# 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.
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. 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.
The season is set to open on October 15, 2022.

## Sports calendar

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

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.

### College tournament

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.

### Elimination round
#### Team standings

| 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 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UC Webmasters | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | USJ-R Jaguars | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | USC Warriors | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | |
| 6 | CIT-U Wildcats | 1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | |

#### Results

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 | |

### Bracket

| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | UV | 78 | 64 | | | | |
| 4 | USJ–R | 80 | 51 | |
| 4 | USJ–R | 80 | 51 | 1 | UV | 90 | * |
| | | | | 3 | UC | 62 | * |
| 2 | USPF | 67 | 57 | 3 | UC | 62 | * |
| 3 | UC | 68 | 62 | |

### Semifinals

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

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

#### USPF vs UC

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

### Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.
* December 11
| UV Green Lancers | 90–62 | UC Webmasters |
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
| UV Green Lancers | vs. | UC Webmasters |
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
| UV Green Lancers | vs. | UC Webmasters* |
| UV leads series 1–0 |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
*If necessary

### High school tournament

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

#### Elimination round
##### Team standings

| 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 | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UC Junior Webmasters | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | UV Baby Green Lancers | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 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 | |

##### Results

| Teams | 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 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bracket

| Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Semifinals (Nos. 1 & 2 have twice-to-beat advantage) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | CBSAA | 67 | | | | |
| 4 | UV | 63 | | | | |
| 4 | UV | 63 | 1 | CBSAA | 45 | * |
| | | | 2 | SHS-AdC | 66 | * |
| 2 | SHS-AdC | 83 | 2 | SHS-AdC | 66 | * |
| 3 | UC | 78 | | | | |

#### Semifinals

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

* December 6 5:15 PM
| CBSAA Trailblazers | 67–63 | UV Baby Green Lancers |
| CBSAA wins series in one game |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City

#### SHS-AdC vs UC

* December 6 7:15 PM
| SHS-AdC Magis Eagles | 83–78 | UC Junior Webmasters |
| SHS-Ateneo wins series in one game |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City

#### Finals

The Finals is a best-of-three playoff.
* December 11 3:30 p.m.
| CBSAA Trailblazers | 45–66 | SHS-AdC Magis Eagles |
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
* December 14 5:15 p.m.
| CBSAA Trailblazers | vs. | SHS-AdC Magis Eagles |
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
| CBSAA Trailblazers | vs. | SHS-AdC Magis Eagles* |
| SHS-AdC leads series 1–0 |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
*If necessary

#### Awards
## Volleyball

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

### Men's

* 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

* 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

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

### High School

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

### College

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