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April 5,2008
PBA Girls 53 vs. Cornwall Lions 32
The long awaited ride for some of us from Ottawa to Cornwall and the first field trip of the PBA Girls team
this year finally came to an end this afternoon. Again some of the PBA girls were late as usual for some unexpected detour
along the way. The PBA team got to another slow start as they found themselves trailing 4-2 early in the game. Once the quick,
scrapping defense got on track, the offence got going. The offense was led by Ina
'Ball-hoop' Nepomuceno with 10 points and Joanne
'Jb ballin' Balmaceda countered with 9 points of her own to lead the attack. Swarming
defense led by Erica 'Et' Teodoro, Jennifer 'Whip' Marcelo and Analyssa 'Littlefoot' Cardenas led the defensive assault on the
front court. The half ended 25-17 for the PBA Girls in the lead and never looked back. The Lions tried to stay close in the
game but failed as the PBA Girls ran their fast break to perfection ending the game 53-32 for the win. Erica Teodoro was named MVP of the game.
PBA Girls 65 vs. Charlan Cougars 17
The back to back games of the PBA Girls got on the way quickly as they only had 10 minutes rest in between games.
It didn't look like the PBA Girls needed much rest for they came out firing in all cylinders with their offence. The high
powered offence smothered the Charlan Cougars and could not counter with the full court press of the PBA Girls. Alea 'Ale-luyah' De Castro led the offense gunning
16 points and was unbelievable in both side of the court. Ina 'Ball-hoop'
Nepomuceno added 14 more points of her own to lead the supporting cast on the offense.
Luisa 'Lulu-layup' Cardenas and Melissa 'Storie-time' Storie both added 8 points
each as well. The powerful PBA offence looked like a freight train that could not be stopped as they pounded the Charlan Cougars
65-17 in the game. Alea 'Ale-luyah' De Castro was chosen the MVP of the game.
The PBA Girls are now starting to gel and looked to be more confident on the basketball court as they now improved
their exhibition game to 6-1 on the year. If there is anything these girls have, it is speed and intensity. GO PBA GIRLS GO!
April 18, 2008
This is the last of it's kind (exhibition) for now at least . Our 35 yr old and over Master's (Men's division)
battled against a very good shooting Chinese team. Our folks still manage to win by a 'point'. The Chinese team can really
hit 'em 3's. So, we switched from 2-3 zone to man-to-man (which is not easily for folks over 35 yrs old of age. This is a
good tune-up for our players 'coz they'll be facing teams with former 'Open' players. Some of our Masters' players were former
'Open' team players as well ...namely (Base,Mike,Jhun,Arnel and Mark Q) and a couple of our players played College and semi-pro
back in the Islands (Paul and Vic). We were missing Willie J. Jr and Vergel Meneses and Willie Tejero. Some of our 45 yr old
folks ran with these guys and still have some of their moves. Once, the chemistry is established between these guys - I'll
be surprised if we don't make it to the final four this coming labor day weekend tourney.
Coach Erle
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April
3, 2008 PBA Girls 53 vs. Philemon Falcons 12 It wasn’t your typical basketball game from the start as the PBA girls came in late due to the commuting
traffic on their way to Hull. With one referee and half of the PBA Girls players were still missing, the
wait was on. But surely enough, everything turned out well in the end. That is for the
PBA girls as they displayed their patented defensive game against the Falcons. The PBA girls struggled
shooting only 17% but still held the lead 17-11 in the first half. It was a different story in the second
half as the PBA Girls picked up their running game early in the second half. If you cannot shoot from outside,
you might as well get the inside game going and that was exactly what the girls did. The attack was led
by their point guard ‘Air’ Jesa Rada who scored 10 points and
dictated the tempo in the second half. Strong offensive rebounds from Paustine
'Popo' Gonzales as she led all scorers with 11 points in the game. Outstanding
defensive plays from Erika 'ET' Teodoro
and Jennifer 'Whip' Marcelo who also tallied for 10 points dominated
the front court. The PBA Girls speed proved to be too much for the Falcons to handle as they were humbled
53-12 in the end. Paustine Gonzales was named MVP of the
game. The PBA girls are now 4-1 in exhibition game as they
take their record on the road to Cornwall this weekend against the Lions. Can the Lions stop the running game of the PBA girls?
