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College of St Benilde’s hopes for a decent finish and a possible berth in the PCCL got derailed yesterday as they lost to the Lyceum Pirates 94-89 in overtime. The Blazers end their season at 7th place with a 6-12 record.

The loss ends another frustrating year for CSB, who has not had a winning season in men’s basketball since 2002. The Blazers were actually in the thick of the fight early in the tournament and had a legitimate chance to make it to the Final 4. But a string of tough-luck losses to lower ranked teams, the migration of mainstay Mark Romero to the US and the brief absence of leading-scorer Carlo Lastimosa affected the team’s campaign towards the homestretch.

The future looks bright though for CSB next year as the team will remain intact. With the addition of several key players from team b, the Blazers will definitely contend in 2012.

Meanwhile in the juniors division, La Salle Greenhills crushed Lyceum 118-45 as they solidify their hold on the number 3 seed in the semis. This will be only the third time that the Greenies will advance past the eliminations since returning to the NCAA in 1998. They will be having the twice-to-beat disadvantage when they face the Letran Squires.

Overall, it was the good showing for CSB/LSGH in the first semester events of the NCAA.

Swimming: Mens – 2nd, Womens – 2nd, Juniors -10-time Champion
Chess: Seniors – Champion, Juniors – 4th
Table Tennis: Womens – Champion, Mens – 2nd, Juniors – 7th
Beach Volleyball – Womens – 3rd, Mens – 4th, Juniors – 7th

Boxscores

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LSGH 118 -Bonleon 21, Torres 17, Manzano 15, Paras 12, Mercado 10, Sy 9, Marcial 9, Tesorero 8, vito 7, Villaruz 4, Ramilo 2, Laigo 2, Barrera 2, Sta Clara 0

Lyceum 45 – Menil 8, Pare 10, Lagman 9, Cecilio 4, Romanes 2, DeLeon 2, Verdad 0, Tropicales 0, Ligot 0, Licerio 0, Cruzada 0, Agdon 0, Agdon 0

Quarterscores: 28-12;60-18;94-29;118-45

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Lyceum 94 – Guevara 27, Napiza 14, Cayabyab 11, Lacap 11, Francisco 10, Laude 8, Ko 4, Mallari 4, Anacta 3, Azores 2, Lesmoras 0

CSB 89 – Lastimosa 24, Tan 12, Pate 11, Sinco 10, Nayve 9, Taha 8, Deles 6, McCoy 3, de la Paz 2, Altamirano 2, de Guzman 2, Carlos 0

Quarterscores: 18-16;36-37;59-57;79-79;94-89

As posted in the Manila Bulletin by Jonas Terrado

College of Saint Benilde won its first game in over a month with an 82-73 win over cellar-dweller Emilio Aguinaldo College in the 87th NCAA basketball tournament Friday at The Arena in San Juan.

The Blazers drew strong games from rookie Michael Pate, Paolo Taha and Carlo Lastimosa to snap a four-game losing run and tie idle Lyceum for sixth place with similar 6-11 records.

Pate, a former National Youth mainstay, came off the bench to register 18 points, three rebounds and three assists in 26 minutes of action.

Taha had 14 points and three boards and Lastimosa, in his third game back after a brief absence, registered 13 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals. Center Jan Tan added 10 points, 12 rebounds and two blocked shots.

It was St. Benilde’s first win since a narrow 66-64 victory over Arellano on Sept. 5. Since then, the Blazers lost their next four games that eliminated them from Final Four contention.

The loss of Mark Romero, who migrated along with his parents to the United States, a brief misunderstanding that led to a temporary departure of Lastimosa from the team likewise affected their semis bid.

“We could have done better,” said coach Richard del Rosario. “I think the lost of our players during the midseason and failing to win games that we could have won affected us but could build something from this.”

