Australian Sports Ambassadors win over Davao City Mayor's Office

City Sports Coordinator Bong Go of the City Mayor’s Office eludes Danny Cook of the Australian Sports Ambassadors, Thursday night at the Davao City Recreation Center. The visitors won, 95-63.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

The City Mayor’s Office team presents souvenir items to the visiting Australian Sports Ambassadors from Perth after their exhibition game at the Davao City Recreation Center. The Australians won, 95-63.DAVAO SPORTSWRITERS ASSOCIATION

Aussies complete goodwill games with 95-63 victory over CMO five

The Australian Sports Ambassadors completed their series of goodwill games in Mindanao with a 95-63 win over the Davao City Mayor's Office, Thursday night, at the Davao City Recreation Center.

Joshua Manthe, Mark and Paul Beacham unloaded the big guns combining for 65 of the 95 points.

City Sports Coordinator Christopher "Bong" Go led CMO with 22 points and Eliezer Berami added 17 but their teammates could not come up with the needed scores to catch up with the
Australians.

The Australians played a series of exhibition games in Manila, Bukidnon Province and Davao City, conducted bible studies and helped in community work.

The visitors took a break at the Paradise Beach Resort in Samal Island on Friday before flying back to Manila.

The scores:

Australian Sports Ambassadors (95)- Beacham 28, Manthe 23, Cook 17, Beacham 14, Beacham 6, Cabunkal 3, Potts, Taylor 2.

City Mayor's Office (63)- Go 22, Berami 17, Gonzaga 9, Mondigo 8, Josol 2, Bangkas 2, Bonleon 2, Pastor 1.
Scores per quarter: 21-11, 23-21, 27-16, 24-15.

4 games set for Aussie visit in Davao City on Wednesday

THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS AMBASSADORS BASKETBALL TEAM FROM PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (WA) will arrive today from Northern Mindanao for a series of exhibition games starting Wednesday and Thursday(January 23-24).

The Aussies played 14 games in Bukidnon Province winning each game. One of the highlights was playing against the Northern Mindanao champion Bukidnon State University. The Aussie trounced BSU, 79-58.

The objective of this visit is to conduct some friendship games against local teams, learn the local culture of the Davaweños, established camaraderie and share the love of Jesus Christ to the people they meet during the games.

Pastor Gary Visitacion, Director of the Ventures for Victory/Sports Ambassadors in the Philippines said that “we are excited to arrive safe in Davao today. The players are looking forward to play against our local teams”.

The Aussie SA team will play today the Brokenshire College Varsity team @ 4:00 pm at their covered court.

Tomorrow January 24, Thursday they will be playing the Barangay 32-D Basketball Selection at their covered court fronting UIC @ 8:30 AM, to be followed by their guesting at the Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) forum @ 10:30 AM at Tower Inn, Quirino Avenue.

The team will pay a courtesy call to BAP/SBP Regional Director Regino “Boy” Cua before playing the MATTS Varsity Team @ 4:00 pm at their covered court. The Aussies final game will be at 6:00 PM at the Almendras Gym against the reinforced CMO Cagers of Christopher “Bong” Go.

The Australian SA team will be led by Greg “Bullstrong” Beacham 6’5 Center, Joshua “Skyscraper” Manthe 6’9 Center,Giles “The Blocker Creelman 6’4 Forward, Paul “The Wingman” Beacham 6’3 G/F, Mark “The Shooter” Beacham 6’3 Forward, Danny “The Highflyer” Cook 6’3 G/F, Mike “Mr. Braveheart” Valenti 6’2 Forward, Hedley “The Quickfox” Taylor 6’2 Forward, Brad “The Hulk” Potts 6’0 Forward and Rufo Cabunkal 5’10 Guard, the team will be coach by Mr. Jeff Long.(PR)