Oro cagers set aside school rivalry for Sendong victims
Thursday, January 5, 2012
SETTING aside the much-hyped rivalry between their schools, two collegiate players who hail from Cagayan de Oro will team up to raise funds for victims of Tropical Storm Sendong (international name: Washi) that ravaged the city before Christmas.
John Paul Erram of Ateneo de Manila University and Joseph Marata of the De La Salle University will don white jerseys on Friday as they take on celebrities and fellow collegiate players in a charity game.
Gametime is set at 3 p.m. Friday at the 4,000-seater Fil Oil Flying V Arena in San Juan City as courtside tickets, which cost P300 each, have been sold out since December 31. Other ticket prices are P100 (lower box) and P50 (upper box).
Ateneo and La Salle continues to have a bitter history in basketball, marked by highly-physical plays and record-breaking attendance.
Erram, a former standout from Xavier University before transferring to Ateneo three years ago, was instrumental in dumping Far Eastern University (FEU) in the finals opener of the UAAP menโs basketball finals in 2010 after swatting two consecutive shots in one play.
On the other hand, Marata buried back-to-back triples in less than two minutes of play to upset Ateneo in an elimination match last July 24, 2010.
Like Erram, Marata spent his elementary and part of his high school years in Cagayan de Oro.
Upon learning about the stormโs destruction in the city, the 20-year-old Marata immediately sent his prayers to those affected by the tragedy.
Over 1,200 people died in massive flashfloods triggered by Sendong, which dumped a monthโs worth of rain in Cagayan de Oro on December 16.
โPlease help CDO and Iligan. My prayers go out to you guys! I’ll be coming home soon to help,โ he said in his Twitter account last December 18.
For the charity match, Marata and Erram will be joined by former UAAP Most Valuable Player RR Garcia, Ateneoโs Nico Salva and La Salleโs Joshua Webb, Kevin Alas, Dan Sara, Thirdy Ravena, and Rafael Melocoton.
Celebrities on tap, meanwhile, are Gab Valenciano, Jon Hall, Luis Alandy, Young JV, and Gerald Anderson.
UAAP Rookie of the Year Kiefer Ravena and national team skipper Chris Tiu headline a crack roster of athletes and celebrities in the Red Team.
Joining them are celebrities Rico Blanco, Jhong Hilario, Jason Abalos, Marco Alcaraz, Champ Lui Pio, Joross Gamboa and Xian Lim.
Budding cagers Baser Amer of San Beda College, Terrence Romeo of FEU and Anton Altamirano of College of Saint Benilde completed the 12-man line-up.
The exhibition match will also feature a three-point shootout between legendary sharpshooter Allan Caidic and two-time PBA MVP James Yap at halftime.
Azkal Jason Sabio will join the three-point shootout along with marksman Jai Reyes and sports broadcaster Mark Zambrano.
Organizers will be setting up booths around the venue to accept donations in kind like clothes and shoes. (Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/01/05/oro-cagers-set-aside-school-rivalry-sendong-victims-198958
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