HAU scores a sweep to win High School Pautakan 2008
By jrldizon
October 24-25, 2008, Don Bosco Academy Gymnasium – At total of 17 Pampanga schools came and participated in the High School Level of Pautakan 2008 of the UP Aguman.
Chevalier School (CS)
Don Bosco Academy (DBA)
Hillcrest Heights Institute (HHI)
Holy Angel University (HAU)
Holy Family Academy (HFA)
Immaculate Conception School (ICS)
Jose C. Feliciano College (JCFC)
Mary Help of Christians School (MHCS)
Pampanga High School (PHS)
San Vicente-San Francisco National High School (SVSF)
School of St Brother Benilde (SSBB)
School of the Infant Jesus (SIJ)
St Andrew’s Archdiocesan School (SAAS)
St Mary’s Academy (SMA)
St Mutien College (SMC)
St Scholastica’s Academy (SSA)
University of the Assumption (UA)
MASS ELIMINATION ROUND
The 17 high school teams competed in the Mass Elimination Round to determine the Top 14 schools that will compete in the Elimination Encounters. All team players participated in accomplishing the 64-item written test that covers the 8 categories in the High School Pautakan: Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, History & Current Events, Arts & Literature and General Information & Trivia. They were given 1-hour to finish the test. After the results were released, they were given 20 minutes to verify their scores and air any questions, clarifications or complaints before the judges. The final scores for that round were as follows:
PHS 37 pts
UA 35
DBA 34
HFA 34
HAU 31
CS 30
SAAS 29
SSA 29
SSBB 28
MHCS 25
SIJ 23
SMC 23
SMA 22
JCFC 18
SVSF 18
ICS 16
HHI 14
JCFC and SVSF had to compete for the last spot in a 10-question Clincher Round. JCFC was able to answer 3 questions and take the last slot in the Elimination Encounters.
ELIMINATION ENCOUNTERS
The 14 remaining teams drew lots to determine their opponents in the Elimination Encounters. The winners for these Encounters will be grouped in the Winners’ Pool with a +10pts advantage, while the non-winners will be grouped in the Losers’ Pool but will not yet be eliminated. The pairings and results were:
PHS 30 pts
SAAS 0
UA 30
SMC 0
DBA 20 (DBA was the first to answer in the knockout tiebreaker)
SSBB 20
HAU 10
HFA 20
SSA 20
JCFC 0
SMA 10
CS 20
MHCS 10
SIJ
LOSERS’ POOL
The 7 non-winning teams in the Elimination Encounters competed in the Losers’ Pool Eliminations for the remaining 3 slots in the Winners’ Pool Eliminations. They answered a total of 25 questions from the Easy, Average and Difficult Rounds. The results were as follows:
SSBB 55pts
HAU 45
SMC 40
SMA 15
SAAS 10
SIJ 10
JCFC 0
WINNERS’ POOL
The Winners’ Pool Eliminations was held on Day 3 of Pautakan 2008. It had the same format as the Losers’ Pool Eliminations. With a +10pts advantage, the 7 winning teams from the Elimination Encounters competed with the 3 qualifying teams from the Losers’ Pool. The Top 5 teams qualified for the Championship Encounters and the rest were eliminated. The results were as follows:
HFA 65 pts
HAU 50
DBA 45
PHS 45
SSA 45
CS 30
UA 30
SSBB 25
MHCS 10
SMC 0
The triple-way tie between DBA, PHS and SSA had to be broken because the ranking was important in the Championship Encounters. After the 5-question Clincher round, PHS was able to break away from the tie and take the 3rd position in the Championship, while DBA and SSA were still in a tied position. After 3 knockout questions, the tie was broken and DBA took the 4th position and SSA took the 5th spot.
