De La Salle Santiago Zobel's varsity team was first officially known as the "Golden Bengals," with its mascot being the Fighting Bengal. This identity was designed and proposed by Brother Raymond Bronowicz FSC, who was the first Brother-Director of the school at that time. He decided that the school should adopt its own unique identity per the practice of the different De La Salle schools at that time: La Salle Green Hills were the Rangers and De La Salle Lipa were the Dragons then the Stallions. The adoption of a new mascot was not welcomed by the studentry since a majority came from the grade school in the main campus in Manila and they were used to having an Archer moniker as the former, now defunct, De La Salle College High School's De La Salle Greenies was.
In 1997, the Board of Trustees of the school, led by its then President-Mr. Lamberto de Ocampo, elected to officially call De La Salle Zobel's varsity team as the Junior Archers.
History with the UAAP
The Junior Archers, together with the De La Salle Green Archers, joined the University Athletic Association of the Philippines in 1986, when De La Salle University picked De La Salle Santiago Zobel School to be its representative in the Junior (High School) division. De La Salle Zobel was chosen, despite La Salle Green Hills being DLSU's junior representative in the NCAA from 1968 to 1981, because the school was at that time was considered a satellite campus of DLSU while LSGH was a completely independent corporate entity.
From the time that the Junior Archers joined the UAAP in 1986 until it won its very first basketball championship in Season 68 (2005–06), the Junior Archers' achievements were considered to be moderate at best.[1] The team never finished last.
During UAAP Season 68 (2005–06), the Junior Archers won its first UAAP Juniors basketball title when it swept the UPIS Junior Maroons, 2–0. It was also De La Salle's first Juniors title in either the NCAA or the UAAP since 1955, when the De La Salle Greenies of the then existing De La Salle College High School in Taft Avenue, Manila led by De La Salle basketball great—Kurt Bachmann, won 1955 NCAA Junior Basketball championship.
After its year-long suspension in UAAP Season 69 (2006–07) due to the ineligibility scandal that rocked the whole Lasallian community, the Junior Archers, together with their seniors counterparts the De La Salle Green Archers, won the "double championship" in men's basketball the next season. The Junior Archers swept the defending champions Ateneo de Manila Blue Eaglets to claim their second juniors basketball title in three years.
In the Season 71 of the UAAP, the Junior Archers were the favorites to win their third straight UAAP Juniors Basketball Championship. DLSZ finished second in the standings behind the Ateneo de Manila Blue Eaglets and gained a twice-to-beat advantage and to face the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws. Unfortunately, the Baby Tamaraws surprised and swept the two-time defending champions eliminating them as they failed to defend their crown.
The Junior Archers would return to the finals in Season 72, finishing atop the team standings with a 12–2 record and then avenged last year's final four loss to the Baby Tamaraws. However, in the finals, they fell in a hard-fought three-game series to the defending champions Ateneo Blue Eaglets.
Despite having a young roster for Season 73, the Junior Archers still overachieved with a 7–7 record, finishing in a tie for fourth. They would defeat the FEU-FERN Baby Tamaraws in the fourth-place playoff to qualify for the step-ladder phase (the Blue Eaglets finished the season undefeated after 14 games). They then upset the NU Bullpups in a low-scoring affair before bowing to the UST Tiger Cubs in the second step-ladder phase.
In the spirit of De La Salle Philippines's "One La Salle"(all 18-La Salle campuses in the Philippines are under De La Salle Philippines. Inc. headed by Brother Armin Luistro FSC who is also concurrently the President of De La Salle University-Manila), the La Salle Greenies are currently CSB's juniors reps in the NCAA while the Zobel Junior Archers are DLSU's juniors reps in the UAAP.
Basketball
(2018)
With 4 veterans and 12 rookies, the Junior Archer are young but opt to prove that they have the caliber to be in the Final Four after 2017's team fell short.
De La Salle Zobel Junior Archers
No.
