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BAGUIO VICTORY FACE-OFF WITH ILOILO MANG INASALS
Posted August 3rd, 2008 by liga

BAGUIO CITY – The host Baguio Victory advanced to their second leg final in Week 7 of the Liga Pilipinas Tour elimination phase Saturday by plastering the Zamboanga Amores, 112-71, at the University of Baguio gym here.

The Victory will face the winner of the semifinal match between the Iloilo Mang Inasals and the Lipa-Batangas Bulls which was ongoing at press time.

Though attuned with the chilly climate in the City of Pines, the Victory proved equally comfortable in higher temperatures, heating up the venue by draining 12 of 22 three-point shots (55 percent).

Local boy Edvert Ton buried seven triples in leading Baguio with 32 points as the Victory reached their second championship game since Week I in Misamis Oriental where they lost to the Pagadian Explorers.

Over at Laguna, the host Stallions routed the Ilocos Sur Bravehearts, 84-69, and booked a first-ever finals berth at the Trace College gym.

Laguna outscored Ilocos Sur, 33-15, in the third quarter to break the game open.

The Stallions will take on the winner of the Pampanga-Tagaytay-Cavite semifinal.

The top four outright quarterfinalists will be determined via the aggregate Tour points, with the next eight teams falling into the wildcard stage which will decide the pairings in the eight-team playoffs.


Scores: (Laguna)
LAGUNA 84 -- Bolocon 20, Santos 14, Gaco 11, Angeles 10, Ebuen 9, Cruz 6, Dedicatoria 6, Ricafuente 3, Retaga 2, De Guia 0, Lingao Lingao 0, Tolentino 0, Valderama 0.

ILOCOS SUR 69 -- Lopez 18, Basilides 12, Saldua 11, Musni 9, Cabatu 6, Reyes 5, Kalaw 5, Castro 3, Lansang 0, Te 0.

Quarters: 20-17; 44-35; 65-50; 84-69

Scores: (Baguio)
BAGUIO 112 -- Ton 32, Zagala 18, Mangahas 13, Saguindel 10, Carino 7, Gamboa 6, Faundo 5, Basto 5, Balares 5, Sabado 4, Gamboa 4, Rigos 2, Lujero 1.

ZAMBOANGA 71 -- Pareno 15, France 10, Mercado 9, Concepcion 8, Naron 8, Bolias 7, Omandam 4, Saracho 4, Cordero 4, Chua 2.

Quarters: 25-18; 46-35; 79-50; 112-71

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COMMISSIONER'S LIGA UPDATE
Posted August 3rd, 2008 by liga

From the desk of Liga Pilipinas Commissioner Noli Eala.

BAGUIO - As we enter the finals of the last two legs, here are some scenarios to ponder on regardless of the outcome today, August 02nd, 2008:

1. Top 4 and seeded in quarters are Cebu, Pagadian, Taguig and Pampanga;
2. Zamboanga will be eliminated from playoffs;
3. Batangas is already in the Top 8 and will have a twice to beat home-court advantage in the wildcard;
4. Quezon will be seeded 12th in the playoffs;
5. Winners of today's finals bet Laguna-Tagaytay and Baguio Iloilo will make the Top 8 and home-court in the wildcard.

Please note that tie-break rules are defined by Liga.

We will take a break next week, August 04th to 10th, 2008, and the Liga playoffs begin on the week of August 11th.

There are sixteen (16) different scenarios depending on the final rankings during the last 2 legs.

Excitement in Liga never wanes and anything is still possible up to the last game of the tour!

Good luck to everyone!

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Bulls take 3rd place

BAGUIO CITY - Jeffrey Sanders scored 23 points and Al Vergara added 12 as the Lipa-Batangas Bulls clobbered the Zamboanga Amores, 104-70, Sunday to clinch third place in the ultimate leg of the Liga Pilipinas Tour elimination at the University of Baguio gym here.

The Amores trailed by only 20-17 at the end of the first quarter, but crumbled when the Bulls unloaded a 29-15 bomb in the second quarter in stampeding to a 49-32 advantage at the half.

With the cruising victory, Lipa-Batangas entered the wildcard phase holding a twice-to-beat edge over its would-be opponent, while the loss eliminated Zamboanga from contention.

Outright quarterfinal qualifiers – Cebu Niños, Pagadian Explorers, Taguig Batang Global and Pampanga Buddies – await the four survivors of the perilous wildcard stage, which starts Aug. 11, for the best-of-three playoff battle ahead.

The scores
Batangas-Lipa (104) — Sanders 23, Vergara 12, Ludia 10, David 9, Alfad 8, Lustestica 7, De Castro 6, Custodio 6, Junio 6, De Roxas 4, Habbit 4, Moody 4, Lim 3, Neo 2.
Zamboanga (70) — Cordero 15, Bolias 12, Pareno 11, Naron 8, Mercardo 6, Concepcion 6, France 6, Chua 2, Navarro 2, Omandam 2, Tan 0, Ramirez 0, Saracho 0, Morales 0.
Quarterscores: 20-17; 49-32; 76-52; 104-70.

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BAGUIO, LAGUNA RULE FINAL LEGS; WILDCARD UP NEXT
Posted August 4th, 2008 by liga

BAGUIO CITY – "Not in our home. Not in our turf."

