Monday, August 15, 2005
Lancers beat Carolinians; UV jrs. defeated
By Glenn C. Michelena
Sun.Star Correspondent
THE University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers jumpstarted their title defense of the 2005 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) crown with a dominating win on enemy territory yesterday, but their younger counterparts and fellow Cesafi defending champions went through a far more humbling episode.
A clutch inside stab by John Flanco with six seconds remaining lifted the University of San Carlos (USC) Baby Warriors to an upset 57-55 win over the UV Baby Lancers, spoiling the maiden voyage of the defending junior-division champions at the packed USC Gym yesterday.
The Green Lancers, however, avenged the heart-slicing loss, posting an 81-71 victory over the USC Warriors in the main event of the league’s Sunday tripleheader, which earlier saw the Don Bosco Technical Center Greywolves score a 65-58 victory over the University of San Jose-Recoletos Baby Jaguars.
In the league’s Saturday doubleheader at the University of Southern Philippines Gym, homecourt advantage proved to be a major factor as the USP collegiate and high-school squads, pepped by their fans, devoured their respective foes who wandered into their lair.
Full-court press
The Panthers, and their furious full-court press, suffocated the visiting Cebu Institute of Technology (CIT) Wildcats, 85-78, to move on top of the standings at 2-0 with University of Cebu.
The Baby Panthers pulled off a thrilling 55-53 win over the CIT Wildkittens in the high-school division.
A late-game surge enabled the Baby Warriors to score the giant-sized upset over the Baby Lancers. Trailing by four points, 51-55, after a John Cañada bucket with 2:26 left, USC stalwarts Flanco and Giovanni Padillo scored back-to-back to tie the game at 55-55 with less than a minute to go.
Another botched offensive play by UV with 24.5 seconds left allowed Kevin Arriesgado to delivering a picture-perfect assist to Flanco to win the game.
The Green Lancers, on the other hand, rode on their strong defense and a big outburst from wingman Jayford Rodriguez, who finished with 21 points, to erect a 52-38 lead over the Warriors early in the third quarter as USC played catch-up the rest of the way.
A strong effort inside the paint by USC banger Enrico Llanto combined with USC’s full-court press enabled the Warriors to stay in the game, but UV’s double-digit lead proved to be insurmountable, which was at its biggest at 71-51 midway in the fourth quarter.
(Juniors)
USP (55) – Ferraren 13, Hermosa 13, Aligno 10, Dysam 4, Ramos 4, Ybañez 4, Nuñez 3, Cabatingan 2, Sabillo 2. CIT (53) – Cañete 10, Diaz 8, Labagala 8, Augusto 6, Albarez 5, Del Mar 4, Rodrigo 4, Dela Cerna 3, Rama 3, Ybañez 2
DBTC (65) – Garcia 20, Acha 14, Lim 9, Verder 8, Enterina 4, Panilla 3, Suarez 3, Bosque 2, Itaas 2. USJ-R (58) – Lapiz 24, Abing 14, Yballe 8, Unabia 3, Caparros 2, Cabares 1
USC (57) – Padillo 15, Flanco 12, Alforque 11, Te 6, Bercede 4, Lao 4, Arriesgado 3, Morales 2. UV (55) – Mercader 14, Cañada 12, Lao 5, Pitogo 5, Avila 4, Fuentes 4, Herruela 3, Belocura 2, Bungcaras 2
(Seniors)
USP (85) – Labares 20, Bartolabac 14, Ceniza 14, Travero 11, Rojado 7, Mercader 6, Gallarde 5, Rivera 5, Cumba 3. CIT (78) – E. Aniñon 14, Bustos 13, Belicano 12, Guevarra 9, Lumongsod 7, Reyes 6, Abobo 4, Montalban 4, Villarba 4, Aniñon 3, Ocañada 2
UV (81) – Rodriguez 21, Calo 11, Mepaña 8, Akad 7, Lañete 7, Ababon 6, Sevilla 5, Abelong 4, Berame 3, Tacaldo 3, Arda 2, Esperat 2, Santos 2. USC (71) – Ramirez 18, Llanto 15, Tangarorang 12, Sharma 10, Jueves 9, Loyola 3, Igao 3, Joven 1.
(August 15, 2005 issue)
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