National Inter-high unwraps today

MANILA, Philippines — The inaugural National Basketball Championships Inter-High, a nationwide search for the best private high school boys basketball team, kicks off today in Pampanga, one of 32 provinces, cities or regions where there will each be eight teams knocking each other out for the right to represent their province in the grand finals.

Presented and organized by Jams Sports which is under Jamsap Entertainment Corp., and with PBA legend and 2013 MVP Arwind Santos as league commissioner, the 256-team win-or-go-home boys tourney offers P1 million cash prize for the grand champion.

More than anything else, NBCIH will be a platform for 14 to 19 year olds to showcase their basketball skills and potential in front of coaches and scouts which could pave the way for athletic scholarship offers from the many colleges and universities nationwide which are always on the lookout for fresh, young, tall and promising talent.

“We are hoping the NBCIH can help young athletes to fulfill or jumpstart their dreams of earning college scholarships while pursuing their passion for the game,” said Jamsap CEO Jojo Flores in a recent press luncheon at the Don Bosco Academy Auditorium in Mabalacat, Pampanga.

“Lalo na dahil kaka-champion lang ng Gilas Pilipinas sa Asian Games – first time yan in 61 years, lalong mai-i-inspire ang ating mga kabataan para pag-igihan ang paglalaro at sana makatulong tayo sa kanilang mga pangarap sa pamamagitan ng tournament na ito,” said Santos.