Name
Position
Height
Playing Year
HS Gr.
Grade School
0
Alonzo Luna
PF
6' 3"
R
9
Colegio San Agustin Makati
1
Ivan Cudiamat
SG/SF
6'1
R
11
Colegio San Juan De Letran
4
Pauloh Villarin
SG
5'11
R
10
Colegio San Juan De Letran
6
Raven Cortez
C
6' 7"
2
10
NU Nazareth
8
Guilbert Dee
SG
6'1
R
12
Elizabeth Seton School
9
Lance Jomalesa
SF/PF
6'0
R
12
San Beda
12
Migs Pascual
PG/SG
5'11
2
11
San Beda
15
Jose Milan
C
6' 3"
R
11
Elizabeth Seton School
18
Em-Em Danao
PG
5'5
R
9
De La Salle Zobel
21
Nat Sevilla
C
6' 3"
R
9
San Sebastian
22
Enzo Buncayo
PG
5'8
2
9
Mapua
23
Leonard Maraña
SG/SF
5'10
R
10
San Beda
24
Jac Macasaet
SG/SF
6' 0"
R
10
Lourdes School
27
Raki Lintag
PG (C)
5'3
2
9
BLC International School
28
Allen Pingol
PG
5'11
R
10
Tomas Del Rosario College
89
Ranz Unisa
PG/SG
5'7
R
10
Saint Bernadette College of Alabang
Coaching Staff
Head coach: Boris Aldeguer
Assistant coaches:
Warren Capitan
Gian Nazario
Jerry Andaleon
Mac Bautista
Arfenee Laureaga
Anton Arevalo
DLSZ Juniors Football Team Roster (A.Y. 2013-2014)
#
Last Name
First Name
Playing Year
HS Year
Position
1
Wintermahr
Lukas
3
4th
Goalkeeper
2
Carlos
Andrei
1
2nd
Defender
3
Montelibano
Alfonso
4
4th
Defender
4
Rocha
Jeremiah
4
4th
Defender
5
Mariano
David
2
3rd
Defender
6
Maniquis
Andoni
4
4th
Midfielder
7
Reyes
Rae
2
3rd
Defender
8
Hillerstam
Marco
1
4th
Forward
9
Longa
Joshua
3
3rd
Forward
10
San Diego
Trent
3
3rd
Winger
12
Montenegro
Lance
4
4th
Midfielder
16
Bunyi
Jaime
2
3rd
Winger
17
Pedrosa
Alfonso
2
4th
Forward
18
Tabberrah
Davy
4
4th
Winger
21
Lopez
Eduardo
2
2nd
Midfielder
23
Narciso
Rafael
1
2nd
Defender
25
Coscolluela
Javi
2
4th
Goalkeeper
26
Araneta
Baltie
1
4th
Winger
19
Ibana
Marco
1
1st
Forward
History with the WNCAA
The De La Salle Lady Junior Archers have been the WNCAA Junior Division Champions for eight straight years, from 1993 to 2000 and again in 2004. In contrast to their men's junior counterparts, DLSZ represents College of St. Benilde in the WNCAA since the NCAA didn't have women's basketball in their scheme.[2]
#
Last Name
First Name
Eligibility
Position
7
Caldo
Maria Angelica
4th Year
Guard
8
Roxas
Jaime Marie
3rd Year
Center
9
Razon
Sam
4th Year
Guard
10
Borda
Maria Ruela
2nd year
Forward/Center
11
Morillo
Bernadette
2nd year
Guard
12
Morillo
Bernice
4th year
Guard/Forward
13
Domingo
Justine
1st year
Guard
14
Nuñez
Kathleen Therese
4th year
Guard
15
Jajurie
Jodie Azra
3rd year
Forward/Center
17
Teo
Kristine
2nd year
Forward/Center
18
Nonato
Margaux
2nd year
Guard
Varsity teams
Teams of the following sports carry the moniker of Junior Archers or Lady Junior Archers:
