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Blades lose grip at the end; falls to Ninja School Dropouts

League III.1
Bacoor Blades @ Ninja School Dropouts
The Dojo
22:25

A baseline jumper from Kelly Paul with 3:27 remaining in the game would prove to be the last basket the Bacoor Blades would be able to make as they ultimately succumbed to league-leading Ninja School Dropouts, 90-87 at The Dojo.

At that point, the Blades were up 87-78, and they looked poised to hand the Dropouts their first loss of the season. Ultimately though, they home side went on a 12-0 run to close the game ignited by a Diego Sanz jumper on the ensuing play as they slowly crept back in the game. A basket from Vladimiro Barbagli took the lead away from the Blades at 88-87. Two free throws by Victoriano Maglangit punched the final tally.

The Blades had two chances to tie the game up. After calling a timeout with 19 seconds remaining, the Blades turn the ball over as Ferencas Dzarajevas managed to get the steal. Team co-captain Kelly Paul fouls Maglangit anew with 4 seconds remaining. Maglangit failed to make both of his charities which gave way to another Blades opportunity. After calling another timeout, the Blades were able to get a shot off, but Eladio Martin's three-pointer over Bing Reston missed the mark.

The game saw the Blades lead throughout its entirety, with Iliya Dimov beginning the strike during the first canto. A fightback attempted by the Dropouts would be weathered by the Blades as they were able to hold a slim 47-45 lead. It also saw one player from both sides unable to return to the game. Eugenio Genco and Evgeny Domarev, with Genco moving out during the second quarter and Domarev at the third. Both players suffered minor injuries that would still allow them to play their next assignments.

"It was a matter of defense in the end." says team manager TheDogMan. "We were able to keep them at bay even without Eugenio. But they figure it out by the second half of the fourth quarter." he continued.

"But I am proud of them, they were able to take on the league-leaders like that?! It's a sign of things to come."

"We were close to winning. A few defensive lapses and they were able to turn things around." said team co-captain Paul.

Dimov paced the Bacoor side with 22 points on 9-15 shooting, followed by Pedro Horcasitas with 17, Paul with 13 and Marcos Paulo Petry with 11.

The home side were led by Dzarajevas's 21, followed by Domarev's 19, Simeón Bertoa with 18 and 18 rebounds and Barbagli with 14 to go along with 14 rebounds. Dropouts played without Indonesian Roni Arfan, who is in the injury list for at least one more week.

The loss sees the Blades climb down to sixth place in the Big 8 Conference with a 2-3 record, while the Ninja School Dropouts remain spotless in five assignments

For more information on the game, go to http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/53054274/boxscore.aspx

After four games, coach Sakazuki Gensui still tries to shuffle through the players to find out what is best for the team having a different starting lineup each game. GM wizard535 said "I'll just let Coach Saka do what he thinks can bring a W, that's his job. We got 3 wins so far, so he must not be doing a bad move."

However, things did not look well for the MarineAdmirals right from the start of their game against the palengke brawlers. Coach Saka put an unorthodox lineup, starting Ahmad and Patrick at the guard positions and JDV at the center. Elmo was also used as a G while JM as a big man. After the game, Ahmad said "I don't know what happened. Coach told me to bring the ball and facilitate. I was like 'WHAT'?". Alex Arboleda did not know was surprised as well "Everything was going well for the team so I was shocked to hear I was not starting nor playing my usual spot. Back then I just thought that there MIGHT be a reason." The MarineAdmirals lost 93-73 in front of their 16000 fans.

GM wizard535 has expressed disbelief on what has just happened. "I don't know what Saka was thinking. I really had no idea. I thought we got the game but he let it slip away. Disappointing... There is no excuse he can say for this!" As of press time, news is that Coach Saka has been fired and will be replaced by interim Coach Kuzan. It was found that Coach Saka was having psychological after her recent family loss.

Last edited by wizard535 at 12/16/2012 12:05:48 AM

Perfect Zero Season Over!

Zebu Mayas took advantage of Suntok sa Mars weakened front line after Alan Juridico, long time power forward for the said team, was sold in the transfer market leaving only 140k center Albert Tenerife manning the paint. Zebu Mayas bigmen Paul Pasana and Francis Calo grabbed 12 and 14 rebounds respectively as they outrebounded Suntok sa Mars 39 to 59 enroute to a 91 to 76 victory.

But it was the trio of Prince John Nalzaro, and newcomers Ariel Domingo and Jed Robison who did most of the damage offensively with their amazing drives and mid range jumpers scoring 24, 21 and 12 points respectively. The three said players also made 5, 8 and 6 assists respectively giving their defenders fits all night in trying to guess who will be shooting the ball.

"We used to rely too much on Rizaldy Suigilon in trying to orchestrate our offense but today with our three guys passing the ball pretty well our offensive flow was pretty amazing. Hopefully this will be the start of the turnaround of our teams woes. One win in the step to a new direction." said Lolo Smithz happily in a telephone interview as he was nowhere to be found during the game as he was out partying in fear of getting more insults if his team lost again in their home court.

In other league 2.4 news, Niinja continues his amazing run with a 5 win no loss season while Arcanix Men got their first loss in a shocking 53-89 loss against the always dangerous Fleiaz. In the Great 8 conference Team Damy continues his redemption run with a 5 win no loss record. During an earlier interview PH-Damy was 100 percent sure his team will win league 2.4 this season and finally get promoted to the PPL next season eliciting looks and snickers from the assemble press. Hopefully his guarantee will become a reality by the end of the season or else it will be another heartbreaking seasons end for PH-Damy.

Last edited by Lolo Smithz at 12/16/2012 12:38:05 AM

No fourth quarter meltdowns: Dahlia Mavericks earns first victory, upsets Pampanga Dragons
The Barracks Indoor Stadium -- The Dahlia Mavericks were determined to get this one. With inspired play and crisp execution down the stretch, they finally notch their first victory defeating Pampanga Dragons 77-75.

"It's no secret that we are losing in the fourth," GM Nicolo Maro said. "but it's just a matter of time before we earn that W."

"I am happy with our win!" exclaimed owner Yo Chi. "we made crucial stops and critical play down the stretch."

Oscar Algaba led the way scoring 22 points on 83% shooting (10-12 FG including 2-2 from downtown) in only 13 minutes of play. "He was in a zone" GM Q said. "It's one of those games that you turn the lights out!"

"Oscar powered his way thru our defense hitting, at one point 5 or more consecutive shots in the game." the Dragons coach said.

It was a defensive game that both teams went to the free throw line for a combined 13 attempts! (Mavs 3-3, PD 7-10).

"I guess the referee wants a brawl there eh?" Apolonio Sepulveda said who notched a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

The Mavs controlled the game with 52-43 rebounding advantage and 19-11 in the assist category. The poised execution was evident when Calvin Robles dunked the ball that gave the Mavs their taste of lead 77-75 and the Dragons not converting theirs at the end.

Teodosio Amante who has an unusually off-night (3-21 FG shooting) though grabbing 13 boards said "as I've said, I'd rather score 0 and win than score 50 and lose."

Julius Mamicpic led the Dragons with 25 points but the rest were listless in the game. "I guess we were on vacation?" Mamicpic quipped.

Next game up for the Mavs is against 'rival' Celestial Wrath (2-3) who eliminated them in PPL contention two seasons ago. "We will prepare for this powerhouse" GM Nicolo Maro said.

Interesting note: The Dahlia Mavericks first encountered the Dragons back in Season 9 when they were known as Pampanga Generals. In four meetings, the Mavs have their number winning all games. The two teams have come a long way since then!

Another Round Finally Loses; Jam All Star Takes the Top Spot in PPL

Winning games at an average of 16.2 points, Jam All Star has the highest point differential among teams with a 4-1 record. Joining them are Jungle Bolo .45 and Another Round.

memongs grow cold from beyond the arc, losing 91-103 to Celestial Wrath
Celestial Wrath got the lead early in the game and ended the first quarter holding a 9 point advantage. Coupled with a strong 3-2 zone which holds memongs to 0-27 shooting from downtown, they maintained the lead to get the victory.

