The 1st FASANI CUP CHAMPIONS
Division 2 - Team St. Bernardine=9195
Division 1 - Team St. Fidelis=9197
 
By JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.  Although they were beaten twice in the eliminations Team St. Bernardine'95 played to a great degree leading by as much as 6-points, Batch 1995 denied Team St. Dominic'90 its second SOLGG championship by beating them, 83-79, last Saturday in the first Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup Division 2 Finals at LSQC Elementary Gym.
 
Team St. Dominic'90 had a head-to-head match against St. Bernardine'95 with seven deadlocks, the last at 77-all with 49.2 ticks in the last quarter and three lead changes, the very last at 44-45 in the third quarter 3-minutes left.  However, what took their game away was their letdown to convert 20+ attempts at the charity line.
 
While both teams engaged in scorching fast breaks, sizzling perimeter shootout and sweltering exchange of 3-point shots made, in the final quarter when the opportunity presented itself, St. Bernardine'95's #8 GP Valencia came through with important shots.
 
In the second game, tenacity won it for Team St. Fidelis'97.  The senior team glimpsed as St. Bernard'02's crumpled via an erroneous inbound pass in the final seconds of their extra five-minute payoff period that paved the way to a St. Fidelis'97 105-100 win capturing the first championship.
 
Into the final quarter with 30 seconds left St. Bernard'02 up by two, 85-87, St. Fidelis'97 #1 Almario converted a 3-point shot to make it 88-87.  A quick two points by St. Bernard'02 #10 R. Badillo, 88-89. A muffed offensive by Team St. Fidelis'97, subsequently fouled St. Bernard'02 #17 T. Ortiz-Luis who missed one of his free throws, 88-90. 
           
A loose ball foul from St. Bernard'02 which stopped the clock at 8.2 seconds followed by a time out by St. Fidelis'97.  After the time out, St. Fidelis'97's  #48 Al Magpayo missed his 3-point attempt but team mate #13 Mendoza, one of the shortest player on the court was able to convert a follow up shot to the send the game into overtime, 90-all.  

MVPs

The FASANI CUP FINALS'06
 
Division 2 - Teams St. Dominic'90 vs. St. Bernardine=9195
Division 1 - Teams St. Bernard'02 vs. St. Fidelis=9197

By JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.  Division 1 most valuable player candidate #18 Mico Tirona fired up a game high of 35 points with #32 Mark Paul Arroyo tallying 18 points as Team St. Fidelis'97 scored a down-the-wire 86-85 win over St. James'89, ensuring its first finals appearance in the 2006 Sons of Lourdes Goodwill Games 1st Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup here at the Lourdes School of Quezon City Elementary Gymnasium.
 
The game highlights were the two steals by St. Fidelis'87 in the final minute of the game.  The first, instigated by #1 Almario's pressure defense on St. James'89 ball handler that pulled off a steal by #13 Mendoza; the second was another clean steal by#13 Mendoza, both resulted in fastbreak points which helped the team snatch the lead at 86-83 and eventually winning the game to get the first seat of the Division 1 finals.
 
In Game 2, Team St. Bernard'02 showed their mastery over the resilient and tough-spirited team St. Pius'00 with an 83-76 hard fought victory. St. Bernard'02's dynamic duo of #10 RayJohn Badillo and #17 Tomwel Ortiz-Luis scored 26 and 20 points respectively in which Badillo exploded with 12 of his teams 23 fourth quarter point output.  St. Bernard'02 took seat number 2 of the Division 1 finals.
 
In the third game, St. Bernardine'95 came in prepared to play, executing a 3 up to 4 men rotating to guard St. Anthony'87's perennial scorer #4 Rene Cabaluna.  The defensive plan paid-off as they built a 22-point lead while shackling Cabaluna who still managed to score 21 points despite going scoreless in the final quarter.  #23 Richard Martin tallied 22 points to lead team St. Bernardine'95 to an 89-71 win, shooting for the first seat of the Division 2 finals       
 
It was cheerless to note that with less than 3 minutes left in final quarter, there was a clash between #19 Silva of St. Bernardine'95 and #17 Abalayan of St. Anthony'87 and the latter was sent out of the playing court for unsportsmanlike conduct keen on physical altercation.
 
