NBA MADNESS 2011 @ STI

The NBA MADNESS 2011

featuring the Orland Magic Cheer Dancers

visited the STI Academic Center Gym

The Orlando Magic Cheer Dancers

leading the

STI College Cheer Dance Team

warm up

FOLLOW THE LEADER

Kendra teaching some moves to the

STI College Cheer Dancers

Tara giving some

useful tips to the youngsters

There were also some games

Some half court shots

The Junior Olympians

joined the games

Some students joined also

A lay up from an STI Student

Even the front office staff

joined the fun

Playing in their office uniforms

The Winners of the

GATORADE SHOOTING STARS

RJ Maneja,

Fernando Ngolong

Harvey Mallari

Winners of the

Clyde "the Glide" Drexler

Challenge

#1 Erven Silverie

# 2 RJ Maneja

# 3 Micko Abuy

OUR SINCEREST THANKS

TO THE ORLANDO MAGIC DANCERS

FOR ALL THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT

Dejavu: Eagles rout Tams anew

No this is not the patintero -

this is the pick and roll of the Blue Eagles

In 2009 FEU Center Aldrech Ramos put up numbers that almost gave him the UAAP MVP of that Season, his exemplary season earned him a spot for the SMART Gilas team. The following year it was his team mate RR Garcia who pocketed the MVP as he led the Tams to the finals. Both players led the Tamaraws to the much needed wins to get another finals berth and were tasked to put up good numbers for the Tamaraws to overcome the three time defending champion Ateneo Blue Eagles.

The Phenom glides to the basket

The Blue Eagles had no stars who could match up to their numbers but only had one thing going for them which is no secret to the whole league – their team defense. The Blue Eagles limited the high scoring pair as Ramos scored 9 points and pulled down only three rebounds while Garcia missed all seven of his three point attempts to settle for six points. This is the signature defensive game that the Blue Eagles have employed in all its finals games since 2008 as the Blue Eagles swoop down on the hapless FEU Tamaraws enroute to a convincing 82 – 64 win in Game 1 of the Best of three series for the 74th UAAP Basketball Tournament.

Nico Salva three pointer

The Blue Eagles started hot by scoring six straight points in the opening two minutes as Greg Slaughter scored on an inside feed, Nico Salva on a runner and Kiefer Ravena on a baseline jumper to give the Blue Eagles an early 6 – 0 lead that led to the first ceasefire called by the Tamaraws. The Tams regrouped and countered with their own 6 – 0 run with RR Garcia scoring off a jumper and Sophomore Guard Terrence Romeo canning two jumpers that tied the count at 6 – 6 with six minutes left.

One of three Greg Slaughter dunks

The reason the Tams sued time as early as the first two minutes is to make sure that the first quarter meltdown of the Tams last year won’t happen again and that is is hard to play catch up with the Blue Eagles. The Tams pounced on the Blue Eagles once more to end the quarter on top 19 -14. Terrence Romeo scored 10 first quarter points to pace the Morayta based Tamaraws that weathered the early Ateneo avalanche on points.

Nico dunks the ball as well

The second quarter controlled the game early as the tandem of Chris Tolomia and Rusell Escoto provided additional scoring to the Tamaraws as Ramos, Garcia and Exciminiano combined to give the Tams their biggest lead 28 – 18 with four minutes left in the half. In came the game changer – Mr. Jepoy Erram. Erram’s intimidating presence was felt after he blocked the shot of Tolomia that sent a message to the Tamaraws. The Blue Eagles finally got their game going as as their defense forced the Tamaraws to turnovers which Nico Salva and Kiefer Ravena took advantage by scoring on avalanche of points to preside over a crippling 12 – 0 run to give the Blue Eagles the upperhand 30 – 28. Chris Tolomia scored on a three pointer to give back the lead to the Tams and the half ended with both teams tied 33 – all.

Captain Kirk

" Beam me up Scottie"

The third quarter started with Captain Kirk Long coming alive by finally showing the chink in Terrence Romeo’s defense. Kirk exploited that match up that made the Tams adjust right away. Long scored 6 points to counter the hot shooting Romeo as both teams fought nail to nail until the final stand still at 45 – all. Just when the Tams thought they had the Blue Eagles covered the three time champions made a decisive run in the last five minutes and the proud fighting Tamaraws never knew what hit them. Nico Salva sank four free throws, scored on a runner and capped it out with a dunk shot to preside over a remarkable 20 – 4 run that the Blue Eagles used to end the third quarter on top 60 – 49 and in more importantly was in full control of the game.

