# 2018–19 CESAFI season

The 2018–19 CESAFI season was the 18th season of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc., the preeminent inter-scholastic sports competition in Cebu. The 2018–19 season will be the first season of the CESAFI under president Bernard Nicolas Villamor, of Cebu Institute of Technology–University.
This season marks the first appearance of University of Cebu – Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue Campus (UC–LM) as a regular member. UC–LM will compete as a separate school from sister school University of Cebu, but will carry the same nickname as the latter, the Webmasters. Aside from UC–LM, the Sisters of Mary–Boystown will also compete in select events as a guest member.
For the first time in the league's history, an Under-12 Division will be added to the fold, with basketball, chess, and football being the inaugural sports in the new division. In addition, weightlifting will also be making its debut as a demonstration sport.

## Basketball
### Men's basketball
#### Elimination round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | USJ–R Jaguars | 12 | 9 | 3 | 983 | 860 | +123 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 2 | UV Green Lancers | 12 | 9 | 3 | 946 | 850 | +96 | .750 | — | Twice-to-beat in the semifinals |
| 3 | UC Webmasters | 12 | 9 | 3 | 810 | 753 | +57 | .750 | — | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 4 | USC Warriors | 12 | 5 | 7 | 899 | 853 | +46 | .417 | 4 | Twice-to-win in the semifinals |
| 5 | USPF Panthers | 12 | 5 | 7 | 811 | 842 | −31 | .417 | 4 | |
| 6 | CIT-U Wildcats | 12 | 3 | 9 | 849 | 1042 | −193 | .250 | 6 | |
| 7 | SWU Cobras | 12 | 2 | 10 | 725 | 823 | −98 | .167 | 7 | |
* 1 2 3 USJ-R 1.084, UV 0.997 UC 0.919
* 1 2 USC 1.029, USPF 0.972

##### 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.
| Team | CIT-U | SWU | UC | USC | USJ-R | USPF | UV |
| CIT-U Wildcats | | 53–87 | 67–81 | 55–102 | 69–90 | 67–73 | 69–98 |
| SWU Cobras | 68–71 | | 49–66 | 56–66 | 65–77 | 59–62 | 49–68 |
| UC Webmasters | 75–81 | 67–57 | | 72–50 | 72–64 | 55–45 | 72–65 |
| USC Warriors | 77–82 | 82–60 | 65–69 | | 93–101 | 77–79 | 69–73 |
| USJ-R Jaguars | 106–77 | 80–60 | 74–57 | 65–74 | | 70–61 | 89–73 |
| USPF Panthers | 87–79 | 61–64 | 56–65 | 60–66 | 75–84 | | 81–80 |
| UV Green Lancers | 98–79 | 70–51 | 80–59 | 81–78 | 84–83 | 76–71 | |

#### Playoffs
##### 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) | Finals (Best-of-three series) |
| 1 | USJ–R | 80 | | | | | |
| 4 | USC | 66 | | | | | |
| 4 | USC | 66 | 1 | USJ–R | 74 | 68 | 61 |
| | | | 2 | UV | 78 | 58 | 74 |
| 2 | UV | 64 | 2 | UV | 78 | 58 | 74 |
| 3 | UC | 62 | | | | | |

##### Semifinals
###### USJ-R vs. USC

* October 20, 2018 4:30 p.m
* Match report
| USJ–R Jaguars | 80–66 | USC Warriors |
| USJ-R wins series in one game |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City

###### UV vs. UC

* October 20, 2018 6:30 p.m
* Match report
| UV Green Lancers | 64–62 | UC Webmasters |
| UV wins series in one game |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City

##### Third-place game

* October 25, 2018 5:00 p.m
* Match report
| UC Webmasters | 96–103 (OT) | USC Warriors |
| USC wins third-place game |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City

##### Finals

This is the fifth finals meeting in the CESAFI between USJ-R and UV, with all four previous meetings in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2008 being the most recent, all won by UV. UV won the series in three games, its third title in three years, completing a three-peat, as well as winning their 13th CESAFI men's basketball title.
* October 25, 2018 7:15 p.m
* Match report
| USJ–R Jaguars | 74–78 | UV Green Lancers |
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
* October 27, 2018 6:00 p.m.
* Match report
| UV Green Lancers | 58–68 | USJ–R Jaguars |
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
* October 29, 2018 6:00 p.m.
* Match report
| USJ–R Jaguars | 61–74 | UV Green Lancers |
| UV wins series 2–1 |||
* Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City

#### Awards

* Most Valuable Player: Rey Anthony Suerte (UV Green Lancers)