FABL MD Teams’ Performance at PIBNA 33, Sep 5-6, 2009

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF OUR TEAMS’ PERFORMANCE IN PIBNA 33, HELD IN JACKSONVILLE, FL:

11 UNDER TYKES TEAM - DEFEATED ALL THE TEAMS THEY PLAYED IN BLOW OUT FASHION. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TEAM NEW JERSEY COULDN'T BEAT OUR FULL COURT PRESS THAT THEY TRIED TO PUT IN A GIRL THAT PLAYS FOR THEIR OPEN DIVISION TEAM. HA? ARE YOU KIDDING ME. OUR PARENTS PROTESTED AND THAT GIRL WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY. WON THEIR SECOND CONSECUTIVE TITLE. BACK 2 BACK BABY! KARL MALATE VOTED MVP, GIAN ARLO VOTED BEST POINT GUARD. CONGRATS TO COACH LUDWIG AND COACH ROD. 

13 UNDER PEEWEE TEAM - I REALLY THOUGHT THIS TEAM HAD A CHANCE TO MAKE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THEIR OPPONENTS LOOKED LIKE JUVENILES NOT PEEWEES. I SAW ONE OF THE PARENTS GOING HOME AT THE AIRPORT. SHE IS NOT HAPPY OTHER TEAMS HAVE PLAYERS MUCH OLDER THAN 13 YEARS OLD. WITH MOST PLAYERS STILL ELGIBLE FOR NEXT YEAR, THIS GROUP WILL MATURE AND MAY BE A CONTENDER NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU COACH BING AND COACH AL FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TO THESE KIDS.

15 UNDER BANTAM TEAM - STARTED THE TOURNAMENT WITH ONLY 8 PLAYERS. THEY LOST ONE PLAYER TO INJURY AFTER THEIR FIRST GAME. WON ALL THEIR ELIMINATION GAMES EXCEPT FOR THAT BUZZER BEATER LOST TO MONTREAL TEAM A. ON PLAY-OFF DAY SUNDAY, THEY BEAT TWO OTHER TEAMS INCLUDING MONTREAL TEAM B. THEIR THIRD GAME OF THE DAY IS THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST MONTREAL TEAM A WHO NEVER PLAYED A GAME ON SUNDAY. THEY WERE ALREADY VERY TIRED BY THIS GAME AND RUN OUT OF STEAM. THEIR OPPONENT DID NOT PLAY A SINGLE GAME THAT SUNDAY. LOUIE BOY WAS VOTED MVP AND DENG MEJICA VOTED BEST POINT GUARD. COACHED BY COMMISH LOUIE.

17 UNDER MIDGET TEAM - ALSO ONLY HAD 8 PLAYERS. LOST CLOSE MATCHES AGAINST BOSTON AND MONTREAL. NEW JERSEY COACH TOLD ONE OF OUR PARENTS OUR TEAM IS THE ONLY TEAM THAT CAN BEAT MONTREAL, THE EVENTUAL CHAMPION. MOST OF THE TEAM MEMBERS WILL BE INTACT FOR NEXT YEAR'S COMPETITION. TEAM MEMBERS WERE: DAVID AND DANIEL SINGH, LORENZ AND KENNETH CANUBAS, JEZZ SIAREZ, JAYJAY DE LEON, DARREN ARANTE & RYAN TOLEDO. COACHED BY DANNY SINGH

5'10 UNDER OPEN TEAM - HAD 9 PLAYERS BUT ALECSON WAS INJURED. DEFEATED TAMPA IN THEIR OPENING MATCH BY 40 POINTS. LOST TO MONTREAL BY 4 POINTS AND TO VIRGINIA BY 2 POINTS. ALL TEAM MEMBERS PLAYED WELL BUT SOME PLAYERS HAD CRAMPS TOWARD THE END OF THE VIRGINIA GAME. TEAM MEMBERS WERE BAISA, JACKIE, JULIO, ISAAC, SAM DONA, ANTHONY CURTIS, ALECSON, MARK GUERSON, ERWIN CATILLO. COACHED BY EDDIE PADILLA.

35 ABOVE SENIORS TEAM - BONG'S WISH LIST FOR THIS TEAM DID NOT COME TRUE. HE SAID HE WAS TWO PLAYERS SHORT TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WITH GUTS AND TEAM WORK THIS TEAM MADE IT TO THE FINALS AGAINST ORLANDO WITH TWO FORMER PBA PLAYERS ED NARON AND NOEL BRIONES. BONG IS ALREADY PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR'S TOURNAMENT IN VIRGINIA BEACH. HE VOWS TO BEAT ORLANDO NEXT YEAR. TEAM MEMBERS WERE: JENG, ARIS ALVAREZ, ROMMEL VELASCO, JOHN MIRANDA, BOYET, BING BUSTAMANTE, JOJO LAYUG, DANNY AND MARLON POSADAS. BING BUSTAMANTE WAS VOTED BEST SHOOTING GUARD AND JENG VOTED BEST FORWARD. PLAYING COACH BONG BULONG.

WE ARE PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE BROUGHT SIX TEAMS AND THREE MADE IT TO THE FINALS. 

CONGRATULATIONS TYKES, 2009 CHAMPIONS.

BANTAM – FIRST RUNNER UP

35 ABOVE – FIRST RUNNER UP

NEXT YEAR WE TRAVEL TO VIRGINIA BEACH. THEY HAVE A NEW SPORTS COMPLEX WHERE ALL THE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED.

THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS AND COACHES FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! FOR THE PLAYERS, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING 110% EFFORT IN ALL THE GAMES.