7 exciting games in the 5th week of the HCCC Basketball Alumni Cup 2022

 

The fifth week of the  Holy Cross College of Calinan Basketball Alumni Cup 2022 is exciting and heavy as seven games were held on June 12 at the Calinan gymnasium in Calinan, Davao City.

The hard cour battle kickoff with the games between the millennial team of HCCC Batches 2012 and 2014 at around 9 in the morning.

Using the moniker, Braders batch 2012 quickly dispatched their younger opponents 72-49.

The Braders took advantage of the Hangovers' status of their foes to eked out a lopsided win their game.

In the second game, the millennial teams 2000 and 2008 had a face-off on the hardcourt.

The Redhorse of 2000 used their sharp shooting and defense to tame and brought down to the ground the Brave Aguilas of 2008 69-58.

Facing a fierce and high-flying foe, the Redhorse used speed and experience to beat their opponents by 11 points in the game.

In the third game, the HCCC batches of the 80s, the 86ers Bulls, and the 89 teams clashed with each other for pride and honor.

The older 86 team used their experience and poise to demolish the batch 89 team 56-41.

The 86 team takes the young Michael Jordan lead team into a persona to defeat their moniker-less opponent in their game.

The day's fourth game saw the battle between HCCC batches 1990 and 1985.

The Blazing Stallions of the 1990s took advantage of their much younger legs to beat the Lakers Crow of 1985, 61-45.

The Stallions were a team on a mission in their game as they capitalized on their shooting and fast-break plays to defeat their opponent.

The fifth game saw the battle of the feisty HCCC batches 1996 and 1994 on the hard court.

The game between the Brawlers of 1996 and Hoopers of 1994 was close and exciting as both teams were desperate for a win.

Ultimately, the Brawlers came out victorious with a six-point win, 57-51.

The sixth match saw the game between HCCC Batches 1997 and 1993.

The Bulldogs of 1997 showed a strong bite as they feasted and preyed on the Roosters 52-47.

The Roosters played well in the game, but their efforts were not enough to tame the Bulldogs, as they ended up losing by five points.

In the day's final game, HCCC batches 2003 and 2004 face each other for pride and honor on the hardcourt.

After 20 minutes of play, batch 2004 showed they were the boss by defeating and taming the Wolves of 2003 53-42.

The ongoing HCCC Basketball Alumni Cup 2022 is organized by HCCC Batch 1995.

As the organizer of this game, batch 1995 graduates ensure all the games are played well and fairly.

A group of medical personnel is always on standby to help if needed.

The referees officiating the game are always on their toes to make sure the game is played fair and square. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

Exciting games in the 4th week of the HCCC Basketball Alumni Cup 2022

 

As the weeks go by, the games in the Holy Cross College of Calinan Basketball Alumni Cup 2022 have become more exciting and full of energy.

The fourth week of the competition, which PBA MVP Scottie Thompson graced on its opening salvo on May 15, started with a game between batches 2009 and 2001 around 10 a.m. on June 5.

With more energy and youth on their side, batch 2009 tame the seemingly merciless and superior Titans of 2001 75-54.

Batch 2009 capitalized on their sniping and outside plays to beat their older opponents in their game.

In the second game, an hour later, batches of 2006 and 2000 face each other for pride and recreation.

The cowboys of 2006 channeled the free-spirited and aggressive Cowboys' spirit to beat and intoxicate the Red Horse of batch 2000 71-60.

The Red Horse tried to battle the Cowboys toe to toe, but the sniping and speed of their opponents proved superior in the end, as they lost by 11 points.

The third game is the battle of old-school basketball as HCCC batches 84 and 87 face each other on the hardcourt.

Using the vaunted tough defense and slow offense in the 1980s, the scores of both teams are not that high as they focus more on stopping each other from scoring.

After the smokes have cleared, the Dragons of batch 84 win the game 43-30.

With a 13-point winning advantage, the Dragons can sleep peacefully knowing the current president is the son of the president on the time they graduated in 1984, they also beat the batch who graduated a year when the Yellow movement who is now pink, took power in Malacanang.

In the second to last games, HCCC batches 1999 and 1993 had a friendly and recreational face-off on the basketball court.

The battle between two fighting cocks was very close as expected as it is done in real-time.

But in the end, Anarchy Farm 1999 emerged as the winner 56-52.

Despite the loss, the Rooster remains happy and confident, knowing they only lose by four points in their game.

In the fifth match of the day, HCCC batches 94 and 98 face each other in 1990s basketball which is known for its deliberate offense and the era when the Chicago Bulls was a dynasty in the NBA.

With its hoopers monicker, which means good in playing basketball, batch 1994 annihilates their older by four-year opponents 57-30.

