Ma’aden wins Saudi Airlines Catering Inter-Company Basketball event

Danilo A. Sy RIYADH — Ma’aden beat Fortune Towne BC  99-92 to claim the 5th Saudi Airlines Catering Inter-Company Basketball Tournament 2015 crown at King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, recently Jojo Rodrigo and Necsan Cabadonga of Fortune Towne BC and Ma’aden, respectively, were named the Most Valuable Players of the event which was played at the SACC staff compound court. The winning team led in each of the two quarters at 40-44 and 68-73 thanks to the trio of Omapas, Cabadonga and Raymando. Intano, Angeles and Caberte provided able support. Saudi Airlines Catering Company clinched the 2nd runner-up trophy after beating Alamar Foods Dominos. Rodrigo and Cabadonga, besides being members of the mythical five selections, were named MVP of the conference and MVP of the finals. Jovencio Gado (Alamar Foods Dominos), Ronald Caberte (Al-Qussie International Company) and Kristian Quirante (AFRAS-FRS) completed the mythical five. The performance awards went to: Jojo Rodrigo (Fortune Towne BC) — highest individual scorer and highest in 3-points shots; Bayron Flores (Saudi Airlines Catering Company) — highest in blocked shots; Benjie Paras (Al-Qussie International Company) — highest in steal; JayR Raymando (Ma’aden) — highest in rebound; Earvin Bubuli (Fortune Towne BC) — highest in assists; Raymond Joseph Gonzales (Saudi Airlines Catering Company); and Daryl Salas (Al-Qussie International Company) — individual sportsmanship award. The other awardees were: Ma’aden, SATCO-BTO, Alpha Star Aviation Services — team sportsmanship; Michael Cahayagan (Ma’aden) — best coach; Khamis A. Mehajul (Ma’aden) — best manager and excellence awardee due to his assistance and contributions. The organizing committee also awarded special recognition awards to the following teams: Ma’aden — most organized and best uniform; SATCO-BTO — most punctual and most friendly; Alpha Star Aviation — most courteous; AFRAS-FRS — most cheering crowds; Alamar Foods Dominos, Ma’aden and Alpha Star Aviation Services — for loyalty award. The league enjoyed the generous support of Saudi Airlines Catering management represented by Mohammed Al-Debas, Event Chairman and Compound/Staff Services Manager; and Danilo A. Sy, head of organizing committee; Michael Angelo Abad, Danilo Viloria and Jessie Llano from HF-Z Technical-Camp; HF-Z/Housekeeping/Zc/Zk/Operations and Production department. On behalf of the organizing committee, Mohammed Al-Debas thanked the following sponsors: Jollibee-Nesma, Burger King, McDonalds for the mascot appearance and discount coupons; Rannie Basanta (Mobily-Globe) for painting the venue; Mohamed Zabadi (Higeen) for hand sanitizer giveaways; Masdar Al Hayat - Paindour products for refreshments; RCBC-Telemoney, NCB-Quickpay and Al Fawry Remittances for gifts; Bong Macatuno (Vistaland) for awarding the champion trophy; Engr. Raul Aragon and Rommel Lonceras (SABRA) referees and table committee; Edison Gazzingan (SATCO-BTO) and KKESH representatives for digital scoring; Philip Calvin Bernabe for photography; Mauro Manalastas for serving hot meals; Adriel V. Idrozo Jr. for logistic services and Saudi Airlines Catering Company management. Scores Ma’aden 99 — D. Omapas 22, R. Cabadonga 28, J. Raymando 27, A. Intano 14, R. Angeles 4, Caberte 2, R. Intano 2. Fortune Towne BC 92 — J. Rodrigo 35, E. Bubuli 13, J. Cabuyao 11, E. Baguio 2, J. Galila 17, J. Godoy 14.