Just in regional basketball. no doubt
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Team Philippines wins the basketball event of the 10th ASEAN Schools Games on Wednesday at Gem in mall courts in Cyberjaya.
The boy's basketball team followed the impressive girl's squad campaign with a dominant 87-65 win over Malaysia host to complete the double celebration in the basketball championship of the annual tournament for student-athletes.
National University Bullpups, managed by coach Richard Goldwin Monteverde, Filipino basketball players started the action and Malaysian side was not able to stop which they won and regain their loss on their last edition match in Singapore.
The six-foot-seven center position Carl Vincent Tamayo and 6'6 Kevin Earl Quiambao are in tune with the attempts of Malaysians to scorch inside, enough to limit them to 31 percent shooting.
Guard Gerry Austin Abadiano top-scored 20 points, while sharpshooter Terrence John Fortea grabbed 19 points, featuring five three-pointers.
Tamayo scored 18 points, while Abadiano, Finals Most Outstanding Player, also grabbed the last 2018 Exped SM-NBTC National Finals Division 1, with six rebounds.
Tan Chee Wey on a team-high with 13 points for Malaysia.
Earlier, the girl dribblers celebrated when they defeated Singapore, 80-42, to achieve the second straight title.
Silay City led Kent Jane Pastrana to Team Philippines with 14 points scored.
The Department of Education (DepEd), organizers of Palarong Pambansa, said the agency will provide cash incentives to the medalists: P6,000 (gold), P4,000 (silver) and P3,000 (bronze). The tournament is not covered by international competitions under the Athletes Incentives Act administered by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
My Opinion About This Article
This is another great news for Filipino people that athletes that participated in ASEAN School Games especially basketball which is the primary sports in the Philippines have won. With this win, many athletes are practicing, even more, to prove themselves also that they can accomplish what has already been done by athletes in ASEAN School Games.
Support from the government is really needed by the athletes that they can pursue and provide their excellence on their specific sports. And I can see that Philippine government are in full sport on their athletes and that would be a great impression by other countries as well as our very own Filipino people. I on full support on Filipino ASEAN Games athletes.
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