2022–23 CESAFI season

The 2022–23 CESAFI season is the 23rd season of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc., the preeminent inter-scholastic sports competition in Cebu.

2022–23 CESAFI season
Paghiusa CESAFI 2022
Seniors' champions
Sport
Men
Women
Basketball [to be determined][to be determined]
Volleyball [to be determined][to be determined]
Juniors' champions
Sport
Boys
Girls
Basketball [to be determined][to be determined]
Volleyball [to be determined][to be determined]
(NT) = No tournament; (DS) = Demonstration Sport;
(Ex) = Exhibition;

This season marks the return of the physical events of the CESAFI, which because of the COVID-19 pandemic had held its two previous seasons virtually. The season will mark the first appearance of University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) as a regular member.[1] Aside from UP Cebu, the Sisters of Mary–Boystown and City of Bogo Science and Arts Academy will both compete in the high school division in select events as guest members. Southwestern University will take a leave of absence for this season, citing a lack of budget for its sports teams.[2]

The season is set to open on October 15, 2022.[2]

Sports calendar

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This is the calendar of sports events of the 2022–23 CESAFI season. The list includes the tournament duration and the venues.[3]

Sport Duration Venue/s
  Basketball October 15– Cebu Coliseum
  Volleyball October 22– USPF Gym
  Football November 5– Cebu City Sports Center
  Tennis November 12, 2022 CitiGreen Tennis Resort
  Chess November 19, 2022 Robinsons Galleria Cebu
  Taekwondo November 19, 2022 Insular Square Mall
  Badminton November 19–26, 2022 Metro Sports Center
  Swimming November 26, 2022 Cebu City Sports Center
  Esports November 26–27, 2022 SM Seaside
  Table tennis November 26–27, 2022 Robinsons Galleria Cebu
  Dancesport December 3, 2022 SM Seaside
  Karatedo December 3–4, 2022 SM Seaside
Scrabble December 3–4, 2022 SM Seaside
  Athletics December 17–18, 2022 Cebu City Sports Center

Basketball

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Six teams will play in the college division, while ten teams will play in the high school division. Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras will not take part for this season, taking a leave for absence. University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) Fighting Maroons, which was supposed to play its first season in the CESAFI, withdrew its teams in college and high school basketball, citing a need for more time to field a more competitive team.[4]

College tournament

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In the college division, the six (6) teams will play each other twice in a double round-robin tournament for the elimination round for a total of ten (10) games for each team. The top four (4) teams will advance to the Final Four. Originally, seven (7) teams were supposed to compete, until the withdrawal of UP Cebu.[4]

Elimination round

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Team standings

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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   UV Green Lancers 8 2 .800 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   USPF Panthers 7 3 .700 1
3   UC Webmasters 5 5 .500 3 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   USJ-R Jaguars 5 5 .500 3
5   USC Warriors 4 6 .400 4
6   CIT-U Wildcats 1 9 .100 7
Updated to match(es) played on November 26, 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential

Results

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Results on top and to the right of the gray cells are from first-round games; those to the bottom and to the left of it are from second-round games.

Teams CIT-U UC USC USJ-R USPF UV
CIT-U Wildcats 77–95 79–70 66–83 63–52 90–69
UC Webmasters 78–67 65–60 84–78 66–60 71–76
USC Warriors 72–76* 80–77 81–67 67–72 64–91
USJ-R Jaguars 73–72 74–69 58–82 67–68 69–77
USPF Panthers 74–70 79–68 77–68 63–59 59–56
UV Green Lancers 87–61 85–66 75–59 86–64 86–68
Updated to match(es) played on November 26, 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  UV7864
4  USJ–R8051
1  UV90 *
3  UC62 *
2  USPF6757
3  UC6862

Semifinals

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The top 2 teams will have the twice-to-beat advantage; with them having to win only once, and their opponents twice, to advance.

UV vs USJR

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December 8
5:00 p.m.
  UV Green Lancers 78–80   USJ–R Jaguars
December 10
7:00 p.m.
  UV Green Lancers 64–51   USJ–R Jaguars
UV wins series in two games

USPF vs UC

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December 8
7:00 p.m.
  USPF Panthers 67–68   UC Webmasters
December 10
5:00 p.m.
 USPF Panthers 57–62   UC Webmasters
UC wins series in two games

Finals

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The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

  UV Green Lancers vs.   UC Webmasters*
UV leads series 1–0

*If necessary

Awards

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High school tournament

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In the high school division, the ten (10) teams will play each other once in a single round-robin tournament for the elimination round for a total of nine (9) games for each team. The top four (4) teams will advance to the Final Four. Originally, eleven (11) teams were supposed to compete, until the withdrawal of UP Cebu.[4]

This marks the debut of the City of Bogo Science and Arts Academy (CBSAA) Trailblazers from Bogo, Cebu as a guest team.

