THE University of San Jose-Recoletos moved to second place after a classy 2-0 win over the University of the Visayas Cebu in the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc football tournament at the Cebu City Sports Center on Oct. 11, 2026.
USJ-R banked on the pair of goals of Khalel Benabaye in the 23rd minute and Sean Goc-ong in the 66th as the Kicking Jaguars handed UP Cebu, last year’s third placer, its second straight defeat.
USJ-R improved to seven points for a tie with the University of San Carlos, but trails the defending champions by four goals on goal difference.
USC also improved to 2-1 after a 4-0 win over the University of Southern Philippines Foundation, with all four goals coming in the second half.
John Cyril Sinoy, who was named Man of the Match, scored the first goal two minutes after the break, while Jayson Mikel Genson made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute. Renzo Angelo Enriquez got the third in the 56th, while John Lexter Conde got the final goal in the 90th minute.
In the high school division, Paref-Springdale got its second win, 3-0, against winless San Carlos School of Cebu, with two goals coming in stoppage time.
Player of the Game winner Ronito Mendoza scored twice in the eighth and a minute into stoppage time, while Luis Eriberto Seno got the third goal two minutes into stoppage.
Springdale, this year’s debutants, improved to six points, while SCSC is still winless in four games. DBTC leads the division with a perfect nine points in three games, while Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu is second with six on a 2-1 record.