Dahlia Mavericks used a fourth quarter push to edge out Pampanga Dragons 77-75
(14411.250)

MarineAdmiral’s players confused with rotation as they get blown out by palengke brawlers 73-93
(14411.248)

Redemson Tomulto dunks with ball with 17 seconds in the second overtime to win give Jam All Star a win over Manila Bombers
Starting the 4th quarter with the opponent leading by 5, Manila Bombers made a run to close the gap. With the game on the line, they were relentless, Ildefons Codony hitting a three with seconds left in the clock to send the game to overtime. Losing by four with one minute left in overtime, reserve Izhar Kuperman hit two jumpers to tie the game and have another overtime period. By this period, Manila Bombers finally ran out of gas hit Achille Caetta missing a three point attempt that would have given them the lead.

Jungle Bolo .45 holds on a 2 point lead for a victory over Dagonoy Valets
In his best game for the season, Nutautas Aperaitis made clutch buckets late in the fourth quarter to come from behind and tie the game. In overtime, despite a large deficit, Aperaitis hit two threes to close the gap. However, needed to score two points, Jungle Bolo .45 stopped Shi Kwan Shing and Lee Min Chin to add a point in their win total.

remedial kings scored a convincing victory over Lonely Hearts Club
Canadian NT Center Pierre-Charles Jutras had a nice outing making 15-24 shots on his way to 36 points but got little help from his teammates including Philippine NT Pete Montallana having an off night with 11 points on 4-14 shooting. remedial kings on the other hand had a more balanced scoring led by Daniel Rivera with 24 while Philippine NT Charlie Pelesco had 16 points, 8 assists and 4 steals leading to the final 25 point margin.

dilata keeps Team Polydozel winless in a 93-76 victory
In the key matchup, Diego Vallejo outscored Mariusz Rusak 31-14 despite being paid less than half the salary of his counterpart. With this, dilata overcame a rough shooting night from key players Glueckert and Szmigiel and run away with the victory after a 25-12 fourth quarter.

Another Round loses their first game of the season
Playing the 1-3-1 zone from tip off, WPS Sentinels were determined to stop the potent outside offense of Another Round. Winning the second quarter by ten points and keeping the point differential in the other quarters close, WPS Sentinels gave Another Round their first taste of defeat since losing to Jungle Bolo Cuarenta y Cinco(now Jungle Bolo .45) over a month ago. Guan Likang had a breakout game scoring 21 points along with 9 assists for WPS Sentinels while Fatih Behnane did everything he could scoring 29 points including 5 threes over a defense intent on stopping outside shots.

Career Game

Youngster Hazzan Diva only 19yrs old a U21 candidate has registered his first ever double double for the season, his 2nd overall on a regular season game for his young career, against Bodi Heat earlier tonight.
Diva a sophomore helps Batangas Five get pass Bodi Heat scoring a career high 20pts shooting a very good 53% from the field, adding 17 rebounds.


"i am happy for him" said the coach, on a post game interview. "i knew i could rely on him down low, if we have to score."


with the win Batangas five is now in 2nd place in great 8 conference of div.IV.4 behind the still unbeaten Yashiwa D' Savior.

leading the Batangas charge is Diva with 20pts and 17 rebs, veteran Cyril Lazarraga also performing well with his own double, his 2nd for the season (regular league game only), scoring 20pts. also rebounding 10, 2 comming from the offensive end. Weixiong added 12 pts, 4 Asts for the Batangas cause.

Leading Bodi Heat on a lossing effort is neirlich with 15pts, 15rebs, 4 comming off offensive board....



