23/12/2025
| COILED FOR THE CROWN
๐ผ๐พ๐พ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐, ๐๐ก๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ-๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฝ๐๐พ๐ผ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต.โ
This living creed was not merely spoken, it was lived, defended, and ultimately crowned by the Amando Cope College (ACC) Green Serpents as they emerged the Bicol Universities and Colleges Athletic League (BUCAL) Season 7 Menโs Basketball Champions (Seniors Division) sinking their fangs into victory with an 88โ86 triumph over the NCF Tigers, held on December 20, 2025, at the Ateneo de Naga University Gymnasium, Naga City.
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For years, the Green Serpents hovered just beneath the crown. In BUCAL Seasons 4 and 5, they constricted the Finals race but finished as 1st Runner-Up. In Season 6, they remained vigilant, claiming 2nd Runner-Up, never retreating, only recalibrating. Each season added muscle to their coil. Each loss sharpened their fangs.
By Season 7, the Serpents were fully primed, slithering past seasoned collegiate programs across the region and standing as the only school from Albay to reach the championship round. This victory is historic: the Green Serpentsโ first BUCAL Seniors championship, following their earlier reign as Champions in the Juniors division. The crown was not inherited, it was shed for and seized.
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Throughout the season, the Green Serpents moved as one bodyโฆ fluid, alert, and unflinching. They defended with constriction, attacked with precision, and waited for the exact moment to strike.
In the winner-takes-all Finals, every possession hissed with tension. Against an NCF side intent on reclaiming its throne, the Serpents remained composed โ eyes forward, coils tight, purpose clear.
In the final seconds, with six seconds left, Prince Charles Abiera intercepted the ball and in one fluid motion swiftly dished it to Kiet Bonaobra, who released a shot with just three seconds remaining. The ball found its mark and moments later, the buzzer sounded like the final snap of a tail, and the court eruptedโฆ the Serpents crowned at last.
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Behind the Serpentsโ disciplined movement stood the stewards of their path. Mr. Jorge Altair C. Berces, a constant presence in the program, anchored the teamโs identity, instilling structure, accountability, and respect. His leadership laid the foundation upon which this championship coil was formed.
Entering the den in BUCAL Season 6, Mr. Drolan Boragay brought fresh vision and renewed bite, strengthening the teamโs tactical awareness and sharpening their competitive edge. Beside them, Mr. John Rainier Rodriguez, whose tireless commitment never loosened, guided the Serpents through every grind and pressure-filled moment. His steadfast leadership earned him the title of Coach of the Year, a recognition befitting one who never abandoned the coil. Together, they ensured the Green Serpents remained unsullied, on the hardwood and beyond it.
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Individual brilliance also found its embodiment in Grant Carl Galvez, a BS Criminology student, whose calm precision and lethal efficiency earned him the Season and Finals MVP honor. He represented the Serpent at its finest, measured, disciplined, and devastating when it mattered most. Yet this championship was never about a single strike. It was about trust in the body, belief in the brotherhood, and respect for the creed that binds them.
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The final horn may have ended BUCAL Season 7, but the Serpent does not disappear after the strikeโฆ it endures, vigilant and ready. The Amando Cope College community raises its proudest salute to the ACC Green Serpents and their coaches, Mr. Jorge Altair C. Berces, Mr. Drolan Boragay, and Mr. John Rodriguez, for coiling discipline into dominance and carrying the ACCian name with honor and pride.
This championship is not an endpoint; it is a mark on the scales, a reminder of what happens when patience meets purpose.
Congratulations, ACC Green Serpents! The whole ACC community is extremely proud of you! ๐
New breed, same creed.
Once a Serpent, always a Serpent. ๐๐
Photo/s courtesy: BUCAL