Boxscores

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LSGH 84 – Bonleon 19, Torres 15, Villaruz 13, Vito 10, Yap 9, Ramilo 7, Sta Clara 6, Barrera 4, Laigo 1, Mercado 0

EAC 67 – Mendoza 21, Superable 17, Onwubere 15, Cuyos 8, Padrones 2, Manreza 2, Cabral 2, Rait 0, Meana 0, Magtaas 0

Quarterscores: 22-10;35-32;53-46;84-67

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CSB 82 – Pate 18, Taha 14, Lastimosa 13, Tan 10, Altamirano 8, Deles 8, De la Paz 5, Sinco 4, Carlos 2, McCoy 0.

EAC 73 – Jamon 20, Yaya 17, Vargas 11, Cubo 10, Torralba 6, Chiong 5, Paguia 2, Sanchez 2, Morada 0, King 0, Diolanto 0.

Quarterscores: 22-19;43-30;61-47;82-73.

College of Saint Benilde’s Final Four bid came to an end on Monday after bowing to fancied Letran, 72-60, in the 87th NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the Filoil Flying V Arena.

The trio of Paolo Taha, Carlo Lastimosa and Jonathan Grey led a spirited third quarter comeback by the Blazers but failed to sustain their momentum in the payoff period that helped the Knights pull away.

With their fourth consecutive defeat, CSB fell to 5-11 and is assured of missing the Final Four for the ninth straight season.

The Blazers’ elimination was completed in the second game when Jose Rizal University won its eighth game by likewise ending Mapua’s disappointing 2011 campaign with a 78-64 win in the second game.

The last time St Benilde made the postseason was in 2002 when Sunday Salvacion led the team to its second finals appearance in three seasons. The Blazers, however, were swept by back-to-back champion San Sebastian.

Taha led the “Green and Black” with 18 points and 11 rebounds while Lastimosa made 11 points although he shot 4-of-14 from the field. Grey added 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals.

CSB fell behind early as Kevin Alas powered Letran to a 15-3 lead in the first then teammate VJ Espiritu fired all 10 points in the first two periods to take a 28-19 halftime lead.

But St Benilde awoke from slumber as it capitalized on a sluggish third by the Knights to even take a 45-43 lead with barely two minutes remaining in the said period.

However, the Blazers fell into numerous fouls and Letran capitalized to regain full control of the contest.

Alas had 16 points to lead Letran while Jam Cortes tallied 12 points and 12 boards. Backup guard Mark Cruz gave the Blazers trouble as well for 11 markers.

Luis Sinco added nine points for the Blazers.

In juniors action, La Salle Greenhills lost to Letran 74-60. The Greenies drop to 11-5, tied for the 3rd and 4th spot with EAC.

Box scores

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Letran 74 – Villanueva 25, Nambatac 10, Luib 10, Catipay 10, Serafica 9, Galleon 6, Licyayo 4

LSGH 60 – Torres 16, Villaruz 15, Yap 9, Laigo 6, Vito 4, Bonleon 4, Barrera 3, Ramilo 2, Sta Clara 1, Tesorero 0, Paras 0, Mercado 0, Marcial 0

Quarterscores: 19-14;39-23;61-37;74-60

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Letran 72 — Alas K. 16, Cortes 12, Cruz 11, Espiritu 10, Belorio 7, Dysam 6, Racal 4, Alas J, 4, Almazan 2, Lituania 0, Mendoza 0, Gabriel 0

St. Benilde 60 — Taha 18, Lastimosa 11, Grey 10, Sinco 9, Tan 4, Carlos 4, Altamirano 2, McCoy 1, Deles 1, de la Paz 0, Pate 0.
Quarterscores: 16-5; 28-19; 47-45; 72-60

In their first game without Carlo Lastimosa, College of St Benilde lost badly to the JRU Heavy Bombers 78-63 yesterday. Lastimosa, the Blazers’ leading scorer has reportedly withdrawn from the school.

