CMO wins Inday Sara – AFP – PNP title

CMO wins Inday Sara – AFP – PNP title

The City Mayor’s Office won the Inday Sara AFP-PNP-24th Kadayawan Invitational Cup title with a 102 - 82 victory in the do-or-die Game 3, Sunday, at the Davao City Recreation Center.

Christopher “Bong” Go, who was named league Most Valuable Player, lived up to his prime billing, taking charge in the most important and pressure-packed game in the series.

Go, the sweet-shooting executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, made two consecutive triples in the dying seconds of the first half to hand down CMO a double digit lead and never looked back to clinch the crown.

He finished the game with 26 points, eight of which came in the pivotal second canto, including a baseline three pointer with 26 seconds left that gave the Mayor’s men a 48 – 36 lead for good.

Roy Bangkas, Marvin Mondigo and Ayie Bonleon helped the cause for CMO which bounced back strong from a 100 – 88 loss in Game 2 that foiled its bid to sweep the series.

Bangkas, who placed second in the MVP race, poured in 19 points while Mondigo and Bonleon had 14 and 13 respectively.

RMG tried to cut the deficit midway in the third canto with a short rally behind the three points shooting of Rommel Cameros and dare devil penetrations of Daniel Campomanes.

But CMO came back with its own run foiling RMG’s yearn to make the game close.

Campomanes, who ranked no. 3 in the MVP standing, had 23 points for RMG which managed to trade baskets with CMO in the early going of the match before the Mayor’s pulled away before the break.

Go received the MVP trophy but gave the cash prize to Bangkas and Campomanes who equally divided the P6, 000 purse.

Regional Headquarters defeated Special Action Force, 98 – 97 to finish third in the tournament presented by Vice Mayor Sara Duterte.