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Perpetual Help Perp Squad coach Ruf del Rosario said he had no hard feelings after losing the cheerleading title to “best friend” and Arellano head coach Lucky San Juan on Thursday.
The Perps squad was gunning for a record 10th title in the competition but its 199.5 points paled in comparison to the Chiefs Squad’s 218.
“They deserve it and congratulations to coach Lucky,” said del Rosario at Mall of Asia Arena after the competition.
Despite the loss, del Rosario felt their school’s community was still proud of their semifinal finish.
“Even though we still lost, we gave the Perpetualites the happiness and I felt that they still accepted us, champions or not,” said del Rosario. “They really accepted us and they kept on cheering.”
The Chiefs Squad’s win put them as the only team, besides the Perps Squad, to win the cheerleading title in at least two occasions.