Red-hot San Sebastian College shocks Letran
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 1,998 Views / 122 Comments
SAN SEBASTIAN College-Recoletos is still red-hot.
Big man Jason Ballesteros once again proved to be too tough to handle as he powered the Stags to their sixth straight win – a 76-73 upset of the Letran Knights in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball competition last August 20, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.
Ballesteros delivered nine of his 11 points in the first quarter to complement his 14 rebounds and three blocks, while Jim Viray tallied a season-high 22 markers as SSC-R dealt the Knights their first losing streak of the season.
“I had an awful start in the first half, so I tried my best to play in the following quarters,” said Ballesteros, who told media reporters that he’s preparing for 2009 rookie draft.
“Jason [Ballesteros] did another great job. In the past few games our players stepped up. Our chances of making it to the Final Four are getting better,” said San Sebastian coach Jorge Gallent. “All we need is sustain this kind of effort.”
Viray shot 5-of-7 from beyond the three-point zone and grabbed six rebounds, while fifth year guard Franz Delgado had 10 points and four assists to help steer the Stags to a 7-4 record and a half-game back of both their victims and defending champion San Beda College.
The game was close from start to finish.
The Knights were up by as much as six points in the final quarter thanks to the shooting of guard Rey Guevarra. However, Gallent’s wards made a furious charge and took the lead when Viray scored on a lay-up with 2:21 left in the game to hand the Stags a 72-71 lead.
Rookie playmaker Raymond Maconocido then dished out a pass to a cutting Ballesteros, which gave San Sebastian a 74-71 lead with 29 ticks remaining in the game.
Jam Cortes quickly scored on a lay-up for the Knights to move closer at 73-74. But point guard Pamboy Raymundo calmly sank two free throws off a Kirk del Rosario foul to seal the game.
Letran tried to send the game into overtime but rookie Jaypee Belencion’s missed a desperation three.
RJ Jazul led the Knights with 15 points, while Guevarra and Kojack Melegrito added 12 points each for the Muralla outfit.
The scores:
San Sebastian 76 – Viray 22, Ballesteros 11, Delgado 10, Raymundo 9, Maconocido 8, Saquillo 7, Bringas 5, Bulawan 3, Aquino 1, Zulueta 0, Najorda 0.
Letran 73 – Jazul 15, Guevarra 12, Melegrito 12, Daa 9, Cortes 9, Cabonce 7, Belencion 3, Gutilban 2, del Rosario 2, J. Foronda 2, Ranises 0, Dangcal 0, Latonio 0.
Quarter scores: 18-12; 36-35; 54-53; 76-73
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Bravo Baste!!!
konting tyaga pa..
next stop ->JRU..
SAYANG! badtrip! bawi tayo next game!
6 DOWN! NEXT VICTIM: JRU.
S-S-C-R SSCR BRAVO BASTE!!!!!!
go for seven at twenty seven!
mukhang minalas ang mga taga intramuros…
hayz…kaya pa yan…
Viva Mapua…
Arriba Letran…
hinde naman cguro minalas ^^,
sana pag ntalo ung baste o csb pede rin nila sabhin n minalas lng. Haha, nwei tingin ko tanggal n mapua sa top four
next year nlng po :)
gnun lng nman un…
kpag talo – malas lng,
kpag panalo- swerte lng,
hahaha…lol…
tingin ko din pare talo na nga…
ala n cla sa top 4…
goodluck n lng mga hari ng intramuros…
FINALS = letran vs jru…(hoping)…
gudjob baste… its an upset again… this season is so exciting… wlang team na nagdodominate ng standing this season..and every game is unpredictable… unlike last year walang kwenta panuurin ksi alam na kung cnu mananalo….sa friday, tough game… pride of beda vs. winning streak of Jru… ganda n2… gudluck to beda and jru…
The Lions need to prove that they really are Championship Material while the Bombers are going to try to extend their winning streak. Both teams with so much to lose with only one victor in the end.