In the afternoon, the 10 Championship Encounters were held. The Top 5 teams competed with each other in round-robin format. Each win merited +10 pts that were added to the teams’ advantage points based on their rankings in the Winners’ Pool Eliminations. The results were as follows:
HFA 30
HAU 40
HAU 10
PHS 0
DBA 20
HFA 10
SSA 10
DBA 40
DBA 10
HAU 20
PHS 20
DBA 30
HFA 20 (HFA was the first to answer in the knockout tiebreaker)
SSA 20
PHS 10 (PHS was the first to answer in the knockout tiebreaker)
HFA 10
At this point, DBA had already finished all their Championship Encounters and with their 3-1 win-loss record, had a total final score of 40. Meanwhile, HAU had a running record of 3-0, and was poised to sweep their Championship Encounters and win Pautakan 2008. In their last encounter with SSA, HAU prevailed and indeed scored a gallant sweep. The rest of the results were:
HAU 10
SSA 0
SSA 30
PHS 10
Elementary PAUTAKAN 2008 Winners
CHAMPION: ST SCHOLASTICA’S ACADEMY
Team Captain: Clarisse Anne D. Nuqui, Members: William John C. Limbitco, Jeff Jerald A. Canda, Christian Justin B. Streegan & Jean Viene C. Clemente, Coaches: Mrs. Rosario Calma & Mrs. Charina Dizon
1st Runner-Up: Mary Help of Christians School
Team Captain: Lance Magat, Members: Josephine Nadine Bautista, Michael John Dominguez, Jenica Mae Galang & Angelica Joy Timbang, Coach: Ms. Jasmin Agustin
2nd Runner-Up: Holy Family Academy
Team Captain: Queenie Arielle Basilio, Members: Cholo Frances Villanueva, Karlo Angelo Cunanan, Krysch Chalia Atienza & Leo Albert Rivera, Coaches: Mr. Allan Galang & Mr. Wilfred Arcolis
High School PAUTAKAN 2008 Winners
CHAMPION: HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
Team Captain: Adrian Neil Pineda, Members: Angelica Marie Pineda, Royette Abby Mamangun, Linette Marielle Medina & Ruth Dimalanta, Coaches: Ms. Adelpha Maria F. Mercado & Mrs. Lolita C. Manlapig
1st Runner-Up: Don Bosco Academy
Team Captain: Madison Dominguez, Members: Ron Errick Loyola, Hil Vargas, Paolo Sampang & Zjan Turla, Coach: Ms. Chat Zapata
2nd Runner-Up: Holy Family Academy
Team Captain: Renato Galvan, Members: Anne Kristine Rivera, Faula Anne Bordon, Mark Apollo Lusung & Jonel David, Coaches: Rommel Antonio & Marlyn Baluyut
3rd Runner-Up: Pampanga High School
Team Captain: Fred Gerald L. Macapinlac, Members: Mark Kevin Dimatulac, Cathrene S. Lugtu, Kathryn Gayle S. Quiwa & Princess Ann B. Digneneng, Coaches: Mrs. Rona J. Buico & Mrs. Liza A. Jabor
4th Runner-Up: St Scholastica’s Academy
Team Captain: Rosely Peña, Members: Loren Amor Gozum, Erika Diane Wijangco, Edna Vianzon & Katrin Gem Dagdagan, Coaches: Ms. Analiza De Leon & Mr. Lloyd Estrada
Pautakan 2008 Champions: SSA for Elementary (Left) and HAU for High School (Right)
Marketing Representatives from the Pautakan Co-Presentor PNB Life Insurance, Inc, namely, Bal Gutierrez and Christine Canlas, were present to grace the event. Bal Gutierrez is an alumna of batch Kadaya 2005A and both were with the UP Aguman residents and applicants during their Stewardship Program sponsored by PNB Life. Aside from Ate Bal, the other Aguman alumni present during second and third day of the Pautakan 2008 were Adrian Bustoa (Kadaya 2005A), Daphne Villanueva (Kaputul 2004A), Maria Jean Avy Dimabuyu (Kaputul 2004A), Michael Rick Peñalba (Sampelut 2003A), Dennis Manabat (Salagpi 2001A), Andre Galang (Salagpi 2001A), Rowena Pangilinan (Diquit-Diquit 1996A) and Patrick Canlas (Abe-Abe 1991A). The judges for the high school competition were Ate Jean Dimabuyu, Ms. Adelle Sotto, Mr. Adonis Elumbre and Mr. Gilbert Abueg.
For Day 1 photos, click here.
For Day 2 photos, click here.
For Day 3 photos, click here.
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