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JRU ends seven-year finals drought, edges Knights

by Josef Ramos
Saturday, 20 September 2008 (6,545 Views , 484 Comments)

JOSE RIZAL University is back in the finals.

Center JR Sena scored on a go-ahead lay-up in the final minute to lead the Heavy Bombers to a dramatic 63-61 victory over the Letran Knights to capture the first finals seat in 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament …

JRU crushes Letran to claim first twice-to-beat edge in seven years

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 17 September 2008 (7,692 Views , 758 Comments)

ONCE AGAIN, Jose Rizal University has risen from the jaws of defeat in convincing fashion.

The Heavy Bombers convincingly took apart the highly-favored Letran Knights, 69-53, to secure the second twice-to-beat edge in the Final Four of the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the Pasay …

Daa, Letran march into semis at Mapua’s expense

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 15 September 2008 (4,371 Views , 268 Comments)

BEFORE the game, Letran forward Dino Daa promised to settle some unfinished business against Mapua.

Daa kept his word as he scattered 24 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals to lead the Knights to the Final Four at the expense of the Cardinals, …

San Beda stops Letran; four squads now tied for second

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 10 September 2008 (11,277 Views , 676 Comments)

SAN BEDA College not only disposed of its archrivals, but left a ton of work for four other teams vying for three Final Four slots.

Slippery playmaker Borgie Hermida scored on a buzzer-beating tear drop to pilot the Red Lions to a pulsating 65-63 overtime victory …

Knights storm back to outduel PCU, take solo second

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 5 September 2008 (1,211 Views , 41 Comments)

COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN de Letran left it late to finish off the Philippine Christian University Dolphins, 60-54, to bolster its bid for the Final Four of the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last September 5, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Ace guard RJ Jazul delivered …

Mapua stuns Letran, stays in Final Four hunt

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 29 August 2008 (1,692 Views , 53 Comments)

THE Mapua Cardinals went throwback and evoked memories of their 1981 title team thanks to a 69-52 destruction of the Letran Knights to keep their flickering Final Four hopes alive in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 29, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome. …

Letran takes out Altas, forges three-way tie at the top

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 25 August 2008 (2,752 Views , 164 Comments)

FRANZ Dysam really wanted to correct the mistakes he committed in Perpetual Help’s first round encounter with Letran last August 25, 2008.

Unfortunately for the Cebuano playmaker, the Letran Knights withstood his Perpetual Altas’ third quarter rally to pull-off a 74-66 victory and share the …

Red-hot San Sebastian College shocks Letran

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 (2,561 Views , 132 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 …

Heavy Bombers trounce Letran, top team standings

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 15 August 2008 (3,014 Views , 184 Comments)

THE HEAVY Bombers of Jose Rizal University are definitely for real.

JRU continued its winning run by pulling off a resounding 76-72 win over Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament last August 15, 2008 at The Arena in San …

Letran pounds CSB by 25

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 6 August 2008 (2,206 Views , 89 Comments)

HIS breakout game has finally come.

Small forward Rey Guevarra showed why he’s one of the more highly-touted forwards in collegiate ball after powering the Letran Knights to a 90-65 rout of the College of Saint Benilde Blazers in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament last …

The lowdown on round one

by Christian Soler
Monday, 4 August 2008 (5,196 Views , 104 Comments)

BOTH THE opening rounds of the UAAP and NCAA have defied logic. Save for horrible officiating in the UAAP, which really isn’t mind-boggling but more of normal, the 16 teams in both leagues have definitely mixed it up, and mixed it up big time to …

My NCAA Season 84 Round 1 Review

by Mike Abasolo
Saturday, 2 August 2008 (4,236 Views , 98 Comments)

PCU Dolphins (1-6)

This team probably has the best chance to recover in the 2nd round, because they haven’t won any game? No. Because there is no way but up? No. Because they have the tools to upset anyone of the current teams in …

San Beda roars back on track, hands Letran first defeat

by Rey Joble
Wednesday, 30 July 2008 (6,566 Views , 365 Comments)

COMING off two losses in one day, San Beda College vented its ire on fierce rival Colegio de San Juan de Letran en route to a 71-67 triumph in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament last July 30, 2008 at the Pasay Astrodome.

Sam Ekwe dished …

Letran wrestles solo lead from NCAA pack

by Josef Ramos
Thursday, 24 July 2008 (2,959 Views , 83 Comments)

WHEN push comes to shove, Letran sure knows how to fight back.

Colegio de San Juan de Letran used its experience in crunch time to dodge the upset axe of the Mapua Cardinals to score a 67-60 victory and claim the solo lead in the …

Perpetual Help blows 18-point lead, falls to Letran

by Rey Joble
Saturday, 19 July 2008 (826 Views , 20 Comments)

FOR Colegio de San Juan de Letran, no lead is insurmountable.

Coach Louie Alas and his embattled Letran Knights proved this in the 84th NCAA seniors basketball tournament as they fought back from an 18-point halftime deficit and pulled off a stunning 63-62 win over the …