Monday, August 29, 2011

Blue Eagles win #11 in the bag

Former Juniors campaigners
Frank Golla & Norberto Torres jockey for position

Greg Slaughter has been the big difference for the Ateneo Blue Eagles this season as the 7 foot wonder has been unstoppable inside and his defense quite remarkable. The De La Salle University Green Archers obviously knows this advantage and their game plan was to take out that advantage by going aggressively and strongly to the hoop to bait Slaughter to get into foul trouble. The Green Archer’s plan succeeded with Slaughter gettting two early fouls in the first quarter which prompted Coach Norman Black to sit the bigman for the rest of the first half. Unfortunately though, the Green Archers did not capitalize on that as their arch nemesis worked their way to a 79 – 62 win , the 11th straight of the Blue Eagles in the 74th Season of the UAAP.

Emman Monfort's playmaking was the key to the win

Slaughter went to the bench early and the Green Archers went inside the paint. Unfortunately, the inexplainable happened as every Green Archer offensive was either thwarted, rimmed out and just simply did not go in as the only lead the Archers had was at 5 – 4 early in the first quarter . The Blue Eagles also forced the Green Archers to turnovers that allowed them to build on an early 14-11 lead at the end of 10 minutes.

Undergoal stab by Nico

The second quarter was again another defensive game as both teams struggled on every possession given them. The Green Archers opened up the quarter with their vaunted pressure defense which the Blue Eagles easily dismantled and eventually resulted in two Tonino Gonzaga lay ups. Fourth year forward Nico Salva on the other hand awoke from the slumber that had him miss all his field goals in the game agains the Red Warriors. Salva scored six points and that was enough to stem the tide as the Green Archers had a hard time erupting or getting their smooth offensive game going. The half eventually ended with the Blue Eagles just a notch ahead 31 – 26.

Nico Salva topscored with 19 points

After the first half, the towering presence of Slaughter was again back but the Blue Eagles offense came through good defense and great transition play. The Blue Eagles capitalized on four consecutive Green Archer turnovers to erect a 42 – 29 lead. At the same time, the Green Archers missed their shots and botched their offensive plays as everyone from the Green side wanted to cut down the lead by shooting three pointers that never really got close to going in. The Blue Eagles once again spread out their offense with Emman Monfort scoring six points with four of those coming from the stripe as the team from Katipunan finally found the separation they needed to take a 53 – 42 lead with 10 minutes left to play.


Kiefer scores off Atkins

Green Archer point guard Almond Vosotros has become the comeback kid for the Green Archers as he fueled another DLSU run to start the fourth quarter. Vosotros scored on a runner off a fastbreak and then followed it up with a three pointer to cut the Ateneo lead to six 53 – 47. Tonino Gonzaga came off the screen to sink a three pointer and after a joshua Marata and Vosotros miss Slaughter and Gonzaga would score again to give the Blue Eagles more breathing room on a 60 – 46 lead and after that the Blue Eagles would never look back to chalk up win number 11 and if ever the top seeding while the Green Archers went tumbling down with their 4th consecutive loss and a 4 – 7 slate. The Green Archers are on the brink of being eliminated as their next opponents propose imminent danger. Next stop for the Blue Eagles, the UP Maroons, the NU Bulldogs and the Adamson Falcons and as they say the plot thickens! Five more wins for crown number seven.

Tonino Gonzaga was the sparkplug off the bench


This is the first time that the Blue Eagles are 11- 0 in the UAAP with a chance to sweep the league. In the 1976 NCAA the Blue Eagles went 13 - 0 and lost their last game to San Beda. The Blue Eagles eventually regained their composure then to win their 14th Title. This time, the Blue Eagles are poised to do what no Blue Eagle team has done in the past 87 years to sweep the league. Five more wins and its history for the Ateneo.




The scores:

Ateneo (79)

Salva 19, Ravena 13, Monfort 13, Gonzaga 12, Slaughter 8, Chua 7, Long 6, Tiongson 1, Erram 0, Sumalinog 0, Golla 0, Austria 0


De La Salle (62)

Van Opstal 13, Vosotros 9, Tampus 9, Torres 8, Revilla 6, Villanueva 6, Atkins 4, de la Paz 3, Paredes 2, Webb 2, Gotladera 0, Mendoza 0, Marata 0


Quarter scoring: 14-11, 31-26, 53-42, 79-62



Thanks Aly Yap for the pictures

Sunday, August 28, 2011

STI Talent Search Winners

Presenting the Winners of
STI's Nationwide Talent Search



BATTLE OF THE BANDS
3RD PLACE
BARIKAN BAND
STI COLLEGE BALAGTAS

2ND PLACE
STI COLLEGE QUEZON AVE.



