“One Guyana” Basketball League: Kwakwani Untouchables, Ravens go one up in playoffs
As the playoff round of the “One Guyana” Basketball League continued at the National Gymnasium on Saturday January 13, Ravens and Kwakwani Untouchables emerged victorious and went one win up in the playoff’s best-of-three series.
The Ravens pulled off an heroic win against Pacesetters. They had a commanding lead in the first quarter, when the scoreline read 16-14; and dominated the second quarter, scoring 26 points to elevate their score to 42 while limiting the Stars to 14 points for a total of 28 points.
The Kwakwani duo of Domair Gladstone (left) and Stanton Rose jr. (right)
In the third quarter, a fight ensued, with the Pacesetters forcing a comeback by pouncing on the Raven’s defense to score 18 points for 46 points in total, while the Ravens seemed to slow down offensively, scoring 12 points for a total of 54.
Ravens secured their victory in the final quarter, when they scored 20 points for an overall score of 74 points; while the Pacesetters, continuing to put up a fight, scored 19 points for their overall total of 65.
With their feisty play, the Kwakwani Untouchables annihilated the Black Mambas to go up with a win, despite the Mambas, in the first quarter of the game, scoring 15 points. The Mambas’ defense was pivotal, as they restricted Kwakwani to 10 points.
The second quarter proved beneficial to Kwakwani, as they treated spectators to a glimpse of Linden basketball. Deemed tournament favourites, and through the net consistently, they scored 24 points while they managed to calm the Mambas, who failed to put the ball through the net consistently, and ended up scoring 19 points.
The third quarter was also dominated by the Kwakwani outfit, who put the ball through the net for 17 points while the Mambas scored 10 points.
Kwakwani went on to secure the win in the final quarter by scoring 19 points for a total of 70 at the end of the game, while the Mambas scored 20 points for a total of 64.
Captain of Kwakwani Untouchables led from the front, as he led the scoring to up his total score to 111 at the end of the group stage. He put the ball through the net for 37 points, and Jamal Collins did likewise for 15 points.
