Ravens and Eagles pull off big opening-day wins

Defending champions North Ruimveldt Ravens and runners-up Stabroek Eagles ignited the flair at the National Gymnasium on Saturday as they secured opening-day wins in the Guyana Basketball Federation One Guyana Basketball League.
The Mambas saw themselves on the losing side of the stick against North Ruimveldt led by a young offensive unit of Atilla Williamson and Alroy Nurse. Despite the first quarter seeing counterplays from both sides of the court, the scores were level at 11 apiece.
In the second quarter, the Ravens continued to showcase their shooting ability, passive plays, and defensive core to establish an 11-point lead; at the end of that period, the scoreline read 32-21.
The Ravens appeared to be on course for a win, as they went on to score 21 points for a total of 53. The Mambas were restricted to 16 points for a total of 37.
The North Ruimveldt Ravens would see themselves as a leader in their group point standings as they bagged a 25-point victory with the scoreline being 75-50.
With 14 points, Williamson and Nurse led the Ravens’ offensive attack and received support from Nikkolai Simth with 13 points and following closely was Terrence Daniels with 12 points. On the losing side, Jared Sears, with his shot-taking, bucketed 20 points.
Stabroek Eagles, in their quest to reign supreme once and for all, started with a bang as they clinched victory against the University of Guyana Trojans, who started in excitement, grabbing an early three-point lead with the scores being 19-16.
The second quarter was hectic for the offensive unit of Travis Belgrave and Zian Gray as they pounced on the Trojans to turn a three-point deficit into a four-point lead, putting the basketball through the hoop for 18 points while the Trojans were limited to 11 points for a scoreline that read 34-30.
The Eagles would continue to dominate the game in the third quarter as they increased the margin of separation to 13 points, bucketing 25 points and their defensive unit showed their style as the Trojans were kept to 16 points, for a 59-46 scoreline.
Stabroek Eagles then secured a 12-point victory against the University of Guyana Trojans with the scoreboard reading 82-70.
Belgrave showed his class as he led the points standings with 22 points, followed closely by Gray (21 points) while on the other side, Kadeem Peterkin contributed 17 points and Jushawn Bailey, 12.