THE SAN Antonio Bobcats subdued the Calayan cagers, 72-66, to kick off their title-retention bid at the opening of the 4th Gov. David “Jay-Jay” Suarez Basketball Cup held recently at Quezon Convention Center in the provincial capital of Lucena.
The defending champions led two other squads in winning their initial matches of the event jointly organized by the Quezon provincial government through Gov. Suarez and Evangelista Sports Management as a showcase of the province’s basketball talents.
The Governor’s Squad whipped BJMP-Quezon, 81-64, while CSTC tripped PNP-Quezon, 83-75, in other matches of the tournament sponsored by Rite-Med, Alaxan, Unilab, Biogesic and Sinclair Paints.
“We would like to thank all the teams participating in the 4th Jay-Jay Basketball Cup and look forward to exciting games,” said Webster Letargi, Suarez’s chief of staff, who represented the governor during the competition’s opening.
Quezon provincial athletic director Jonas Guiao and Unilab representative Ferds Bregera also graced the inaugural rites.