Bogo City eyes finals

Bogo City takes on fellow contender ARQ Builders for spot in Cebu Friendship Cup finals

THE Bogo City squad will try to secure the slot for the championship game as they face strong contender SG/ARQ Builders in the final day of the elimination round of the Cebu Friendship Invitational Basketball Cup 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cebu Coliseum.

Meanwhile, the visiting Sarawak Eagles of Malaysia (0-1), who was set to play a crucial match against the Builders (1-0) last night, will be facing the revitalized University of San Carlos Warriors (0-2) in the main game at 8 p.m. The Sarawak U17 squad (1-0) will face the redhot University of Cebu Baby Webmasters (0-3) in the opening game at 5 p.m.

Bogo City showed it is one of the contenders as it defeated the Sarawak Men’s Team and the University of San Carlos Warriors in the out-of-town games at the Don Celestino Martinez Coliseum in Bogo City over the weekend.

The Bogo squad beat the weary Sawarak Eagles, 76-65, last Nov. 26 then survived the Warriors, 88-86, last Sunday to lead the tournament with a 2-0 winloss card.

Bogo City’s might, however, will be tested at 6:30 as it faces the veteran laden and import spiced-SG/ARQ Builders, who defeated the Warriors, 97-86, last Saturday at the Cebu City Sports Institute in Sawang Calero.

In the U-17 category tournament, the University of Cebu Baby Webmasters picked their second win with another blowout victory this time over the Team B of the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles (0-3), 98-61, last Sunday at the CCSI.

Sarawak was set to face the Don Bosco Technology Center Greywolves (1-1) at press time last night.

The Greywolves scored their first win, 76-68, over SHS-AdC last Saturday with Vinz Lenard Macam leading the way with 19 points. Jao Celerinos had 16 points for the Magis Eagles.