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3rd District prepares for LGU Cup
as `Palarong Tercer Distrito’ opens

Plans are underway to hold a province-wide Local Government Unit Cup, an inter-LGU basketball tournament, Talisay Mayor Eric Saratan said during the opening of the 3rd District Games 2011 "Palarong Tercer Distrito" in Victorias City Coliseum, Saturday.

Saratan, the overall coordinator and tournament manager of the 3rd District Games, said the LGU Cup will be held sometime this year and the 3rd District will field a team with members to be selected from the competing squads in the “Palarong Tercer Distrito”.

Five basketball teams from the cities of Victorias, Silay, Talisay, and the towns of EB Magalona and Murcia are competing in the 40-up division , while four are seeing action in the open category of the District Games.

3rd District prepares for LGU Cup
as `Palarong Tercer Distrito’ opens

Never running out of tricks to upset frontrunners, the sixth ranked Legends squad nipped No. 3 team Phoenix, 80-79, to secure a semifinal seat in the 4th St. John’s Institute Alumni Basketball Freiendship Cup at the Msgr. John B. Liu Activities Center.

The Legends, with members from Class 1989 & Earlier, came from behind to foil the Phoenix of Class 1999-2000 in overtime as Kevin Ramos, who intercepted an inbound pass in the backcourt and was fouled on his way to the basket and nailed his first free throw with .7 second left in the game.

In the other game, No. 5 Shakey’s (2009-11) rode high on its three-point shooters accurate mark to surprise No. 4 Gentech/ Sun Cellular (1993-95) with a 90-82 final score.

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