Elimination round

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Team standings
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Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1   CBSAA Trailblazers 9 0 1.000 Twice-to-beat in the semifinals
2   SHS-AdC Magis Eagles 8 1 .889 1
3   UC Junior Webmasters 7 2 .778 2 Twice-to-win in the semifinals
4   UV Baby Green Lancers 5 4 .556 4
5   CIT-U Wildkittens 4 5 .444 5
6   USPF Baby Panthers 4 4 .500 4.5
7   CEC Dragons 3 6 .333 6
8   USJ-R Baby Jaguars 3 6 .333 6
9   UCLM Junior Webmasters 2 7 .222 7
10   USC Baby Warriors 1 8 .111 8
Updated to match(es) played on November 26, 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) winning percentage; 2) head-to-head record; 3) head-to-head point differential; 4) overall point differential
Results
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Teams CBSAA CEC CIT-U SHS-AdC UC UCLM USC USJ-R USPF UV
CBSAA Trailblazers 60–55 102–101 82–79 83–80 73–61 71–52 84–69 88–75 76–70
CEC Dragons 79–63 82–94 60–77 53–52 65–59 73–87 76–72 59–63
CIT-U Wildkittens 57–60 79–61 68–63 70–56 44–54 73–68 68–64
SHS-AdC Magis Eagles 85–78 86–68 82–74 77–58 84–62 86–75
UC Junior Webmasters 72–54 99–46 70–47 85–72 72–51
UCLM Junior Webmasters 53–51 73–66 66–79 66–81
USC Baby Warriors 49–64 49–72 73–104
USJ-R Baby Jaguars 91–89 78–92
USPF Baby Panthers 79–71
UV Baby Green Lancers
Updated to match(es) played on November 26, 2022. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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Semifinals
(Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage)
Finals
(Best-of-three series)
1  CBSAA67
4  UV63
1  CBSAA45 *
2  SHS-AdC66 *
2  SHS-AdC83
3  UC78

Semifinals

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The top 2 teams will have the twice-to-beat advantage; with them having to win only once, and their opponents twice, to advance.

CBSAA vs UV

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December 6
5:15 PM
  CBSAA Trailblazers 67–63   UV Baby Green Lancers
CBSAA wins series in one game

SHS-AdC vs UC

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December 6
7:15 PM
  SHS-AdC Magis Eagles 83–78   UC Junior Webmasters
SHS-Ateneo wins series in one game

Finals

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The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.

December 11
3:30 p.m.
  CBSAA Trailblazers 45–66   SHS-AdC Magis Eagles
  CBSAA Trailblazers vs.   SHS-AdC Magis Eagles*
SHS-AdC leads series 1–0

*If necessary

Awards

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Volleyball

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There will be 9 schools in the College Division (Both Men & Women)

Men's

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  • Cebu Doctors University
  • Cebu Institute of Technology University
  • University of Cebu
  • University of Cebu - Lapu-Lapu & Mandaue Campus
  • University of the Philippines Cebu
  • University of the Visayas
  • University of San Carlos
  • University of San Jose-Recoletos
  • University of Southern Philippines Foundation

Women's

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  • Cebu Doctors University
  • Cebu Institute of Technology University
  • University of Cebu
  • University of Cebu - Lapu-Lapu & Mandaue Campus
  • University of the Philippines Cebu
  • University of the Visayas
  • University of San Carlos
  • University of San Jose-Recoletos
  • University of Southern Philippines Foundation

Football

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There will be 4 teams in both High School & College Divisions This Season.

High School

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  • Don Bosco Technology Center
  • Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu
  • University of San Carlos
  • University of San Jose-Recoletos

College

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  • University of Cebu
  • University of San Carlos
  • University of San Jose-Recoletos
  • University of Southern Philippines Foundation

References

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  1. ^ Rosal, Glendale G. (September 17, 2022). "UP Cebu launches its varsity program, gets ready for upcoming Cesafi". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Rosal, Glendale G. (September 24, 2022). "Long awaited Cesafi regular season unwraps on Oct. 15". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cesafi_OFFICIAL - Posts". CESAFI. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Panerio, Jonas N (October 6, 2022). "UP Cebu miatras sa CESAFI Caging" [UP Cebu withdraws from CESAFI Caging] (in Cebuano). Retrieved October 7, 2022.
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