CESAFI All-Stars collide
The best and brightest stars of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. basketball constellation will collide against each other in the highly anticipated 19th CESAFI All-Star Games today at the Cebu Coliseum.
In between the games that will start at 1 p.m., the customary 3-point shootout and Slam Dunk contest will spice up the league’s annual spectacle.
For topping the four-day online voting applied for the first time to select the All-Star players instead of the usual statistics, guards Sheldon Gahi of the University of the Visayas (UV) Green Lancers and Darell Shane Menina of the University of Cebu (UC) Webmasters are expected to lead their respective sides.
Gahi makes up the starting five of the Mike Reyesmentored College Team A together with his teammate Raul
Jancork Cabahug, Justine Jules Langres of the University of San Carlos (USC) Warriors, Luigi Kondrad Gabisan of UC, and Lamine Thiam of the Southwestern University (SWU)Phinma Cobras.
They will team up with Paul Galinato and John Calvin Jabello of UC, John Carl Escalona and Jemcerson Sable of the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats, Ted Saga and Monic Soliva of UV, Juan Miguel Gastador of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars, Red Louis Cachuela of SWU-Phinma, John Maglasang of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) Panthers and Sommy Managor of USC.
Menina, on the other hand, banners the First 5 of College Team B that includes Renzo Galdo of UC, Joshua Magic Marata of USC, Gerald Fernandez of SWU-Phinma, and Sameen Swint of USPF.
The rest of College Team B under coach Bong Abad are William Rosebelt Polican, Allyn Dyll Roncal and Shaquille Imperial of SWU-Phinma, Kurt Trangia of USC, Froiland Maglasang of UV, Alje Mendez of USPF, Jesse Aloro Jr. and Juan Miguel de la Torre of CIT-U, and Michael Heinrich
Maestre and Las Coulibaly of UV.
In the juniors division, the starters of Team A are Nathaniel Montecillo of USC, Isaiah Miguel Blanco of UC, Leobert Andrew Casinillo of Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC) Magis Eagles, John Dave Aznar of SWUPhinma, and Kevin Guibao of USJ-R.
Their comrades are Kyle Niño Ochavo and Christopher Erick Isabelo of USPF, Joseph Arth Nalos and Kirt Jalalon of UCLM, Imransev Nicolo Escobido and Nichole Jay Cabañero of the Don Bosco Greywolves, Anton Jake Co of USJ-R, Matthew Charles Booc of USC, Albert John Sacayan of UV, and Dezeo Villanueva of SWU-Phinma.
Comprising Team B’s starting unit are Vhann Joshua Baruc of USC, Vincent Raymund Escobido of Don Bosco, Santos Go of USJ-R, Sol Jade Ivan Tirol of CIT-U and Kendrick Abarquez of USJ-R.
They will play alongside Selwyn Victor Pepito, Ryzel Abatayo, and Dilcer Gaviola of USJ-R, Erick Caesar Cabrera of CIT-U,Samuel Melicor Jr. of UV, Jose Zaldy Dizon of Don Bosco, Khadshein Tagalog, Jaed Rori Buzon and Justin Atilano of USC and Elijah Singson of USPF. —