Inaugural “One Guyana” Basketball tourney: Opening day wins for Black Mambas, Eagles, Team Ravens

Black Mambas, Eagles and Team Ravens have each secured a win on Saturday 12th, August 2023 — the opening day of the inaugural “One Guyana” Basketball tournament being played at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue. They managed to showcase their shooting skills before jubilant supporters.
The Black Mambas started their campaign on a high against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), leading their opponents in the first quarter. In the second quarter, many shots were directed at the baskets, but Black Mambas prevailed to extend their lead to 36- 22.
The soldiers kept their composure, and showed the Mambas their class in the third quarter by minimising the Mambas’ lead to a mere four points – the scorecard reading 42-46 in favour of the Mambas. Nevertheless, the Mambas went on to secure the win in the final quarter by increasing their lead to 50-72.
Samuel Thompson of Black Mambas dominated play to register 16 points, and Brandon Bento and Jonathon Pooran each scored 12 points to gain the win.
Kevin Richards of the GDF score 10 points, while Rondel Edwards and Jason Khan each scored 8 points, but those were not enough to enable the army to invade the victory party.
Team Ravens controlled the first quarter of the game against Guardians, securing a lead of seven points with the score on 16-9.
As powerhouses, Ravens increased their lead in the second quarter to 32-19, and dominated the third quarter by 52 points to 31, before the scorecard ultimately read 74–40 in their favour.
Team Ravens prevailed in this contest because of their ball-handling and shooting skills, with Dominic Vincente dominating the field to score 21 points, while Shamae Huntley contributed 15 and Tyrone Hamid and Jude Corlette each scored 10 points.
The Eagles showcased their shooting skills to go 20-3 in the first quarter of their game, and
dominated action in the second quarter to extend their lead to 35-24, before eventually winning the game with the score at 66-52.