Blazers torch Chiefs in bench-clearing game
MANILA, Philippines - College of St. Benilde walloped Arellano U, 67-47, in a Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Hanes Cup game marred by a bench-clearing brawl that left only seven Blazers and four Chiefs in the final 7:48 at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan yesterday.
“It’s really unfortunate to end the game this way,” said CSB coach Richard del Rosario after his Blazers picked up their first win after two successive losses in Group B. “But we won, we’ll take this and hope to build from this.”
The incident started when CSB’s Joel Tolentino gave Arellano’s Adam Serjue a hard foul which did not sit well on the Fil-Canadian AU player. Serjue charged at Tolentino, leading to the AU bench, rushing to the court, including coach Koy Banal, and some CSB cagers following suit.
CSB’s Ralph Deles and Serjue were slapped with disqualifying fouls while six other Blazers, including top gunner Carlo Lastimosa (12 points), and nine other Chiefs were ejected for entering the court....
Arellano University, Emilio Aguinaldo down foes in FilOil Preseason Cup
MANILA, Philippines – Arellano University and Emilio Aguinaldo came back from a double-digit deficit to down respective foes Saturday in the 2012 FilOil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup at the Arena in San Juan.
The Chiefs, who are now under head coach Koy Banal, trailed by 14 points before turning back Lyceum, 89-81, while the Generals overcame St. Benilde, 77-72, in overtime.
Adam Serjue caught fire from downtown en route to a 22-point night to go along with three rebounds and four assists to lead Arellano....
Banal calls shots for Chiefs in Filoil Flying V tourney
MANILA, Philippines - The Arellano University Chiefs, who have made huge strides in the NCAA wars, effected a major change this season by tapping veteran coach Koy Banal.
Banal, who replaced Leo Isaac, brings with him a solid credential, having won titles as coach in both the UAAP (FEU) and the NCAA (San Beda). He last won a collegiate title with the Red Lions in 2006.
Banal admits though, that the Chiefs first need to rebuild before they hope to contend for the title. Their rebuilding starts by joining the 2012 Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Hanes Cup, which kicks off on April 14 at the Filoil Flying V Pre-Season Hanes Cup....
Red Lions scores 3-peat in Fr. Martin Open
MANILA, Philippines -- The defending champion San Beda Red Lions clinched a three-peat in the men’s division while the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs claimed their first ever women’s crown last Saturday in the 8th Fr. Martin Collegiate Open Cup basketball finals.
Jake Pascual banged in a game-high 20 points, while Julius Armon hit 16 points to help the Red Lions breeze past the Arellano University Chiefs, 89-66, in the winner-take-all men’s finals at the Trinity University of Asia gymnasium in Quezon City.
Romeo de la Rosa and Ola Adeogun also made significant contributions by finishing with 15 and 14 points, respectively....
Red Lions, Chiefs duel for title
MANILA, Philippines - Defending champion San Beda is back in the finals.
The Red Lions turned the tables on the Letran Knights in the last four minutes, and posted a 64-61 win Sunday in the semifinals of the Fr. Martin Collegiate Open Cup at the Trinity University of Asia gymnasium in Quezon City.
They leaned on an 11-3 windup to get past the Knights and arrange a finals showdown with the Arellano U Chiefs on Sunday....













