With a towering height, 5-foot-11 Joered Sorongon of Brgy. Salvacion, Buenavista, Guimaras ruled the Players’ Center Slam Dunk competition at the Cabalagnan National High School in Cabalangan, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.
The new slam dunk champion wowed the crowd with his leaping and dunking prowess which made him the king of the rim.
Sorongon started the tournament with a wicked three-round show off to capture the championship title in the first-ever face-to-face sporting event in Guimaras.
At 18, Sorongon defeated Jay Gallo of Barangay Mabini in Buenavista and Vincent Galvan of Barangay Salvacion, Nueva Valencia who both settled for first and second placers, respectively.
A two-handed dunk while jumping over a motorcycle and a one-hander dunk while leaping over fellow contestant Carl Bryan Damaso was Sorongon’s highlight during the championship round.
With the victory, Sorongon pocketed P3,000 cash prize, ball and shorts, while Gallo bagged runner-up prize of P1,500 and a short and Galvan had P1,000 prize.
Other dunkers who participated in the one-day event were Damaso of Tastasan, Buenavista; Franz Dominique Grio of Mabini, Buenavista; Carldemmie Gamuyao of Cabalangan, Nueva Valencia; and Edwin Viñas of East Valencia.
Organized by Players’ Center founder Richard Gabayoyo, 14 players originally registered for the event but half of them backed out due to the strict implementation of COVID-19 vaccination ruling.
“We want this slam dunk competition to promote the COVID-19 vaccination. That it is safe to be vaccinated and also for all of us to move to a new normal the soonest,” he said.IMT Sports