In the final game, Team St. Dominc'90's tandem of #4 Jeff Aquino and #8 Gerald Cabaluna scored a total of 56 points to avenged their two losses in the elimination round against St. Lawrence'92, winning convincingly, 90-79. 
 
Team St. Lawrence'92 played catch-up during the whole 40 minutes of the game witnessing their field goal attempts reached a notch higher than field goals made while St. Dominic'90 played more than par, to seize the second seat of the Division 2 finals.

The 1st Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup Finals date is on December 23, 2006. Jumpball starts around 4pm. 

Manood ka na!

Pax!



Anthony "Jojo" Angus

TEAM ST. DOMINIC'90 GRABS 3RD SPOT 
 
By JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.  The Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup=92s elimination round concluded last Saturday and the next playing day will feature the much awaited conference=92s semifinal games.  The Division 2 semifinalists in order of their team ranking are St. Anthony=9287 (12-2), St. Lawrence=9292 (11-3), St. Dominic (10-4) and St. Bernardine=9295 (10-4).
 
As of this writing, the commission has already announced the semi-final schedules for -
DIVISION 1
St. Bernard'02 vs. St. Pius'00 (1 vs. 4)
St. Fidelis'97 vs. St. James'89 (2 vs. 3)

DIVISION  2
St. Anthony'87 vs. St. Bernardine'95 (1 vs. 4)
St. Lawrence'92 vs. St. Dominic'90 (2 vs. 3)
 
Good luck, teams!

 
THE MVP Race
Most popular basketball leagues, like the NBA, require a regular season  MVP, where the award is given to the best player of the whole season (including the regular season, the playoffs & the Finals). The PBA, on the other hand, which features three tournaments (or conferences) in a year, also gives the award to the best player of the whole season, although a Best Player of the Conference award is given to the most outstanding player for each of the conferences.
 
The Sons of Lourdes Goodwill Games -Basketball bestows upon the best performing alumni player on a specific team the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award at the end of each conference -The Padre Pio Prepetual Cup and the Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup. 
 
During the Perpetual Cup, the SOLGG gave the MVP award to the most outstanding player of the conference, selected from the championship team, whilst the Most Valuable Player for the Fasani Cup shall be selected based upon -
- 65% statistical points plainly field goals made
- 35% sportsmanship (50% code of ethics evaluation, 25% no. of games played, 25% votes by MVP committee lead by SOLGG Commissioner)

 
Last Saturday's game:
In the first game, #4Jeff Aquino and #5Mark Herrera scored 24 and 21 points respectively to lead St. Dominic'90 to a 106-91 victory as they handed St. Anthony'97 its second loss to grab the third spot. 
 
#4Rene Cabaluna's 30 points, including eight 3-points shots, and #6Mark Constantino's 20-point production unsuccessfully provided St. Anthony'87 the win for a second round elimination sweep.
 
After trailing by four in the first period, 23-27, St. Dominic'90 hurriedly operated a 27-15 run in the second quarter and a 32-23 third period dash then exchanged field goals made in the fourth quarter to finish-off the front running team St. Anthony'87.

In the third game, St. John'93 erected a 20-2 rush to end the first quarter with a 26-7 commanding lead. After that, St. Lawrence'92 patiently crawled its way back into the game, setting off much needed points in the last minutes of the final canto to snatch the victory from St. John'93, 87-84, thus, St. Lawrence'92 solidified its hold of the second spot.  #8Chestnut Almario lead the winning team with 26 points.



Anthony "Jojo" Angus

DIVISION 2's FINAL FOUR
By JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org

QUEZON CITY. The last playing date of the two round elimination will be this coming Saturday. The games will settle on who is going to meet whom in the Division 2 of the SOLGG-Basketball 1st Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup Semi-Finals. The matrix attached as a file displays how the ranking of our Division 2 top four teams would wind up, consequently, you can figure out the 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 semi-finalists.

Manood ka na!

FINAL FOUR - Division 1
 
By JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.  On a regular Saturday afternoon at the LSQC Grade School Gymnasium, the Division 1's two round elimination of the SOLGG -Basketball's first Francesco Fasani Cup just ended.  Although in the team standing, there was an equal finish St. Bernard'02 lodged on top as the said team had a dominant goal average (quotient) opposed to St. Fidelis'97.
 
