St. Benedict leads winners in CYBL hoop tournament

ACTION in the Cebu Youth Basketball League went up a notch higher as the participating teams jockeyed for position with the playoffs looming on the horizon in games that were played over the weekend at three separate venues – the SHS-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Mango Campus, Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion-Mandaue (CIC-M) and University of San Carlos (USC) North Campus Gyms.

In the Under 10 division, St. Benedict Child Learning Centre scored a 17-15 win over USC South to grab third place in the team standings behind USC North and SHS-AdC.

Meanwhile, Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion-Mandaue (CIC-M) registered its fourth win in as many games by defeating St. Benedict, 32-19, in Group B play of the SBP division. USJR defeated USC North C, 36-28, while Don Bosco-B nipped Virgen de las Escuelas Pias School (VEPS), 31-30, in other Group B games. SHS-AdC-B topped Thumbs Up, 39-27, for its fourth straight win after a loss to position itself at second spot behind pace-setting USC North B in Group A of the SBP division.

Games in the Passerelle division were all close as SHS-AdC-B nipped USC North-B, 53-51, to remain undefeated in Group C. UV-B outscored USC South-C, 49-41, in overtime, while Thumbs Up 1 nipped USJR-B, 42-40.

The top four teams in each group advance to the cross-over quarterfinals. /Correspondent Jonas Panerio