THE long wait is over as the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) unfolds its 14th season today at the Cebu Coliseum.
The opening rites will officially start at 1 p.m. right after the parade of players. READ MORE
Author: sunnex
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Leap of faith pays off
THE University of the Visayas Green Lancers head coach Felix “Donbel” Belano Jr. revealed his side of the story following an awe-inspiring Cinderella finish for his first Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) collegiate basketball title.
Belano believed the motivation and inspirational speeches from UV president Eduardo Gullas and his son Gerald Anthony “Didi” when the team’s spirits were already very low, that woke up the players. They were down 2-0 in the best-of-five finals series but recovered to win the title, Belano’s first as coach. (READ MORE)
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Pages: Gullas family savors UV’s victory
UV is the University of Vengeance.
After leading last year’s Cesafi Finals 2-1, they lost Game 4. Then, in heartbreaking fashion, they squandered an 18-point fourth quarter lead and lost to SWU. That’s last season. This year, they lost five consecutive times — a demoralizing seven-game losing streak to Southwestern. (READ MORE)
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Limpag: Throwback Thursday in Cesafi Game 5
I THINK the basketball gods put on the Green Lancers’ cap the past few days, and in homage to the time of the UV’s reign as Cebu’s best basketball squad, joined the Throwback Thursday craze as they watched UV reclaim thI THINK the basketball gods put on the Green Lancers’ cap the past few days, and in homage to the time of the UV’s reign as Cebu’s best basketball squad, joined the Throwback Thursday craze as they watched UV reclaim the title.e title.
With the title on the line, and the fans packed to the rafters at the derelict Cebu Coliseum, the scoreboard and shot clock went bonkers, postponing Game 5 for a couple of hours. (READ MORE)
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UV dethrones SWU
CEBU (Updated 11:15 p.m.) – The University of the Visayas (UV) dethroned Southwestern University (SWU) on Thursday and grabbed its 10th Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division men’s basketball crown after taking the deciding Game 5 of the best of five finals series,64-62.
SWU was poised to win the title as it held a 2-0 advantage entering Game 3 last Sunday but out of nowhere, UV struck back, winning Game 3 in double-overtime and Game 4 last Tuesday to forge the deciding match. (READ MORE)
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Limpag: UV shows it’s not over till fat lady sings
A DAY before Game 3 of the college basketball finals, I told Superbalita sports reporter Erwin Lirazan that it seems former champion University of the Visayas was out of it, what with the odds stacked against them. Not only did UV lose to the Southwestern University five straight times this season, the Lancers also lost two key players going to Game 3.
Surely they couldn’t beat those odds? (READ MORE)
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Pages: SWU vs. UV: Best ending for Cebu fans
HISTORY repeats itself, the cliche goes. After four games in the Cesafi Finals, it’s two-all. Last year, the ending reached Game 5. That was Oct. 9. Today — 10-3-2013 — it’s happening once more: UV-SWU in one game that will end Season 13.
The funny thing is, Cebu is the same as Manila. While Cesafi is contesting the final, the UAAP best-of-three is being played at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. And, if you examine the four squads involved, they’ve got something in common: La Salle and UV are color green; UST and SWU are color gold. With the UAAP, it’s their 76th season (ours is the 13th — but prior to that we had the CAAA). Another difference: our Finals is best-of-five while theirs, surprisingly, is a short 2-out-of-3. Which teams will win the gold? Tan-awon nato. Abangan. (READ MORE)
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UV, SWU in ultimate Game 5 clash
FANS at the Cebu Coliseum are in for a treat this afternoon as the best-of-five championship series for the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc (Cesafi) College Division goes down to a deciding Game 5 at 4 p.m.
This game will be a battle of skills, talent, determination, will and heart and for those with a heart ailment, it may be wise to skip the game. (READ MORE)
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Lancers force Game 5
PLAYING like there was no tomorrow, the nine-time champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers sent the series to the deciding Game 5 following a 71-66 win in Game 4 that evened the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Division’s best-of-5 championship series to 2-2 at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
The Lancers played like a well-oiled war machine, hitting the Cobras hard then holding steady in the final minutes when the defending champions were hot on their tail, to force the rubber-match at 4 p.m. on Thursday. (READ MORE)
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UV eyes equalizer
DERAILED for the first time, the Southwestern University Cobras will try to complete their unfinished business as they go all-out to secure their second Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title in Game 4 of the best-of-five championship series at 5 p.m. today in the Cebu Coliseum.
However, with their newfound confidence, the University of the Visayas Green Lancers are expecting to play even better now that they have broken their jinx against SWU and have pierced the mantle of invincibility of the Cobras. (READ MORE)