And I’ve got a feeling that the Lions are gonna chomp the living daylight out of the Bombers.
Animo!
exciting nga yang game na yan…
JRU vs. SBC i hope mag click ang shooting ng jru para maka lusot. i think yan ang weakness ng beda bzta nag click ang shooting ng opponent delikado…
i think dun sa baste hindi na swerte yun. nagbu2nga na ung hardwork nila and besides one of the top contenders sila b4 d season so dapat lang na maganda ipakita nila..6-game win streak is not a joke..
WOOHOO……………
CONGRATS BASTE!!!
May 1 week preparation pa kayo para sa laban against JRU. Konting praktis pa sa lahat ng stags at siguradong kayang kaya nyo ihandle ang game against JRU.
@ hayip,
gusto ko yun!
Go Baste!
Go for 7 @ 27
Bravo Baste!!!
As a bedan, I would prefer to lose the game on friday. But that is just for positioning. If we beat JRU on friday, we are going to be the number team on the league and most probably much up with San Sebastian during the final four. Tsk tsk, that’s the most difficult match-up that we can get with the current Final Four teams. I would prefer to match-up with Letran since this team dont have anything if you check their pressing defense. Every team who can break Letran pressing defense have a great chance to defeat them. JRU’s mainman are Cagoco and Sena, both are not consistent scorer. Against San Beda, kumapit sila sa patalim sa pagtira ng 3 point shot. Fortunately for them most of it went in, but that is a low percentage shots that we prefer to battle with. San Sebastian is a complete team with a legitimate big man in Jason Ballesteros and scorer in Jim Viray. San Beda’s play circle around Ekwe and Ballesteros can match-up with him pretty evenly. During the first round our team barely beat this team for one point, that is why this match-up in second round is more exciting to me more than anything. But just as I said this just my preference. On friday walang excitement yan, siguradong ipamumuka ng San Beda sa JRU na sometimes you can win by shooting the hell out beyond the arc but not ALL THE TIME.
dati UAAP lang ako ngayon pati NCAA na maganda na ang mga laro hinde kagaya last year. palagay ko mahihirapan lahat ng team sa baste.
JRU is next!!
BRAVO BASTE
@MVP
nice prediction… hpefully manalo nga… kc pride ng beda nakataya dahil sa sinasabi nilang chamba panalo ng JRU… wla cgurong excitement sa part nyo kc baka ipamuka ng JRU na hindi chamba ang panalo nila… gud luck…peace men….peace
Impressive win. Congrats Baste.
So, what’s happening now to Letran and San Beda? Is it means that they are no longer invisible this season because some of their opponents already knew how to beat them? Is this an “off-nightâ€? only for both teams? I guess not. Otherwise, their dream rematch would just be a dream.
The next games are more interesting, JRU vs SBC on Friday, then SSC-R vs JRU by next week. As of now, these teams are really dangerous than the formers.
Good luck to all.
^Yup. It only makes the season more exciting. Sayang lang yung MIT, kung nanalo sila kahapon, logjam.
