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Letran’s Pao Javillonar. Photo from NCAA Philippines.

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Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726556479701IMG_5014.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Letran’s Pao Javillonar. Photo from NCAA Philippines."/>Letran’s Pao Javillonar. Photo from NCAA Philippines.</div>MANILA — Colegio de San Juan de Letran continued its impressive start and won its second straight game in NCAA Season 100.This, after the Knights came back against Arellano University, 86-79, during their men&#x27;s basketball clash Tuesday afternoon at the San Juan Arena.&quot;We just stayed composed. We managed things around na one stop at a time, and we executed things on the offensive end. Suddenly, naka balik kami,&quot; said Letran head coach Allen Ricardo during the post-game presser on how they turned back on the Chiefs after being down by 13.Heading the charge for the Knights was Pao Javillonar who made his NCAA 100 debut after sitting out due to a two-game suspension, and the 6-foot-6 bruiser made some noise in his return by putting up 28 points on top of eight rebounds, two assists, and two blocks. &quot;Am I surprised? A little bit. Kasi simula nung nag laro siya ng NCAA, hindi nangyari sa buhay niya yan,&quot; said Ricardo of his co-team captain who kept Letran afloat in the second period wherein Arellano slowly increased their lead to double digits, 46-34.&quot;Pero I give it to him. Tinatrabaho niya yan eh, and andun talaga siya sa offensive scheme namin so talagang binibigay namin yun,&quot; he added. The Knights&#x27; woes extended in the third canto as they saw themselves down 59-46, but this was when prized rookies Jimbo Estrada and Jace Miller woke up to provide Javillonar some help.The duo got Letran to within four after contributing to their nine-to-nothing spurt with still 6:03 in the third quarter, while it was Deo Cuajao who gave CSJL the lead later in the fourth after a booming triple at the 5:55 mark.Cuajao, Nath Montecillo, and Javillonar then exchanged baskets with Arellano as the game went down the wire, but it was Estrada who put in the finishing touches as he eventually gave Letran its biggest lead, 86-79, after a lay-in with only five ticks remaining in the game. &quot;As expected, game of runs eh. So, siguro, okay nang nangyayari yung mga gantong bagay,&quot; said Ricardo, talking about Letran&#x27;s consecutive grind-out games. &quot;Not all the time it will be a blowout game, so mas okay ako dito. Natutulungan ko sila pano maging composed at ma-handle yung pressure, at also ako nate-test din yung coaching ko. I&#x27;m good with it.&quot;Estrada finished with 14 points, Miller had 11, while Cuajao scored all of his six points in the fourth, and Ricardo emphasized on the luxury of having a surplus of talent at their guard position. <div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726556550080IMG_5016.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Letran‘s Jimboy Estrada. Photo from NCAA Philippines.Letran‘s Jimboy Estrada. Photo from NCAA Philippines."/>Letran‘s Jimboy Estrada. Photo from NCAA Philippines.</div>&quot;That&#x27;s college basketball. Talagang kailangan pupunuan mo yung guards. Sa college, it&#x27;s always a disruptive game, so kailangan may baon kang magagaling na gwardiya especially sa last minutes,&quot; he said.Moving forward, despite Letran having an impressive start at 2-1, Ricardo said that they are not getting ahead of themselves and are instead looking at what they can do to consistently perform better. &quot;Somehow, it was a good start for us. Pero we still have 15 games. I&#x27;m hoping na umabot kamisa Nos. 3 and 4, pero we&#x27;ll just take it one game at a time muna,&quot; he said.Meanwhile, Arellano leaned on Maverick Vinoya&#x27;s 16 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals. Unfortunately, they fell to 0-3. <div>THE SCORES:</div>Letran 86 - Javillonar 28, Estrada 14, J. Miller 11, Cuajao 6, Go 6, Monje 5, Dimaano 5, Jumao-as 4, Nunag 4, Montecillo 2, Delfino 1, Pradella 0, Santos 0, Tagotongan 0.Arellano 79 - Vinoya 16, Hernal 11, Capulong 11, Abiera 10, Ongotan 10, Geronimo 7, Valencia 6, Camay 4, Borromeo 2, Libang 2, De Leon 0, Acop 0, W. Miller 0, Espiritu 0Quarterscores: 28-26, 46-54, 63-69, 86-79.<div>RELATED VIDEO:</div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3068889"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>

Colegio de San Juan de Letran continued its impressive start and won its second straight game in NCAA Season 100.

Colegio de San Juan de Letran continued its impressive start and won its second straight game in NCAA Season 100.

NCAA: Pao Javillonar returns with 28 as Letran completes comeback vs. Arellano

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NCAA: Pao Javillonar returns with 28 as Letran completes comeback vs. Arellano

Romwel Anzures,

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Published Sep 17, 2024 03:36 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 17, 2024 03:38 PM PHT

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