Exciminiano Kieferized!

There was no more looking back for the Eagles in the fourth quarter as the Salva put the icing on the cake by scoring six points, Monfort finally hitting a three pointer and Greg Slaughter dunking the ball twice on two great feeds from Ravena and an alley-oop from Long. The biggest lead of the game was established at the 1:43 mark with the Blue Eagles opening a 78 – 58 lead. Dejavu. The Blue Eagles blew out the Tamaraws just like in 2010 with good defense and great teamwork.

Another Kiefer Basket

The gorgeous 80’s beauty Bo Derek once came out with the number 10 as the perfect number. But today, the perfect game was dished out by the Blue Eagles’ number eight as he went eight for eight for both on field goals and on free throws which is the first perfect game in a championship by an Atenean as the fourth year forward never missed a shot which is just shows that he has taken the lead role for the Blue Eagles in the finals.

A floater by Juami Tiongson

Game two is on Tuesday, the only time that the finals will be held on a Tuesday. This a chance for the Blue Eagles to avenge the losses of the Blue Eaglets that lost out in the final 4 to the Baby Tamaraws and to the Grade School SBP team which lost out to Lourdes in the SBP semifinals. The past three years, all three teams won in their respective divisions, now it will only be the Blue Eagles who is on the brink of setting a school record. Go Ateneo One Big Fight!

Justin Chua for two

The scores:

Ateneo de Manila (82)

Salva 24, Ravena 17, Slaughter 12, Monfort 11, Long 8, Erram 4, Tiongson 4, Chua 2, Gonzaga 0, Golla 0, Austria 0

Far Eastern University (64)

Romeo 23, Escoto 12, Ramos 9, Garcia 6, Exciminiano 6, Tolomia 5, Pogoy 2, Cruz 1, Sentcheu 0, Bringas 0

Quarter scoring: 14-19, 33-33, 60-49, 82-64

The look on the FEU Bench - Priceless

RJ and Bujoy's Birthday

CELEBRATED WITH RJ

AT TIENDESITAS

THE BIRTHDAY GURL

JUST TURNED 24

I HAD SOME BBQ'S

THEY HAD SOME ISAW

ALWAYS WAS THERE

AND IT WAS ALL FUN BECAUSE OF HER

NEXXUS AND THE BAND

ALL FOR PATRICIA

ENTERTAINED US

MAH GURLS RJ & ALWAYS

MY FAVORITE NIECE TURNED 12

MARC AND BUJOY

TEEN-AGER NA NEXT YEAR

ABOUT TO CUT HER CAKE

HAPPY B-DAY BUJOY

Olympians zap Scorpions 67 - 63

A steal by RK Morales

National University Coach and former National Youth Coach Eric Altamirano is blessed with good deputies during his time with the National Team and now with the Bulldogs in the UAAP. Two of his assistants are now strutting their wares in the National Athletic Association of Schools Colleges and Universities as Vic Ycasiano has been handling the STI College Olympians since 2004 while Mon Jose is on his third year for the Centro Escolar University Scorpions. Both coaches see to it that the RP Team is smoking when it comes to defense. That is why when both the Olympians and the Scorpions collided for the solo second spot, both teams employed similar defenses as if one team mirrored the other. In the end it was a game of wills as the STI College Olympians veterans came through to carve out a hard earned 67-63 win to gain solo second spot in the ongoing 11^th NAASCU.

Jerald Bautista scores off the steal

2009 Mythical 5 selectee Jerald Bautista and 2010 Mythical 5 selectee Rama Krisna (RK) Morales combined their forces in the third quarter as the Olympians finally caught up on the hard fighting Scorpions and more importantly gain the much needed momentum going into the pay-off period. The Scorpions started the game with more intensity as they forced the Olympians to turnovers and bad shots. The Mendiola based Scorpions racked up six straight points in the first three minutes as the Olympians could not buy a basket. The Scorpions were still leading 12 -5 with 4:36 left when the Olympians finally awoke from their slumber to put up a 7 – 2 run to end the first quarter just behind by a basket 12 – 14.

Lightning Maclean with a dunk on the fastbreak

At the start of the 2nd quarter, The Olympians inched closer to the Scorpions as their fastbreaking game got going and gave them a 17 -16 lead with just 49 seconds gone in the 2^nd canto. Unfortunately for the Olympians, the Scorpions stepped on the gas pedal as Leymund Babad and John Orbeta combined to give the Scorpions a paralyzing 12 - 3 run. The Olympians never knew what hit them as the Scorpions were threatening to blow the game wide open with a 28 -20 lead. The Olympians then closed the gap to a more manageable six point deficit at the half 30 - 24.

