Still in shock, Cobras look to end Filoil bid with a bang

THE BELEAGUERED Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras hope to end their Manila sojourn with a bang as they battle the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Growling Tigers today in the Filoil Flying V Hanes Preseason Cup at the Arena in San Juan City.

In a stunning turn of events, the reigning Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) champions received news yesterday of the resignation of their head coach Raul “Yayoy” Alcoseba (read story above).

With that hanging over their heads, the Cobras will try to bag their third win in this competition against the UAAP runners-up from last season.

The reigning champions National University (NU) Bulldogs, meanwhile, stretched their winning streak to five games as they demolished the Perpetual Help Altas, 94-65.

NU led by as many as 39 points to cruise to the easy win in Group A.

Two-time UAAP MVP Bobby Ray Parks led the Bulldogs with 19 points and six assists in a solid performance that saw him drain five three pointers in limited minutes. New reinforcement Alfred Aroga added 13 points and eight boards.

NU was bent on routing the Altas early as they raced off to a 36-16 lead after the first period. They stretched that to 30, 58-28, at halftime.

In the second game, the University of the East Red Warriors logged in the second rout of the afternoon with a 97-66 win over the Emilio Aguinaldo College Generals. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio