- POS NO   Name City College Age Nationality HT LBS  
C SF 8 Montilla, Luke Rowland Heights University of Phoenix 21 Filipino 6'2 165  
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C PG  6 Bernardo, James Eagle Rock USC 23 Filipino 5'7 140  
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3 SG  4 Abellera, Noel   Glendale USC  24 Filipino  5'9 155  
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4 PF  7   Penaranda, Ruan  North Hollywood Grant High School 22 Filipino  5'9 175  
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5 C 2   Valles, Oscar El Monte Life Pacific College 24 Mexican 5'11 210  
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6 SF  1   Santillan, James  Los Angeles LAVC 19 Mexican / Filipino 5'8  195  
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7 PG  5   Federico, Narob Baldwin Park  Mt. Sac 18  Filipino 5'8 145  
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8  SG 9   Noblefranca, Bryan  Van Nuys  CSUN 25  Filipino 5'7 160  
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9  PF 3   Gopez, Christian  Eagle Rock Cal State Martime 24  Filipino  6'0 175  
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10 C 0   Lara, JP Glendale GCC  22 Romanian 6'0 185  
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11 PF  11   Castillo, Ryan Glendale GCC 23 Filipino 5'11 175  
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  Hometown: West Co / Glendale         Est. Fall  
  Color: Black / White             2006  
History: This team is composed of the X Men and the Brotherhood. The ALL STARS of Praise Christian Fellowship, hailing from the City of Angels. Team Captains James Bernardo and Luke Montilla have been teammates since they were short and skinny 15 and 13 year olds, playing in the same team in almost all PCF family camp basketball tournaments. As the years progressed the two split and started playing with different people James played with Noel, Ruan, Ryan, and JP. They called themselves the x men because they were x men (GEEKS!!) especially Ruan! As for Luke he went on playing high school ball learning as much as he can about the game. James continued to play streetball, and along with the rest of the GLendale Crew, (Noel, Ruan, JP and Ryan) started playing at IRWINDALE PARK which is now their home court. a few more guys form PCF started playing there, including James Santillan, Narob, Oscar, Brian, etc... Luke wasnt playing ball after HS and decided to play with his old teammate so thay had pick up games every sunday it was old teammates aginst each other James B and the x men would play againts Luke, James S, and Narob's team (which we now refer to as the brotherhood of evil mutants) after 2 years, Luke decided to play on a basketball league called, SUPERSTAR BASKETBALL.... things went wrong for Luke's team, 3 of their players get injured and they decided to pick up another player, he recruited someone, and that someone was non other that Luke's old teamate James. James, finally realizing his childhood dream of joining a league, was so excited and encouraged the rest of the crew to join him and co captain Luke as they planned on forming their own team for the next season. so they combined the two rival teams from IRWINDALE PARK and became the core of the team. Luke also recruited one of his friends, a PBA player by the name of Chris Gopez. and on Oct. 22, 2006, the guys had their first ever game as one unit, one team, THE ELEMENTS

 

Written by: Luke Montilla