Crucial games up as Cesafi hoops resume

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AFTER a weeklong break, the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (Cesafi) Season 26 basketball tournament resumes today (Saturday, October 17) with crucial games at the Cebu Coliseum.

The league resumption will feature five games highlighted by the intriguing duel between the streaking Benedicto College (BC) Cheetahs and the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters at the start of the second round in the college division.

The Cheetahs are on a serious run, ending the first round with a league-best 7-1 (win-loss) slate. In their first meeting, the Cheetahs pummelled the then unbeaten Webmasters, 67-50.

BC is on a high morale after ending the first round with a 64-55 thumping of the four-time defending champions University of the Visayas Green Lancers.

The Webmasters are also at the upper part of the standings with a 5-3 record.

Facing off in the other collegiate matchup are the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu Fighting Maroons and the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) Webmasters,

UP holds a 2-6 slate while UCLM is 1-7. The Fighting Maroons defeated the Webmasters in ther first meeting, 66-59.

In the high school division, the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles tackle the UC Baby Webmasters in a gigantic collision.

The five-time defending champion Magis Eagles parade a 4-0 slate while Baby Webmasters have a 7-1 record.

Also facing off are the Cebu Institute of Technology-University Baby Wildcats (5-2) and the San Carlos School of Cebu Baby Warriors (2-4).The other high school division match will have the Cebu Eastern College Dragons battling the PAREF Springdale Titans (1-5).(CCM)