“One Guyana” Basketball League: Ravens and Nets record 15+-point victory

Defending champions North Ruimveldt Ravens, Meadowbrook Nets, and Pacesetters got a taste of wins in the Guyana Basketball Federation’s “One Guyana” Basketball Premier League on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), as spectators were treated to spectacular basketball action.
With the North Ruimveldt Ravens on the journey to defend their title and the East Coast All-Stars eager to secure their first point, these two teams opened the night’s proceedings. A dominant Ravens bagged a 29-point victory, with the scoreline reading 78-49.
Looking to bounce off the previous Jets in the second game up came a yet-undefeated Meadowbrook Nets as both teams seemed to be tense in the cold atmosphere, but it was Nets’ Chris Perez who separated the sides as the quarter ended with the score of 14-7.
The offensive attack pulled off some magnificent plays as they maintained a tight grip on the lead, 34-15.
The Jets came back from the half with more confidence as they outscored the Nets by a lone point bucketing 15 points, but the lead was still in favour of the Nets with the overall score of 48-18.

Action between Meadowbrook Nets (green) and Jets

The Meadowbrook Nets went on to record a 16-point victory which increases their chances of advancing to the play-offs while the Jets will have to win to secure their position.
With the Pacesetters looking to continue their unbeaten streak, they closed off the proceedings against the Mambas, who were coming off nail-biting losses. The Mambas came out of the block with power as the first quarter ended with the score of 21-11.
The Mambas managed to enter the second half as they held a firm grip on the lead, bucketing 19 points compared to the Pacesetters scoring 20 points for 40-31 scoreline as the Mambas look to secure the win.
The Pacesetters were then able to extend their unbeaten streak with an eight-point victory over Mambas (66-58).
This “One Guyana” league commenced with 27 teams in the Harpy Eagle and Jaguar Conferences. Between 56 and 63 games were projected to be played in the league, with teams being expected to play teams from their conference twice, and the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The number one-ranked team is expected to play the fourth-ranked team, and the number two team is expected to play the third-ranked team. Winners of the play-off games would then advance to their conference finals, where the winners of the best two of three games would advance to the National Finals.
The team winning the league would receive $1 million along with trophies, while the runners-up would receive $500,000 plus trophies.