I CALLED him up at 12:15 yesterday. I thought he’d be having lunch. Instead, my eardrums were greeted with a symphony of sounds: balls dribbling, rubber shoes squeaking against the wooden floor, the referees’ whistles reverberating.
They were practicing. (READ MORE)
THE University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers lived to fight for another day as they finally snapped an eight-game losing streak to the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras that dates back to last year.
The Lancers extended the series to Game 4 after an 89-82 win in double overtime in Game 3 of the best-of-five 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball finals series at the Cebu Coliseum last night. (READ MORE)
THE defending champions Southwestern University Cobras again proved their dominance over the University of the Visayas Green Lancers with another masterful 71-60 victory in Game 2 last night at the Cebu Coliseum to move a win away from clinching the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college basketball title.
The Cobras now lead in the best of five championship series, 2-0, after their fifth win over the Lancers this season. It was also their eighth straight win over UV, counting their Game 4 and 5 wins in last year’s finals and the Southern Island Championships of the PCCL last year. (READ MORE)
IT MAY be a matter of time before the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras trample nine-time champion University of the Visayas Green Lancers for their second Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) college division title.
Given the mediocre showing of the Lancers in Game 1 against the well-oiled Cobras, after tonight’s Game 2, the Cobras could be just a win away from the title. (READ MORE)
THE defending champions Southwestern University Cobras drew first blood with a 64-52 win over the University of the Visayas Green Lancers in Game 1 of the best-of-5 championship series in the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Basketball Finals held at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
Although the Cobras’ star players struggled, UV was erratic and succumbed to its fourth straight loss to SWU this season. (READ MORE)
“THE finals are about a test of wills.” So said Detroit Pistons legend Bill Laimbeer, the current New York Liberty head coach of the WNBA.
So forget about the elimination and the semifinal rounds, put away the statistics because all that matters now are the scouting reports, heart, will and determination as the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) opens the final chapter of the 2013 season at 6:45 tonight. (READ MORE)