Last edited by walangutak at 12/18/2012 7:25:05 PM

Unnecessary Roughness

Zebu Mayas won their second straight game winning 94 to 82 after starting 0-4 for the season against injury plagued team of San Antipolo Spurs. Spurs already without top PG Rennor Macoco at the start of the game saw newly acquired veteran guard Benas Bilskis go down during the first minute of play after a hard foul by Ariel Domingo then saw Václav Cejpek go down to another Zebu Mayas player Jed Robison in the second half while driving strong to the hoop. Zebu Mayas took advantage of the situation and blew the game wide open with a 30 to 11 2nd quarter and an 18 point lead at the half and veteran Ariel Domingo scoring at will ending up with 29 points 8 assists 3 rebounds 3 blocks and 2 steals.

After the game reporters and angry San Antipolo Spurs fans surrounded the Zebu Mayas team and a riot almost broke out. Zebu Mayas owner Lolo Smithz had to address the crowd and the reporters after reports that several teams had filed a protest at the league office for unnecessary roughness by Zebu Mayas players and the talk of a bounty by the team owner for every player injured.

"We vehemently deny there is an order or bounty to injure players of the opposing teams. Injuries are part of the game we don't have anything to do with it when an opposing player goes up for a shot or drives to the basket and comes down limping afterwards. We here at Zebu Mayas do not deliberately injure players just for the sake of winning. In fact one of our players Benito Castillo is out for 2 weeks after getting injured in the final minutes of our last cup game. We appeal to all to calm down before anyone gets hurt unnecessarily." Lolo Smithz said in a brief statement. It had to take police and security to get the Zebu Mayas team out the San Antipolo Spurs arena safely.

In the game of the night in league 2.4 Team Damy playing at Pro Tambays home court survived to win and stay unbeaten with a 6-0 record in a 127 to 117 overtime thriller. Team Damy survived a 47 and 32 point barrage by Fong Kong Chian and Lian Deping with an equally amazing performance by Roy Deriada scoring 39 points and hauling down 14 rebounds. Pro Tambays owner PH-Cezzz said his players choked in overtime and he was very confident of beating Team Damy tonite. The other unbeaten team in league 2.4 Niinja is unbeaten no more as they were massacred by a very pumped upped Arcanix Men 45 to 83.

Blades get trumped at home

CleMeNZas Spaghetti Sauce @ Bacoor Blades
The Bacoor Forum
20:01

The Bacoor Blades lose their second straight after failing to keep pace with Big 8 #2 seed CleMeNZas Spaghetti Sauce, ultimately getting downed, 98-79 at The Bacoor Forum.

It was the close game at the first quarter, with the the visitors leading by only one, 24-23. A methodical breakdown of the Blades' defense ensued from the second quarter on that culminated on a third quarter storm that blew the game away as they only allowed the Blades to score 13 points for the period. They would continue to hang on to their big lead until the final buzzer without allowing a possible comeback from the home side.

Dingdong Dominic Velasco led the charge from CleMeNZas with 30 points, five rebounds and six assists. He is backed by Jun Wesley Sorongon's 23 points and five assists. Elviro Ching notched a double-double for them with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

The Blades were led by Iliya Dimov's 22 points followed by Kelly Paul's double-double of his own with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Eugenio Genco only scored 9 points but grabbed 10 rebounds for the Bacoor five.

"We knew that we were going to have a hard time dealing with a top-tier team like them. We got the impression that we could hang with the best of them with the way we performed against the (Ninja School) Dropouts. I guess this brought us back to earth." says team manager TheDogMan.

The Blades remain in sixth place with a 2-4 win-loss record. They were coming off an impressive performance on the road although falling short to league-leading Dropouts prior to meeting CleMeNZas. They will face Unstoppable Titans in their next league assignment.

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Last edited by TheDogMan at 12/19/2012 7:05:47 AM

Dahlia Mavericks unleashed wrath, defeats Celestial 103-90!

Q Arena, Philippines -- Dahlia Mavericks earned their second victory defeating Celestial Wrath 103-90 in front of their sold-out crowd of 18,986!

They were ready to rumble from the get-go matching the Wrath's scoring point-by-point in having a 31-27 1st quarter scoring rampage.

