Kenji Roman is just one of the many players who are MVP Candidates for this season's UAAP Juniors action. (Photo Credit: Josh Albelda, ABS-CBN Sports) Results: Ateneo Blue Eaglets def. UE Junior Warriors 89-62 FEU Baby Tamaraws def. UPIS Junior Maroons 84-68 AdU Baby Falcons def. DLSZ Junior Archers 78-53 NU Bullpups def. UST Tiger Cubs 73-64 Notable Performances: SJ Belangel (ADMU): 10 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists Daniel Celzo (FEU): 18 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks Kenji Roman (FEU): 13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists Juan Gomez de Liano (UPIS): 22 points, 10 rebounds Encho Serrano (AdU): 22 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists Martin Romero (DLSZ): 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals John Lloyd Clemente (NU): 23 points, 8 rebounds Inand Fornillos (UST): 24 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks  Key Storylines: The MVP Race is starting to heat up It was already expected coming into the season that Juan Gomez de Liano would be the one leading the pack for the

Can anyone stop Gerry Abadiano and the Adamson Baby Falcons? (Photo Credit to Owner) Results: FEU Baby Tamaraws def. UE Junior Warriors 100-82 AdU Baby Falcons def. Ateneo Blue Eaglets 77-65 NU Bullpups def. DLSZ Junior Archers 80-55 UST Tiger Cubs def. UPIS Junior Maroons 69-67 Notable Performances: Xyrus Torres (FEU): 23 points, 7 rebounds Daniel Celzo (FEU): 18 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks Encho Serrano (AdU): 23 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals SJ Belangel (ADMU): 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists Juan Gomez de Liano (UPIS): 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 turnovers  Miguel Ratuiste (UST): 21 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks Key Storylines: Ateneo has a BIG problem For their first game of the season, Ateneo immediately trotted out a line-up which featured four players standing at 6'3" and above plus elite playmaker, SJ Belangel. The scary thing was that Ateneo had more players who stood that tall in the team

"Oy, title contender din kami!" - The FEU Tamaraws probably, after beating the Ateneo Blue Eaglets. (Photo Credit: Richard Esguerra, ABS-CBN Sports) Results: AdU Baby Falcons def. NU Bullpups 80-67 FEU Baby Tamaraws def. Ateneo Blue Eagles 77-73 DLSZ Junior Archers def. UST Tiger Cubs 64-58 UPIS Junior Maroons def. UE Junior Warriors 95-63 Notable Performances: Encho Serrano (AdU): 25 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists Rhayyan Amsali (NU): 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists  LJ Gonzales (FEU): 13 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 steals Dave Ildefonso (ADMU): 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 steals SJ Belangel (ADMU): 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, 10 turnovers Juan Gomez de Liano (UPIS): 24 points, 11 rebounds, 3 steals Ralph Labao (UPIS): 14 points, 9 rebounds, 10 steals Key Storylines Time to stop sleeping on the Adamson Baby Falcons When my rankings for the teams this UAAP Season 79, a number of people were surprised

Title favorites, they could very well be. The Adamson Baby Falcons are looking like a well-oiled machine. (Photo Credit: Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports) Results: UPIS Junior Maroons def. DLSZ Juniors Archers 81-59 AdU Baby Falcons def. FEU Baby Tamaraws 78-65 UE Junior Warriors def. UST Tiger Cubs 87-77 NU Bullpups def. Ateneo Blue Eaglets 73-68 Notable Performances: Juan Gomez de Liano (UPIS): 20 points (6/9 shooting), 9 rebounds, 6 assists  Kenji Roman (FEU): 12 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists Dustin Angeles (UE): 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals SJ Belangel (ADMU): 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists Winderlich Coyoca (NU): 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals John Lloyd Clemente (NU): 14 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists Inand Fornillos (UST): 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals  Key Storylines The UE Junior Warriors finally win one! The last time the UE Junior Warriors won a basketball game in the UAAP... Barack Obama was

SJ Belangel has established himself as one of the favorites for MVP. (Photo Credit: Joji Lapuz, Fabilioh) Results:  Ateneo Blue Eaglets def. UST Tiger Cubs 79-73 FEU Baby Tamaraws def. DLSZ Junior Archers 66 - 56  AdU Baby Falcons def. UPIS Junior Maroons 82-59 NU Bullpups def. UE Junior Warriors 104-54 Notable Performances: SJ Belangel (ADMU): 20 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals Kenji Roman (FEU): 8 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists Inand Fornillos (UST): 16 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists Juan Gomez de Liano (UPIS): 18 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists  Carl Tamayo (AdU): 14 points, 11 rebounds John Lloyd Clemente: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists Key Storylines The dominance of the Adamson Baby Falcons When I had ranked the Baby Falcons as my #1 team for the upcoming UAAP season, a number of pundits were surprised. After all, they didn't have any notable blue-chip names in the level of SJ Belangel and Juan GDL. Against