SPORTS

Harrow, Centino share MVP honors

DT · Oct 21, 2026, 2:58 AM

LIAM Harrow (second from right) and Prince Centino (right) hold their shared MVP trophy alongside girls’ division top player Zaia Gumbao (left) and Pagadian City Sports head Alfred Cimafranca during the awarding of the Governor’s Cup Juniors Age Group Tennis Championships at the Dao courts in Pagadian City. — Photograph courtesy of PPS

Liam Harrow sustained his dominance in the boys’ 12-and-under division, routing Shaun Navidad in the finals to share Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors with 14U champion Prince Centino in the Governor’s Cup Juniors Age Group Tennis Championships at the Dao courts in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur over the weekend.

Harrow set the pace with a pair of shutout victories over Karrlozz Cortes and Michael Dinglasa before surviving a stern semifinal test from Francis Dadan, 7-6(1), 6-3. The rising Manila Polo Club standout then shifted into high gear, blasting Navidad, 6-1, 6-2, to clinch another crown and cap a commanding campaign.

Harrow also saw action in the 14U division but fell short of a double-title bid, absorbing a 3-6, 3-6 semifinal loss to Sherwin Gom-Os, who, however, ran into a solid Centino in the finals, dropping a 1-6, 1-6 decision to the top seed.

Centino’s dominant march to the 14U title, during which he surrendered just three games in four matches, earned him a share of the MVP honors with Harrow in the Group 2 tournament held in honor of Zamboanga del Sur Gov. Divina Grace Yu and Vice Gov. Roy Ariosa.