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
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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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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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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)
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Cobras eye sweep
WILL the defending champions Southwestern University Cobras have its crowning moment or will nine-time defending
champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers find a way to stay alive for another day? (READ MORE)
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SWU nears sweep
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)
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UV bows to SWU in Cesafi semifinals
FRUSTRATION was written all over the faces of the University of the Visayas Green Lancers as bad calls cost them the game, and they yielded their third straight loss to bitter rivals Southwestern University Cobras, 77-70, in the semifinal round of the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Basketball tournament held at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
Bad calls came when UV were hot on the tails of the defending champions. The most crucial one was in the final 17.1 seconds when coach Felix “Donbel” Belano Jr. blew his top and shouted at the referee. Read More
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Abad nails 3 triples on edge
SPITFIRE John Abad sank the game-winning triple with 81 seconds left to play in the game to help the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers survive the toughest challenge that the University of San Carlos Warriors could offer for a scary 64-61 win in the second phase of the semifinal round of the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) College Basketball Tournament last night.
Today, the CEC Dragons will try to rebound from a frustrating 79-59 loss to UV as they play USC in the opening game at 5 p.m. Defending champions SHS-AdC will try to gather momentum following its 51-45 win over the Baby Warriors, when they meet the Baby
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UV ends CEC’s unbeaten run
THE University of the Visayas Baby Lancers learned the lesson of their dismal first round performance, and used the experience to bounce strong at the start of the second round of the semifinal phase of the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) high school basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum last night.
The Baby Lancers dropped a searing 22-10 blast in the final quarter to score a 79-59 win over the Cebu Eastern College Dragons, who came into the game carrying a perfect 3-0 win-loss record after the first round. Read More