Here is CSB’s official statement

De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, represented by its Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Relations, Br. Dante Jose Amisola, FSC, in dialogue with Mr. & Mrs. Danilo and Patricia Lastimosa, wishes to officially announce the formal withdrawal of their son, Mr. Carlo Dan T. Lastimosa, from the College.

While both the College and the family have mutually accepted this decision with a heavy heart, they are, likewise, mutually convinced that this decision, based on various personal reasons, will only redound to the best interests of the young man.

De La Salle-CSB wishes then to acknowledge at this point, and with much gratitude Carlo’s meaningful involvement with student life on campus whilst in the College, and especially recognizes his exceptional contributions to its basketball team.

The College wishes Carlo all the best in life and sends him her fervent prayers as he moves forward, and strongly requests that his personal space and privacy be now respected and given utmost consideration by everybody.

The absence of Lastimosa (14.7ppg) is a big blow to the Blazers’ campaign as they are still in the running for the last spot in the semis. The team is already without their 4th leading scorer Mark Romero who migrated to the US a couple of weeks ago.

In juniors basketball, La Salle Greenhills thrashed JRU 85-51 to remain in solo second with an 11-3 record.

Box scores:
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LSGH 85 – Bonleon 24, Vito 14, Torres 13, Laigo 8, Barrera 8, Villaruz 6, Mercado 6, Manzano 3, Sta Clara 2, Ramilo 1, Yao 0, Tesorero 0, Sy 0, Paras 0

JRU 51 – Molina 15, Custodio 9, Saumanguid 7, Fernandez 6, Cortez 6, Montenegro 4, Fegidero 3, Faundo 1, Zuniga 0, Victorino 0, Rosales 0, Castor 0, Barrameda

Quarterscores: 23-5;40-19;68-32;85-51

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JRU 78—Apinan 17, Kabigting 14, Matute 11, Lopez 10, Villarias 9, Almario 7, Paniamogan 4, Montemayor 4, Monserat 2, Mendoza 0.

CSB 63—Taha 14, Pate 13, Grey 12, Tan 10, Altamirano 4, McCoy 4, Dela Paz 4, Sinco 2, Musngi 0, Deles 0, De Guzman 0, Carlos 0, Nayve 0.

Quarterscores: 20-22;40-35;66-52;78-63.

College of St Benilde simply had no answer for Calvin Abueva’s 20-20 performance as they lose to San Sebastian College 80-76 yesterday. Abueva finished the game with 27 points and 20 rebounds for the Stags, still undefeated with a 13-0 slate. The Blazers played their first game without Mark Romero, their 4th leading scorer who recently migrated to the US.

Paolo Taha led Benilde with 16 points while Jonathan Gray and Carlo Lastimosa added 15 and 14 markers respectively. The Blazers fall to 5-8, tied for 5^th with Lyceum and just a game behind Mapua.

In juniors basketball, La Salle Greenhills crushed San Sebastian 82-53 to remain tied with Letran for 2^nd at 10-3.

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LSGH 82 – Torres 20, Bonleon 20, Laigo 12, Vito 7, Villaruz 7, Barrera 5, Yap 3, Tesorero 2, Ramilo 2, Paras 2, Mercado 2, Sy 0, Sta Clara 0, Manzano 0

SSCR 53 – Calisaan 23, Costelo 10, Pante 5, Macasaet 4, Dyke 4, Parina 3, Gayosa 3, Magno 3, Miasco 1, Escalambre 0, Castor 0, Rivera 0, Velasco 0, Balid 0, Libunao 0

Quarterscores: 25-17;44-35;66-44;82-53

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SSCR 86 – Abueva 27, Sangalang 20, Pascual 11, J. dela Cruz 11, Maiquez 8, Ferrer 5, Vitug 4, del Rio 0, Miranda 0, Antipuesto 0

CSB 70 – Taha 16, Grey 15, Lastimosa 14, Deles 9, Carlos 5, Sinco 4, Tan 3, Altamirano 2, McCoy 2, de la Paz 0, Pate 0

Quarter scoring: 22-13;45-24;62-42;86-70

As posted in The Manila Bulletin by Jonas Terrado

College of Saint Benilde was able to protect a double-digit lead this time as the Blazers hacked out a gut-wrenching 66-64 win over Arellano University to keep its Final Four bid alive in the 87th NCAA basketball tournament Monday at The Arena in San Juan.

