09-06-2025
Perpetual reclaims HS boys volleyball crown; Arellano wins first girls' trophy
By GMA Integrated News
University of Perpetual Help System DALTA reclaimed the NCAA boys high school volleyball crown after outlasting Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Game 3 of the finals, 25-21, 23-25, 21-25, 25-17, 15-9, on Sunday in the NCAA Season 100 volleyball fiesta at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.
John Weihanan Lat led the Junior Altas with 15 attacks, six blocks, and an ace, while Zyro Ornos had 19 points. Team captain Charles Conciina distributed the ball well with 19 excellent sets, while Nathan Paul Ciriaco and Gabriel Cyrus Macatumo had 16 points. Resty Santos had 12 points.
Jessel Nimo had 22 points, while Nhasty Bajaladia had 18 points for the Squires.
This is Perpetual's 13th title in high school volleyball, and according to head coach Sandy Rita is his seventh under his belt.
'Para sa amin talaga,' Rieta told GMA News Online.
'Medyo may gigil din sa sarili ko, siyempre kailangan kong maibalik. Confident din ako ngayon na aabot sa finals 'yung players ko.'
[It was really for us... I had some eagerness also myself, of course I wanted to get it back. I'm also confident now that my players are in the finals.]
In the girls' division, Arellano University claimed its first title after beating Perpetual in Game 2 of the finals last May 31, 21-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-11, 15-4.
Samantha Maranan erupted fof 31 points from 30 attacks and an ace, while Catherine Cau and Jasmine Galaga had 19 and 14 points, respectively.
Sherrie Rose Acosta was the only double-digit scorer for Perpetual with 20 points.
?'First time namin eh and lahat kami nagtulungan so worth it naman lahat,' Maranan said.
[It was our first time and we all helped each other and it was all worth it.]
—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News
