finals.
And they lived up to that expectation as they are now three wins away from becoming the season’s best team and the representative of Cebu to the national tournament. (READ MORE)
THE Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles played with a lot of heart and character as they showed the challengers, University of Cebu Baby Webmasters, what it takes to be a champion with an emphatic 88-53 win in the deciding Game 3 of the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) high school finals yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum.
SHS-AdC completed a rare three-peat, having won the 2012, 2014 and the 2015 titles. The 2013 season was called off in the semifinal round due to a legal case. <a href=”http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2015/10/10/not-even-big-fight-435157″>(READ MORE)</a>
EROLL Pastor made up for his lack-luster performance as he seared the defense of the University of Cebu Baby Webmasters to lead defending champions Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis, 63-53, in Game 2 of the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) High School Basketball title at the Cebu Coliseum.
The series is now tied at 1-1 and the two teams will meet in the deciding Game 3 on Saturday at 3 p.m. still at the Cebu Coliseum. <a href=”http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2015/10/08/pastor-saves-eagles-434778″>(READ MORE)</a>
THE high-spirited University of Cebu Baby Webmasters will go for the kill using the momentum of a 73-63 Game 1 win last Tuesday in Game 2 of the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) high school finals at the Cebu Coliseum at 5:15 p.m.
In the second game, the Southwestern University Cobras will try to close out the best-of-3 series for third place as they try to duplicate an 84-66 Game 1 win last Tuesday against the University of San Jose-Recoletos Jaguars at 6:45 p.m. <a href=”http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2015/10/07/uc-eyes-cesafi-title-434600″>(READ MORE)</a>
THE University of Cebu Baby Webmasters handed the defending champions Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles their first defeat of the season via a frustrating 73-63 shocker. This put the underdog squad on the verge of winning the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) High School Division basketball title at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
The Baby Webmasters will try to regain the title they last won in 2008, in Game 2 of the best-of-three series while the Magis Eagles who are eyeing a grand slam title will try to avert elimination and forge a winner-take-all game that is scheduled on Sunday. (READ MORE)
AFTER 15 days of rest, the championship protagonists for the high school division title will start their best-of-three championship series for the 2015 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) at 5:15 p.m. today in the Cebu Coliseum.
Defending champions Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles will try to keep the title against the underdogs but hard-fighting University of Cebu Baby Webmasters in a three-game series that is expected to be a dog fight from start to finish. (READ MORE)
