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UAAP Season 79 Juniors Basketball Day 3 Round Up

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"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 to see the Adamson Baby Falcons on top of others teams such as the NU Bullpups and the Ateneo Blue Eaglets. If anything, the Baby Falcons have made me look like a genius this season, notching huge wins against UPIS, FEU, and defending champions NU. 

They may not have a blue chip name such as John Lloyd Clemente or Kenji Roman, but what they have is ridiculous depth paired with talent, and a ton of seasoning thanks to the excellent coaching of Coach Goldwyn Monteverde. Even though one of their best players in EJ Agbong isn't getting much minutes, players like Encho Serrano and Gerry Abadiano have stepped up in EJ's absence. 

The Adamson Baby Falcons are a good basketball team. In fact, they could very well be the best team in the league at this point. It's time to stop sleeping on them, as they deserve to receive a ton of respect and recognition.

The FEU Baby Tamaraws are looking to barge into title contention

A number of pundits considered FEU's win against the Ateneo Blue Eaglets as an upset. Considering the gap in terms of talent, that could certainly be the case. But if you take into account other intangibles such as chemistry and experience, we realize that FEU's win wasn't much of an upset after all.

With most of the spotlight shining on Kenji Roman, it was LJ Gonzales who shone the most against the Blue Eaglets. With excellent play as a point guard for the Baby Tamaraws, FEU was able to manufacture a huge victory against a title contender in the Blue Eaglets. I think it may as well be time to call the Baby Tamaraws title contenders as well.

The Adamsons and the NUs of the world are certainly locks as title contenders in the UAAP. But it may be time to give some love to the FEU Baby Tamaraws as a team that could potentially raise the crown come the months of February or March.

Juan Gomez de Liano had himself a happy birthday

24 points. 11 rebounds. 3 steals. One 32 point victory against a UE squad fresh off their first win in 3 seasons.

Happy birthday Juan GDL. We'll continue to watch you rip your opposition into pieces.

Next Schedule of Games:

November 22, 2016 Tuesday (All at the San Juan Arena)

9:00 AM: UE vs. FEU

11:00 AM: ADMU vs. AdU

1:00 PM: DLSZ vs. NU

3:00 PM: UPIS vs. UST
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