SAN Beda College seeks to sweep both the seniors’ and juniors’ crowns as it clashes with St. Benilde and La Salle-Greenhills, respectively, today in the 92nd NCAA football tournament at the Rizal Football Field.
The Red Booters turned back the Arellano University Chiefs, last year’s champions, in a 1-0 decision Thursday and will sweep their way to the title if they could hurdle the Blazers in their 2 p.m. encounter.
The Junior Cubs, for their part, turned back the Junior Chiefs, 4-1, also last Thursday and will clinch the crown and complete a football double if they could beat the Junior Blazers in their 10 a.m. duel.
San Beda has won all its 11 outings this season including two in the Final Four and a triumph will seal it its 22nd seniors’ crown, the most by any school as former league member La Salle will slide to second with 21 titles.
For its juniors’ squad, it is eyeing its 17th championship, which would put it three titles shy of catching up with La Salle-Greenhills with 20.
San Beda coach Michael Pediamonte said his team is looking forward to their showdown with St. Benilde.
“We’ve been looking forward for this game because we know this will be the most important match of the season for us,” said Pediamonte in Filipino.
St. Benilde, which is also unbeaten in the Final Four, however, isn’t about to go away and fade into the night as it is eyeing a victory that will arrange it a one-game title duel with San Beda on Thursday.
Otherwise, San Beda ends up painting the town red.
Matches today
(Rizal Football Field)
8 a.m.- Arellano U vs Letran (jrs)
10 a.m.- San Beda vs St. Benilde (jrs)
12 nn.- Arellano U vs LPU (srs)
2 p.m.- San Beda vs St. Benilde (srs)