Friday, August 29, 2008 Jaguars rips BSU for 3rd win; UP notches 1st win vs PCC
THE University of the Cordilleras (UC) Jaguars extended their winning streak to three after downing Benguet State University (BSU), 91-63, in the men's basketball division of the Baguio Benguet Educational Athletic League (Bbeal) at the UC Gymnasium Wednesday afternoon.
After trailing by four early in the first quarter, the Jaguars turned the tables around to lead by one, 10-9 with 6:27 left in the first period.
Jaguar Jesse Tomlin led a 21-1-run late in the first quarter to wrest the lead at the end of the first quarter, 31-10, after Haynes Acdong was forced to sit it out having two personal fouls.
The win put the Jaguars on top with idle defending champion Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) on having three games won with no defeat.
The Jaguars limited BSU to only 12 points in the second quarter with the sweet-shooting Daryl Poblete scoring nine points in the second period mostly beyond the three point arc which put the game away against the visiting BSU, 49-22, at the end of the first half.
Four Jaguars scored in double-digit led by Acdong with his game-high 26 points despite sitting the rest of the first period, with Tomlin chipping in 15 points. Jaguar point guard John Carlos Domingo, who is also playing in his last year as a Jaguar, and Poblete contributed 11 a piece to pace the winning team.
BSU was led by Aaron Calimlim's 19 points with Eric Diccion tallying 17 to suffer their second defeat against a win they stole from the Pines City Colleges (PCC).
In the other game, University of the Philippines (UP)-Baguio barged into the win column after defeating PCC, 87-70, handling them their third loss in the annual meet.
UP led by 18 at the end of the first half, 44-26, but PCC then pushed its limit in the second half but rather fell short as it bowed to the steadier play of the Fighting Maroons.
Meanwhile, the CCDC Admirals were facing the Baguio Central University (UC) while the University of Baguio (UB) Cardinals were battling the Philippine Military Academy (OMA) at the UC as of press time Thursday. (R.Osis)
