Wildkittens end Magis Eagles’ nine-game win streak with 71-62 victory in Cesafi juniors

Games today:
Cebu Coliseum
1 p.m. – UV vs. USJ-R (jrs.)
2:30 p.m. – UC vs. DBC (jrs.)
4 p.m. – USP vs. USJ-R (jrs.)
5:30 p.m. – USPF vs. CIT (srs.)

The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles had their incredible winning streak come to an end in the hands of an opponent nobody thought could achieve the feat.

This as the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildkittens registered the season’s biggest upset, winning over the previously unbeaten Magis Eagles, 71-62, in the juniors division of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc.  basketball tournament yesterday at the Cebu Coliseum.

The win dropped the Magis Eagles to 9-1 (win-loss) while the Wildkittens improved to 3-7.

CIT-U appeared intent on swinging the upset axe upon the Magis Eagles from the get-go as they set the tone by leading 20-9 after the first period.

That lead did not last long as Dawn Ochea sparked Ateneo with his 14 first half points to come within just a point, 28-29, at halftime. The Magis Eagles further thickened the plot by tying the game at 47-all heading to the final canto.

However, this was where the Wildkittens sprung the surprise of the tournament as they zoomed away with the lead and eventually the win behind the eight points of Mark Kong as well as contributions from Nikko Otadoy, Kris Lucero and Gerald Delima.

Delima topped CIT-U with 24 markers while Kong ended up with 20. SHS-J was paced by the 18 of Ochea.

In the other games, the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Dragons beat the University of San Carlos (USC) Baby Warriors, 92-76, to improve to 8-3.

The University of Cebu (UC) Baby Webmasters also snatched their second win of the season after defeating the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Baby Jaguars, 73-68.