CIC Blue Angels secure playoff slot at 12-under, as SPLC Paladin Knights gain advantage at 10-under

BANILAD TOWN CENTRE, Cebu City (22 August 2011, 0800H) — Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion (CIC) has secured the last playoff ticket at 12-under by way of a virtual massacre of St. John of Kenty, 10-3, at the 3rd BTC Cup here yesterday.

This developed as St. Paul Learning Center (SPLC)-B climbed up the No. 2 spot to earn an advantage in a twice-to-beat playoff round at 10-under just like its sister Team A at No. 1  after trouncing San Isidro Parish School (SIPS), 9-5.

Christopher Go and Zandyll Gomonit scored back-to-back with four points each for the CIC Blue Angels to finish the elimination round at 12-under with a clean 5-0 sweep of the teams in Division B.

CIC will join early qualifiers Sotero B. Cabahug (SBC) Forum for Literacy-B and the University of the Visayas (UV) in a 3-cornered playoff round in this tournament presented by Thirsty, Dimsum Break and Nike Athletic Club.

In the other 12-under games, Southwestern University (SWU) overpowered PAREF Springdale School’s Team B, 7-4, with Cameron Paul Sansan leading the young Cobras’ play that limited last year’s 10-under MVP Giles Nathan Benedicto to just two point for the young Titans.

The Titans’ Team A, however, managed to edge Sacred Heart School (SHS) Ateneo de Cebu’s Team B, 3-2.

In an inadvertent family feud among the band of brothers in Sotero B. Cabahug (SBC) Forum for Literacy, Team A also edged team B, 4-3, with their coach Ain Latonio telling his boys to play the best they could like they were playing in a championship game.

10-under

Meanwhile, big man Ian Miguel Abella carried the SPLC Paladins’ Team B with his panzer-like undergoal moves, scoring five points that matched what the Isidorian Tamaraws could produce in their 10-under game.

Despite heroic two goals and a 2-point bomb skipper Vic Vargas scored for the younger Tamaraws, boys of coach Virgilio Godinez stayed at the No. 4 spot and will need to beat SPLC-A twice to get into the finals in this series backed by Robinson’s Supermarket, Nature Spring and Cherifer Growth Vitamins.

The same it will be for Sacred Heart School (SHS) Ateneo de Cebu-B Magis Eagles that dropped to No. 3 as they face Abella’s team in the playoff of the tournament Nature Spring has also supported.

In the other 10-under match, Ethan Ryan Fajardo scored four points to lift SHS-Ateneo A against Springdale, 6-2.

The BTC Cup continued  to its third year with Holy Kettle Corn, Tutoring Club, and Optical Adult & Child, distributor of Lacoste, Oakley, Tag Heuer, Giordano, Levi’s and Silhouette sunglasses.