The Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) got the 1st Division Championships out of the way as play resumed at the Burnham Hard Court on the final night of the tournament over the weekend.
It ended with the Kobras walking away with the title after an intense finale against the Plaisance Guardians.
The Kobras receiving their prize as 1st Division champs
Supporters from Georgetown and Plaisance came out in their numbers to witness the action, and the match was entertaining from the first point. The Guardians were no strangers to the Kobras, having beaten them on more than one occasion. For the Guardians, however, it was quite a different scenario, as they looked nervous heading into their first major match in 2019.
The Kobras won the tip-off, and they shook off the nerves and played as a unit to finish the first quarter ahead, 24-14. The Guardians upped the ante in the second quarter to have a four-point lead, but it was a futile effort as the Kobras outscored the Guardians to lead 36-32 at the half. What looked like a possible victory for Plaisance turned out to be the last quarter they would win, as the Kobras struck in the third quarter, giving away only a few points, to extend their lead to 57-44 heading into the final quarter.
Once the lead was achieved, Kobras kept the upper hand in the final quarter, to eventually win the title by eighteen points, with the final score reading 87-69.
Earlier in the night, the Eagles defeated the Pepsi Sonics 69-55 to take third place. The see-saw match was a thriller throughout its duration, as neither side relented in their pursuit of victory, and the lead kept steadily transferring between them. But the Eagles dished out a stellar performance to conquer the Sonics in all three rounds.
