It all went down as Basketball continued in the Rainforest Water/Malta Supreme/Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) tournament on Thursday evening at the Burnham Hard Court.
Part of the action on Thursday night
Playing first, the Plaisance Guardians were all over the Pepsi Sonics like ants attracted to sweet. The Sonics, meanwhile, played lackadaisically, as if they hadn’t a mission. Their conversions were sloppy, their passes were poor, and the unity evidently was not there, as seen from the reaction of the crowd every time the ball turned over.
The tension was high on the field, as the Sonics players were flustered and ended up losing 81-54, all thanks to the immaculate playing of Guardians’ Terrence Daniels, who led the team once again with 23 points, and was supported by Jared Sears with 21 points.
Guardians dominated the first period of the game by outscoring the Sonics 25-9, then the Sonics put up a fight and managed to win the second period 15-14, but fell away at the most crucial part of the game, losing the third session 18-20.
Darren Vanderstoop (15) top scored for the Sonics, and Lemuel Grant chipped in with 11.
The next match of the night saw the Sonics battling the Nets in the first division category. In that see-saw encounter, the Sonics lost yet again. The match ended 50-42, as the Nets slowly managed to take the game away from the opposition.
Nets’ P Doris and Frank Belle put up 14 points each, as the other members on the team only managed single-digit scores.
Meanwhile, Sonics’ Jason Squires led the way with 15, but was the only substantial scorer of the night.
The action continues today at the same venue, with the Eagles taking on the Pacesetters in the first and second divisions from 18:30 hrs. (Timothy Jaikarran)
