Seaoil: Red Cubs score twin victories
By Jasmine W. PayoFLASHING its vaunted might, Extreme 97 San Beda rolled past two provincial teams yesterday to grab the early lead in the Seaoil NBTC National High School Championship.
FLASHING its vaunted might, Extreme 97 San Beda rolled past two provincial teams yesterday to grab the early lead in the Seaoil NBTC National High School Championship.
The San Beda Red Cubs held off a late charge by the NU Bullpups for an 88-78 win that sent them to the Division One Finals of the 30th SeaOil Metro Manila Basketball League at the SBC gym.
UNBEATEN NCAA champion San Beda finds itself in a quarterfinal showdown with UAAP king Far Eastern University-Diliman tomorrow in the 1st Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship (PSSBC) at Chiang Kai Shek College gym.
Putting up a tougher defensive stand in the second half, the defending champion San Beda Red Cubs overwhelmed the San Sebastian Staglets, 69-51, last night to move within a victory of clinching their 20th NCAA basketball juniors championship at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
Arvin Tolentino had a double-double as San Beda barely escaped Letran, 79-77, Tuesday to seize the juniors title in the 2012 FilOil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
Freego Jeans president Nelson Chan extolled San Beda College for winning the NCAA men’s basketball championship for the second straight year and the juniors plum for the third straight season.
Flashing its season-long dominant form, San Beda repulsed St. Benilde-La Salle Green Hills, 69-61, Thursday to capture a record 19th NCAA basketball juniors title at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.
San Beda fittingly punctuated its season-long dominance with another title.
Dragged into another tight endgame, the San Beda Red Cubs proved steadier this time.
St. Benilde-La Salle Green Hills looks to continue its stirring run in the NCAA juniors tournament Monday when it tangles with defending champion San Beda at the FilOil-Flying V Arena in San Juan.
With its size, San Beda coach Britt Reroma knew St. Benilde-La Salle Greenhills would be a match-up problem for the defending champion Red Cubs.
San Beda’s running game kicked into high gear just when San Sebastian lost its composure.
Unstoppable on all accounts, San Beda booked an outright seat to the 87th NCAA juniors basketball finals with a stunning18-game sweep of the eliminations.
