The UC Child Site owners boys’ volleyball group poses for a gaggle picture after clinching the Cesafi highschool volleyball title. | By Glendale Rosal
CEBU CITY, Philippines— The College of Cebu (UC) Child Site owners delivered a shocking upset to dethrone the College of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Child Jaguars within the Cebu Faculties Athletic Basis, Inc. (Cesafi) Boys Excessive Faculty Volleyball Event Finals on Sunday, December 8, on the USPF Lahug Campus gymnasium.
The Child Site owners, coming into the championship as underdogs, shocked the beforehand unbeaten and closely favored Child Jaguars with a gritty four-set victory, 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 26-24, to seize their first title since 2018.
UC made their intentions clear by dominating the primary two units. Powered by the offensive firepower of group captain John Emmanuel Roda and Winky Soriano, together with sturdy defensive performs from their blockers, the Child Site owners dictated the tempo.
Their aggressive play left the defending champions scrambling to maintain up as UC surged to a commanding 2-0 set lead.
Down two units, the Child Jaguars mounted a spirited comeback within the third. Ralph Tan, Justine Dave Manzano, and Crayven Camandona discovered their rhythm, turning the set into an exhilarating change of rallies and lead adjustments. USJ-R led by as many as 5 factors, 21-16, however UC narrowed the hole to 23-24 earlier than Camandona’s decisive assault sealed the set, 25-23, conserving USJ-R’s title hopes alive.
The fourth set showcased the center and dedication of each groups. USJ-R appeared poised to pressure a fifth set, taking one other five-point lead at 18-13 by way of service aces and by capitalizing on UC’s errors.
Nonetheless, UC refused to again down.
With Roda, Soriano, and Paul Gabie spearheading the assault, UC clawed their manner again, tying the set at 19-all. The 2 groups traded blows, tying once more at 23-all in a tense battle for momentum.
Coming off a timeout, UC executed a superbly timed play as Roda shifted to the proper aspect, delivering a pinpoint assault to succeed in match level at 24-23.
USJ-R’s Marc Lemuel Tangon responded with a strong spike to degree the rating at 24-all.
Nonetheless, the relentless duo of Roda and Soriano sealed the championship with back-to-back assaults, clinching the fourth set, 26-24.
For UC head coach Allan Flores, the victory marked a momentous achievement, ending years of near-misses and heartbreaks.
“In fact, it’s very particular for all of us,” stated Flores. “We at all times fell quick—both ending as first runners-up or getting eradicated within the playoffs. However this time, the boys proved they’re able to profitable the title. It wasn’t a straightforward sport. We braced ourselves for each comeback USJ-R made, however we stayed targeted and decided.”
The championship win was significantly candy for the UC Site owners group, which was nonetheless reeling from the 0-2 sweep of UC’s males’s basketball group within the Cesafi Season 24 Males’s Basketball Finals towards the 16-time champion UV Inexperienced Lancers only a day earlier.
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