As Superman has Kryptonite
and Achilles has his heels, JHGCA got TFUCS.
JHGCA, though having many
wins, being frightened by other teams, got their knees feeble whenever they
will face TFUCS.
Well, no doubt that this
team is for real. They got the bodies, the tools and the support they needed.
They are, if not one hundred percent, at least almost complete. History tells
it. Since the school year Jesus the Heart of God Christian Academy became
competitive, its competitiveness spirit always declines as they battle against The
First Uniting Christian School, either be volleyball or a basketball match.
November 25, 2015 at GMA Complex,
during the Federation of Christian Schools Athletic League 2015, once again, these
two teams collided in a must-win ballgame.
The smaller, thinner and
weary JHGCA Basketball High School players battled against TFUCS in a game
which will give the winner a sure semi-final slot.
The game started at 4:00
p.m. after a rubber match of VCM and VWCS but JHGCA players got their heads
low, and their body language was saying “talo naman kami sigurado.”
The first quarter ended,
tied at 14 and the players were like, “hindi pa naman yan yung full line-up
nila” as their coach, Mr. Kim Labadan, remained calm.
The second quarter had finished having 38 points apiece, which enlightened the face of the JHG
community.
“Kaya ‘to guys. Gana lang,
depensa, bilisan ang ikot ng bola,” Coach Labadan shouted.
JHGCA opened the third canto
with a 9-0 run led by Jacob Hernandez and Percival Bongosa III.
Exchanged of baskets
happened as Kevin Orpano joined the shoot-out after sinking an alley-oop pass
from Ryan Lim, 49-44.
But TFUCS took back the lead
55-50 to end the quarter as Darius Go committed his 5th foul that
sent TFUCS’ No.4 into the stripes with just a second left.
The final quarter started as
the crowd got more engaged. Bongosia drove hard to the basket, drew a foul
and sank two free throws, 54-55.
TFUCS was silenced as Bongosia scored again another two, followed by a Hernandez’ trey plus an Orpano’s tear drop shot, 61-55.
TFUCS was silenced as Bongosia scored again another two, followed by a Hernandez’ trey plus an Orpano’s tear drop shot, 61-55.
The lead ballooned to ten,
69-59 with back to back baskets from Jacob and a lay-up from Orpano.
The lead was cut down into seven
with 5 minutes left in the ballgame 69-62, but Ryan Lim kept grabbing
rebounds and Darius Go risked his 5 fouls to bang bodies inside.
Exchanged of baskets took
place as Kevin Orpano had two consecutive tear drops, a Bongosia’s
miracle wrap-around shot and back to back three from Hernandez.
The game ended with a Jacob’s
steal plus a basket, 76-68.
The buzzer sounded and the
JHGCA community went wild.
“Natapos ang bangungot,
naputol and sumpa.”
“Hindi ko din alam bakit
naging ganoon yung laro ng players ko. Nag-over confident siguro. Saka ang
bibilis ng bata nyo.” TFUCS Coach said as he spoke to Ptr. Teodoro G. Fernando
Jr., JHGCA President.
It’s a sweet victory indeed.
As Superman has Kryptonite
and Achilles has his heels, JHGCA got TFUCS.
But that’s before.
Now, if Gilas has South
Korea, JHGCA has TFUCS.
Got beaten by them a lot of
times, but time had come, fate goes on our way.
To God be the Glory!
*** TFUCS is our rival but also our friend school. J