The campaigners for the semifinal playoffs will be as follows -
St. Bernard'02 vs. St. Pius'00 (1 vs. 4)
St. Fidelis'97 vs. St. James'89 (2 vs. 3)
 
While in the Division 2, it has two remaining playing dates to complete, and yet it is still too early to forecast who will be matching against whom.  

In case, you are inquisitive, peek at the team standings.  St. Anthony'87 is residing on the winning crest, on close second is St. Lawrence'92, at shaky third place St. Bernardine'95 while St. Dominic'90 is in close proximity ranking fourth.    
 
I have attached two files on the subject of how SOLGG -Basketball's leading four teams per division carried out their games in the gruel some and demanding two round elimination series.

TAWAG PANSIN:

CURRENT RANKING & GAME HIGHLIGHTS
 
by JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY. As the SOLGG -Basketball 1st Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup 2nd round elimination is at its closing stages, the basketball games are getting more refreshing. Every preeminent team in each division is determined to secure their spot to vie for the top four 1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3 format playoff semifinals.
 
In last Saturday's Division 2 scheduled games, St. Anthony'87 bolstered its hold of the top position by conquering St. Paul '94, 93-83. St. Lawrence'92 stayed in second spot by trouncing St. Bonaventure'85, 101-89. First seeded St. Dominic'90 routed current fifth place St. John '93, 90-82, thus remained the top contender to capture the 4th and final slot.
 
The Scores - 
Game 1: 
St. Anthony'87 93 - Maog 23, Cabaluna 22, C. Moya 19, Reyes 17, Palomo 9, Galido 3. 
St. Paul'94   83 - Roncal 18, Non 16, Reyes 12, Dela Cruz 10, Gochingco 8, #6 8, Galang 7, Garcia 4.
Quarterscores: 20-19, 45-39, 68-69, 93-83
 
Game 2: 
St. Lawrence'92  101 - Cura 30, Taylan 20, Tolentino 16, #3 15, Salvador 12, Reyes 8.
St. Bonaventure'85  89 - De Dios 17, Ycong 17, Angus 15, Dumlao 12, #45 12, Villegas 8, #10 8.
Quarterscores: 24-20, 50-39, 87-60, 101-89 
 
Game 3: 
St. Dominic'90   90 - G. Cabaluna 32, Cristal 12, Espino 11, Herrera 8, Lacson 8, Garcia 6, De Ocampo 4, Veloso 4, C. Aquino 3, Chuegan 2.
St. John'93  82 - L. Moya 40, Okol 10, De Leon 8, Noble 8, Carlos 7, Gamboa 5, Mabagos 4, #33 0, Alvarado 0, Concepcion 0, Medina 0.
Quarterscores: 20-23, 43-38, 70-59, 90-82.

 
Previous games highlights:
October 14 5th game - St. Anthony'87 defeated St. Dominic'90 via an 87-85 upset victory. Three crucial turnovers: A passing error by a St. Dominic'90 player seized by #6 Constantino created a sure 2-point fast break, 85-all; a ball interception from the baseline underneath St. Anthony'87's goal by #10 Reyes plus an under goal shot, 87-85; and another passing error caught by #10 Reyes that sealed St. Anthony'87's win within the last 11.9 seconds spelled St. Dominic'90's loss who were then leading the score at 85-83.
 
October 21 4th game - St. Fidelis'97 crushed St. Bernard'02, 90-83. St. Fidelis'97's victory halted St.Bernard'02 game winning streak at five (5). Mark Paul Arroyo and Al Magpayo top scored for St. Fidelis'97 with 35 and 21 points respectively.
 
October 28 3rd game - St. Anthony'87 overwhelmed St. Bernardine'85, 97-73. During the game, perennial team scoring leader #4 Rene Cabaluna of St. Anthony'87 amassed 76 points including 11 three-points shot made overshadowing #23 Richard Martin of St. Bernardine'85's ten (10) 3-points made, a record held by Martin since September 2, 2006.
 
November 4 3rd game - St. Bernardine'95 surpassed a 12-point lead by St. Bonaventure'85 in the last 2-minutes of the game, eventually winning by 3 that was settled on the free throw line, 97-94. (P.S. For the first time since the inception of the league, yours truly played along with Commissioner Erwin for St. Bonaventure'85 after a consent with Team St. Bernardine'95.)



