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83rd NCAA 2nd Round Game: San Beda Red Lions vs Letran Knights (Fri.Aug. 31, 2007)

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Venue: To be announce
August 31, 2007
Friday
2:00pm Red Cubs vs Squires
4:00pm Red Lions vs Knights
Studio 23 Live Telecast
Sky Cable ch.33 8:00pm Replay

1st round result: Red Lions 79-80 Knights
1st round result: Red Cubs 92-106 Squires




VS

Another epic battle will unfold as rivals San Beda and Letran will once again face each other for the second time this season. This time they are bringing along their juniors counterpart with them. It will be a San Beda-Letran day this coming august 31(Friday) as Red Cubs and Squires will battle as well in the first game.

It was clear that the first round belongs to the squad from Intramurous both in juniors and seniors affair. Now is the time for the fabled Red Lions to turn the favor which they are looking forward since that dramatic 1point loss to Letran. We all know what is at stake every time this two squad meet but there’s more to that this time. Both teams want to secure a twice to beat edge going into the Final Four. A loss will put that to jeopardy since JRU is just around the corner.

Pro-bound Yousif Aljamal will try to lead the pride against the Knights and John Paul Escobal will continue where he left off in their last meeting.

Even with the First round win against San Beda, it will not be easy for the knights to repeat the feat they did last July 25. RJ Jazul will again be the man to watch out for the knights with improved Rey Guevarra and all around player Dino Daa.

Meanwhile the story is not so different in the Juniors division. Both the Red Cubs and the Squires are trying to secure a twice to beat advantage. Both teams are in a scuffle battle in the standings together with defending juniors champs Staglets.

Nico Salva will be the man in the middle for the San Beda Red Cubs and star Point Guard LA Revilla will orchestrate the plays for legendary Red Cubs coach Ato Badolato. Standing on their way will be Squires triumvirate of siblings Kelvin and Kristoffer Alas with John Noble.

Note: San Beda Team Captain Aljamal is still tentative for August 31 game due to the controversial disqualification handed down on him by NCAA ManCom. San Beda and NCAA ManCom is set to settle the issue through court battle.

Seniors Standings

1. San Beda 9 - 1
2. Letran 7 - 2
3. Jose Rizal 6 - 4
4. Mapua 6 - 6
5. San Sebastian 4 - 5
6. Perpetual 2 - 7
7. Benilde 1 - 10
8. PCU (Suspended)

Juniors Standings

1. Letran Squires 7 - 1
2. San Sebastaian Staglets 6 - 2
3. San Beda Red Cubs 6 - 3
4. JRU Light Bombers 3-5
5. La Salle Greenies 2 - 6
6. Perpetual Altalettes 1 - 7
7. Mapua Red Robins (Leave of Absence; set to rejoin in season 84)
8. PCU Baby Dolphins (Suspended; set to rejoin in season 84)

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--------------------------------------> my comments

why does letran and san beda keeps on pushing rivalry? are these two schools envious of the uaap's lasalle-ateneo clashes, that's why they want to create their own version of it in the ncaa? i think it's cheap and pathetic. ateneo at lasalle deserve every battle they make. that after each game, sportsmanship is displayed. in the ncaa, i seldom see a passionate display of sportsmanship.

my cousin borgy hermida plays point guard for the san beda red lions. i am an alumnus of letran. during my first two years as a knight, my so called alma mater collected two championship trophies. that was magnificent. letran put an end to the san sebastian stags 5 year regime at the top rank of the ncaa sr. men's basketball in 1998. the following year, letran, as underdogs, climbed and emerged as champions for the second time in a row. after that 1999 campaign, i lost my interest in watching a live game.

in game two of the 1999 ncaa finals, i saw flying chairs, coins, plastic bottles, even softdrink bottles, notebooks, etc., as jose rizal college (then, now university) fans protested the ref's misjudgment on letran's jp prior elbowing john valena of jrc. no offensive foul was called as prior crossed the half court... valena countered on prior, and then the mob was uncontrollable. that scene was bad. there were women, and children inside the arena, and they were defenseless from flying objects. oh boy... heavy crowd happens a lot in the ncaa games. haven't hear a lot from the uaap, since, the ateneo-ust game in 2002(03?).

anyway, ncaa for me is pride. the legacy it aims to pass through generations is rich. i take pride with my school on it's quest to get 17... the league's most number, followed by ateneo with, i guess, 14.

following the trail in pinoy exchange (naka-link), to username ferdinandmarcos:

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FerdinandMarcos	We have no business whether Letran or JRU gets the twice to beat advantage. We will beat either of them in the Finals anyway. Let's just do what we us/s/ually do... Let's show the Knights what the real Red Lions Basketball is all about this time. Animo San Beda! Beat Letran!

sayang. hindi kasi ako pex user... pero answering your comment in that forum, "Let's show the Knights the real Red Lions Basketball is all about this time," beda basketball is unique, but, you must not fear the knights. don't prove us you're better... because in the minds of the many, beda will always be tulo laway that's what is all about