BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — It was meant to be for University of Visayas all along.
Riding high on their 93-87 semifinal win over University of Santo Tomas, the Baby Lancers from Cebu crushed previously undefeated Sacred Heart of Jesus Montessori, 120-75, to capture the
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) National Under-16 championship at the University of Baguio gym.
University of Santo Tomas whipped Bacolod-based St. John institute, 85-72, to place third in a battle of sectarian schools in the nationwide grassroots development tournament presented by Summit Mineral Water and supported by Energen Nutrition Milk and Cereal, Philex Mining, Molten and the MVP Sports Foundation
What was expected to be an exciting and interesting championship game turned out to be a walk-in-the-park for UV, which dominated the game from the onset.
UV, which entered the crossover semis via the quotient system, led by as many as 37 points, 80-43, to become the first team to win the Under-16 title before 3,000 spectators, including former Sen. Nikki Coseteng, who traveled all the way from Manila to watch the final game.
Coseteng awarded the championship trophy to the Baby Lancers assisted by SBP regional director Christian Anthony Bautista, SBP deputy executive director Bernie Atienza, and SBP Area 2 head Danny Soria. UV also received a P30,000 donation from SBP president and PLDT-Smart chairman Manny V. Pangilinan.
Coseteng, accompanied by athletic director Dayong Mendoza, informed Atienza her Diliman Preparatory School will join the tournament next year.
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