CSB, powered by athletic guard Paolo Taha and the shifty Jonathan Grey, appeared to have the win all wrapped up after posting a commanding 62-48 lead with less than five minutes left in the game.

But the CSB supporters were back on the edge of their seats – just like what happened in their last two games when they lost despite taking double-digit leads – as the Chiefs, behind the hot-shooting of Vergel Zulueta, launched a massive rally that saw them close in at 65-64 with 11.3 ticks left.

St Benilde guard Anton Altamirano was fouled in the next play with eight ticks left but only managed a split.

However, it was enough to secure their fifth win in 12 starts after Zulueta missed a game-winning triple and teammate Andrian Celada muffed a desperation fadeaway two-pointer before the horn.

The narrow victory put the Taft-based squad just a game back of idle Mapua (6-6) for the No. 4 spot in the standings but coach Richard del Rosario was far from satisfied.

“Ang naging problema ng mga players is parang madali silang natuwa,” said Del Rosario. “They relaxed and failed to follow instructions and we need to fix that.”

Taha had 12 points, six rebounds and an assist while Grey made 10 points, four rebounds and five assists and made the highlight play of the game with an “in your face” two-handed slam on Kims Pagayunan for a 59-45 CSB lead with 5:20 to go.

In juniors action, La Salle Greenhills improved their record to 9-3 after defeating Arellano 82-77. The Greenies remain in solo third behind Letran (9-2) and San Beda (11-0)

Boxscores:

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LSGH 82 – Torres 23, Bonleon 14, Laigo 11, Villaruz 10, Vito 7, Mercado 6, Barrera 6, Paras 5, Tesorero 0, Sy 0, Ramilo 0

Arellano 77 – Chan 15, Cerrudo 14, Lontoc 12, Balajadia 11, Reyes 9, Guerrero 6, De Guzman 4, Guibone 3, Datuin 2, Bernardo 1, Villarosa 0, Cablao 0, Alcantara 0

Quarterscores 26-15;40-29;58-48;82-77

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St Benilde 66 — Taha 12, Grey 10, Altamirano 10, de la Paz 9, Romero 8, Sinco 5, Carlos 5, Lastimosa 3, Tan 2, Nayve 2, McCoy 0.

Arellano 64 — Zulueta 19, Celada 17, Lapuz 9, Del Rosario 4, Doligon 4, Casino 3, Acidre 2, Okpe 2, Palma 2, Salcedo 2, Pagayunan 0.

Quarterscores: 19-11;33-29;47-39;66-64.

College of Saint Benilde blew a double-digit lead to suffer a heartbreaking 94-90 overtime loss to Mapua at the start of its 87th NCAA men’s basketball tournament second round campaign at the Filoil Flying V Arena.

The Blazers led by 11 points in the second quarter and 10 in the third period before the Cardinals staged a fourth quarter rally behind rookie Josan Nimes and Allan Mangahas to take a four-point lead with under a minute left in regulation.

CSB, though, scored two quick baskets to eventually force an extra session but Mapua dominated the overtime period to forge a tie with the former for fifth spot at 4-6.

It was a disappointing loss for the Blazers, who failed to reach the .500 mark at this point of the season for the first time since the 2002 season.

That season, St Benilde reached the finals led by Sunday Salvacion but lost to San Sebastian. It was also the last time that the Blazers made the Final Four.

