CAPTION: The Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu Magis Eagles with their members of their coaching staff. / Contributed Photo
Number 11 is the jersey number of Christian Joseph Lumapas who passed away last month and to whom the Magis Eagles will be dedicating the entire season. “Throughout the whole season. They know already that all the games, we will dedicate to Christian,” said Ateneo head coach Oliver “Bingbing” Colina.And in their jerseys, they also have Lumapas’ no. 11 printed on the side in respect to a fallen teammate.
“We can’t stop them if they won’t play anymore because that is their choice. But what makes this nice is that other players are given a chance to step up,” said Colina.“Our short term goal is to treat every game as a championship game as this will be a league type. Long term is that whatever happens, there’s still a chance to bounce back or to improve,” said Colina.