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Red Lions’ season easy? Think again.

by Mike Abasolo
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 (6,480 Views , 215 Comments)

What a season for the Red Lions.  Coach Ariel Vanguardia has proven me wrong about a sweep but not end game result of this series.

This is the toughest, the most brutal season the Red Lions has ever faced.  And it began during the off-season with …

ANIMO SAN BEDA!; Red Lions win third straight title

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 29 September 2008 (20,277 Views , 1789 Comments)

SAM Ekwe finished his fabled hoops career in Mendiola on a high note, leading his school to a rare grand slam in the country’s oldest collegiate basketball league.

Ekwe delivered 21 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks as the San Beda Red Lions took …

Heavy Bombers extend series to a third game

by Josef Ramos
Friday, 26 September 2008 (14,909 Views , 1523 Comments)

THE JOSE Rizal University Heavy Bombers gave their school and supporters one more reason to “Keep the Faith.�

Team captain Jayson Nocom delivered six of his 16 points in the pivotal fourth quarter as the Heavy Bombers forged a do-or-die match in the finals of …

Red Lions close in on three-peat, edge JRU

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 24 September 2008 (7,574 Views , 525 Comments)

SAN BEDA College’s championship experience turned out to be the difference-maker for the nth time this season.

The Red Lions, defending back-to-back champions, are just a win away from recording a three-peat after taking Game 1 of their best-of-three finals duel against Jose Rizal University, …

NCAA Season 84 Finals: Hang on to the edge of your seat

by Mike Abasolo
Tuesday, 23 September 2008 (4,814 Views , 202 Comments)

Throw away those numbers, strap on and here we go.  It’s that time of year again fellas and do not forget the side show.  The NCAA Season 84 Finals – the defending champs, San Beda Red Lions against this year’s contender, the Jose Rizal Heavy …

San Beda makes return trip to NCAA finals

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 22 September 2008 (10,316 Views , 948 Comments)

THE DEFENDING, back-to-back champions once again rose to the occasion after being pushed against the wall.

San Beda College, thanks to Ogie Menor and Borgie Hermida, secured a trip to the finals of the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament after a hard-earned 60-53 win over …

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 …

Mapua upsets San Beda, forges rubber match for finals

by Josef Ramos
Saturday, 20 September 2008 (5,364 Views , 345 Comments)

TWO DAYS after eliminating San Sebastian in a sudden-death playoff game, the Kelvin dela Peña-led Mapua Cardinals did the improbable last September 19 to live another day in the 84th NCAA men’s basketball tournament Final Four.

Dela Peña tallied 17 points as the Mapua Cardinals …

Is Keith Agovida For Real?

by Sid Ventura
Thursday, 18 September 2008 (5,175 Views , 110 Comments)

Two weeks ago, the local collegiate basketball world was abuzz with talk about an 82-point game registered by one Keith Agovida, an 18-year-old forward of the JRU Light Bombers.

The first things that come to mind whenever you hear of such superhuman scoring efforts are “Was …

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

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 17 September 2008 (7,693 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 …

Mapua clobbers sputtering Stags, books last Final Four ticket

by Josef Ramos
Wednesday, 17 September 2008 (2,438 Views , 111 Comments)

SAN SEBASTIAN College-Recoletos imploded at the worst possible time, and a hotshot Mapua rookie took full advantage of it.

Swingman Allan Mangahas put on an impeccable three-point shooting display in the second half to pilot the Cardinals to the last Final Four spot after posting a …

NCAA Season 84 Final Four and San Beda’s all out support for Sam Ekwe

by Mike Abasolo
Wednesday, 17 September 2008 (7,310 Views , 399 Comments)

(1) San Beda Red Lions

They have been challenged.  They have been torn apart.  As I’ve said in my season preview that they will lose some games, except for that fiasco of course.  But the Red Lions, have rode the tidal wave, turned the corner, made …

Daa, Letran march into semis at Mapua’s expense

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 15 September 2008 (4,372 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, …

Heavy Bombers ground San Sebastian, enter Final Four

by Josef Ramos
Monday, 15 September 2008 (4,412 Views , 438 Comments)

JOSE RIZAL University exacted revenge against the only team it’s never beaten this season at the most opportune time possible.

Cameroonian Nchotu Njei rescued the Heavy Bombers with a pivotal putback inside the final 30 seconds to help secure a 57-53 win over San Sebastian …

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 …