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| HOOPSTER: AAXS Wins Back-To-Back Under-30 Titles In 2010 XABL Golden Stallions Cup by Henry Liao for philippinebasketball.ph (11/01/2010) | ?
Woody Co (?06), the 2006 Rookie of the Year awardee in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, and Donnel Ong (?99) provided the scoring muscle inside the paint and Marvin Sioco (?99) terrorized the opposition on the defensive end with eight blocked shots as the Golden Stallions pulled away midway through the third quarter. ?Denden Coyiuto (?01) , Geo Sia (?05) and Jett Manuel (?10) spearheaded the third-quarter onslaught that gave multi-titled Caesar Wongchuking?s troops a 57-43 advantage entering the fourth quarter. ?
It was a fitting championship for the Golden Stallions as the AAXS celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting the first-ever Golden Stallions Inter-Alumni Basketball tournament. ?Earlier this year, the AAXS Under-30 team also topped the Philippine Cultural Invitational tournament behind 2009 UAAP Rookie of the Year Jeric Teng (?09) and tournament MVP Marvin Sioco (?99). ?In the Over-30 Division finals of the 2010 XABL Golden Stallions Cup, St. Stephen?s High School alumni squad edged Chiang Kai Shek College, 72-71, to snare the crown. ?Meanwhile, the current Xavier School Juniors Team topped the five-school elimination phase of the Juniors Division competitions in the 2010 XABL Golden Stallions Cup with an unblemished 4-0 record.? Coach Budds Reyes? troops now await the results of the stepladder playoffs to determine its opponent in the finals. ?Thanks to their No. 1 ranking in the elims, the Gold and Blue will enjoy a twice-to-beat advantage in the finals.? ?? ? ? | ?
Finals Most Valuable Player Sammy Young (?02) saved his best for last, knocking in 21 points to lead the Alumni Association of Xavier School Under-30 alumni selection to a 79-51 shellacking of elimination-round leader St. Jude Catholic School in Game Two of the best-of-three finals held at the Jacinto Tiu Competition Court inside the Fr. Cortina Sports Center in San Juan City and complete a 2-0 sweep of the Judenites.
Displaying a killer?s instinct, the AAXS Under-30 alumni selection toughened up on defense in the payoff period, limiting St. Jude Catholic to a measly eight markers in the final 10 minutes.
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