Action in the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association Under-23 Club Championships continued on Wednesday night at the National Gymnasium, on Mandela Avenue with Ravens closing off their group stage with a win.
The Ravens, coming off a loss in their previous game, came out with their peak ability to counter to the basket as they pounced on Stabroek Eagles. Starting the game on a high, the Ravens led the first quarter with the scoreline reading 11-5.
The Ravens retained their lead in the second quarter by scoring 15 baskets and restricting the Eagles to only seven points, ending that quarter with a score of 26 points compared to the Eagles’ 12 points.
Both teams missed out on quality in the third quarter as they did not manage to score double digits with the Ravens scoring 7 points and the Eagles scoring 5 points as the scoreline read 31-17.
In the fourth session, the Ravens went on to secure the win, with the scoreline reading 53-34.
The Stabroek Eagles
Alroy Nurse was pivotal in the offensive, top-scoring with 16 points. Omar Headley supported the effort with a phenomenal 12 points, and Kofi Hassanah added 13 points.
In an interview with media operatives, Ravens Captain Atilla Williamson spoke about the key areas contributing towards the win and the improvements needed.
“Well, you know we are thankful for this win; you know, we owe our win to our defensive efforts. I think our next game is against Kwakwani and I know that will be a high-pace game, so I guess we have to up the tempo of our game offensively. Well, our defence has been working for us, so I say good defence and composed offence,” Williamson shared.
Stabroek Eagles Head Coach Courtenay Taylor said that inexperience played a part in the team’s loss.
Taylor expounded: “It’s a bit to do with inexperience and discipline and with the inexperience, some of the guys were a bit flustered, not too sure how to react to some of the things that were going on, on the court and with that, they got indiscipline as they didn’t stick to what they were supposed to do or stick to the game plan and with that, it let the game slip.”