We’ll soon find out. Go PBA Girls! PBAOTTAWA Coaching staff
April 1, 2008 PBA
BOYS (U15) vs. Kanata Midget Selects When all was said and done, the long awaited game between the PBA
Boys and Kanata Midget Selects were finally played. The PBA Boys Team led by Darren as he scored 11 points
in the game and Neil pounded 8 points from the inside. Strong defensive works of Noel provided the intensity
on the defensive front court of the PBA Team. David and J.R solidified the offense pitching in
7 points each in the game. J.R ignited the crowd with a beautiful ‘spin o rama’ move from the
right side and banked it off the board was just one of the highlights in the game. Good low post interior defense by
Neil and Darren with George and Akie minimized the damage caused by Kanata center Charlie Range. He led his team with
13 points for Kanata. The presence of the Pagal brothers on the front court proved to be a lethyl
combination in the game. Coach Erle Rodriguez was very pleased with the way his boys responded after
the lost last game. As you well know, good team always bounces back from a lost. Next stop is the rematch with the GCBA
Midget Selects team next Friday. It should be a good one. See you there. PBAOTTAWA Coaching Staff
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| Amigos tournament 2008 Championship Trophy |
May 19, 2008
Who
says if you're over 35 yrs old that you can't play 5 games of basketball in two days and not be in the hospital after
this stint. We'll our Master's division team did exactly that - played 3 games on Saturday (May 17) then two games
the next day - mind you a few of them were a bit rough during the semi-finals game - but got it all together during the championship
game. A game that could've gone either way - the FCCM team from Toronto were younger (well, they are all 35 and up) but
in shape and taller. I'm giving kudos to these guys (FCCM team) they just finished playing their semi-finals game and
rested only for 10 minutes to play our team for the championship.Again, this game could've gone either way - our 3-2 high-zone-trap
defence is what made our guys the victor. We have our big men (Vic/Base) diving for basketballs - you don't see that everyday.
The oldest player on the team (I will not mention his name and age) - played really well like a veteran player should. To
top it all off - he has to do some house-painting and bbq'ing for a family get-together - hats off to you sir (you know
who you are) - well, ok it's Dario DeCastro.
Our guards (Paulie,Mike,Dario and Arnel) with their suffocating defence
leaves no room for the opposing teams to setup their offense - our forwards (Paul Encarnacion,Joey and Base) took care of
the frontcourt - offensively and defensively - the centers (Vic and Base) - swatted shots like hitting tennis balls out of
the park.
This was a good test for our Masters' team for the upcoming PIBNA2008 - playing 5 games in 2 games and
still able to walk out of the gym...
To all the organizers of the tournament - a job well-done. To the teams who participated
on this tournament - hats-off to you guys - played a really 'no-fear' style of basketball and yet clean and fun...
Nice medals/trohpies and prizes too.... we received a Wilson Evolution basketball, crystal trophy (photo shown above) and
medals....
Oh yeah, last but not least - I myself and the rest of the team would like to thank the Rivilla's and
Bunagan's for arranging a very nice 'packed' lunch for the team - thank you.
Coach Erle
March 14, 2008
The last Friday (March 7) between our 'Atom' team and GCBA select 'Atom' team was a nice
showing of having fun, competitiveness and plenty of heart and passion for the game.
Ours players came out as the victor of this competition - it is only an exhibition game
- but you would've never known had you not been told about it. It looks like a championship game.
Kudos to the GCBA players - they played really well - this is a nice 'test' for our players.
Job well done fella's....
COACH ERLE
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