by Henry Liao (‘72)
For the second straight year, Xavier School and St. Jude Catholic School will dispute the Juniors Division title in the 40th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament.
The best-of-three finals rematch, which features the No. 1 seed against the No. 2 seed, will start on Monday, February 15 (6:00 p.m.), at the Jacinto Tiu Competition Court in the Xavier School campus.
by Henry Liao (‘72)
No. 1 seed Xavier School beat No. 4 seed Chiang Kai Shek College, 91-86, to enter the finals for a 10th consecutive year. The Stallions await the winner of the rubber match on Feb. 12 between No. 3 seed Hope Christian HS, who beat St. Jude Catholic School, 74-58, in their first semifinal encounter.
Xavier School took a 21-14 lead after the first quarter as Jeron Teng (11) and Jose Manuel (7) combined for 18 points. CKSC moved ahead, 25-23, on an Arvin Faustino three, and was still ahead at 27-25 when Xavier went on a 10-0 run to regain the upper hand, 35-27. Halftime score was 43-36 in Xavier’s favor.
by Henry Liao for gameface.ph (02/08/2010)
For the third consecutive year, Xavier School and Chiang Kai Shek College will battle for the Aspirants Division title in the 40th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament.
The best-of-three finals start on Saturday, February 13 (10:00 a.m.), at the CKSC gym.
by Henry Liao (‘72)
Move over, Big Brother.
The Xavier School Aspirants, who are seeking a record-extending eighth consecutive title, duplicated the feat of their Juniors counterparts in the 40th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball tournament by completing their own single round-robin elimination schedule with a lily-white 6-0 record.
by Henry Liao (‘72)
What many expected to be a close encounter between two unbeaten teams turned out to be a horrendous blowout. Two-time defending champion Xavier School stamped its class and demolished St. Jude Catholic School, 91-55, Wednesday night (January 27) in a Juniors Division match-up in the 40th Freego Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association tournament held at the Chiang Kai Shek gym in Tondo, Manila.
It was also billed as a showdown between the tournament’s top offensive team (Xavier School) and best defensive squad (St. Jude Catholic School). While the Golden Stallions kept their part of the bargain, the Judenites faltered badly and played matador-like defense throughout. An open secret, it’s actually Xavier’s defense that fuels its offense, which produced 109.8 points an outing through the team’s first five assignments.
