07/12/2025
๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ | ๐พ๐๐พ ๐ฝ๐ก๐ช๐ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐พ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ
The Cebu Eastern College (CEC) Blue Dragons have clinched the final slot in the Final Four of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) Season 25 High School Basketball Tournament, sparking excitement among fans eager to see the team rewrite last seasonโs disappointment.
After missing out on the semifinals last season, the Blue Dragons are now determined to mount a redemption arc and prove their championship credentials.
It was a tense race to the playoffs, with multiple schools competing for the last spot. Every basket and defensive stop mattered, and in the end, CECโs superior point quotient propelled them into the Final Four, igniting celebrations both on and off the court.
โ๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง. ๐๐ฆ'๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ,โ ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต-๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ.
The Blue Dragons now face a formidable opponent, the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM) Baby Webmasters. To advance to the championship, CEC must defeat them twice in the semifinals. The upcoming clash promises intensity and high stakes, but the Blue Dragons enter with determination and momentum on their side.
Ahead of the highly anticipated matchup, here are the standout performances from CEC Blue Dragons players this season, as of December 4, 2025:
Llouie Jay Estorba: 153 total points, 15.3 average โ top 2 in scoring. Mohammad Dimaporo: 94 total rebounds, 9.4 average โ top 2 in rebounding; 42 offensive rebounds, 4.2 average โ top 3 in offensive boards.
Kenneth Robert Fuller: 89 total rebounds, 8.9 average โ top 3 in rebounding; 61 defensive rebounds, 6.1 average โ top 5 in defensive boards; 38 steals, 3.8 average โ top 2 in steals; 68 assists, 6.8 average โ top 1 in assists.
Albert Sialana: 32 total blocks, 3.2 average โ leading the league in blocks.
With these remarkable individual performances and a collective drive to make up for last seasonโs shortcomings, the CEC Blue Dragons have both the talent and the heart to challenge for the title. Fans now eagerly await the action-packed Final Four matchups, where every second will count and redemption is within reach.
Correspondent: Kenth Carlo Timan | ZonE-23
Layout Artist: Marjelyn Ongrea
Photo courtesy of CEC Baby Blue Dragons Basketball Team page