Don Bosco bags Palaro title
PLAYING in their very first Palarong Pambansa, the Don Bosco College led elementary Central Visayas Athletic Association team withstood strong odds and the hometown crowd to take the title over Bicol, 1-0.
It wasn't an easy run for the Bosconians, coached by Joselito "Babot" Bono and Rommel Ramirez, as they had to play three games yesterday.
The defeated Southern Tagalog by a shoot out to arrange a rematch against Bicol, who also defeated the Bosconians via shootout last Friday to earn the twice-to-beat advantage.
In the first game, goalkeeper Leonard Francis Tan led the Bosconians to a 3-2 win to arrange the rubber-match, the third game for DBC in just under six-hours.
Aside from Tan, other members of the team are DBC's John Daniel Caballero, Charles Caballes, Jericho Christian Noel, Rikko De Guzman (team captain), Miko Limalima, Peter Hendrick Ricamora, Andrew Sid Tabar, Miguel Caindec, James Eric Nacorda, Ethan Decena, Vincent Gealon, and reinforcements Prince Antony from City Central School and Angel Alfeche and Joseph Rey Cutayan of Bohol province.
Despite being tired and weary, DBC gave everything they could and Gealon banged in the game-winner in the second half.
"Prayers ra gyud," Bono said of their win. Bono took over the head coaching job in DBC for the past three years and is a first timer in the Palaro.
Aside from prayers, Bono's training regimen also helped DBC survive the grueling Palaro schedule and a physical game against Romblon, who's players were bigger than the Bosconians.
"Napilde man sad namo sila. We train twice a day and thankfully, nakalahutay ang hangin nila sa duwa and nobody got injured also," he said.
It wasn't an easy run for the Bosconians, coached by Joselito "Babot" Bono and Rommel Ramirez, as they had to play three games yesterday.
The defeated Southern Tagalog by a shoot out to arrange a rematch against Bicol, who also defeated the Bosconians via shootout last Friday to earn the twice-to-beat advantage.
In the first game, goalkeeper Leonard Francis Tan led the Bosconians to a 3-2 win to arrange the rubber-match, the third game for DBC in just under six-hours.
Aside from Tan, other members of the team are DBC's John Daniel Caballero, Charles Caballes, Jericho Christian Noel, Rikko De Guzman (team captain), Miko Limalima, Peter Hendrick Ricamora, Andrew Sid Tabar, Miguel Caindec, James Eric Nacorda, Ethan Decena, Vincent Gealon, and reinforcements Prince Antony from City Central School and Angel Alfeche and Joseph Rey Cutayan of Bohol province.
Despite being tired and weary, DBC gave everything they could and Gealon banged in the game-winner in the second half.
"Prayers ra gyud," Bono said of their win. Bono took over the head coaching job in DBC for the past three years and is a first timer in the Palaro.
Aside from prayers, Bono's training regimen also helped DBC survive the grueling Palaro schedule and a physical game against Romblon, who's players were bigger than the Bosconians.
"Napilde man sad namo sila. We train twice a day and thankfully, nakalahutay ang hangin nila sa duwa and nobody got injured also," he said.
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