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Bolts I, Westside Progressive qualify in Den Amstel
Bolts I and Westside Progressive qualified for the Super 12 of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Competition Sunday night in Den Amstel when the two teams emerged on top of a preliminary group that include four teams.
Bolts’ I composition of Ossie Headley, Lennis Alves, Michael Clarke and Severn Austin played unbeaten in the group, therefore coming out on top. Bolts 1 defeated Melanie Patriots ‘A’ 12-11 in their first game, setting them on course for a last 12 berth.
They then defeated Westside Progressive, who had earlier clobbered Bolts II 10-3, in what was a deciding game 12-8 to rack up their second win of the night. Westside Progressive beat Patriots ‘A’ on free-throw shootout after the game ended in a 7-7 deadlock. Westside Progressive ended with two wins and a loss from their games in the group.
Bolts 1 Michael Clark is unguarded as he puts up a baseline floater Sunday
night during the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Competition in Den Amstel.
Bolts I took the leader position in the group after they defeated Bolts II 10-9. The two teams will play two teams from Georgetown tomorrow night to determine which two teams advance to the Super Six that is the Grand Finale scheduled for Saturday.
Meanwhile, Linden’s lone survivor in the competition Jets #1 with Kevin ‘Two Feet’ Joseph, Shane Webster and Leonard Caleb will meet Shot Droppers, Sheldon Thomas and his Full Clip and Street Ballers from Berbice in a Super 12 playoff in Albouystown tonight. Two teams will advance to the Super Six Grand Finale after this playoff.
Simultaneously, competition in the East Coast Zone continues tonight in Mahaicony to see which of the two teams from the East Coast advance to the Super 12 with their penultimate round being held on Thursday.
The countrywide tournament is down to crunch-time with the best street-ballers from across the landscape competing for the whopping prize money of $1M winner-take-all.
Defending champs, Pacesetters ‘A’ are still in the competition.
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