The Abuno Elementary School football team secured a berth to the Lapu-Lapu City Palaro Meet next month.
This after the aspiring young booters of Abuno emerged as Unit Meet champions after pulling off a 5-4 nailbiter over Pajo ES in their thrilling final match at the Haven of Peace grounds recently.
Abuno, reinforced by Spencer Sven Lomadilla, McJohnston Singh, and Lexon Yu from Einstein School of Cebu, went through two deadlocks, the last was at 3-all, before pulling away, 5-3, for good, to come out as gold medallists.
Devin Jasper Gildo delivered a hat-trick, while Zhou Icarus Malingin and Nate Laurence Aparece were the other scorers for Abuno under the guidance of coaches Jupre Aparece and John Dave Regner with full support from their teachers Airene Godinez, Marife Linao, and Junabelle Ompad.
The other members of the team are Mark Daniel Bacla-an, Asriel Josh Heredia, Macken Jabellana, Quint Earl Calvo, Jun Clark Labasan, James Abellana, Andrie Jay Fuentes, Xian Carl Abaño, Derek Heredia, Daniel Daño, Rujelwin Llavore, Kent Jersey Baguio, John Paul de los Reyes, Covie Dela Cruz, and Clint Eric Almerol.
Up next for the spirited Abuno soccer players is the Lapu-Lapu City Division Meet on November 3-4 where they will vie for a spot in the Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association (CVIRAA) Meet 2026.