The defense tightened in the 2nd to the 4th quarter but the Mavs were very much determined to take this one from the perennial powerhouse Celestial Wrath.

It was very much evident as they outrebounded the Wrath's 53-36. "Little things matter, we were diving for loose ball, hustling and just want to prove that we belong." GM Nicolo Maro said.

Ananias Capuyan led the Mavs with 28 points going 12-12 from the free throw line that ultimately decided the victory in the closing minutes of the game. The Wrath's were crying foul as they went to the stripe 18 times compared to the Mavs 42 attempts.

"I thought I got hit several times as I drive to the basket," David Beauge said. "but you got to give them credit as they were aggressive from the get go." He scored 9 points in 4-17 shooting.

Apolonio Sepulveda notched his third straight double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds - he added 4 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Oscar Algaba also had a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

"They pounded us, crashed the boards. How can you win a game if you give up 17 more rebounds?" Wrath coach said. He also noted that Junliang was 'only' able to get five nor Ulans and Dabandan were able to secure double-digit rebounding.

Sigurd Ulans led the Wrath with 20 points and 9 rebounds while Joosep Klaas paced them with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists without a turnover.

As Teo Amante was lying on his back flat he said "prepared we are" that echoed his GM post-game interview the previous game as they were looking forward to their meeting against the Wrath's -- indeed they are.

In other news.. Mavs acquired big man Scott Famaran. Do the Mavs have a two-headed monster?

Dahlia Mavericks acquires Scott Famaran, creates potential two-headed monster

Dahlia Mavericks HQ -- The front office were all smiles as they announced the arrival of Scott Famaran at the Q during the press conference held for their big man.

Owner Yo Chi was giggling as he announced the transfer of Famaran from Locust Star. "We can see Fama as a solid foundation with Sepu," "they will form two of the better, if not the best frontline in the league!" he exclaimed.

The acquisition of Scott Famaran is not by all means a quick decision by the Mavs as GM Nicolo Maro said "we have actually scouted Fama since he was first available in the market when he was 22 years old. He was injured then and Locust Star have no choice but to test him in the market. We thought that he will drastically improve but we were disappointed. Anyway, we are glad to have him and be a critical part of our team in achieving our goal in the Philippine Premier League."

Scott Famaran is a three-time all-star and has appeared in the U21 National Team. Fama is side-by-side with Sepu and he said "I can't wait to play with Sepu. I could not ask for more to be acquired by a class organization with quality teammates" -- as Amante, Capuyan, and the rest of the Mavs attended.

Famaran is a one-man spectacle with the Locust Stars averaging 19.5ppg, 18.7rpg and 3.8bpg in almost always playing the entire game! "being young, I know that I can carry my team; but man was it tiring doing it for 48 minutes!"

"I am grateful with the opportunity given to me by them and now I am looking forward to help the Mavs organization in anyway I can!"

Jam All Star and Another Round Remains on Top After Six Games

Jam All Star escapes with a 2 point victory after a fourth quarter onslaught by palengke brawlers, while MarineAdmirals win over Manila Bombers to secure the 2nd spot in the Big 8 conference. The rest of the teams are deadlocked with 2 or 3 wins each. In the great 8 conference, Another Round defeats Jungle Bolo .45 despite playing a 2-3 zone against an outside offense to become the sole team in the conference to win 5 games. WPS Sentinels follows with 4 wins after defeating Dagonoy Valets. The other teams remain within striking distance, but Team Polydozel still has yet to win a league game after losing in overtime against remedial kings.

In the national tournament, two teams fell after Team Polydozel lost against USA Basketball last week. Pampanga Dragons closed a difficult week with a loss against dilata, while Jam All Star, resting their players, lost to Gwapsak. This coming Thursday, the cup games are headed by a showdown with WPS Sentinels visiting Jungle Bolo .45. Joining them are remedial kings, MarineAdmirals and Manila Bombers with difficult matches against division II opponents. On the other hand, other teams in PPL have opponents in lower divisions, which includes a freebie with palengke brawlers facing a bot team.