Inaugural “One Guyana” Basketball Tournament: Pepsi Sonics and Pacesetters secure wins on Day Two

The inaugural “One Guyana” Basketball Tournament, which commenced at the National Gymnasium on Saturday August 12, continued on Saturday August 19 with three games, in which Lamaha Park/Springs Pepsi Sonics and Wortmanville /Werk-en-Rust Pacesetters secured wins.
Lamaha Park/Springs Pepsi Sonics secured a win against Leonora’s D-Up Rising Stars by showcasing their shooting abilities and maintaining their composure to win 53–47.
In the first quarter of the game, Pepsi Sonics wasted no time in recording an 11-05 win. D-Up Rising Stars looked to diminish the lead in the second quarter by scoring 18 points to the Sonics’ 12 points, the scores reading 28 -23 in favor of the Sonics.
But in the third quarter, the Sonics, with their shooting abilities, performed extremely well to score 17 points, increasing their score to 45 points while the Stars were limited to seven points, which ramped up their score to 30 points.
The Stars posed a threat in the final quarter when they recorded 17 points while limiting the Sonics to 7 points, but that was not enough to carry the Stars over the line, and the game ended 53-47 in favour of the Sonics.
Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust Pacesetters secured the second win of the night through their ball-handling skills against North Ruimveldt Black Caimans. The game ended scores of 105-53.
In the first quarter, both teams started strongly, but Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust Pacesetters powered their way to a major lead at end of the first quarter.
Having already established a comfortable lead in the first quarter, the Pacesetters continued to dominate in the second quarter, despite the Caimans managing to score a few buckets. At the end of that quarter, the scoreline read 59-25 in their favour.
The third quarter saw both sides scoring many buckets, with the Caimans scoring 18 points to take their tally to 43, while the Pacesetters scored another 23 points to ramp up their tally to 79.
The Pacesetters went on to win the game in the final quarter, in which they scored 36 points to take their tally to 105 points while limiting the Caimans to 10 points, which took their score to 53 points.
This tournament-winning team would pocket $1 million along with trophies, while the runners-up would receive $500,000 plus trophies.
The tournament was made possible by sponsorship from the Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry; G-Boats Guyana; National Sports Commission; Guyana Basketball Federation, and Georgetown Basketball Federation.