The hoopers dominated the game early and ended up winning by a whopping 27 points margin.

Despite the huge margin of defeat, batch 1994 remains happy since it is not every day you can play competitive basketball and have your batch getting highlighted in a news article which can be read by anyone around the world anytime they want and will be stored in google for the future generations to read.

In the last game, HCCC batches 2018 and 2013 faced each other on the hardcourt.

Using the Cebuano term Subang to soar and rise, the social media era batch demolished the Space Jam of 2013 86-59.

With youth on their side, Subang cruised itself to victory (joyride all over the game) in their game.

The ongoing HCCC Basketball Alumni Cup 2022 is organized by HCCC Batch 1995.

As the organizer of this game, batch 1995 graduates ensure all the games are played well and moderately.

A group of medical personnel is always on standby to help if needed.

The referees officiating the game are always on their toes to make sure the game is played fair and square. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

Brawlers, Bulldogs, Red Horse Get Opening Day Wins In HCCC Basketball Alumni Cup 2022!

 To most people, May 15, 2022, which is a Sunday, is a rest and recreation day, especially a payday.

But for the students and graduates of Holy Cross College of Calinan, May 15 is extra-special since it is the day the Blessed Marie Rivier the, founder of Presentation of Mary (PM) of Sisters who manages the school, was officially canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as a Saint.

Ironically, on the same, the opening of the biggest basketball tournament among HCCC high school batches in terms of participants and prizes is also being conducted inside the refurbished Calinan Gymnasium.

The opening of the HCCC Alumni Basketball Cup 2022 started with an early morning mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church just in front of the HCCC campus.

After the mass, a motorcade was conducted in some of the streets of Calinan Poblacion to let the people know of the opening of the basketball tournament that features the former graduates of the HCCC high school department.

The motorcade features the sponsoring batch HCCC Batch 1995 where this writer proudly belongs, the participating teams, and the special guests in the opening day Barangay Ginebra young Davaoeno stars Digos City, Davao del Sur native Scottie Thompson and Magsaysay, Davao del Sur Sur resident Nards Pinto.

After the motorcade, a simple opening program was conducted inside the Calinan gymnasium, wherein the two PBA stars were mobbed by the HCCC graduates who were too happy to see them up close and personal and not just on television.

Both Thompson and Pinton gamely pose with the Holy Crossan alumni for selfies and videos like true professionals.

The two also took time to playfully shoot some hoops with their supporters.

Pinto, a regular fixture in Calinan gym before he went to Manila to study and play professionally, led the oath of sportsmanship among the HCCC Batches.

Former HCCC high school principal Letty Palarca also graced the occasion on behalf of HCCC Alumni president Peter Parian who is out due to a prior commitment.

In her speech, Palarca expressed joy that the traditional Alumni Basketball Cup is being organized again two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

Palarca also welcomed Thompson and Pinto to Calinan and revealed that her husband is a die hard Ginebra fan.

She also announced the search for the outstanding HCCC Alumni.

Aside from Palarca, Calinan Barangay Captain Urisicio Mantiza Ungab also joined the opening festivity, wherein he welcomed all the participants in the tournament and reminded them to always follow the basic health safety protocols.

Thompson, for his part, also shared some words of wisdom to the participating teams to always strive hard to achieve their goals.

He also spearheaded the ceremonial opening tip.

Before the opening day program ended, two special awards were also given to batch 2008, aka Brave Aguilas, for being the early bird in paying their team's registration and Batch 2012 for having the best team monicker, the Braders!

Brawlers, Bulldogs, Red Horse Drew 1st Blood

HCCC Batches 1996, 1997, and 2000 were the big winners on day one of the basketball tournament.

The HCCC Batch 1996 Brawlers use their brawn and power to prey on HCCC Batch 1993 Roosters.

The game is quite close as the two teams want to win, but eventually, the Brawlers showed class and put an end to the Roosters in their game.

In the second game, the HCCC Batch 1997 Bulldogs showed that their teeth were much stronger than the Sundowners in their game.

Bulldogs came up big with a win.

In the third and last game, the HCCC Batch 2000 Red Horse intoxicate the seemingly unbeatable HCCC Batch 2001 Titans to come up victorious in their game. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

Mindanao's top PBA stars are set to grace the opening of the HCCC Basketball Alumni Cup 2022!

 

Two of the PBA fast-rising stars who trace their roots in region 11 are set to grace the opening of the Holy Cross College of Calinan Alumni Basketball Cup 2022 at the Calinan gymnasium on Sunday around 9 in the morning (May 15).

