Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Ateneo, Holy Child, Doña Carmen win in Escandor Cup opener



THE Ateneo de Davao University, Holy Child School of Davao and Doña Carmen Denia National High School beat their respective opponents at the opening of the 1st Emilio D. Escandor Memorial Cup basketball tournament held Saturday at the Almendras Gym Davao City Recreation Center.
Ateneo defeated Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School, 74-
61 for its first win in the Passarelle division. The boys of Coach Miguel Solitaria enjoyed their biggest lead by 25 points, 61-36 at the end of the third quarter.
Paolo Coquilla and Miguel Belano led Ateneo with 12 points each while Daniel Manliguez added 11.
Holy Child, on the other hand, routed Emar Learning Center, 103-76 to make its presence felt.
Vincent Angelo Fernandez exploded with 33 points for the Reds mentored by Ildie Cunanan.
Doña Carmen escaped with an 82-79 win over Emar in the Junior division.
The tournament is presented by founding tournament chairperson Glenn Escandor and is sanctioned by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Mindanao Cluster B director Regino "Boy" Cua.
Escandor declared the tournament open while his brother Gerome made the ceremonial toss.
Land Transportation Office (LTO) assistant regional director Bong Gonzaga gave the inspirational talk in the league held in memory of the late Col. Emil Escandor, founder of the Davao Security and Intelligence Agency (Dasia) and the Royal Mandaya Hotel. LITO DELOS REYES

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