BATTLE OF THE BANDS
GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION
3RD IN A ROW
STI COLLEGE RECTO


STI IDOL SINGING COMPETITION
3RD PLACE
CHERRY LOU IGNACIO
STI COLLEGE LAS PIÑAS


STI IDOL SINGING COMPETITION
2ND PLACE
SHIELA GABRIZA

STI IDOL SINGING COMPETITION
GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION
ROXANNE BONGALA


HATAW SAYAW
3RD PLACE
BALARAW
STI COLLEGE BALAGTAS

HATAW SAYAW
2ND PLACE
DANCE IMAGE
STI COLLEGE MAKATI
HATAW SAYAW
GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION
INTENSITY DANCE CREW OF CALOOCAN
STI COLLEGE CALOOCAN
SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. STI
4TH RUNNER UP
RUZZEL DAVID (STI COLLEGE CUBAO) and
SHANIE GIMENA (STI COLLEGE LEGAZPI)



SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. STI
3RD RUNNER UP
ALDRIN QUILLOPE (STI COLLEGE ORCA) and
DENISE SANGALANG (STI COLLEGE LAS PINAS)

SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. STI
2nd RUNNER UP
DENNIS PANGILINAN JR.
(STI COLLEGE STA. MARIA)
and
KIMBERLY GONZALEZ
(STI COLLEGE ANGELES)

SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. STI
1st RUNNER UP
ANDREW VALENZUELA
(STI COLLEGE LAS PIÑAS)

SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. STI
1st RUNNER UP
GEISHA DE LEON
(STI COLLEGE BALAGTAS)

SEARCH FOR MR. & MS. STI
GRAND NATIONAL WINNER
JAYSON VILLEGAS
(STI COLLEGE TAFT)
and
JASPER MARIZ ISHIWATA
(STI COLLEGE NOVALICHES)

THE GRAND WINNERS


CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

STIer's shine at EK's Spaceport


STI Idol 2009 Grand National Champion
Charmaine Nadado of STI College Las Piñas
sings the invocation Hymn

The CITIZEN STI Dancers
open the Hataw Sayaw Competition
with the Contestants



Hataw Sayaw Contestants in
a Production Number


The Hosts, Sheila Magano,
Mark Molina and yours truly


Hataw Sayaw Third Placers
Balaraw of STI College Balagtas



Hataw Sayaw 2nd Placers
Dance Image from STI College Makati

Hataw Sayaw Grand National Champions
Intensity Dance Crew of STI College Caloocan


The Emcees Katrina Rigets and Steve Patrick

Yours truly awarding the
Student's Choice Award

Again, awarding the Most Photogenic Award


The Winners of Best in Casual Wear
Jayson Villegas (Taft) and
Jasper Ishiwata (Novaliches)


PBB Teen Devon Seron
belts an intermission number

The Winners of Best in Sports Wear
Jayson Villegas (Taft) and
Jasper Ishiwata (Novaliches)

Rivermaya's Jayson Fernandez paid us a visit




The Winners of Best in Formal Wear
Jayson Villegas (Taft) and
Geisha de Leon (Balagtas)


PBB Teen's Fretzie Bercede
serenade the boys

Fretzie is in the middle of things


Jay Perillo serenade the gurls

Flowers from Jay

Mr. STI 2010 Kristofer Klinefelter and
Ms. STI 2010 Angela Abualatta
turnover their crown

Jasper Ishiwata being crowned
by Angela Abuallata Ms. STI 2010
The Winners
Jayson Villegas (Taft) and
Jasper Ishiwata (Novaliches)

EK Bandstand witnesses STI's best


THE EK BANDSTAND IS READY
FOR YET ANOTHER STERLING PERFORMANCE
BY STIERS


STI Idol 2010 Grand National Champion
Jenielyn Libre sings the Invocation Hymn

The hosts, STI's Chris Maque and Stanley Dimain
together with Marylane Viernes

Battle of the Bands: Third Placers
Barikan band of STI College Balagtas


Battle of the Bands - Second Placers
STI College Quezon Avenue

Battle of the Bands - Grand National Champion
3rd in a row - STI College Recto


2009 STI Idol National Champion
Charmaine Nadado (STI College Las Piñas) &
2010 STI Idol National Champion
Jenielyn Libre (STI College Caloocan)
sing a duet


The Champions are interviewed

STI Idol - Third Placer
Cherry Lou Ignacio of STI College Las Piñas

STI Idol - Second Placer
Shiela Gabriza of STI College Cubao


STI Idol - Grand National Champion
Roxanne Bongala of STI College Alabang


Everyone had a great treat watching
General Luna, the All Female Group
of good looking gals that play good music

Nicole on Vocals wows the crowd