FORMER TOP PLAYERS OF ROSEVALE SCHOOL VAN ALVIN ORATE (left) AND JL CASCARA NOW SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS IN THE BIG CITY.
CAGAYAN DE ORO City — As the 15th edition of the Rosevale Cup kicks off on Saturday (Jan. 25, 2020) and Sunday (Jan. 26. 2020) at the Xavier Estates Football pitch, three former Rosevale School footballers are now playing in the NCAA and UAAP in Manila.
JL Cascara now plays for De La Salle Zobel in the UAAP while Sam Salingay, and Val Alvin Orate are team mates at San Beda University and play in the NCAA.
The trio were recruited last year and have already played matches for their respective teams. JL Cascara now a Grade 10 student at De La Salle Zobel, learned to play football at a very young age at Rosevale School and has represented the Comets in various local and national tournaments.
The son of businessman Jeff Co Cascara, JL Cascara also played for Region X Elementary Boys football team in the Palarong Pambansa in Albay, Bicol in 2016.
The Region X team then was represented by players from Cagayan de Oro City with majority of them from Rosevale School which included Lyle Dy, John Gementiza, Ino Butaslac, Dave Mendoza, Faris Taha, Josh Go, Renz Arada and Van Alvin Orate.
JL Cascara is now team mate with former Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu striker Juaquin Buyco at Zobel who has transferred to Zobel two years ago.
Val Alvin Orate on the other hand was recruited also last year by San Beda University. He studied in his native Malaybalay during his elementary days and was a team mate of JL Cascara in the 2016 Palarong Pambansa in Albay.
He studied at Rosevale School during his Grade 7 and Grade 8 before he was recruited by San Beda. The son of civil servant Yves Tapalla of Malaybalay Bukidnon, Val Alvin is also team mate of another Ex-Rosevale player Sam Salingay in San Beda.
Salingay, son of Jimmy and Desiree Salingay of Gingoog City, played for Rosevale School for one year in 2017-18 where he led the school to the Elementary Boys football team Cagayan de Oro Division title.
He then was part of the core of the Rosevale School boys which represented Region X to the Palarong Pambansa in Vigan, Ilocos Sur in 2018.
The Rosevale boys which saw action in Vigan included Rawin Gementiza, Andy Lugod, John Quinito, Vince Manubag, Jared Tan and Mamat Cascara.
Sam, only at 14 years old and in Grade 8 was also recruited by San Beda last year. He moved to Corpus Christi School after playing one year for Rosevale.
When the 15th Rosevale Cup kicks off on Saturday, these three outstanding lads will be missed. They played many years for Rosevale School but now they play at higher level. (l.biantan@gmail.com)
