DAVAO CITY — Ateneo de Davao University and Cor Jesu College of Digos City shared the limelight by winning respective age group brackets in the 2026 Escandor Cup basketball tournament at the EMCOR Gym and Recreation Center over the weekend.

The Palarong Pambansa-bound Ateneo de Davao University led by coach Jess Evangelio bested Mapua Malayan Colleges of Mindanao, 78-74 in the in the U18 boys’ division finals while Cor Jesu College of Digos City nipped Holy Child College of Davao, 79-77 for the U16 crown.

Ateneo’s participation in the tournament is part of its ongoing preparation for the upcoming Palarong Pambansa, which tips off this month in Agusan del Sur.

In the distaff side, Crossing Bayabas National High outplayed Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School, 71-69 for the U18 title of this event that serves as the longest running age group basketball tournament in this city supervised by the Davao Regional Referees Association and the SBP-XI chapter.