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Abra Solid North Weavers owner Cong. JB Bernos holds the MPBL National Championship trophy as he celebrates with his team after completing a three-game sweep of the Quezon Huskers. Handout photo



Abra Solid North Weavers owner Cong. JB Bernos holds the MPBL National Championship trophy as he celebrates with his team after completing a three-game sweep of the Quezon Huskers.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176630238211622abra1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Abra Solid North Weavers owner Cong. JB Bernos holds the MPBL National Championship trophy as he celebrates with his team after completing a three-game sweep of the Quezon Huskers. Handout photo" width="960"/>Abra Solid North Weavers owner Cong. JB Bernos holds the MPBL National Championship trophy as he celebrates with his team after completing a three-game sweep of the Quezon Huskers. Handout photo</div>MANILA -- A disappointing quarterfinal finish in their maiden campaign in the MPBL served as the fuel that sparked Abra&#x27;s run to the championship this year.The Abra Solid North Weavers were crowned the 2025 national champions last Tuesday after beating the Quezon Huskers, 94-85, to complete a three-game sweep of the finals series.&quot;We learned so many lessons from our initial foray, so I made sure to get the best people available around, from the manager to the players,&quot; said team owner Cong. JB Bernos.&quot;And luckily, we were able to convince some of the best players around like Encho (Serrano) and Dave (Ildefonso). And everything just fell into place,&quot; he added.He also credited the support of the people of Abra, who showed up to cheer for their team from the elimination round all the way to the championship.&quot;If you have the support of everyone you love and respect then everything looks easy,&quot; he said.Abra put together a 36-game winning streak behind the brilliance of Serrano, Ildefonso, and Fil-Am guard Jason Brickman. But Bernos and coach Yong Garcia admitted that they didn&#x27;t expect to sweep the Huskers in the finals.It was only after a 62-58 victory in Game 2 at their home court -- the Gov. Andres B. Bernos Memorial Gymnasium in Bangued, Abra -- that they allowed themselves to think about possibly sweeping the championship series.Bernos added to his players&#x27; motivation by offering them a &quot;sweet promise&quot; should they get the job done.&quot;That means they accepted my challenge, so they came determined to finish the job, and we from Abra were glad for their valiant efforts,&quot; he said.&quot;The boys keep on coming back. Ayaw talaga nilang magpatalo. This is the character I want for the team and Abra, yong ayaw patalo,&quot; he also said.On their way to the crown, Abra swept Ilagan Isabela (2-0) in the quarterfinal, Caloocan (2-0) in the semifinals, and Pangasinan (3-0) in the North Finals.

A disappointing quarterfinal finish in their maiden campaign in the MPBL served as the fuel that sparked Abra's run to the championship this year.

A disappointing quarterfinal finish in their maiden campaign in the MPBL served as the fuel that sparked Abra's run to the championship this year.

Falling short in maiden campaign fueled Abra's rise to the top in MPBL

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Falling short in maiden campaign fueled Abra's rise to the top in MPBL

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Published December 21, 2025 03:33 PM PHT

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