Anthony "Jojo" Angus

SOLGG GAMES CANCELLED DUE TO �MILENYO�
 
by Jojo C. Angus
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
Due to strong winds and heavy rains brought about by typhoon "Milenyo" which caused power outages that affected the entire Luzon grid, SOLGG Commissioner Erwin Paz announced early Saturday morning the cancellation of all September 30 scheduled basketball games.
 
The announcement was made so as not to cause inconvenience to the alumni participants.
 
The games will resume this coming Saturday, October 7, anticipating a regular 5-games schedule for the month of October.

Anthony "Jojo" Angus

UPSETS & RECORD BREAKERS @ SOLGG

by JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.   Team St. Bernardine'95 brought into play their strong team effort to defeat St. John'93, 86-73.  The victory ranked them on top of the Division 2 team standings and over shadowed St. John'93 Louie Moya's 45 points scoring effort.
 
In the second game, team St. Paul'94 led, 23-19, in the first quarter but abruptly lost their shooting touch, making only 7 points in the second quarter, eventually losing to team St. Anthony'87, 103-85. St. Paul'94 tried to make a come back but St. Anthony'87, after taking the lead early in the second quarter, was already in a cruise mode and kept adding cushion to its already big lead, 68-48, with still 8:19 minutes left in the game. 
 
St. Anthony'87's Rene Cabaluna scattered a new personal, team and tournament high of 55 points, including 9 triples, eclipsing St. Bernardine'95's John Dale Valeña's previous tournament record high of 53 points.
 
In a high scoring third game, Victor Queyquep and player #11 scored 42 points each to lead team St. Joseph'01 to a 119-109 victory over team St. Fidelis'97. St. Joseph'01 was in command almost the entire game, leading by as much as 13 points. With 6:02 left in the final quarter, St. Fidelis'97 was able to tie the game at 99-all, however, St. Joseph'01 throttled a 7-0 blitz to take the lead, 106-99 with 4:14 left in the game, then down shifted to protect their lead, snatching their second win in four outings.
 
St. Fidelis'97 was led in scoring by former Welcoat standout Al Magpayo with 41 points while teammate Mico Tirona shared 34 points.
 
In the final game, team St. Thomas'91 surprised first seeded team St. Dominic'90 with a 91-88 upset. With approximately 5 minutes left and the score tied at 78-all, came a multiple exchange of baskets and lead changes between the two teams. Then, after tasting their last lead at 88-86 with 2:40 minutes left in the game, St. Dominic'90 went scoreless while St. Thomas'91 managed to score a 5-0 run in the game's twilight zone for the win.
 
  
The Scores -
Game 1:
St. Bernardine'95  86 - Castillo 19, Martin 12, Valencia 10, Silva 10, A. Capiz 8, Fernandez 8, Rivera 7, Balingit 6, Briones 3, #33 2,   Gozar 1.
St. John'93   73 - L. Moya 45, Okol 11, Carlos 8, Gamboa 5, Mabagos 2, Medina 2, Alvarado 0, Concepcion 0.
Quarterscores: 25-16, 39-32, 63-48, 86-73

Game 2:
St. Anthony'87  103 - Cabaluna 55, Constantino 13, Abalayan 12, Maog 8, Orbeta 8, Palomo 4, Reyes 3.
St. Paul'94   85 - Capili 29, Gochingco 22, Roncal 14, Reyes 14, Escolar 0, Galang 6, Alindogan 6, Guanhing 2, Garcia 0.
Quarterscores: 19-23, 41-30, 73-59,103-85

Game 3:
St. Joseph '01   119 - Queyquep 42, #11 42, Nagaño 16, Maglaya 16, Concepcion 2, #7 1, Llagas 0, Tumulak 0.
St. Fidelis'97  109 - Magpayo 41, Tirona 34, De Guzman 14, M. Chua 12, #50 5, Martinez 2, #3 1, Almario 0.
Quarterscores: 25 -19, 62-54, 95-88, 119-109

Game 4:
St. Thomas '91   91 - Valdivieso 27, Tamayo 20, Datol 17, Santos 13, Abes 12, Ledesma 2, Soriano 0.
St. Dominic'90   88 - Herrera 25, J. Aquino 24, Espino 14, Cristal 6, Rey 6, Chuegan 5, F. Gochingco 4, Veloso 3, Garcia 1, C. Aquino 0, De Ocampo 0, Uy 0.
Quarterscores: 23-20, 46-45, 70-66, 91-88
 

Anthony "Jojo" Angus

NO WINLESS SQUAD

by JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.  Team St. Bonaventure'85 became the last SOLGG division 2 team to win a game, surprising team St. Paul'94, 90-83. Vince De Dios scored a personal and team high of 32 points while Edwin Fernandez shared 21 points, including 3-triples in the fourth quarter, as St. Bonaventure'85 finally won after losing its first four games.
 
