A number of games in the ‘One Guyana’ Basketball Premier League have been held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) over the weekend; and a number of talented players have displayed their abilities in several enjoyable games, both competitive and lopsided.
In a lopsided match, the Royals defeated the Kings handily, owing to the efforts of Haylod Adams (25 points), Daniel Lee (25), and Kobe Tappin (24). The Royals dominated every quarter of the game, and consistently outscored the Kings. The match inevitably ended at 112-50 in the Royals’ favour.
Kwakwani Untouchables and Berbice Renegades opposed each other in a closely contested game. The Renegades got off to a great start, opening a 6-point lead in the first quarter (10-16).
University of Guyana in action against the Guyana Defence Force
Untouchables stayed in touch and continued to fight, but Renegades had the upper hand going into the half (25-30) – which was a contest of great defence and bad shot selection, as both teams struggled to score points consistently. The Renegades ultimately held off the Untouchables to win the game 50-53.
Marvin Mars top-scored for the Berbice Renegades with 15 points, and was well supported by Malcom Mickle with 12 points.
In a high-scoring contest between the Eagles and the Colts, Zian Gray was excellent in enabling the Eagles to get the better of the Colts, and the Eagles emerged victorious by 85 points to the Colts’ 73.
In the first half, both teams fought hard, and a very good game resulted from an offensive standpoint. The Colts were down only 5 points (37-32) leading into the 3rd quarter, but the Eagles comfortably pulled away to secure the win.
Despite a game-high 27 points from Renaldo Niles, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) lost their game against the University of Guyana Trojans, whose captain Kadeem Peterkin led them to a hard-fought victory.
After the first quarter, the contest was even, with the scoreline reading 11-11. Trojans then started to build momentum and opened a gap on their opponents in the second quarter, which ended on 31-22
Despite GDF’s robust effort to come back into the game in the second half, the Trojans comfortably held their lead to win the game 66–56.
