THE SACRED HEART School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles arranged a championship game between second seeds as they upset the top-ranked Cebu Eastern College Dragons, 54-40, in the semifinals of the 16-under division A in the 2012 ThreeSixty Pharmacy Cup over the weekend at the SHS-AdC basketball courts along Mango Avenue.
SHS-AdC took the initiative and led all the way. They established a 10-point lead in the first half and were still ahead by six, 37-31, heading to the final period. CEC persevered and got to within two, 48-50, but the Magis Eagles held on, thanks to their solid defense and calm shooting from the free-throw line.
They will now face the University of the Visayas in the finals this Sunday at the City Sports Club Cebu basketball court.
The UV-SHS Ateneo finals is the second between both teams as they also met for the Cebu Passerelle championship in October 2011.
SHS-AdC was not as fortunate in the 13-under division as it was eliminated by UV, 35-56, in the semis.
It was a momentous win for UV as it will be making its first-ever trip to the championship game at the SBP level. The Baby Lancer will be facing CEC Dragons in the finals after they survived the University of San Carlos South A, 56-50.
In the 10-Under division, USC North and USC South had set a title showdown between themselves.
In the newly launched 19-under division, the USC/RDAK bested the Symmetry Fitness Center/University of San Jose-Recoletos, 62-55.
The ThreeSixty Pharmacy Cup 2012 is the flagship tournament of the Cebu Youth Basketball League (CYBL), which is now on its fifth season. With the addition of the 19-Under division, the league has grown to 42 teams in four age groups. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio