By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

The Bacolod leg of the 2018 National Basketball Training Center opened recently, where defending regional champions, the University of St. La Salle (USLS), alongside the St. John’s Institute (SJI) and the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) posted wins.

USLS defeated Mansilingan Christian Academy, 118-76; SJI beat Bata National High School, 102-73; while UNO-R routed La Consolacion College-Bacolod, 62-14.

Meanwhile, the Silay City division includes Vito National High School, Brgy. E. Lopez National High School, Doña Montserrat Lopez Memorial High School, and St. Teresita Academy; along with Sagay City National High School and the Universal School of Applied Technology of Sagay City, Inc./JSG, WDJ