Teng, Banal power Xavier to Tiong Lian title

February 26th, 2008

culled from the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Posted date: February 23, 2008

AFTER PUTTING AN END TO THE league’s longest winning streak in memory, Xavier School finally snuffed the life out of Chiang Kai Shek’s championship repeat bid.

Jeric Teng and Gabriel Banal, future stars who share a rich basketball pedigree, powered Xavier to a 101-86 rout of bitter rival Chiang Kai Shek Friday to capture the 32nd Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association crown at the UNO high school gym in Manila.

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Xavier Juniors Regain Tiong Lian Title

February 23rd, 2008

by Henry Liao ‘72, YEHEY! Contributors
23 February 2008, 1:25 AM

Hail to the Tiong Lian champions!

Twice over.

First, it was the Xavier Aspirants who secured their sixth consecutive championship in the Aspirants Division with a two-game finals’ sweep against Chiang Kai Shek.

Friday night (Feb. 22) at the Uno gym, it was the turn of their Big Brothers, the Xavier Juniors, to turn in the trick.

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CKSC edges Xavier, forces a game 3 in Tiong Lian Juniors Finals

February 22nd, 2008

by Henry L. Liao ‘72, YEHEY! Contributors

There will be a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Juniors Division finals of the 32nd Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament.

Wednesday night (Feb. 20) at the Uno gym, defending champion Chiang Kai Shek survived a furious rally by Xavier School to register an 83-77 victory that deadlocked the best-of-three series at 1-1.

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Xavier is 1-up in Tiong Lian Junior finals

February 19th, 2008

by Henry Liao ‘72, YEHEY! Contributors
19 February 2008, 9:08 AM

Xavier School scored a come-from-behind 85-83 win over defending champion Chiang Kai Shek Monday night (Feb.18) to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Juniors Division finals of the 32nd Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament at the Uno gym.

Xavier overcame an 18-point deficit (49-31) midway through the second quarter to register the two-point victory that brought Chiang Kai Shek’s 16-game winning streak over two seasons (nine in 2007 and seven this year) to an abrupt halt.

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Xavier Aspirants claim 6th straight Tiong Lian Title

February 18th, 2008

by Henry Liao ‘72

It took a pair of contrasting victories (101-73 and 69-64) over Chiang Kai Shek in less than 28 hours (Feb. 16/17) for Xavier School to claim its sixth consecutive Aspirants Division title in the 32nd Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament.

Saturday noon (Feb. 16) at the Uno gym, the Golden Stallions whipped the Blue Dragons, 101-73, to take Game 1 of the best-of-three championship series.

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