CESAFI braces for SWU return and ACT Fiber Knights' entry in 2007 season

The Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. is not just bracing for the return of the Southwestern University (SWU) Cobras into its fold this year, but also for the entry of another school in the 2007 CESAFI season.

CESAFI's newest member is the Asian College of Technology (ACT), one of Cebu's top computer schools owned by Cebu City Councilor Rodrigo "Bebot" Abellanosa, the former barangay captain of Duljo-Fatima.

The team, which will be known as ACT Fiber Knights, will be mentored by M. Lhuillier Kwarta Padala assistant coach Lawrence "Tata" Merced, who will return into collegiate coaching after calling the shots for the Salazar Institute of Technology (SIT) Skyblazers in the old CAAA (now the CESAFI) a decade ago.

Merced told The Freeman that in a bid to form a highly competitive squad, he is calling for a tryout on February 5 from 8:30 to 11am at the San Roque Sports Complex near Patria de Cebu.

Former pro Willy Generalao, a friend of councilor Abellanosa who is now the Mindanao commissioner of the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA), is the consultant of the Fiber Knights.

Merced said the Fiber Knights will not only be joining the CESAFI as they also set their sights on taking part in the Visayas Amateur Athletic Association (VAAA), another school-based league which is now gaining popularity among Cebu's neighboring provinces such as Leyte, Bohol and Negros Oriental.

Should they be able to form a fighting team, the Fiber Knights of course, will also venture in the commercial derby.

Those who will make it into the team will be given scholarship and will receive per game allowances.