{"id":54471,"date":"2011-09-07T07:30:31","date_gmt":"2011-09-06T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=54471"},"modified":"2011-09-07T07:30:31","modified_gmt":"2011-09-06T23:30:31","slug":"uspf-downs-dbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/54471\/uspf-downs-dbc","title":{"rendered":"USPF downs DBC"},"content":{"rendered":"
The University of Southern Philippines Foundation Baby Panthers regained their composure in the second half to defeat the Don Bosco Greywolves, 80-69, in the juniors division of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) basketball tournament yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum.<\/p>\n
The Baby Panthers improved their standing to 4-3 (win-loss) with the first round nearing its close. Don Bosco, on the other hand, fell further down the pipe with a 2-5 record.<\/p>\n
USPF had to fight for the victory as they lost a 13-point lead in the first half.<\/p>\n
USPF led, 21-8, after the opening canto behind the superb shooting of their main men, Rommel Diapera and Winston Bolivar, who tallied six points each.<\/p>\n
However, the vastly improved Greywolves stood up for themselves in the ensuing period, where they tallied a whopping 30 points while allowing their opponents just 13 to overhaul the deficit and take a 38-34 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
USPF got its focus back in the third as it grabbed the lead back, 57-52, heading to the last frame. Then, eight points by Diapera on an array of mid-range jumpers plus a reverse lay-in by Bolivar gave USPF a 72-61 advantage with 2:24 remaining. Four points by Nierre and consecutive baskets by Mellijor got Don Bosco within seven, 69-76, but USPF was not to be denied as Jason Cando and Winston Bolivar stomped the fire off with makes of their own.<\/p>\n
USPF\u2019s dynamic duo once again reigned as Bolivar ended with 26 while Diapera had 23. The Greywolves were led by the 27 of Nierre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The University of Southern Philippines Foundation Baby Panthers regained their composure in the second half to defeat the Don Bosco Greywolves, 80-69, in the juniors division of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) basketball tournament yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum. The Baby Panthers improved their standing to 4-3 (win-loss) with the first round nearing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1240,1227],"tags":[478],"byline":[1251],"source":[206068],"column":[],"editor":[],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n