With that as battle cry, the Baguio Victory cruised to a 101-81 victory over the Iloilo Mang Inasals in the ultimate leg of the Liga Pilipinas Tour elimination phase at the University of Baguio gym here.

Over in Los Banos, the host Stallions turned back the Tagaytay-Cavite Heroes, 78-70, to gain, along with the Baguio Victory, twice-to-beat advantage in the wildcard playoffs set to start next week.

"The playoffs starting with the wildcard round brings Liga to the next level of pride and passion basketball," said Liga CEO Noli Eala.

"I am excited, as many of the Liga fans I'm sure are, to see how the respective home teams will try to defend the advantage they've gained during the leg phase."

The Cebu Ninos, with 49 Tour points, Pagadian Explorers (36), Taguig Batang Global (35), and Pampanga Buddies (27) have clinched outright quarterfinal berths and await the four survivors of the wildcard round which kicks off Aug. 11.

As per Tour rankings, the Lipa-BatangasBulls, Baguio Victory, Laguna Stallions and Misamis Oriental Meteors hold twice-to-beat advantage over their respective wildcard opponents -- the Tagaytay-Cavite Heroes, Ilocos Sur Bravehearts, Iloilo Mang Inasals, and Quezon Red Oilers.

The Zamboanga Amores were ousted after the 13-leg elimination phase.

From the wildcard, the four surviving teams move up to the best-of-five quarterfinals with the automatic qualifiers enjoying a 2-2-1 homecourt edge.

The same format and homecourt setup will be followed in the semifinals and the championship series.

Scores:
LAGUNA 77 -- Gaco 16, Ricafuente 16, Santos 13, Cruz 7, Dedicatoria 7, Angeles 6, Valderama 5, Bolocon 2, Ebuen 0, Lingao Lingao 0.

TAGAYTAY-CAVITE 70 -- Epondulan 19, Bauzon 15, Rivera 11, Porto 7, Guiyab 5, Malabanan 4, Tajonera 3, Benitez 3, Yambao 0, Canlas 0.

Quarters: 17-9; 41-24; 60-47; 77-70

[Motownkid]

kinsa ng number 18 sa Cebu Niños? nakit-an nako gahapon sa may MEPZ 2 sa may tindahan ug DVD.. luoy kaau murag usa ka-oras nag-atang ug tricycle, wala cguro na silay service or shuttle...tsk tsk huna2x nako padung to mag practice sa Villa Magallanes.

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'Liga' enters wild card phase

BEAT the Baguio Victory, Lipa-Batangas Bulls, Misamis Oriental Meteors, and Laguna Trace Stallions in their respective homecourts.

Twice.

That’s the task facing four wildcard entries in the 2008 Liga Pilipinas starting Aug. 11 when the playoffs begin at separate venues.

Baguio hosts the Iloilo Mang Inasals at University of Baguio, Lipa-Batangas welcomes the Quezon Red Oilers at Lipa Cultural, Misamis rolls out the red carpet for the Ilocos Sur Bravehearts at Xavier University, and Laguna gets the drum-and-bugle band playing for the Tagaytay-Cavite Heroes at Trace College.

By virtue of their 5th to 8th rankings after the 13-leg, seven-week Liga Tour elimination, Baguio, Lipa-Batangas, Misamis Oriental, and Laguna hold twice-to-beat advantage in the wildcard tourney.

Winners of the knockout phase move up to the quarterfinal round where the Cebu Ninos, Pagadian Explorers, Taguig Batang Global, and Pampanga Buddies enjoy homecourt edge.

In the best-of-five series, Cebu will take on the winner of the Laguna-Tagaytay/Cavite matchup, Pagadian faces the victor between Misamis Oriental and Ilocos Sur, Taguig battles the team that emerges from the Baguio-Iloilo joust, and Pampanga duels with either Lipa or Quezon.

The semifinals and the championship series are both best-of-five affairs.

At the conclusion of the elimination round, Cebu (49 points) won all four circuits, Pagadian (36) and Taguig (35) had two first place finishes while Pampanga (33) won once, as with Lipa-Batagas (25), Baguio (23), Laguna (20), and Quezon (14).

Rounding out the Tour points finishes are: Misamis Oriental (20), Tagaytay-Cavite (19), Ilocos Sur (17), Iloilo (16), and Zamboanga (5).

[amamangloy]

musta naman ang Cebu Ninos?

[digitalsuperman]

August 21 (Thursday) – New Cebu Coliseum
5:00 PM (1) Cebu Ninos vs. ( Laguna Stallions


August 22 (Friday) – New Cebu Coliseum
5:00 PM (1) Cebu Ninos vs. ( Laguna Stallions





August 27 (Wednesday) – Trace Computer and Business College Gym
5:00 PM ( Laguna Stallions vs. (1) Cebu Ninos

August 28 (Thursday) – Trace Computer and Business College Gym
5:00 PM ( Laguna Stallions vs. (1) Cebu Ninos (if needed)

August 31 (Sunday) – New Cebu Coliseum
5:00 PM (1) Cebu Ninos vs. ( Laguna Stallions (if needed)

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