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Monday, November 22, 2004
Sabaldan: Drayer ventures for victory
By Romy Sabaldan
Davao Beat
MY sports analyst and I went out of home united and arrived at the SkyGym disunited.
We went back home reunited and before reaching the nest we both chanced upon his basketball friend named John Drayer.
We had resumed talking and walked down the road comparing notes of the days frenzied event.
My mind speaks for Holy Cross of Davao College (HCDC).
My sports analyst, that for Rizal Memorial Colleges (RMC). Both teams fight for the penultimate games before the quarterfinals.
It was like circa 1997 when RMC's Al Butoy fits talent versus the fiery Jigger Saniel of the HCDC in the game that gave the Crusaders the championship. The only difference is that both protagonists had resumed court hostilities as coaches this time.
Seven years later, Friday's game was even hotter with the ensuing melee at the court, which GS Cup sports coordinator Jay Mallari had said started by the flying elbows of Regin Ranises. A bench clearing had ensued with 5:35 remaining in the fourth quarter with HCDC leading at 54-74. What seemed to be another scenario of a big time "basketbrawl" turned out to be just a standoff that resulted in the ejection of eight HCDC mainstays and 5 others from RMC. With only five players left, HCDC held on to their lead and finally put on the finishing kick, 89-72 in the final buzzer.
My sports analyst and I went back home reunited and agreed on one conclusion that HCDC is a champion team and in that particular scene had failed to act like
one.
Going back to Drayer. My sports analyst introduced me to his friend in a chance meeting on the way home. I would say that John Drayer's friendship with Marc Philips S. is one miniature illustration of RP-US relations.
We both decided right then to call it our night with one final interview with the youthful American. Below is the transcript of the interview aired over DXRP-Radyo Ng Bayan Saturday afternoon:
Davao Beat: We're having this chance meeting with John Drayer. We had just witnessed one frantic game at the SkyGym and we would like to end up the day with some good reports like the one I heard that you are playing for Ventures for Victory.
John Drayer: Yah! I play for Ventures for Victory, which is a Christian sports team that plays with other groups to get a chance to share the Gospel.
DBeat: What do you do during the games?
JD: Well, I play for them and at halftime we go half court and share the Gospel with fans out there and we pass out tracks and give little books to help them study the Bible.
DBeat: Let's talk about lovely thing. You think we can consider young boys lovely also?
JD: Yes, its nice.
DBeat: Yah! I just heard from your friend that you did some modeling at the SM City. Tell us about it.
JD: Well, about a year ago I was a model at SM. I went there and just basically model the clothes and there was fashion show and its really fun and we are planning to do it again if we got the chance.
DBeat: John you're so young, by the way how old are you and how long have you been staying in Davao?
JD: I'm 16 years old and we had been staying in Davao for about eight years now.
DBeat: So you were born in America and grew up in Davao.
JD: Yes. I was born in Philadelphia and I live in Manila for three years and then we move to Davao.
DBeat: How do you like staying in Davao?
JD: Its very nice city!
DBeat; How long have you been befriending Marc my sports analyst?
JD: Well, maybe about a month, about four games we've been together playing everywhere we can get the games and share the Gospel.
DBeat: Are you good?
JD: No, not really but I try and have some fun.
DBeat: God is good!
JD: Yes, HE is!
Radio Beat: He's a good lad.--The Bread
(November 22, 2004 issue)
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