After a slow start, De Dios collaborated with Gelo Roa in the third quarter to lead an 11-2 splurge and put the game within reach, 42-44, as St. Paul'94 went scoreless for more than 4 minutes.
 
Momentum was evident on St. Bonaventure'85, especially in the final quarter, as they slowly pulled away from a 68-64 score, subsequently leading by as much as 13, 81-68, with 3:20 minutes left.
 
In the first game, division 1 team St. James'89 also barged into the win column via a convincing 80-70 victory over team St. Pius'00. Thomas "Bo" Rivera jiggled a 28-point production and drew scoring support from brothers Chito, Francis and BJ, who combined for 46 points.
 
After a 20-21 first quarter lead by team St. Thomas'91, team St. Lawrence'92 went on to score an average 34 points per quarter to clobber St. Thomas'91, 122-68.  Joey Cura of St. Lawrence'92 top scored with a personal high of 43 points while St. Thomas'91's Dado Santos scored 25 points.
 
In the final game, team St. Anthony'97 saw their four-game winning streak end as team St. Bernardine'95 leaned on its team's speed and quickness to snatch a 77-66 victory. St. Anthony'97's last taste of the lead of six points was at 49-43 with 4:09 minutes left in the third quarter, followed by subsequent lead changes against St. Bernardine'95. At minute 7:22 of the final period, St. Anthony'97, already trailing by 9 points, took a time out to stop St. Bernardine'95's thrust of blowing the game away. Nevertheless, St. Bernardine'95 was able to protect its lead and register its fourth win against one loss.


The Scores -
Game 1:
St. James'89  80 - T. Rivera 28, C. Rivera 21, F. Rivera 15, B. Rivera 10, Concha 2,  Lopez 2, Ramos 2, Macaraig 0, Pantig 0.
St. Pius'00  70 - J. De Dios 14, Reyes 14, B. Chua 13, Gill 12, De Guzman 5, Angeles 4, Villaseran 4, Corpus 2, Versoza 2, Rampola 0,.
Quarterscores: 24-17, 46-37, 68-50, 80-70

Game 2:
St. Bonaventure'89   90 -V. De Dios 32, E. Fernandez 21, Roa 18, Carlos 9, Palomo 6, Dumlao 4, Derpo 2, Tinio 0.
St. Paul'94   83 - Capili 23, Gochingco 22, Roncal 17, Guanhing 6, Reyes 5, Escolar 4, Galang 3, Alindogan 2, Garcia 0.
Quarterscores: 19-20, 31-42, 56-59, 90-83

Game 3:
St. Lawrence'92   122 - Cura 43, Almario 16, Taylan 15, Dionisio 8, Salvador 7, #32 7, Bravo 6, Reyes 6, Tolentino 6, Bathan 5, Aquino 3.
St. Thomas'91   68 - Santos 25, Datol 16, Valdevieso 14, Cordero 8, Soriano 6.
Quarterscores: 20-21, 54-38, 87-54, 122-68

Game 4:
St. Bernardine'95  77 - Martin 27, Valencia 17, Silva 15, Castillo 6, Rivera 4, Briones 3, A. Capiz 3,  Gozar 2, Balingit 0, Magpayo 0.
St. Anthony'87  66 - Cabaluna 27, De Castro 15, Constantino 13, Abalayan 5, Reyes 4, Santiago 2, Maog 0, Moya 0, Orbeta 0, Tejada 0.
Quarterscores: 18-12, 32-31, 55-53, 77-66

Anthony "Jojo" Angus

OUTGUNNED AND OUTSCORED

by JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY. In the absence of perennial team scoring leader John Dale Valena, Richard Martin took charge and tallied a personal high of 38 points, inclusive of ten (10)* three-point shots made (5 converted in each half), to lead team St. Bernardine'95 to a down-the-wire 95-94 thumping of team St. Paul'94. 
 
