Springdale bags two crowns in Rifa

PAREF Springdale bagged two crowns in the first day of the 2006 Rifa Cup in Manila yesterday.

Springdale fielded five teams yesterday, and all five qualified to the finals where two squads went through to win the crown.

“Ka-luoy sa Ginoo, na swertehan, sulod ang lima,” Paref coach Mario Ceniza said.

After topping the eliminations and semifinal round, Paref’s 7 under team took home the crown after a 1-0 win over Marist School in the finals with Sabin Veloso scoring the lone goal.

It’s 14 under team also brought home a title after a 2-0 shoot out win over College of San Agustin in the finals. Kevin Tecson and Karl Arcenas converted their penalty shots for their win.

The other Paref teams were not as luck as its 12 under squad lost 1-2 to Ateneo de Manila University with Andone Ugarte scoring the lone goal. Its 10 under team also dropped a close 0-1 shoot out loss to Head Center, with all its three kickers missing their shots, while its 17 under team also faltered in its finals bid.

Today, four other Springdale teams seek their luck and hope for a similar finish with the previous five. Expected to see action today are the Boys 9 under, 11 under, 12 under and 16 under.

“We’ve been preparing rigidly for two weeks for this,” said Ceniza, who split the coaching duties with Willie Caballero, Ivan Dimco and Josaphat Sacil.

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