by Moses Billacura
Due to space constraints last week, our basketball insider’s report on the recent controversial Davao City Athletic Association(DCAA) boy’s basketball championship games were cut.
To fully let our readers know of the inside story, this corner is giving more space.
Here’s Part II of the report:
“Knowing how prestigious it is to be part of the DCVAA basketball team line up they wanted to show that their slots to the team were earned, not merely on anybody’s say so or whispered promise. They wanted to earn their slots through the honorable way. Their loyalty and dedication to their team, their coaches, and their school have shown them the right path. Thanks to the school for helping them become self-respecting individuals and inculcating in them the values of dedication, loyalty, hardwork, sportsmanship and that steely resolve to overcome all obstacles.
Although, the Unit VII boys could not be officially proclaimed the champions as at less than three minutes into the final buzzer the game was stopped, courtesy of a plastic chair flying from behind the opponents’ bench dropping near the center court, they nevertheless played like true champions. By then, the Unit VII team was leading by a point at 49-48 which could possibly further widen as momentum was already on their side.
As to which team will finally represent Davao City to the DAVRAA, and also, as to who would coach it, the DepEd official’s decision should be easily predictable. The boys’ hardwork, sportsmanship and that indomitable will to win should rightfully be rewarded. After all, there is no better time and place to demonstrate such values except in sports competition. And the 12 determined boys, namely, Christopher Jay Gavia, Zairill jules Carbonell, Ian Restauro, Jose Kenneth Aguanta, Rowei Dignos, Nino Ybanez, Edgar Philip Lim, Mel Jhon Castaneda, Vincent Angelo Fernandez, Ralph James Castillo, Aldrin Jake Roxas and Jon Brown, ably-guided by the tandem of head coach Tating Sorosa and assistant coach Roger Rabago of Unit VII have shown us just that.”
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It has been a long time since we had a Davao player named to the national table tennis pool.
Jacqueline Caragao, who has been dominating women’s table tennis in our region, is officially a member of the national pool and is entitled to receive allowance from the government’s funding agency, the Philippine Sports Commission.
We wish Jacqueline well and hope that she will improve more under coach Antonio Aguinalde.
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Happy birthday to my sistah-in-law Novee Grace, outstanding football player Manny Yu, fellow Holy Crossian Andrew Ocot and to One Radio 102.7FM News’ Dodong Solis.