St. Bernardine'95 was in command, 94-85, going into the final 2:00 minutes of the game, when St. Paul'94 made an astonishing comeback with a 9-1 run, putting the game within reach at 95-94. With approximately 6.5 ticks remaining, St. Paul'94's Arman Capili snatch the rebound off two missed free throws by St. Bernardine'95, rushed straight past mid-court then took a hurried shot beyond the three point arc but muffed the attempt that might have won the game for his team. Marco Selga scored 31 points while Capili added 20 points in St. Paul'94's heartbreaking loss.
 
[*A new tournament record. The record was previously held by St. Anthony'87 R. Cabaluna with eight (8) 3-point shots last August 12 versus St. Thomas'91.]
 
In the second game, team St. Thomas'91 finally snapped its three-game losing streak, outlasting team St. Bonaventure'85, 88-78.   Trailing by 18 points after the third quarter, 44-62, St. Bonaventure'85 outgunned St. Thomas'91 via a 16-4 splutter going into the final 6:33 minutes of the game, setting the score at 60-66.  However, St. Thomas'91 took a time-out to cut short St. Bonaventure'85's momentum then retaliated with a series of 3-point bombs to pull away en route to its first win in four outings.        
 
During the third game, team St. Bernard'02 took team St. Fidelis'97 by surprise with an awesome display of speed and fire power to claim its third straight victory with a convincing 103-84 win. St. Bernard'02, starring point guard Rayjohn Badillo and center Tomuel Ortiz-Luis, didn't waste time in building a commanding 60-34 advantage at halftime, then showed an evident team effort to protect its lead cushion until the final buzzer. Badillo top scored for St. Bernard'02 with 28 points, Ortiz-Luid added 22 while five other players contributed in double figures. St. Fidelis'97, who played minus their star player Al Magpayo, was led in scoring by De Guzman and A. Martinez with 27 and 23 points respectively.           
 
In the final game, playing coach Sammy Tejada regrouped his teammates after scoring leader Rene Cabaluna fouled out with less than a minute left in the third quarter, reminding them to stay focus and keen on playing tough against second seeded team St. Lawrence'92.  Mark Constantino responded by scattering a personal high of 36 points to help team St. Anthony'87 beat team St. Lawrence'92, 93-72. The win pushed St. Anthony'87 in the top spot of division 2 with a 4-0 win-loss slate.
 
 
The Scores -

Game 1:
St. Bernardine'95  95 - Martin 38, Valencia 17, Briones 9, Balingit 7, A. Capiz 6, , Silva 5, Rivera 5, Cuyugan 3, J. Capiz 4, Gozar 2, Ladaban 0.
St. Paul'94   94 - Selga 31, Capili 20, Non 15, Reyes 9, #16 8, Alindogan 4, Gochingco 4, Roncal 3, Arce 0.
Quarterscores: 24-17, 47-40, 79-64, 95-94

Game 2:
St. Thomas'91   88 - Santos 22, Palmero 21, Abes 11, Garcia 11, Tamayo 10, Datol 9, Soriano 4, Mercullo 0.
St. Bonaventure'89   78 - V. De Dios 20, Roa 20, E. Fernandez 14, Carlos 10, Palomo 6, Ycasiano 6, Derpo 1, #19 1, Villegas 0, Dumlao 0, #10 0.
Quarterscores: 15-16, 41-29, 62-44, 88-78

Game 3:
St. Bernard'02   103 - Badillo 28, Ortiz 22, Espiritu 12, Gunlao 11, A. Calaquian 10, Mi. Calaquian 10, Villanueva 10, J. Calaquian 0.
St. Fidelis'97  84 - De Guzman 27, Martinez 23, Baes 13, Arroyo 10, M. Chua 5, Mendoza 3, Almario 3,.
Quarterscores: 25-16, 60-34, 83-58, 103-84

Game 4:
St. Anthony'87  93 - Constantino 36, R. Cabaluna 15, Reyes 12, De Castro 11, Mangahas 5,   Abalayan 4, Maog 4, Galido 2, Moya 2, Santiago 2, Tejada 0, #1 0.
St. Lawrence'92   72 - Abad 22, Cura 15, Taylan 12, Almario 9, Bravo 7, Salvador 3, Tolentino 3, Reyes 1, Bathan 0, Dionisio 0.
Quarterscores: 25-15, 40-34, 63-53 93-72




Anthony "Jojo" Angus

GAMES FULL OF PERSONAL HIGHS
 
by JOJO C. ANGUS
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY. At the helm, team St. Dominic'90's playing head coach, Carlos Aquino, instructed his team mates to set a relentless trapping defense going into the final 2 minutes of the first quarter, then completed a 51-29 run in the next two quarters, to finish off team St. John'93, 90-81.
 
St. John'93 managed to cut down St. Dominic'90's lead to 8 points, 78-86, with 1:57 minutes left in regulation time but St. Dominic'90 fizzled out the rally to capture its third straight win. Jeff Aquino top scored for the winning team with a new personal high of 38 points while St. John'93's L. Moya tallied a new personal high of 40 points and D. Carlos shared 20 points.
 
In the second game, Victor Queyquep scored another personal high, 46 points, to lead team St. Joseph'01 to a 93-88 triumph over team St. James'89. Trailing by 9 points after the first quarter, St. James'89 stirred-up a 28-10 scoring in the second quarter to end the half leading by 9 points, 43-34. On the other hand, St. Joseph'01 adjusted on defense and outscored St. James'89 by way of a 33-15 scuttle in the third canto, then protected their lead to seize their first win in two outings. Thomas Rivera scored 33 points for St. James'89, which has lost two straight games.
 
In the third game, team St. Bernardine'95 improved its record to 2-1 via a game forfeit after team St. Thomas'91 showed up with only four players.
 
In the final game, team scoring leader Rene Cabaluna tallied 36 points to lead St. Anthony'87 with a 91-78 mastery over team St. Bonaventure'85. St. Anthony'87's playing coach, Sammy Tejada, did not play due to a re-injury on his right shoulder but was very instrumental in charging his team to its third straight victory in as many games with his proficient instructions and timely shuffling of players. St. Bonaventure'85's Gelo Roa totaled a new personal high of 31 points, inclusive of seven (7) three-point shots converted all in the second half.


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The Scores -
Game 1:
St. Dominic'90  90 - J. Aquino 38, Herrera 11, Chuegan 9, Cristal 8, De Ocampo 7, F. Gochingco 4, Uy 4, Balmaceda 3, Espino 3, Rey 3, C. Aquino 0, Lacson 0, Veloso 0.
St. John'93  81 - L. Moya 40, Carlos 20, Okol 7, Noble 6, Medina 4, Reyes 4, Gamboa 0, Dizon 0, Mabagos 0.
Quarterscores: 17-all, 47-36, 70-50, 90-81

Game 2:
St. Joseph'01   93 - Queyquep 46, Nagaño 12, Ebarle 10, Tumulak 7, D. Concepcion 6, Maglaya 5, Llagas 4, Boysi 3, De Guzman 0, Lagac 0.
St. James'89  88 - T. Rivera 33, M. Concha 18, C. Rivera 17, Macaraig 12, Lopez 6, Ramos 2.
Quarterscores: 24-15, 34-43, 67-58, 93-88

Game 3:
St. Bernardine'95   20
St. Thomas'91   0
Quarterscores: 20-0

Game 4:
St. Anthony'87  91 - Cabaluna 36, Abalayan 10, Moya 10, Maog 9, Orbeta 9, Santiago 6, Mangahas 5, Galido 4, Reyes 2.
St. Bonaventure'89   78 - Roa 31, E. Fernandez 12, Carlos 11, V. De Dios 9, Tinio 6, Villegas 5, Dumlao 4.
Quarterscores: 27-16, 38-29, 58-49 91-78

Anthony "Jojo" Angus

A SPOILED PLAY COST THE GAME
By: Jojo C. Angus
Email: sports@lsqcaa.org
 
QUEZON CITY.  We resume our 1st Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup here at the Seraphic Hall's Gymnasium, Lourdes School of QC, where the Sons-of Lourdes Goodwill Games (SOLGG) -Basketball games are being held. 
 
