San Beda reaches 12-U, 15-U final 4 in Freego Cup

Manila, Philippines - San Beda scored a pair of victories to reach the semifinal round of the 12-under and 15-under divisions of the Freego Hoop Challenge at the Xavier gym in San Juan recently.

San Beda A and San Beda B both finished the 15-under eliminations with 4-0 win-loss records in Group A and Group B, respectively, while its 12-under team ruled its bracket with a 5-0 mark in the tournament organized by Coach E Basketball School and backed by Freego Jeans.

San Beda A edged National University, 68-66, with Andrei Caracut showing the way with 21 points while the Red Cubs’ second team also edged Xavier School, 61-53, with Kevin Oleodo leading the way with 20 points.

In another game, Antipolo Lady of Lourdes School (ALLS) routed Lourdes School of Mandaluyong as Marvin Lee tallied 18 and John Del Espiritu Santo contributed 10.

The two teams join ALLS (3-1) and National University (3-1) in the semifinals set late Thursday. San Beda A meets ALLS while its other Red Cubs team will be up against NU.

In the 12-under class, Josh Tagala’s powered San Beda A to a 40-30 win as the Red Cubs’ second team missed the semifinals via a weaker quotient despite winning over San Sebastian College-Recoletos, 63-15. 

The semifinal cast in the 12-under division includes the Red Cubs against Lourdes School of Mandaluyong and Saint Augustine against Notre Dame.