Barangay Ginebra starting off-guard, and Digos City, Davao del Sur native Scottie Thompson is one of the guests in the biggest basketball tournament among HCCC high school batches in terms of participants and prizes.

Thompson, the most valuable player in the recent PBA All Filipino Cup finals and the best player of the conference in the same conference, is set to inspire the participating HCCC batches in a simple opening program hosted by HCCC Batch 1995.

Aside from Thompson, his Ginebra teammate and Magsaysay, Davao del Sur Sur native Nards Pinto is also expected to join the opening festivity on Sunday.

If you happen to be a high school graduate of HCCC and are free on Sunday, attending the opening ceremony at the Calinan gymnasium is a no-brainer move.

Aside from pride and camaraderie, the tournament offers a P20,000 cash prize to the champion plus a trophy, P15,000 plus a trophy to the runner-up, and P10,000 plus a trophy to the third placers. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

HCCC Batch 95 Halloween Costume Winner Gets P5,000

 

The top-prize winner.

To most people, October 30, 2021, is just an ordinary Saturday except maybe for some who have a special celebration on this particular day.

But for the members of the Holy Cross College of Calinan high school batch 1995, this day was extra-special since the group is holding its first-ever Halloween Costume Contest wherein the winner will get whopping P5,000 cash as a prize.

The Boogeyman.

At first most of the members of the batch thought this event will just be an ordinary contest wherein the contestants will just showcase a decent costume especially that the announcement was just made for barely a week.

Ghost rider.

But to the surprise of everybody, the contestants came in with their guns blazing or as one of the prize sponsors Lester Genosas would say came up with their A-game.

The White Lady.

Contrary to what most of the batch thought, the contestants came up with very creative and scary costumes worthy to be included as props to a B-class honor film, lol.

3rd place winner, The Nun.

Right off the bat, a few minutes before the contest proper at around 8 p.m., Ludimay Nacorda posted a photo of her costume of a massacre victim with one of her eyes dangling from her face.

With a very scary photo, many of the batch at this point are thrilled and excited to see her actual costume on zoom live and other participants as well.

To ensure that the group can pick the rightful winner of the contest, they decided to enlist the services of two of their former teachers Maams Nancy Balonquit and Marilyn Braganza two of the well-loved mentors of the group during their high school years when the Chicago Bulls is still the dominant team in the NBA under the era of Michael Jordan lol.

Aside from the usual costume contest via zoom the occasion was very eventful and memorable as members of the group were able to reminisce their high school years and chit chat on their current status in life.

2nd place winner. Lady Zombie.

Boogie Gomez, the class clown and licensed joker of the group was in his usual element in making the batch laugh and smile in the duration of the contest with his usual antics, jokes, and funny one-liners.

The Joker.

The group was at its feet laughing intensely when Gomez joked about the late senator Joker Arroyo in reference to the Joker costume of Charmaine Lada-Ang.

Boogie's classmate since kinder Jeff Neil Tocmo lol.

He also made the group giggle when he appealed to one of the prizes sponsors Jeff Neil Tocmo to hand him the win since they have been classmates since kinder lol.

After the participants presented their costumes and explained how they did it, the two judges who still looked very young despite their age started tabulating the score with the aid of the very reliable scientific calculator, lol.

A few minutes after tabulating the scores the judges finally came up with the winners.

Braganza, the English teacher of the group explained that the contest was very tight and that the only way they break the tie is to choose the most punctual or early bird contestant.

After a thorough deliberation from the two esteemed judges, Nacorda emerged as the top prize winner.

Nacorda is very happy with her win and shared that she will share a portion of her winnings with the make-up artist who did her costume.

The second place went to Edmie Capistrano, a DEPED teacher from the Baguio district who presented a lady zombie costume with a zipped mouth.

Capistrano won P2,500.

The third place went Richel Mediano-Saligumba, DEPED teacher from Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur who looked very scary with her possessed nun costume.

Saligumba won P1,500.

While the contest originally set the prizes to the top three winners, the prize sponsors Genosas, Tocmo and Margarita Prajapati were kind enough to give prizes to the fourth and fifth placers as well and P500 to the non-winners.

Overall the event was a huge success as the contestants and the other members of the batch were very happy with not only seeing world-class Halloween costumes but also the chance to catch up with each other.

Before calling it a night both Braganza and Balonquit thanked the batch for the invite to judge the contest and praised them for being talented and successful in life.

With the success of the contest, the batch is now looking forward to their next big activities the homecoming in December if it happens, and the Christmas Bingo which offers another whopping prize to the winners.

Indeed 25 years have passed since they ended their ended stint in HCCC, the HCCC high school batch 1995 continues to make an impact in the era of the NEW NORMAL.