Ravens clinch One Guyana Basketball League inaugural title

The Dominic Vincente-led Kitty/Campbellville Ravens, despite missing two of their best players Jude Corlette and Shamar Huntley, with their experience were able to calm the Stabroek Eagles as they won the inaugural One Guyana Basketball League championship on Saturday at the National Gymnasium in Game 3 of the National Finals.
In the first quarter, from the jump ball, the Ravens managed to attack the Eagles’ basket while the Eagles remained consistent in their scoring as the score was tied at 15 points at the end of the first quarter.

The Eagles had to pay for their chances to score as they were not consistent in converting their free throws, as the Ravens conquered the second quarter of the game, showcasing their style of play as fast and feisty. The Ravens scored 22 points for a total of 37 while the Eagles scored 15 for a total at 30 at the end of the quarter.
The Ravens continued to showcase their skills in the third quarter as they limited the Eagles in their attempt to convert baskets with their defensive style. The Ravens went on to score 19 points to push their score to 56 points while the Eagles were limited to 14 points and 44 in total.

In an invited comment to Guyana Times Sport Captain of Ravens, Dominic Vincente expounded on their gameplan to become victorious.
Vincente said, “Something that we didn’t do in our first two games was we start to run at them and because we jumped them from early, they didn’t expect that. That worked in our favour because we had momentum going into the different quarters and we executed well and we came out victorious.”
The One Guyana Basketball League commenced back on August 12, 2023, with 14 teams divided into two conferences – the Harpy Eagles Conference and the Jaguar Conference. All games were played at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue. The Ravens bagged $1 million while the Eagles pocketed $500,000.