Christ Church, Queen’s College, et al victorious as NSBF pre-season comes to an end

…NSBF to commence on July 1, 2022

Action in the National School Basketball Festival pre-season games continued over the weekend with Queen’s College continuing their unbeaten streak and President’s College tying with Marian Academy in the girls’ category, while the males’ games saw Christ Church and President’s College walking away with much-needed points.

In game one of the girls’ division, President’s College had a gritty encounter with Marian Academy, and both teams registered 6 points at the end of play. This then led to overtime play, but with the game being preseason, it was ruled a draw after the first overtime went scoreless.
Top scoring for Marian Academy were Angel Ramjaram with 6 points, while Ebony Greene and Tikisha Valong scored 4 and 2 points respectively for President’s College.
In the second girls’ game, Queen’s College made light work of North President’s College, with the game ending 12-3 in favour of Queen’s College. Leading the charge for QC were Ciara Solomon with 6 points, Alisande Jaiserisingh with 2 points, and Alinah Easton with 2 points. Scoring for NPC was Jayleen Abraham with two points.
After the girls’ game had concluded, the boys’ U16 matchup commenced, with President’s College dominating Marian Academy 33-18. Leading the charge for PC, Daniel London produced 12 points and 17 rebounds, and Raymond Paul chipped in with 8 points. Chipping in for Marian Academy was lone wolf Marian Fiedtkou, with 16 points.
The fourth game was not played, as Christ Church received a walkover from West Demerara Secondary.
This was the final week of the NSBF Regional Preseason games. The NSBF (FESTIVAL) will run from July 1st to July 10th. The first National School Basketball Festival was played from June 26-30, 2006, and involved 18 schools in a single elimination tournament.
From its inception, the NSBF has been a partnership between Youth Basketball Guyana and stakeholders, to develop a structured National School Basketball Championship. Over the last 12 years, the programme has grown significantly, and now includes regional (ZONE) tournaments in order to qualify for the National Championship. National titles are contested in the categories of under-14, -16, -18 (changed from 19) and Girls Developmental.