In the latest action in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) League of Champions 2017, Stanton Rose showed his versatility with a 20 point game that lead Bounty Colts’ senior team past Pacesetters Seniors at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Tuesday night.
In a 77-48 game, Colts raced to 21 points in the first period, taking a nine point lead from the onset while in the second quarter, the damage was even more severe as Pacesetters painstakingly scrapped only eight points as Colts had another impressive 20 point period.
Following up, to the similarity of the first period, Colts again netted 21 points while Pacesetters were stopped in their tracks to stay contented with a 10 point period, inevitably sinking their chances of winning the contest on a night that saw the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall having the largest turnout thus far. The final period proved to be the best for Pacesetters as they mustered up 18 points and Colts only netted 15, which proved to be enough for Colts to register another resounding victory.
Stanton Rose was well supported by Shelroy Thomas who netted in 19 points while Nathan Saul netted 16 points for Pacesetters.
In the Under-23 category, Colts were also on the winning end with local starts Timothy Thompson and Jonathon Mangra leading Colts to the victory 78-57 by the final buzzer against Eagles.
Eagles soared past Colts in the first period, ascending to 19 points to take the early lead as Colts managed 15 points but the tables turned and in the second period Colts grounded Eagles. Eagles congregated only eight points while Colts enjoyed a 21 point quarter.
Further damage was done in the penultimate period as the Bounty sponsored team extended their lead by five more points with the score sitting on 43-56 before Colts shared their best period with 22 points and Eagles collecting 15 points to end the game with Thompson and Mangra scoring 24 and 20 points respectively.
In the final match of the night, Pacesetters Under-23 unit shared the same faith as their senior counterparts when they went toe to toe with Dyna’s Ravens in a nail biting match.
In a relatively low scoring contest, Ravens only managed a one point lead in the 10-9 first period. The second period was marginally better for Ravens as they scored 12 points, extending the lead to four points.
The action intensified in the second half of the game with the third quarter seeing Ravens romp to 19 points while Pacesetters still trailed, scoring 12 points.
But the best was saved for last as Pacesetters trampled Ravens in their best period, the final quarter, registering 25 points as Ravens secured 17 points. However, the 17 points of Ravens, thanks to a 14 point match by Murthland Ward was enough to see Ravens win 55-58.
