Following their local victory, the blue team of the Xavier University Grade School (XUGS) Crusaders will represent Cagayan de Oro at the Milo Best Center Mindanao basketball finals in Davao City on October 22 and 23.

The blue team emerged as the champion of the SBP division during the CDO leg of the Best Center basketball tilt. The members of the XUGS Crusaders blue team are:

Alilin, Fiel John M (G6-Pignatelli)
Asio, Collin Brandon O (G6-Bellarmine)
Butao, Cromwell Jr M. (G6-Campion)
Cambarijan, Alexis Vince V (G6-Xavier)
Ferrer, Ethan Gabriel F (G6-Borgia)
Kho, Paolo Mathew B (G6- Bellarmine)
Mendez, Glenn Vincent (G5-Calungsod)
Moreno, Zhan Paolo L (G6-Loyola)
Peras, Kirby Mac T (G5-Gonzaga)
Ramos, Phil Justin B (G6-Bellarmine)
Sabal, Kyle Justin L (G6-Loyola)
Tabanas, Jesse James (G5-Canisius)
Telow, Jaeron Bryce V (G6-Pignatelli)
Villena, Julius Jadz M (G3-Baltazar)
Yee, Xwi M (G5-Berchmans)

Best Center Cagayan de Oro leg champion group (SBP division): Xavier University Grade School Crusaders Blue Team

Meanwhile, the XUGS Crusaders white team landed on the fourth place of the SBP division of the same tournament. The XUGS Crusaders members of the white team are:

Abad, Alec Jess L (G3-Abad Santos)
Abueme, Zandro Luis E. (G4-Aquino)
Awayan, Iyron Kian M (G3-Evangelist)
Balaba, Francis Louis Y (G6-Xavier)
Caballero, David John P (G6-Bellarmine)
Fuentes, Reynand U (G6-Xavier)
Lugtu, Christian Andre L (G6-Campion)
Mamaat, Christian Josh G (G6-Loyola)
Marcelo, Francis Ace Archilles (G6-Loyola)
Paglinawan, Vince Lawrence (G6-Ogilvie)
Peligrino, Juan Manuel S (G6-Ruiz)
Rafanan, Rafael Jack B (G6-Ruiz)
Rafanan, Russel Jude B (G5-Calungsod)
Requinton, John Vincent A (G5-Brebuef)
Yana, Ben Mark M (G6-Xavier)

Best Center Cagayan de Oro leg fourth place (SBP division): Xavier University Grade School Crusaders White Team

The XUGS Athletics and Sports Office is proud of the achievements of the young student-athletes of Xavier. ∎