Myriad cases loom for hot-headed, heavy-handed Amores of JRU
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MANILA, Philippines – Controversial Jose Rizal University player John Amores could be facing not just one legal battle, but more.
College of St. Benilde coach Charles Tiu on Wednesday said they are mulling filing a case against Amores for attacking and hitting several of his players during an ugly brawl that led to the NCAA stopping their game and awarding the 71-51 win to the Blazers Tuesday.
Tiu said the parents of Taine Davis and Jimboy Pasturan, who were punched on the face by Amores that resulted to the team sending them to the hospital for medical attention that same night, are bent on filing a case too.
That is not counting the case recently filed by a University of Philippines team backer against Amores for punching new Maroons recruit Mark Gil Bautista in a preseason game last July.
“Waiting for the official statement of the school, but we will probably file complaints and I believe parents of players want to file a case,” said Tiu.
Amores went amok after he charged a fan heckling him behind the CSB bench but ended up facing the Blazers, exchanging punches with Mark Sangco, docking Pasturan and Davis and throwing one against Migz Oczon that failed to connect.
It was one wild sequence of unfortunate events that should result to an indefinite ban on Amores, whose fate is currently being decided by the league in an emergency meeting Wednesday.
The STAR tried to reach the NCAA and JRU for comments but to no avail.
UPDATE: The NCAA on Wednesday announced it has indefinitely suspended Amores.
BREAKING: JRU’s John Amores has been suspended indefinitely by the NCAA for his acts against CSB on Tuesday
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Fr. Vic Calvo, Letran ManComm representative, made the announcement during the broadcast of the #NCAASeason98 game between San Beda and LPU | @StarSportsHub @PhilstarNews
Meanwhile, Mapua smashed Arellano U, 67-47, to remain in the Final Four hunt with a 6-9 mark, the same card of the latter.
The scores:
MAPUA 67 – Garcia 13, Nocum 10, Mercado 10, Hernandez 8, Cuenco 8, Pido 5, Agustin 5, Bonifacio 3, Soriano 2, Salenga 2, Lacap 1, Igliane 0.
AU 47 – Menina 10, Doromal 10, Abastillas 8, Tolentino 6, Sunga 4, Mallari 3, Oftana 3, Mantua 2, Talampas 1, Oliva 0.
Quarterscores: 16-8; 36-21; 52-28; 67-47.
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