Bulldogs, Rebels off to sizzling starts in Sinulog Cup hoops

THE 1994 Bulldogs and the 2004 Rebels got off to fast starts in the University of San Carlos North Alumni Basketball Conference Sinulog Cup after they tallied two victories each over the weekend in the games that were held at the USC North Campus gym along Mango Avenue.
The 1994 Bulldogs took a chomp off the 1995 Pirates, 71-68, before coming back the next day to beat the USC North Campus faculty, 81-77, for their second win in a row in Division 2.
In other results in the same division, reigning MVP AJ San Juan and the rest of the 2001 DosMilUno-Lite Shipping got past the 2002 Legendary Lions, 67-64.
San Juan charted 21 points to help his squad get past the Lions, who got 26 from former two-time Cesafi MVP Enrico Llanto.
The Millennium 2000 also defeated the 1999ers, 81-73, but the 1999ers bounced back and beat the DosMilUno, 75-60. The Sipat 98 took down the 1996 Chubbies, 71-54, while the Legendary Lions evened-up their record later in the weekend with a 60-51 victory over the Pirates.
In Division 3, the Rebels ran roughshod over the 2003 DosMilTres, 64-57, and then took care of the 2005 Chameleons, 76-61, to log a perfect 2-0 win-loss record at the start of Cebu’s biggest inter-alumni basketball league.
In other games in Division 3, the 2010 Pioneers authored a huge upset as they bested 2011 Elevens, 62-56, to hand the defending champions a rude welcome to the new season.
The 2008 Flyboys clobbered the 2007 Waybus, 80-63, while the 2014 Underdogs also emerged victorious over the 2003 DosMilTres, 67-54. The Waybus then came back to down the 2006 Fury, 63-60, behind the 18 points of former USC Warrior Robert Codilla.
In Division 1, the reigning titleholder 1985 Legends routed the 1984 Knights, 75-56, behind the combined 40 points of Bing Pua and former pro Lou Regidor.
The 1986 Mighty Geeks also registered a 63-54 win over the 1987 Bros.