Eye in the sky play with Maclean Sabellina

At the start of the second half, the Scorpions unleashed their shooters as they took a 36-25 lead with seven minutes and thirty seconds left. Orbeta, Babad and Gabe Rublico found a crease in the Olympians defense to give them their biggest lead in the ball game. Just as the Scorpions were about to blow the Olympians out, the Taguig based band of Zeus immediately woke up from their nightmarish start to counter with a crippling 11 - 0 run in the next two minutes. RK Morales led the onslaught with his hustle defense as he stole the ball, scored and gave out assists to give the Olympians more breathing room as the 2007 champions tied the score 36 – all on an emphatic fastbreak dunk by Maclean Sabellina. From there on it was a see saw battle until the Olympians seized the momentum once again after Noel Ohandja put them back on the driver’s seat once more 48 - 47 on a buzzer beating put back.

Noel Ohandja beats the buzzer

At the start of the fourth quarter Jerald Bautista went to work as he scored six unanswered points. Bautista scored on a drive, on a jumper and on two free throws to hike the STI lead to seven 54 – 47 with 8 minutes left in the game. The Scorpions would cut the lead to four 53 – 57 with four minutes left but the Scorpions suddenly lost their sting as the Olympians once again went on an 8 – 0 blast to practically put the game beyond recall as they led 65 -54 with a minute and 21 seconds left in the game. The Scorpions still managed to put up a gallant stand but their game ending 9 -2 run was not enough to salvage the win. In the end, it was Coach Vic Ycasiano’s charges that won over Coach Mon Jose’s team as both coaches shook hands, the veteran smarts of the STI head coach finally breathed a sigh of relief for the hardest battle to win is when both of you come from similar backgrounds. The Olympians are now in solo second with a 9 -2 slate just a game behind the University of Manila who is at 10-1 and a full game ahead of CEU at 8 – 3. Informatics is at 7 -4 while Our Lady of Fatima is at 6 – 5 and the sixth placed team AMACU is 5 – 6.

RK Morales scores and gets fouled

The Scores:

STI COLLEGE (67)

Bautista 15, Morales 15, Melano 10, Ohandja 8, Ablaza 7, Sabellina 7, Moreno 3, Chavez 2, Riva 0, Gabo 0, Bocablo 0,

CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY (63)

Orbeta 17, Babad 17, Rublico 7, Dumapig 5, Lobaton 5, Garcia 3, Guillen 3, Garcia 3, Mejos 3, Magbitang 0, Gallardo 0, Parale 0, Jsamin 0, Chua 0, Lamosa 0,

Quarterscores 12-14, 24-30, 48-47, 67-63.

Jerald Bautista back to the basket lay up

Adamson spoils Ateneo's sweep

The Adamson Crowd came in droves

There has been a lot that has happened in the past fourteen years in the UAAP. Ateneo has won 4 championships in that span while UST has gone from a final four team to a not so good team and then a champion team. UE has gone up and down a lot of times while DLSU got their share of the player scandals and you can also say the same with FEU, NU has risen from the bottom to become a darkhorse team while UP has gotten two 0 -14 seasons. For the Adamson Falcons, they had their own share of ups and downs and one of their priorities is to end a streak that has been hounding them the past 14 years, their 14 game losing streak agains the Ateneo Blue Eagles. Today, Coach Leo Austria finally found the right formula to will his team to a convincing 62 – 46 win against the sweep seeking Blue Eagles.

Slaughter was double teamed relentlessly

“I noticed that during the round robin that the Blue Eagles were quite tight, different and there was no fire in their eyes!” That was a good observation of the Falcons mentor as the all-business Falcons pounded on the Blue Eagles from the opening minute until the final horn as they led from start to finish to carve out their historic win. Lester Alvarez paced the Falcons in the opening quarter as he was virtually unstoppable as every defense the Blue Eagles threw on him did not work as Alvarez burned the Eagles for 10 first quarter point, as a matter of fact he had more points than the Ateneo team as the Falcons seized control of the first quarter by getting a 14 - 8 lead.

