Marian Academy, President’s College females dominate

Youth Basketball Guyana Titan Bowl X…

The penultimate night of action in the Youth Basketball Guyana Titan Bowl X unravelled at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) with a total of six matches being played in the Girls’ and Boys’ Under-16 and Boys’ Under-18 categories.

The first match in the Girls’ category kicked off with Marian Academy defeating St Stanislaus College 40-27. The Marian Academy side showed why they were one of the dominant teams in the competition when they outplayed their opponents.
Scoring for Marian Academy, Kelliann Savers registered 9 points and 8 rebounds, while Aaliyah Singh contributed 6 points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
The second match saw Kwakwani wipe the floor with Queen’s College, whom they crushed 75-8. Scoring for the winning side, Holly Grimond had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Natalya Clarke dominated with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 8 steals.
Heading into the male under-16 category, Arima Secondary toppled Marian Academy 43-24, gratitude due to the efforts of Adi Ronald (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Kasim English (19 points).
Marian’s Kayden Khan had 11 points and Trevor Rose had 8 points.
The in-form Bishops’ High School suffered a shocking 72-28 defeat at the hands of Kwakwani Secondary. Kwakwani was led by Demarcus Adams and Elijah David, who both pitched in with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists; while
Bishops’ Keron Bacchus had 9 points and 8 rebounds, and Amir Daly had 8 points and 5 rebounds in a losing cause.
In the under-18 categories, New Amsterdam Technical Institute and President’s College picked up wins in close encounters.
President’s College defeated Marian Academy 46-40, with Jushawn Bailey and Richard Semple putting up 13 points each for PC, while Marian was led by Jether Harris, who scored 24 points.
In the final match, NATI edged GTI 38-29 to qualify for the next round. Top scoring for NATI was Kadeen Dover (20 points), while Joshua Thomas supported with 9 points.