National Schools’ Basketball Festival: Marian Academy, QC, Skeldon among opening-day winners
The Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) commenced its much-anticipated 17th National School Basketball Festival on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at the National Gymnasium, and Marian Academy, Queen’s College, and Skeldon Line Path Secondary were among the day one winners.
In the first match-up of the festival, the Bishops’ Male Under-14 team obliterated the strike force of Skeldon Line Path as the scoreline read 51-7, with Kimol Pickering leading the attack with 18 points.
The second game of the night was filled with excitement as the Boys’ U14 School of the Nations and St Stanislaus College teams clashed. The game went into overtime with St Stanislaus College coming out on top with the scoreline reading 17-15.
The teams along with the sponsor’s representative and organiser of the event
In the Girls’ U14 encounter, Queen’s College managed to top the proceedings against Marian Academy with a score of 12-10 as Riuelle Fowler led the offensive attack.
In the penultimate match-up of the night, Skeldon Line Path, in their Boys’ U18 match-up, manage to upset a powerful and fierce St Rose’s Secondary; the scoreline read 33-27.
With a score of 34-23, Marian Academy’s U18 boys obliterated the defences of West Demerara Secondary as they were pivotal in getting the ball through the net effectively.
The 17th edition of the National School Basketball Festival will continue today at the National Gymnasium and will run the duration of the week.