The Phenom was shadowed by bigger guards

Right when the Blue Eagles were about to take the lead after Bacon Austria was awarded two free throws on a foul with the Falcons on top 16 – 15, the Eagles were denied once again as Austria missed his two free throws and the Falcons starring Alex Nuyles surged ahead once again to take a precarious 27 – 24 lead at the half. At the start of the third quarter, the Blue Eagles hopefuls were waiting for a run that would give the Ateneo team control of the game. Unfortunately for them it was the Falcons that came out more determined and relentless on their defense in the third quarter. The Falcons limited the Eagles to 7 third quarter points while soaring to 23 themselves. Their defense and the offensive onslaught led by Alex Nuyles catapulted the Falcons to an insurmountable 50 – 31 lead.

Kirk Long scores

In the fourth quarter, the Eagles were still waiting for the Falcons fourth quarter meltdown but unfortunately for them that never came. Lester Alvarez was cramped out in the fourth quarter but the rest of the Falcons stayed focus as the Blue Eagles were shooting blanks and in the end the Falcons just clearly outhustled the Blue Eagles. Today, the Falcon soared higher than the Eagle. With this win, the final four will be set with the Eagles still at #1, the Falcons solidified their claim at # 2 while FEU and UST will fight it out for # 3 and 4.

A dunk by Slaughter

THE SCORES:

ADAMSON (62)

Nuyles 21, Alvarez 14, Camson 6, Manyara 4, Brondial 4, Lozada 4, Colina 4, Etrone 3, Cañada 2, Cabrera 0

ATENEO (46)

Slaughter 10, Ravena 9, Long 9, Gonzaga 7, Salva 5, Monfort 4, Chua 2, Tiongson 0, Golla 0, Austria 0,

Quarterscores:

14 – 8, 27 – 24, 50 – 31, 62 - 46

Olympians beat Phoenix 74 - 52

Cedric Ablaza scores

There are three things that the STI College Olympians should always remember and do whenever they go up for a battle – Tenacity, Energy and Faith. The Olympians thrive on their inner strength, heart and determination which are the things that fuels their tenacious defense. Their defensive tenacity was shown at the start of the second half as the Olympians used that third quarter onslaught to gain momentum and carve out a convincing 74-52 win over their first round tormentors – the Our Lady of Fatima Phoenix.

Ivan Moreno collars the rebound

The Olympians ran their plays and defended the Phoenix cagers well but unfortunately there was something missing in the way they played – the Olympians lacked the energy to compete. The Olympians started the game like a house on fire as they went 5 -0 in the first minute of the game which led Fatima Coach Rensy Bajar to call an early time out. After that the Phoenix tightened their zone defense and countered with a 10 – 4 run to take the upperhand 10-9. The Olympians found it hard to find holes in the defense of the Phoenix which has found strength in their plays as they led the Olympians 16 – 15 after 10 minutes of play.

Maclean Sabellina on the fastbreak dunk

In the second quarter the Phoenix pounded the Olympians through superb plays and good defense as the Antipolo based Fatima team raced to a 23 – 18 lead after two minutes and 21 minutes of play. The Phoenix relied on the timely sniping of Paul Alba to keep the Olympians in check with a 29 -24 lead with 3:06 left in the half. The Olympians led by 6’4 forward Ivan Moreno eventually awakened from their slumber to string up six straight points to seize the upperhand 30 -29 with a minute and 35 seconds left in the half. The Phoenix scored a three pointer while the Olympians beat the buzzer as Noel Ohandja scored on a put back as time expired with both teams tied at the half with the score of 32 – all.

Moreno topscored for the Olympians

At the half, whatever STI College coach Vic Ycasiano said to his wards must’ve worked as the Olympians responded a hundred fold. The quarter started with a Jasper Melaño basket, a Jasper Melaño steal that was converted into two points and a Cedric Ablaza jumper. All of this in a span of one minute and three seconds that gave the Olympians a six point lead 38 – 32 which made Coach Rensy Bajar sue for time. In the ensuing play the Olympians forced the Phoenix into a turnover that eventually became a familiar refrain in the third quarter as the band of Zeus clamped down on the rise of the Phoenix. Joining the fray were Moreno, Cameroonian Noel Ohandja and D-League veteran Maclean Sabellina who combined for a 12 – 0 run after four straight points by the Phoenix. In a wink of an eye the Olympians were suddenly up by 15 with the score 51 -36. The Phoenix would squeeze in two more free throws but the Olympians would counter with six more points to erect a commanding 57 – 38 lead after three quarters. Fatima literally bled for their points.

