SHSJ Wins Milo BEST Visayas Finals
SHSJ Wins Milo BEST Visayas Finals
Bacolod City – The Sacred Heart School Jesuit (SHSJ) defeated Ateneo de Iloilo, 72-66 Sunday to win the Passerelle championship of the Visayas Regional Finals of the BEST Center SBP/Passerelle twin basketball tournament sponsored by Milo held at the West Negros University Gym.
But it didn’t come easy as the Eagles blew hot then cold, overcoming an Ateneo end-game rally to bag its first ever Visayas championship in the Passerelle division. The Eagles leaned on a quick start to control the game, taking the first quarter 22-13, behind the hot shooting of Daryl Nazareno. Ateneo cut the lead down to 39-31 at the half and then slowly chipped away to close the gap at 52-47 after three quarters.
SHSJ managed to pad the lead up to 58-51 early in the fourth period but Ateneo replied with a 11-4 run that tied the game at 62-all with 3:36 left. Ateneo capped its rally by taking a two-point lead at 66-64 with 2:19 left. SHSJ then scored six unanswered points behind Borgy de la Cruz who tied the game at 66-all before Jerry Jan Seno scored four straight points from the baseline to give SHSJ a 70-66 lead with 54.6 seconds left. Ateneo missed a three-point attempt on its next possession before Adrian Muller scored from point blank thanks to a nifty drop pass from a slashing Nazareno for the final tally. The Eagles went sprawling to the floor at the sound of the buzzer, officially winning SHSJ’s first ever Visayas Milo BEST Passerelle championship, a feat that eluded them last year. “This is a very sweet championship after last year’s experience. The boys didn’t panic when Ateneo rallied and we kept our composure until the very end. I’m very proud of what they achieved,” SHSJ Coach Rommel Rasmo said in jubilation.
Seno and Nazareno had 12 points apiece to lead a balanced SHJS attack. De la Cruz added 10, six of these coming in the end-game. Jon Richie Villaruz led Ateneo de Iloilo with 20 points while Steven Ong added 12. SHSJ will represent the Visayas in the national finals of the tournament which will be held November 21-22 in Iloilo City. They will face Don Bosco Pampanga, La Salle Greenhills and Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori of Cagayan de Oro.
The University of San Carlos North Campus (USC NC), Cebu’s representative in the SBP division, overcame its two heart-breaking losses in the elimination round by trashing Filamer Christian College of Roxas, 72-21, in the battle for third place. USC basketball program consultant Mike Reyes said that while USC NC had earlier lost close games to eventual Visayas SBP champion Bacolod Tay Tung School and Ateneo de Iloilo, they went home with a lot of experience.
“This trip is good for the boys as this is USC North’s first trip to the Visayas Finals. The experience for them is tremendous and they will surely remember this to be an important chapter of their basketball lives,” Reyes said.
The Cebu delegation returned to Cebu yesterday.
How they scored:
SHSJ (72) – Seno 12, Nazareno 12, B. de la Cruz 10, Porter 6, Muller 6, Yu 5, Mangubat 4, Tecson 4, Branzuela 4, J. De la Cruz 4, Abbu 2, Zozobrado 2, Evono 1.
Ateneo de Iloilo (66) – J. Villaruz 20, Ong 12, Lopez 4, Aposaga 4, B. Villaruz 3, Coo 3, De Leon 3, Tagamolila 3, De los Santos 2, Denila 2.
Quarterscores: 22-13, 39-31, 52-47, 72-66.
Bacolod City – The Sacred Heart School Jesuit (SHSJ) defeated Ateneo de Iloilo, 72-66 Sunday to win the Passerelle championship of the Visayas Regional Finals of the BEST Center SBP/Passerelle twin basketball tournament sponsored by Milo held at the West Negros University Gym.
But it didn’t come easy as the Eagles blew hot then cold, overcoming an Ateneo end-game rally to bag its first ever Visayas championship in the Passerelle division. The Eagles leaned on a quick start to control the game, taking the first quarter 22-13, behind the hot shooting of Daryl Nazareno. Ateneo cut the lead down to 39-31 at the half and then slowly chipped away to close the gap at 52-47 after three quarters.
SHSJ managed to pad the lead up to 58-51 early in the fourth period but Ateneo replied with a 11-4 run that tied the game at 62-all with 3:36 left. Ateneo capped its rally by taking a two-point lead at 66-64 with 2:19 left. SHSJ then scored six unanswered points behind Borgy de la Cruz who tied the game at 66-all before Jerry Jan Seno scored four straight points from the baseline to give SHSJ a 70-66 lead with 54.6 seconds left. Ateneo missed a three-point attempt on its next possession before Adrian Muller scored from point blank thanks to a nifty drop pass from a slashing Nazareno for the final tally. The Eagles went sprawling to the floor at the sound of the buzzer, officially winning SHSJ’s first ever Visayas Milo BEST Passerelle championship, a feat that eluded them last year. “This is a very sweet championship after last year’s experience. The boys didn’t panic when Ateneo rallied and we kept our composure until the very end. I’m very proud of what they achieved,” SHSJ Coach Rommel Rasmo said in jubilation.
Seno and Nazareno had 12 points apiece to lead a balanced SHJS attack. De la Cruz added 10, six of these coming in the end-game. Jon Richie Villaruz led Ateneo de Iloilo with 20 points while Steven Ong added 12. SHSJ will represent the Visayas in the national finals of the tournament which will be held November 21-22 in Iloilo City. They will face Don Bosco Pampanga, La Salle Greenhills and Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori of Cagayan de Oro.
The University of San Carlos North Campus (USC NC), Cebu’s representative in the SBP division, overcame its two heart-breaking losses in the elimination round by trashing Filamer Christian College of Roxas, 72-21, in the battle for third place. USC basketball program consultant Mike Reyes said that while USC NC had earlier lost close games to eventual Visayas SBP champion Bacolod Tay Tung School and Ateneo de Iloilo, they went home with a lot of experience.
“This trip is good for the boys as this is USC North’s first trip to the Visayas Finals. The experience for them is tremendous and they will surely remember this to be an important chapter of their basketball lives,” Reyes said.
The Cebu delegation returned to Cebu yesterday.
How they scored:
SHSJ (72) – Seno 12, Nazareno 12, B. de la Cruz 10, Porter 6, Muller 6, Yu 5, Mangubat 4, Tecson 4, Branzuela 4, J. De la Cruz 4, Abbu 2, Zozobrado 2, Evono 1.
Ateneo de Iloilo (66) – J. Villaruz 20, Ong 12, Lopez 4, Aposaga 4, B. Villaruz 3, Coo 3, De Leon 3, Tagamolila 3, De los Santos 2, Denila 2.
Quarterscores: 22-13, 39-31, 52-47, 72-66.
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