Oro Bankers caging: Black-White tussle tonight

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

NOW both teams have enough time to prepare for the championship round.

Instead of the first Friday after the feast of the dead (as reported by this paper earlier), the 1st Oro Bankers Inter-Color basketball will start its best-of-3 final series instead on Nov. 9 (a Wednesday) at the Nazareth gym here.

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"Well it's nice to have each game of the championship series be held on every Friday para mas preparado gyod unya makatan-aw ang mga fans kay break man sa taga-bangko. Of course, mga suggestion lang ka na. We still have to respect the decision of our tournament director Arnel DyShines," said tournament committee member Thirdie Cui after learning that Game 2 will be played right away on the following night (Thursday) and Friday in case there will be a Game 3 rubber match.

Top seed Black Hawks will play the White Stallions after the 7 pm battle for third place between the Blue Titans and the winless Red Typhoon.

Comprising Black's well-balanced roster are Governor Oscar Moreno, James Timonera, Jet Yaranon, Charome Marte, James Simon, Alton Manila, Mon Collera, TT Galvez, Ags Agcopra, Marius Paler, Alvin Pastor, Biboy Padla, Joe Desucatan, Ken Cabahug, Senar Ranes and Ritchell Banaag with Edwin Ranes and Hazel Padero as team managers.

Completing the resurging Stallions of team managers Jessie Tolod and Mafel Gatchalian are Thirdie Cui, PJ Sanchez, Andols Dollente, Anton Pabillore, Stephen Go, Jobors Borinaga, Bong Tandoy, Junix Pajaron, Blue Meralles, Dexter Deguit, Dover Yacapin, Percy Sablada, Don Dumaya and Lloyd Canadilla.