Ateneo dribblers stun JMC

THE Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) Blue Knights dealt the erstwhile unbeaten Jose Maria College (JMC) Kings a crushing blow Sunday, hacking out a big win in the Liga Dabaw first Conference basketball tournament and sending coach Dodong Cagampang to lose his temper at the Davao City Recreation Center.

Cagampang, the King's coach, was reprimanded by the referee for unsportsmanlike conduct at the end of the Blue Knights' 99-91 victory in Bracket A of the Collegiate division.

Cagampang took the defeat badly that he cursed the referees no end, although the Blue Knights played well enough to win in the highly physical contest.

Five players finished in double figures as the Blue Knights tallied their third straight victory after losing their opening-day game to the University of Mindanao (UM) Wildcats.

Richard Madelo paced all scorers with 27 points while Joseph Conrad Fernando and Ronnel Sepe each had 17. Eric Matthew Cabigas added 14 and Marc Serapio made 13 as the Blue Knights tied the Cardinals in the team standings with a 3-1 card.

Ateneo coach Cholo Elegino credited his players for playing hard, especially on the defensive end. The Blue Knights employed a 1-3-1 zone defense that stymied the fearsome JMC offense.

"It was a big win for us. This is the first time that we beat JMC this year," Elegino said.

The Kings' ace gunner Rey Casanillo was ejected early in the fourth quarter for rough play.

In the Commercial Division game, CM Farm crushed the Vice Mayor's Office, 93-70. The CM Farm dribblers are now toting a 2-2 slate while the defeat dropped VMO to 1-2.

TEAM STANDINGS

Collegiate Bracket A W L

Jose Maria College 2 1
HCDC 2 1
University of Mindanao 3 1
Ateneo de Davao 3 1
John Paul College 1 4
Davao Central College 0 2

Collegiate Bracket B

Agro 3 0
Rizal Memorial Colleges 2 1
Mats College 2 1
UIC 1 2
San Pedro College 1 2
Emar 0 3

Commercial

Monta¤a Pawnshop 3 1
Goldtstar 2 1
Vice Mayor's Office 1 2
Sanman 2 2
CM Farm 2 2
Virus 0 2

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on February 23, 2011.

TALK 'N TEXT BAGS PHIL CUP CROWN

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  TALK 'N TEXT BAGS PHIL CUP CROWN

Published on February 4, 2011

Talk N’ Text reserved its best 48 minutes for Game 6, in the process wrapping up the 2010-11 PBA
Philippine Cup championship playoffs with 95-82 victory against San Miguel Beer Friday at the
araneta Coliseum.

Ryan Reyes collected a team-high 17 points and had a sensational first half and Jimmy Alapag had 15
points and 10 assists for the Tropang Texters, who completely dominated the game to end two-seasons
of frustrating campaign.

“We were set to play good, hard 96 minutes. We got the first 48 minutes last Wednesday. I told
the guys that would go for naught if we don’t play tonight. We have to come out with our best
effort. I thought we were able to achieve that,” TnT coach Chot Reyes, who won his sixth career
championship and second with Tropang Texters.

It was the third all-Filipino title for the TnT, which squandered a 2-0 lead against Barangay
Ginebra in their best-of-five quarterfinals in the same conference last season then blew a 3-2 lead
against Alaska in the best-of-seven semi-finals in the succeeding Fiesta Conference.

“Last year was the worst loss of my career,” said Alapag, named co-Finals MVP with Jayson
Castro, his backup guard.

Ali Peek scored 15 points, Harvey Carey had 13, Ranidel de Ocampo contributed 12 and Kelly
Williamas 10 for the Tropang Texters, who closed the series 4-2.

The Beermen, who struggled on both ends in the first half, threatened to turn the game around in
the third quarter but the Tropang Texters quickly quashed the challenge with 12 unanswered points
and coasted the rest of the way. Peek and Williams had four point each in that decisive run.

“[San Miguel] is a great team, we respected them. But even though they came back, I felt they
wasted too much effort trying to catch up with us,” Reyes said.

TnT kept running all night long and never allowed the Beermen to slow down the pace by maintaining
their transition game.

“We really want to put pressure on them and not allow the game to be close. They [SMB] haven’t
lost a close game yet,”

His latest success was a bit memorable for Reyes. His second championship with the TnT made him the
league’s first coach to win two championships with three different teams.

“Yeah, this is pretty special,” Reyes said of his latest success. “ But all it means is that
I get fired so  I had to go from team to another.”

Jay Washington, who considered this series personal, led all scorers with 29 points on 9 of 19
shooting but he was the only consistent player among the Beermen.

Dondon Hontiveros scored 11 points and Arwind Santos and Danny Ildefonso added 10 apiece but
collected most of their points in the fourth when the result was already beyond doubt. (DBC)

The scores:

Talk N' Text 95 - Reyes 17, Alapag 15, Peek 15, Carey 13, De Ocampo 12, Williams 10, Castro 7,
Fonacier 6, Dillinger 0, Aban 0.

San Miguel 82 - Washington 29, Hontiveros 11, Santos 10, Ildefonso 10, Miranda 9, Cabagnot 9,
Salvacion 2, Racela 1, Pena 1, Yeo 0, Artadi 0, Pennisi 0.

Quarters: 32-22, 51-47, 69-62, 95-82.Quarters: 32-22, 51-47, 69-62, 95-82.

Liga Dabaw resumes Saturday

FOUR games are on tap when the Liga Dabaw resumes on Saturday at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The ABS-CBN will go up against The Scribes at 1:30 p.m. in the inter-sectoral category followed by the inter-college collision between the University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC) and Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC) Bulldogs at 3 p.m.


Another collegiate match-up pits the Agro Industrial Foundation College of the Philippines (AIFCP) Sailors against San Pedro College at 4:30 p.m. while the commercial battle between CM Farm and Virus is set at 6 p.m.

The Mats College of Technology was set to play against Emar as of Wednesday press time. It was to be followed by the Liaisons and Clergy encounter in the evening.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas-sanctioned league is the first of its kind held in the city. It aims to liven up the local basketball scene and at the same time discover local talents.

It will also give away scholarship grants for selected poor children. (MLSA)

Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on February 03, 2011.