He's ready to make himself known. (Photo Credit: SLAM Philippines) Entering the UAAP Juniors Season, when the question "Who's the player to watch out for?" came out, almost everyone would answer Jolo Mendoza. Why not? Jolo made himself known during the FIBA Worlds U17 competition, plus, he scored 30 points to grab Finals MVP honors in front of a national audience. When it came to High School basketball players, Jolo Mendoza was the forefront of the discussion. After his 42 point explosion last November 14, 2015, Aljun Melecio is looking to join that discussion of HS basketball players to watch out for. But he still acknowledges that Jolo is a really good player. " Alam ko naman na, sobrang galing ni Jolo. Gusto ko lang ma- challenge yung sarili ko na gusto ko maging (ka)- level niya," the team captain of the Junior Archers shared. If anything, Aljun proved that he is on the level of Jolo, as he won their individual showdown for that game. In reality, ...

The Junior Archers consider themselves as brothers more than just teammates. (Photo Credit: Karen Navarozza, ArcherPride.com) This summer was a memorable one for the De La Salle Junior Archers and team captain Aljun Melecio. The Junior Archers were crowned as the champions of the Filoil Flying V Preseason Tournament, where they edged out rivals Ateneo Blue Eaglets and the NU Bullpups. For Aljun, he won the MVP award in the same tournament in a virtual landslide, over players like Jolo Mendoza, Shaun Ildefonso, John Clemente and Justine Baltazar. Despite all of these accolades which they have collected over the summer, Aljun and the Junior Archers know they have no reason to gloat.  After all, the Ateneo Blue Eaglets are the defending champions in the UAAP tournament, not them. Plus, memories of last season's early exit still haunts the team until now. "It was really tough losing against NU during the stepladder match," Melecio lamented. But the scoring guard ...