A casualty in the opening round, Team Gold Buyer went on to sweep its remaining games en route to winning the 2022 Green CdeO Eagles Bubble basketball tournament held at a private open court in Pualas, Bukidnon, over the weekend.
The Gold Buyers of team managers Allan Vison and Gerry Suyao, after yielding to Agp Rental Car of Junpardz, 59-61, played no mercy against Team Father, 85-69, and Team Baba, 83-61.
The successive wins had paved the way for them to face again the Bonbon Macaliag-led Agp Rental Car hoopsters in a rematch that saw the Gold Buyers playing a cohesive game to prevail, 64-56.
In the finals, the wards of Vison were leading at the half, 22-17 behind the offensive blows of Cyrus Diango, Kardo Caduyac, Darwin Josol, Palang Asiñero, Opaw Adajar, Rodolfo Besin, and Tata Sala when rain interfered, thereby prompting Bellevue players to give up.
“Kompleto ug kusog ilang linya bisan na injured ilang pointguard (Anton Pabillore). Di gihapon mi makalahutay kon wala ni-ulan,” said playmaker Ed Gustilo who only had the fivesome of Daculiat, Leyson, Pimentel, Saraus, and Morales to back him up all the way.
Teams Gold Buyer and Bellevue received P4,000 and P3,000 for their 1-2 finish. Third-placer Agp Rental Car and fourth-running team Baba got P2,000 and P1,000 apiece.
Newly-minted Green CdeO Eagles president Jaime Joshua Frias II said physical fitness is a must for the club members who also participated in the two-day hoop fest as a tribute to departed past president Ulysses Romulo who was a staunch basketball lover and dynamic GCEC leader.
“Aside sa among regular nga community service, anaa sab ang pasingot kay importante kana pataas sa kinabuhi. Kabahin na kana sa among bonding-bonding sa club,” Frias told Gold Star Daily.
