The men's category for players under 17 years old was won by Jose Maria College team A Metro Works, coached by former PBL player Nick Sarafica.
The team composed of Norman Cagampang, Arwin Alforque, JR Cabarubias, and Julanz Tanudtanud beat Harvest House Lifegiver College of Southern Philippines in Upper Communal, Tibungco, 21-16 in the finals.
Alforque, a sweet-shooting big-man, was declared the most valuable player in the game after scoring 18 points, mostly from outside shots.
In the battle for third place, Max Ballers, a team that is also based here, won after beating Barangay 22-C 16-11.
In the women's category for players under 17 years old, the championship went to the Eagles, who beat the Lady Aces team, mostly made up of players from Assumption College of Davao, 20-11.
The team comprises Jazzel Joy Costes, Jana Malana, Ashanti Amaneo, and Shoen Elat.
The MVP in the category went to Malana, a left-handed 16-year-old shooter who scored 9 points in the finals, most from outside sniping.
In the battle for third place, Red Team, another Davao City team coached by Laurence Butch Bencio, won after beating Harvest House Lifegiver College of Southern Philippines 14-8.
The champion team won P10,000 cash plus medals, the runner-up P7,000, the third placer got P5,000, and the fourth placer P3,000.
The MVP also gets an additional P1,000 and a medal as special prizes.
The tournament was organized earlier by the PSC led by PSC coordinator Cholo Elegino and Deputy Director Marlon Malbog in coordination with the IGACOS sports office led by Francis Erick Flores and SK Federation President Jomarie Penaflorida.
The officiating of the game was spearheaded by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), led by the legendary basketball head coach and referee Billy Crusada.
A total of 36 teams, composed of 28 teams for boys and eight teams for girls, joined the tournament earlier.
Most of the teams came from the Davao region, but one team came all way from Makilala, North Cotabato, and was represented by Notre Dame of Makilala.
Some of the local teams from IGACOS fought hard but only reached the tournament quarterfinals.
Both Elegino and Malbog are happy with the outcome of the tournaments since they were able to successfully promote 3x3 at the grassroots. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)
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