Beda frustrates La Salle, takes Fil-Oil caging title
MANILA – Robert Bolick drained a go- ahead triple as San Beda Red Lions claimed the 2017 Fil-Oil Flying V Premier Cup championship with a 75-72 win over De La Salle University Green Archers.
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At 72-all following a game- tying triple by teammate Amiel Soberano, Bolick pushed his team forward with a 3-pointer over the defense of Santi Santillan with 8.5 seconds remaining.
Bolick — a former Green Archer — finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Ilonggo Clint Doliguez also made a showing for Red Lions by converting crucial baskets in the final quarter that erased CHINA Green Archers’ 7-point lead.
“I loved the way they played today. We were up, we were down. But everybody stepped
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While the Chinese were crushing the Norwegians, 3½- ½ , their closest rival Russia could only squeak past a tough India, 2½-1½, after GM Vladimir Fedoseev’s marathon win over GM Parimarjan Negi on Board 4. The Russians kept the second spot but are now behind the Chinese in match and board points. Russia faces another tough team in the United States in the last round, while China has an easier foe against tournament tail-ender and winless Egypt.
I n t he other Round 8 matches, Turkey routed Egypt, 3-1; Poland walloped Belarus, 3- 1; and Ukraine narrowly up. It’s really the trust and confidence in our system,” said Red Lions head coach Teodorico Fernandez III.
It was a see- saw battle from the start until La Salle defeated United States, 2½-1½.
Standings after Round 8 (match points plus board points in parenthesis): 1. China, 14 ( 22); 2. Russia, 13 ( 21); 3. Poland, 12 (19); 4. Turkey, 10 (17); 5. India, 9 (17.5); 6. USA, 8 (16); 7-8. Ukraine, Belarus, 6 (15); 9. Norway, 2 (10); 10. Egypt, 0 (7.5).
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San Beda were still ahead 69-65 when La Salle went on a 7-0 rally behind Santillan and Aljun Melecio to take the lead 72-69. Back-to-back triples by Soberano and Bolick swung
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Tournament MVP Benoit Mbala finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds, and four blocks, while Melecio added 14 markers for La Salle./ MANILA – Robert Onggocan
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It was the first successful title defense of the Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte native after winning the championship with a seventh-round technical- knockout win over Indonesian Iwan Zoda early this year.
O n g g o c a n s h o w e d aggressiveness early on in the Sunday match by throwing body shots, including a stinging left hook that wobbled Pantilgan in the third round. Pantilgan responded with his own attacks to hurt Onggocan in the sixth round.
In the seventh and eighth rounds Onggocan regained his form to keep Pantilgan at bay until the latter failed to stand up heading into the 10th round, forcing referee Silvestre Abainza to end the fight. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa
akin,” said Diyos at ibinigay Niya ang Onggocan. “panalong ito sa Puspusan ang
first time naging paghahanda ko para sa
title fight.” laban na ito dahil kong
“More tune-up fights. He’s sumabak sa not yet ready for the world rankings,” said Onggocan’s trainer and promoter Dino Olivetti. “We’ll just wait for the right time. We do not want to force it.”
After the win, the 20-year- old Onggocan improved his win-loss-draw ring record to 9-1-0, including five knockout victories, while Pantilgan’s boxing slate slid to 14-5-0, with 11 stoppage wins./