Third-seed Sangguniang Panlungsod and No. 2 seed City Civil Registrar’s Office squares off in the semifinal round of the 76th Araw ng Dabaw – DACHEA Category A Basketball Tournament with the Vice Mayor’s Office-led team seeking payback on an elimination round loss.
Top-seed City Environment and Natural Resources (7-1) battle it out with the fourth-rank General Services Office (5-3) in the other final four encounter.
No date yet for the knockout double-header set at Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym, according to Tournament In-Charge Nestor Espinosa.
Christopher “Bong” Go will be at the forefront of the SP’s quest to get back in the finals against CCRO which was touted as title-favorite this year.
Go, the sweet-shooting executive assistant of Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, averaged close to 40 points per game in the classification round.
The City Council-based dribblers (6-2) are expected to ride on the momentum mounted on their five game winning streak at the end the first round going to the CCRO match.
CCRO (7-1) will lean on former Holy Cross of Davao Crusaders Weng Villagonzalo and Ryan Josol and swingman Rommel Barot.
CCRO defeated SP, 98 – 94, on February 4.
GSO is seeking out an upset against the power-house City ENRO, which only loss once in eight games in the preliminary round.
Carrying the load for GSO in the semis are Rodel Bantilan, Ryan Dela Pena and Rusel Venus. Not to discount Emmanuel Montalban and Alain Punzalan.
City ENRO will put its hands full on Ryan Lomutos, Jerson Dela Pena, Epe Decena and Wilson Panes. (Rico Biliran)
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