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SSS Kabalikat places 2nd in the UNTV basketball tournament | |||
Finals MVP Sean Co, with his impressive 25 points and game-high eight assists, led the Agriculture Foodmasters to their historic first championship ring in their first UNTV Cup Finals appearance. Reigning regular season MVP and scoring champion EJ De Guzman added 25 points and six assists, contributing significantly to the Foodmasters' victory. Meanwhile, Glenn Bolocon scored 22 points and eight rebounds for the Kabalikat, who lost the last two games of the best-of-three championship series to Foodmasters. Despite falling short of their championship run, Kabalikat still comes off with their best-ever finish since joining the UNTV Cup in 2019. In the two previous seasons of the basketball tourney, Kabalikat got knocked out in the first round of the eliminations after going winless on both occasions. Kabalikat built a strong lineup that carried them to the team’s first-ever championship appearance. The SSS Kabalikat lineup is composed of Team Captain Mark Anthony Escalona, Lisztian Amparado, Glenn Bolocon, Abraham Comson, Robbie Cruz, Jupiter Marco Jose, Ken Mark Lampitoc, Jan Stefan Padilla, John Carlo Tanega, Michael Vasquez, Sherwin Villamor, Daniel martinez, Kervin Timothy McCoy and Carlito Quaimbao. Its coaching staff consists of Ronald Tubid, Bonbon Custodio and Julius Vincent Viloria. The basketball support officials and employees comprise of SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, Special Assistant to the Corporate III Head Manuel Luis C. Antonio, Team Manager Senior Vice President Ernesto D. Francisco Jr. (2nd from the left), Social Security Commissioner Robert Joseph M. De Claro (17th from the left), Department Managers III Melchor Lucinario Jr. and Dexter Reblora, Marlon Aguila, Ferdinand Garcia, Mark Bryan Hernandez and Arnel Gerard Encarnacion.
17 April 2024 |