Carlo Lastimosa had 23 points, two rebounds, two assists and three steals but left the game with more than a minute in the overtime period due to an ankle injury. Read more…

As posted in the Manila Bulletin by Jonas Terrado

College of Saint Benilde ended its first round campaign on a high note by blasting Emilio Aguinaldo College, 80-68, in a game marred by a fistfight Wednesday in the 87th NCAA basketball tournament at The Arena in San Juan.

Shifty lefty Jonathan Grey scored 17 points and hauled down 12 rebounds while Mark Romero added 12 points, five rebounds and three assists as the Blazers remained in the middle of the pack with a 4-5 record, the school’s best first round mark since 2005.

That year, the Blazers had a 3-4 slate.

The Blazers, who used a big third quarter run to rip the Generals apart, thus boosted their bid to claim a Final Four berth after forging a tie with guest team Lyceum for fourth place in the standings.

“We’re happy to finish the first round tied for fourth,” said coach Richard del Rosario. “At least we’re entering the second round knowing na may chance pa kami sa Final Four.”

The Blazers led for the majority of the contest but it was only when their center Jan Tan and EAC’s Jolas Paguia were ejected for committing a Flagrant Foul Penalty 2 each that they were able to breakaway for good.

In juniors action, LSGH losses its second-straight match as they lost to EAC 78-73. The Greenies finish the first round at 6-3.

Boxscores

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EAC 78 – Mendoza 21, Onwubere 18, Superable 17, Cuyos 10. Manreza 6, Rait 4, Padrones 2, Piopongco 0

LSGH 73 – Bonleon 15, Laigo 14, Torres 11, Ramilo 11, Sy 8, Yap 6, Vito 5, Sta Clara 3, Barrera 0, Mercado 0, Paras 0, Tesorrero 0

Quarterscores: 23-13;35-33;58-49;78-73

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CSB 80 — Grey 17, Romero 12, Lastimosa 10, Taha 9, Tan 8, McCoy 7, Altamirano 7, Sinco 4, de la Paz 4, Deles 2, Nayve 0, de Guzman 0.

EAC 68 — Cubo 22, Torralba 16, Jamon 16, Yaya 5, Chiong 4, Vargas 3, Morada 2, Paguia 0, Sanchez 0, Villegas 0.

Quarterscores: 18-11;40-32;61-42;80-68

As posted in PhilStar.com

Arellano University snapped a harrowing five-game losing streak with a 64-60 win over College of St. Benilde in the second game.

Andrian Celada shot 15 points, issued four assists and had three steals as the AU Chiefs improved to 2-6 while dealing the Blazers their fifth loss in eight outings.

“Before the game, I stressed the need to win again because it seems we’re already forgetting the taste of victory,” said AU coach Leo Isaac, whose wards raced off to a 14-0 start.

“Our game plan was focused on totally eliminating Lastimosa because he’s the one carrying CSB,” added Isaac, referring to CSB ace Carlo Lastimosa who was held down to four points by the AU defense.

In juniors action, the Arellano Baby Chiefs scored an upset win over LSGH 64-61. The Greenies remain in second place tied with the Letran Squires at 6-2.

Seniors Game Photos HERE

Box Scores

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LSGH 61- Torres 18, Bonleon 15, Barrera 14, Paras 5, Ramilo 4, Laigo 3, Tesorero 2, Yap 0, Sy 0, Sta Clara 0, Mercado 0

Arellano 64 – Lontoc 15, Reyes 13, Chan 10, Cerrudo 7, Guerrero R 6, Guibone 5, Guerrero V 5, Villarosa 2, De Guzman 1, Bernardo 0

Quarter Scores: 19-12;27-29;50-45;61-64

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Arellano 64 – Celada 15, Acidre 12, Lapuz 11, Caperal 9, Doligon 9, Zulueta 4, Pagayunan 4, Palma 0, Gumaru 0

CSB 60 – Taha 21, Grey 11, Romero 7, Altamirano 6, Lastimosa 4, McCoy 4, de la Paz 3, Sinco 2, Tan 2

Quarter Scores: 17-9, 32-25, 49-44, 64-60