Bounty Colts made it a double on Wednesday night when they captured the Under-23 title to add to their senior title win in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball (GABA) League of Champions 2017 at the Cliff Anderson Sport Hall, Homestretch Avenue for a second straight year.
Colts showed that their previous win was no fluke, taking game two, to take the
The Victorious Bounty Colts U-23 team
senior category in the best of three final and ultimately inking their name in the records books, but their juniors will have to wait until Friday where the winner of the under-23 finals will be decided as Ravens levelled the best out of three contest with a win of their own.
In the senior match, Colts won their title after a 77-50 thrashing thanks to a huge final-quarter. In the opening period, Ravens drew the early lead with the score sitting at 9-12, before Colts quickly turned the tables with a 17-14 period to have the match read 26-26 by the halfway-mark.
In the third-quarter, Colts had another 17-point period, while Ravens could only score nine points, but the deciding factor was the 34-point final-period for Colts that denied the Ravens a final match as they mustered 15 points and lost the game.
Meanwhile, in the under-23 category, Colts also secured their victory in the third round of their finals over Ravens with a 70-51 win. In the first period, the match was evenly positioned with both teams earning a 13-point period before Ravens received a slim one-point lead at the halfway stage with the score at 23-22.
But in the third-quarter, Colts blew out from the onset to romp to a 22-point period as Ravens struggled to six points. In the final period, the damage was already done and a 26-point period for Colts, who secured the inevitable as the match ended.
Jonathon Mangra was awarded the Most Valuable Player.
Previously, it was redemption for Ravens as they levelled the wins after losing the opening game. Colts took first lead in the opening quarter, five points ahead with a 15-10 score-line, before maintaining that lead as both teams scored 11 points in the second-quarter and leave the scoreboard at 26-21 at the halfway stage. However in the penultimate quarter, Ravens leaped to a 21-point period that saw them taking up the lead with the score now 38-42. In the last quarter, that lead was further extended as Ravens secured a 17-20 period and had the final score reading 55-62.