Pede pa rin ang SBC vs LETRAN …
if matalo ang JRU nang 2 magkasunod it magiging 10 -4 record nila den if mag end ang letran nang 10 -4 din magmove sila sa no.2 kasi tinambakan nila ang JRU 1st round so 1 and 2 ang BEDA and LETRAN … so pede pa para mas masaya BEDA vs. LETRAN ulit sa finals
The following would be my forecast:
(Just for fun)
W L
Current JRU 7 2
SBC 7 3
CSJL 7 3
SSCR 7 4
22-Aug SBC 8 3
JRU 8 3
CSJL 7 3
SSCR 7 4
25-Aug SBC 8 3
JRU 8 3
CSJL 8 3
SSCR 7 4
27-Aug SBC 9 3
CSJL 8 3
SSCR 8 4
JRU 8 4
29-Aug SBC 9 3
CSJL 9 3
SSCR 9 4
JRU 8 4
1-Sep SBC 9 3
CSJL 9 3
SSCR 9 4
JRU 9 4
3-Sep SSCR 10 4
CSJL 9 3
SBC 9 4
JRU 9 4
5-Sep CSJL 10 3
SSCR 10 4
JRU 10 4
SBC 9 4
10-Sep SSCR 10 4
SBC 10 4
JRU 10 4
CSJL 10 4
AUS ^_+
The following would be my forecast:
(Just for fun)
Current
JRU 7 2
SBC 7 3
CSJL 7 3
SSCR 7 4
22-Aug
SBC 8 3
JRU 8 3
CSJL 7 3
SSCR 7 4
25-Aug
SBC 8 3
JRU 8 3
CSJL 8 3
SSCR 7 4
27-Aug
SBC 9 3
CSJL 8 3
SSCR 8 4
JRU 8 4
29-Aug
SBC 9 3
CSJL 9 3
SSCR 9 4
JRU 8 4
1-Sep
SBC 9 3
CSJL 9 3
SSCR 9 4
JRU 9 4
3-Sep
SSCR 10 4
CSJL 9 3
SBC 9 4
JRU 9 4
5-Sep
CSJL 10 3
SSCR 10 4
JRU 10 4
SBC 9 4
10-Sep
SSCR 10 4
SBC 10 4
JRU 10 4
CSJL 10 4
advantage sa JRU ang pagkapanalo ng baste against letran
bravo baste!
Mabuhay Rizal!
for halu:
sure k s sinasabi m?
BASTE is next!!!
GO HEAVY BOMBERS!!!!
Mabuhay RIZAL…
8 down: u r next BASTE
Mabuhay JRU!
8 down: u r next BASTE
go for the 9th win
Mabuhay JRU!
MannyP, your forecast for the current standing is WRONG, it should be as follows:
Current:
JRU 8 – 2
CSJL 7 – 3
SBC 7 – 3
SSC-R 7 – 4
Make some adjustment on your subsequent forecasts.
tanong lng, import ba si gallent?
di nman yata yun pinoy e.
Knighty:
Thanks for the correction, but only the current standings will be affected, if you’ll notice JRU and SBC have identical records of 8-3 on Aug 22, both teams are going to face each other on that day.
DarkKnight:
Thanks for the correction, but only the current standings will be affected, if you’ll notice JRU and SBC have identical records of 8-3 on Aug 22, both teams are going to face each other on that day.
Sorry Knighty
hello guys can i ask lang plsss…
meron bang premyong natatanggap yung mga teams na nanalo sa laban?
if meron magkano nman kya?
curious lang tlga ako.. pls..
paki sagot nman.. tnx
as i see it, among the teams in the ncaa right now, JRU has the strongest first five. C(Sena) PF(Nocom) SF(Hayes) SG(Wilson) PG(Cagoco). and with a decent bench players in the likes of Bulangis, Pradas and Njie, this team is a very strong contender for the Seasn 84th Crown… Parang ito yung team ng San Beda when they got their 2006 Championship Crown where in they have this very formidable first five in C(Ekwe) PF(Aljamal) SF(Menor) SG(Angeles) and PG(Escobal)…
the first key on defeating the rampaging San Sebastian Stags is to STOP Jim “Carrey” Bruce “Almighty” Viray! this guy is a scoring machine! stopping this guy will paralyze 50% of the team… Second is pushing Ballesteros out of his comfort zone…
limiting this guys will most likely result to a win.
@ MannyP,
Nice prediction!
Sana magkatotoo… hehe
jim viray is the leading scorer for the stags, but he is only averaging 14 pts/game. meaning, he is not the only one scoring in this team (though he is the most consistent one)
Limiting only ballesteros and viray will most likely to still result to a loss if the opponent will not focus on others(maconocido, raymundo, delgado, najorda, all these guys can definitely score)
Thank you MannyP for the clarification.
Assuming the results are contradicted to your forecasts, which two teams will enter the finals? Jose Rizal and San Sebastian or Jose Rizal and Letran or Jose Rizal and San Beda? What do you think?
