With a lopsided victory in game one of the best-of-three series, the Xavier Juniors team was highly favored to take home the championship. CKSC however, had other plans in mind. With an ugly first quarter effort in game one, CKSC came out full throttle matching the Stallions blow-by-blow. At the end of the first ten minutes of play CKSC had the lead at 22-20.

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Xavier School was crowned champion of the Juniors Division as it completed a finals series sweep of Chiang Kai Shek College on Game Day Seventeen of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament. The Stallions finished the season with an immaculate record of 9 wins and no losses but was challenged throughout the second game of the series by the determined Blue Dragons.

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XAVIER SCHOOL scored a rare golden double when it ruled both the Aspirants and Juniors divisions in the recent Tiong Lian basketball competitions at the UNO Gym. The Aspirants, handled by Jojo Imutan, did the trick first, beating St. Stephen`s high school squad, 72-71, in a one-game finals last Feb. 11 to cap their dominance in the event. They won the title in grand fashion by stringing up nine straight wins for their fourth straight championship.

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One down, one more to go. On Thursday night (Feb. 16), undefeated Xavier School seeks a 2-0 sweep against Chiang Kai Shek in the best-of-three Juniors Division finals of the 2006 Tiong Lian basketball tournament at the UNO gym in Mayhaligue, Manila.

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The fight for all the marbles is on! It`s top-ranked Xavier School versus second-ranked Chiang Kai Shek in the Juniors Division finals of the 2006 Tiong Lian basketball tournament.

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For the sixth consecutive year, unbeaten Xavier School reached the finals of the Juniors Division of the Tiong Lian basketball tournament after blasting UNO, 77-58, Wednesday night in semifinal match at the UNO gym.

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The top four deserving teams after the elimination round are playing in the Final Four in the Juniors Division of the 2006 Tiong Lian basketball tournament.

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The last member of the semifinal round was cast in Game Day Thirteen of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament as UNO High School escaped with a win over defending champion St. Stephens High School, 59-58.

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The quarterfinals started in Game Day Twelve of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament with expected wins by Chiang Kai Shek College over Grace Christian High School, 79-57, and St. Jude Catholic School over Hope Christian High School, 81-64. The two winners will now meet in the semis as Chiang Kai Shek holds a twice-to-beat advantage over St. Jude by virtue of its superior ranking.

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Game Day Eleven of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament featured the final game of the elimination round with Chiang Kai Shek College blasting away winless Grace Christian High School, 86-37.

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CHIANG Kai Shek College banked on Johar King to down St. Jude College, 80-68, and gain the second finals berth in the Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA)-Hitachi Cup basketball championship at the UNO gym in Manila.

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In one of the most exciting matches this season, Saint Jude Caholic School squeaked past Saint Stephens High School, 63-60, in Game Day Ten of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament. The second game saw Woodward Co set a new league scoring record as undefeated Xavier disposed of another contender for the championship as it ravaged UNO High School, 122-61.

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Fresh from a dominating win over dark horse St. Jude, Xavier made target practice of winless Grace Christian High School, 112-41. The second game of Game Day Nine of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament saw defending champion Saint Stephens High School notch only its second win against three losses as it conquered Hope Christian High School, 67-49.

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Game Day Eight of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament featured what is expected to be the cast of the Final Four of the Hitachi Cup. The first game pitted two of the three teams that had been in a logjam at second place with Chiang Kai Shek College outlasting UNO High School, 85-65. The second game saw undefeated Xavier School continue its rampage as it steamrolled over Saint Jude Catholic School, 105-48.

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St. Stephen`s High School finally got back to its winning ways by prevailing over Grace Christian High School, 76-62, in a match of cellar dwellers during Game Day Seven of the High School Division of the 30th Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament otherwise known as the Hitachi Cup. In the second game, Chiang Kai Shek College flexed its muscles to bully Hope Christian High School into submission, 81-54.

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Buoyed by its first victory, Hope Christian High School gave second running UNO High School a scare before grudgingly giving up the win, 70-55, during Game Day Six of the High School Division of the Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament. In very tightly contested second game, Chiang Kai Shek College nosed out erstwhile Xavier School co-leader, St. Jude Catholic School, 75-71.

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Xavier School served strong notice to all contenders during Game Day Five of the High School Division of the Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament: the road to the championship goes through San Juan. Rampaging to another 36-point blowout, Xavier exacted sweet revenge on its nemesis for the past two years, St. Stephen`s High School, 91-45. In the second game, Hope Christian High School finally notched its first win by edging out its previously co-winless team, Grace Christian High School, 63-57.

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Game Day Four of the High School Division of the Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament saw Chiang Kai Shek College barge into the win column at the expense of defending champion St. Stephen`s High School, 61-47. The second game featured early frontrunners St. Jude versus UNO High School, with the Judenites edging out the Uneans, 68-61.

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Friday the 13th was an uneventful Game Day Three of the High School Division of the Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament. Perennial powerhouse Xavier School easily disposed of Hope Christian High School, 95-49, while dark horse St. Jude Catholic School suppressed a well-prepared Grace Christian High School.

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Day Two of the Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association (MMTLBA) Basketball Tournament commenced last Wednesday, January 11, at the UNO High School Gymnasium. This historic court in Santa Cruz, Manila, serves as the exclusive venue of the 30th edition of the grandest boys basketball tournament in the Filipino-Chinese community. This year`s host and High School Division defending champion, St. Stephens High School, continues the excellent tradition of possibly the best organized non-collegiate basketball tournament in the country with the unbridled support of the other six member schools, namely: Chiang Kai Shek College, Grace Christian High School, Hope Christian High School, St. Jude Catholic School, UNO High School and Xavier School.

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The 30th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Association season got underway at the UNO High School gym in Sta. Cruz last Saturday and from the four teams that played in the opening junior division twinbill, you could pick several hot prospects for the collegiate leagues.

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LAST YEARS runner-up Xavier School and third placer UNO High School pulled off similar easy victories over their respective rivals at the start of the Hitachi-30th Metro Manila Tiong Lian Basketball Associaiton (MMTBA) junior tournament at the UNO gym.

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