Finalists to be decided today

Linden Town Week Schools Basketball Tournament…

Christianburg-Wismar Secondary will today play Linden Technical Institute (LTI) in one semifinal, and Mackenzie High School will face the New Silvercity Secondary in the other semifinal, to see who makes it into the finale of the Linden Town Week Schools Basketball championships.
The first semi will commence at 14:30hrs at the Mackenzie High School basketball court in Retrieve, Linden.
In the final set of scheduled group play matches on Saturday, Christianburg-Wismar Secondary gained a walkover victory against Wisburg Secondary, which propelled them to the lead of Group ‘A’ with four points from two wins. New Silvercity Secondary finished second on three points from one win and one loss, and Wisburg Secondary had to settle for third position with just one point, their two losses gaining them no point.
Christianburg-Wismar Secondary began with a solid 38-26 win over New Silvercity Secondary to open their tournament, and gained their second win via Wisburg Secondary not showing up for their game.
New Silvercity Secondary, however, won their match against Wisburg 31-14 to ensure their semifinal spot, as Wisburg Secondary ended without a win to finish on one point and third in their group play.
Over in Group ‘B’, it was a close call as Linden Foundation Secondary edged past Mackenzie High School in their first game, but LTI defeated Linden Foundation Secondary 33-28, and Mackenzie High bounced back to sail past LTI 46-39.
It meant that each school had a win and a loss for three points, but would be separated on goal difference. In arriving at the best teams, it was determined that Mackenzie High School had gained 1.078 points, considering those goals scored for and against the team; LTI finished second with a 0.973 point’s difference, and Linden Foundation Secondary was determined to have scored 0.942 point, to be eliminated.
The final is set for Wednesday at the same venue, with the third place game starting from 14:00hrs, before the final is played.