Legazpi City, Albay—The University of Visayas clobbered the University of Bicol, 97-71, to secure the men’s basketball title as leader Central Visayas ended its campaign in the senior division of the Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) National Games here on Friday with 119 gold, 73 silver and 65 bronze medals.
Central Visayas bagged the men’s beach volleyball title over Western Visayas, 23-21, 21-8 at the Sawangan Park and annexed the women’s crown after prevailing over Soccsksargen, 21-12, 22-20, at the University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi beach volleyball court, while boxers Freshler Utera (51kgs) and Jericho Asilo (57kgs) triumped at the Pacific Mall.
Western Visayas ranked second with 79 golds, 38 silvers and 55 bronze medals, while Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) was third with 54 golds, 46 silvers and 54 bronzes.
CAR dominated the Olympic round individual men and women, team men and women and mixed senior, and the 1440-round men and women events in archery at the old Albay airport and got three more golds from boxers Kathleen Igualdo (women’s 48kgs) and Frenzie Allen Golocan (men’s 63.5kgs).
Soccsksargen ranked fourth with 52 gold medals, including five courtesy of boxers Ian Carl Muyso (men’s 54kgs), Kristine Grace Marquez (women’s 54kgs), Darlen Literal (women’s 57kgs), Reymar Gayola (men’s 75kgs) and John Jelord Bejasa (men’s 80kgs).
Rounding out the Top 10 are Calabarzon, fifth with 38 golds, 38 silvers and 50 bronzes followed by Ilocos Region (25-10-18), Negros Island Region (20-34-27), Western Mindanao (18-12-13), Bicol Region (7-29-61) and Central Luzon (6-7-13).
Bicol Region led the Youth division with 84 golds, 63 silvers and 53 bronzes. The Bicolanos ruled the Olympic round individual boys and girls, team boys and girls and mixed, and the 1440-round boys and girls events.
Calabarzon was second with 73 golds, 41 silvers and 35 bronzes followed by Western Visayas (54-68-59), Central Luzon (41-35-65), Central Visayas (32-47-26), Northern Mindanao (29-32-18), NIR (19-4-16), Socc (11-1-1), Davao Region (9-16-31) and Western Mindanao (9-5-13).