With the absence of their playing coach, Carlos Aquino, team St. Dominic'90's assistant tacticians, Archie Calaquian and Sammy Tejada, did some worthwhile instructions to seize a 103-101 win over team St.Bernardine'95.  G.Cabaluna top scored for the winning team with 33 points, despite struggling from the free throw line, hitting only 50% of his attempts in the dying seconds of the final quarter.  J. Aquino added 23 points while W. Balmaceda chipped in 18 points, all coming from the 3-point area.
 
Team St.Bernardine'95 missed a chance to either tie or win the game in the final 6 seconds of regulation period when it failed to put up a decent shot as a result of a bungled pass. It also frittered away Valeña's personal game high of 53 points, which included his 28 second-quarter points outscoring St. Dominic90's 26 team points.
 
In the first game, team St. John'93 entered the win column via an 81-68 mastery over team St. Paul'94. It was a tightly contested first half which ended at 38-all, but St. John'93 poured in 23 points in the third period and tightened its defense, limiting St. Paul'94's scoring output to only 10 points. There was no looking back from then on for St. John'93 with Moya & Carlos leading the team with 23 and 21 points respectively.
 
In the second game, Team St. Anthony'87 defeated undermaned team St. Thomas'91, 100-87, for its second straight victory. St. Thomas'91 was consistently in the thick of the fight from the start and was able to tie the game, 74-all, with 7:20 time left in the last canto. Then, St. Anthony'87 made a 26-7 run and led by as much as nineteen points, 100-81, with a minute left in the game.  R. Cabaluna had 42 points while M. Constantino added 18 points for the winning team. St. Thomas'91's M. Tamayo tallied 23 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter with less than 4 minutes left in the game.
 
Since the start of the 1st Fr. Francesco Fasani Cup, we have been witnessing serious beefing up of team line-ups with team St. Fidelis'97 being the grandest, so far, parading batch mate Al Magpayo in its first outing.  Magpayo, playing for PBA bound Welcoat Paintmasters, scored 9 points in St. Fidelis'97's 88-81 win against team St. James'89.

St. James'89 trailed by as much as 13 points in the second quarter but rallied to grabbed the lead, 58-57 then added four more points, 62-57, forty-five seconds left in the third.  However, St. Fidelis'87's M.Tirona, in the ensuing plays, hit a 3-point trey and a medium range shot to tie the score, 62-all, prior to the final quarter.

 
The Scores -
Game 1:
St. John'93   81 - L. Moya 23, Carlos 21, Dizon 8, Concepcion 7, Mabagos 5, Medina 5, Reyes 5, Okol 3, Gamboa 2, Noble 2.
St. Paul'94   68 - Non 15, Joyno 11, Capili 10, Reyes 9, Selga 9, Gochingco 8, Guan Hing 2, Serrano 2, #17 2.
Quarterscores: 18-21, 38-all, 61-48, 81-68


Game 2:
St. Anthony'87  100 - Cabaluna 42, Constantino 18, De Castro 14, Reyes 8, Maig 6, Abalayan 5, Moya 4, Santiago 3.
St. Thomas'91    87 - Tamayo 23, Soriano 16, Madulid 14, Tancioco 12, Abes 9, Mercullo 7, Garcia 6.
Quarterscores: 24-24, 49-44, 69-66, 100-87

Game 3:
St, Fidelis'97  88 - Tirona 18, Chua 15, Arroyo 10, Mendoza 10, A. Magpayo 9, De Guzman 7, #10 8,  #8 5, Martinez 4, Almario 2.
St. James'89   81 - F. Rivera 24, C. Rivera 22, Macaraig 10, M. Concha 8, Castro 4, Villacorta 4, Tongco 3, Aquino 2, Galvez 2, T. Rivera 2.
Quarterscores: 22-17, 43-31, 62-all, 88-81

Game 4:
St. Dominic'90      103 - G. Cabaluna 33, J. Aquino 23, Balmaceda 18, Cristal 10, Chuegan 5, F. Gochingco 5, Espino 5, Veloso 2, Dy 1.
St. Bernardine'95  101 - Valeña 53, Valencia 12, Martin 11, Castillo 7, Ramos 6, Capiz 4, Ramos 4, Fernandez 2, Gozar 2.
Quarterscores: 21-11, 47-51, 78-all, 103-101
 

Anthony "Jojo" Angus