Naniniwala ko sa talent nila Bulawan, Raymundo at Aquino. Nung 1st year nila Bulawan at Raymundo maganda ang scoring nila. Ewan ko ba kung bakit ngayon parang naglilow na yung game nila. Pero naniniwala talaga ko na may mailalabas pa yung 2 na yan pati si Aquino. Sa ngayon Maconocido is doing very good in his role in the team. Sa tingin ko ang hinihintay na lang talaga ng stgas talaga ay ang game na lang ng 3 yan pati na rin ni Najorda. Pag nagstepup na yung mga players na yan siguradong mas lalakas ang Stags at siguradong handang handa na sila para sa final 4. I hope magstepup sila habang may panahon pa at lalong lalo na sa game against JRU.
GO BASTE!!!
BRAVO BASTE!!!
BEAT THEM!!!
WE BELIEVE!!!
As I can see, San Beda and San Sebastian are the only strong teams left in the elimination round of Jose Rizal and if they will prevail from those teams they will automatically sit on the top spots (1 or 2) with a twice to beat advantage.
I want to see some forecasts.
nice 6 straight wins baste…
su2nod nmn ang JRU…
CHAMPIONSHIP?
kayang-kaya yn…baste pa…
durugin ntin ang san beda at ang JRarUy…
oo nga pla…picture perfect ung dunk ni jason ballesteros ah…nice dunk…
guz2 kong mkita yn yn against san beda in the face of AKON este SAM EKWE pla…jejeje…
may video ba nung dunk?
@DarkKnight
JRU still have MIT. Sa tingin ko may laban pa rin ang Mapua sa JRU although natalo ang MIT sa CSB. I still believe na Mapua is a strong team. So hindi pa rin ganun kadali ang buhay ng JRU. Lulusot pa sila sa butas ng karayom. Pwede pa sila malaglag sa 1st spot. Pero para sakin mas gusto na manalo sila against San Beda dahil in favor yun sa Baste.
eMmAn
tae ka….hehe…wag ka umasa maka2tsamba ulit ang BAste sa BOMBA ng JRU…hehehe…
E2 ndi c AKON c EKWE…C Njei un…hahaha
NSA JRU c AKON…
NKO….JRU nxt SEASON will be the Strongest team…im sure…my nxt AKON 2 ang JRU nxt season sayang d umabot ngyon…ok lng champion nmn JRU ngyn eh…
SENA MVP….!
@ SHAW,
Champion kayo? Kelan?
Pero kung sabi mo champion na kayo. Galing niyo naman.
CONGRATULATIONS JRU!
Mabuhay kayo!
pusongbaste
hehehe…SAlamat sau MEN…..
WAG knang umasa papasok kayo sa FINALS….wait mu lng mangya2ri sa BASTE MU…hehehe
knighty
hehehe…naki2elam ka??
BKIT KA IIYAK….???hehehe…
eh anu tawag mu sa sarili???KAMOTE!!!!
shaw
epal ka? dun kanga sa article nyo. talaga nga naman kau.
TAKOT LNG YAN BATA!
asa kapa mananalo kau sa baste.
@ SHAW,
Ok sabi mo eh, diba nga sabi mo champion na kayo? Kaya bakit naman ako aasa na papasok pa Baste sa finals e champion na nga kayo diba? Use your logic naman. Your contradicting what your saying.
Pusongbaste, the top 3 teams (JRU, CSJL and SBC) are already in the middle of your words “needle’s hole� and in my own forecast your team, SSC-R, would also have a hard time for the crown.
pusongbaste
hehehe…bkt ka PIKON???
BAWI ka NALANG NXT TIME…..
PIKON ay LAGI KAMOTE…
pusongbaste
SAKIT nun….INASAR PA NI “DarkKnight”….top 3 teams daw un JRU,BEDA,AT LETRAN…
DarkKnight>>>dapat sinali mu nrin BASTE nila>>>pampalubag LOOB man lng….hehehehe…
KAMOTE BASTE!!!