By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Negrense JayRack dela Noche bannered the four new recruits of the Cignal HD Spikers as they aim to extend their dominance in the upcoming Spikers’ Turf tournament.

The Negros Occidental’s Victorias City-native was among the HD Spikers’ new signees, aside from De La Salle University Green Spikers’ Vince Maglinao, University of Perpetual Help Altas’ KC Andrade, and Fil-Canadian Lhexen Rabit.

“We’re looking to continue to build on the Cignal HD brand of excellence for men’s volleyball,” HD Spikers head coach Dexter Clamor said in a statement.

“Kami nga ‘yung pinakamatagal na pro squad here sa Philippines, and we’re always looking for ways to improve,” he said.

“Hopefully, with these new additions, we’ll be ready to defend our crown in the upcoming conferences,” he added.

Dela Noche had an impressive final year with the University of Santo Tomas Golden Spikers, where he ranked 12th in scoring with his 155 total points after the double-round eliminations.

Meanwhile, Maglinao was also a reliable scorer for the HD Spikers even though he was saddled with a right ankle sprain during the UAAP Season 87 tournament.

Andrade was a former NCAA Best Middle Blocker awardee during his time with the Altas.

Rabit, for his part, is a star libero for the Toronto Metropolitan University and Queen’s University in Canada.

The HD Spikers emerged as champions in the last three Spikers’ Turf conferences./ASC, WDJ