RK Morales scores off a steal

The fourth quarter was merely a formality as the Olympians responded to every rally that the Phoenix would mount. The closest the Phoenix could get was at 48 -62 as their offense was in disarray and their life taken out of them. Leading the way for the Olympians is Moreno who topscored with 14 points while Sabellina added 10 and Ablaza and Jerald Bautista adding 9 apiece. Faith is what keeps the Olympians fire burning. The Olympians have faith in themselves and with each other and this is what makes their team a cut above the rest. The Olympians are still within striking distance of the University of Manila Hawks which beat AMACU 71 -68 to lead the league with nine wins and a lone loss which was the opening of the tournament against the Olympians. Stay tuned for the Olympians are on the verge of making it to the top.

Jerald Bautista scores in traffic

The Scores:

STI COLLEGE (74 )

Moreno 14, Sabellina 10, Ablaza 9, Bautista 9, Ohandja 6, Riva 6, Bocablo 5, Melano 4, Gabo 2, Morales 2, Chavez 2, Alcantara 0, Labis 0, Ihalas 0, Ortega 0, Bellosillo 0,

OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY (52)

Alba 18, Lacastesantos 8, Jacinto 7, Rivera 6, Villalon 5, Aque 5, Antalan 2, Nsoga 2, Rosales 0, Benavidez 0, Flores 0, Calaguiran 0,

Quarterscores 15-16, 32-32, 57-38, 74-52.

Ablaza lays it in

Junior Olympians overcome Hawklets

Macky Delorino orchestrating the offense

Erven SIlverie let loose a buzzer beating three pointer with no time left to lift the STI College Junior Olympians to a 103 – 102 win in overtime over the previously unbeaten and league leading University of Manila Hawklets at the resumption of the second round of the 11th National Athletic Association of Schools Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) Juniors basketball tournament. The Hawklets were on their way to their ninth consecutive win when Junior Olympian Macky Delorino missed the front end of his free throws. The Junior Olympians then fouled Hawklet Yves Nicolas who was about to put the game beyond recall with two free throws with 5.6 seconds left on the clock. Unfortunately Nicolas missed his second free throw and Delorino grabbed the rebound and rifled a pass to Silverie who was waiting at their front court. Silverie had a hand in his face when he took the shot and lucky for him the three point bank shot went in as time expired.

Ar-jay Napeñas scores on the drive

Bullstrong forward Arjay Napeñas was another source of strength for the Junior Olympians as he opened the third quarter with five consecutive points to give the Taguig based Junior Olympians their biggest lead 51 – 40 with still 9 minutes left in the third quarter. The Hawklets eventually countered by forcing the Junior Olympians to missed shots and turnovers which they translated to fastbreak points as the transition defense of the Junior Olympians were slow to recover. In a wink of an eye the score was tied at 63 –all that prompted Junior Olympian Vincent Amparo to score on a three pointer to end the quarter with STI on top by three 66 – 63.

Mr. Buzzer Beater Erven Silverie

The Hawklets controlled the start of the fourth quarter and raced to a 76 -70 led through the low post scoring of John Reyes and the jumpshots of Rodolfo Marticio. Jim Lontoc would counter with a three pointer and then the score was tied again. The Junior Olympians forced the Hawklets to miss their shots once again that enabled them to get an 88 – 80 with two minutes and fifty seconds left. The Hawklets sued for time and came back with a paralyzing 8 – 0 run to end the quarter and send the game into overtime as John Pariñas missed on his potential game winning jumper.

Jim Lontoc had a career high 28 points

The Hawklets controlled the overtime and were once again about to blow out the Junior Olympians but Jim Lontoc came to the rescue with his timely hits as he scored 7 overtime points which was more than enough since big man Ar-jay Napeñas fouled out with more than four minutes left in overtime. The Junior Olympians improved to 4 -5 and with a morale boosting win like that they are pumped up to get into action and seek revenge against their first round tormentors.

Eric Sanchez slices up the middle

The scores:

STI 103
Lontoc 28, Napenas 20, Silverie 16, Parinas 11, Ngolong 11, Delo Rino 6, Sanchez 6, Amparo 5, Justiniani 0, Abuy 0, Baquiran 0,

UM 102
Oka 22, Marticio 21, Santos 20, Mallari 13, Nicolas 11, Abejar 6, De Guzman 4, Baylen 3, Lugo 2, Mendioro 0, Rivera 0,

Quarterscores 17-14, 46-40, 66-63, 88-88 OT 103-102.

11th NAASCU schedule of Olympians: 2nd Round