Hope-LSGH clash in benefit tiff

MANILA, Philippines - Hope Christian High School takes on NCAA juniors runner-up La Salle Greenhills in a Champions League benefit game on Dec. 16 at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan.

The Champions League is again featuring the top junior teams from Metro Manila as part of the year-end activities of PCCL, according to executive director Joe Lipa. These games are held for the benefit of ABS-CBN Foundation’s various projects and serve as appetizer to the National Collegiate Championship games.

Hope Christian High trounced National U, 64-56, at Ynares Sports gym in Pasig recently while La Salle Greenhills will take on National U on Dec. 17.

Lipa said the holding of benefit games is PCCL’s way of assisting beneficiaries of the various projects being conducted by ABS-CBN Foundation. These include the “Bantay Bata”,“Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig”, among others.

San Beda College swept last year’s benefit games, beating FEU and Sacred Heart-Ateneo de Cebu.

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