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BOSAI Minerals Inc. Open B’ball C’ship…Royals face Flames; Raiders & Bulls seek to remain unbeaten

Oct 20, 2012 Sports

 

Following their winning performances in last week’s opening encounters, Retrieve Raiders and Half Mile Bulls will clash this evening (Saturday) while losers Victory Valley Royals and Block 22 Flames will collide in the other match when the inaugural BOSAI Minerals Inc. Open Challenge basketball competition continues at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.
The first game of the double header will be bounce off at 19:00hrs with Royals, who were seeded at number three coming into this championship match skills with the seventh ranked Block 22 Flames.
Royals are looking to improve on their last showing when they were taken down by Retrieve Raiders 76-28 in a disappointing display against the sixth ranked Raiders.
They will hope that their best players are available with junior national forward Chris Williams returning to lead their charge after Anthony Morris led them in his absence with 12 points and the talented youth national Marlon Pollydore supported with 11.
Royals must also see an improvement in the performance of veteran Julius Carter and upcoming player Theodore Tappin, if they are to rebound with a win tonight.
Block 22 Flames, the 7th seed before the tournament was trimmed to six teams, have recruited some players for this encounter having realised that they need to step up their game if they are to come out victorious.
However, they will again have to rely on Stephen Arthur, Aubrey Johnson, Stephan Arthur, Patrick Clarke and about three other players that will be introduced with the hope of creating an upset against Royals.
The second match should be of keener interest since both sides would want to come away still with an unblemished record after two games. But one will have to lose and the Raiders will be banking on their impressive lineup which should include national players Dwayne Roberts and Neil Marks, national junior forward Geoffrey LaRose, Omar Sam and Alexander Rose in the front court, while their back court will see players of the caliber of Sheldron Noel and Dwight McKinnon.
This will severely test the skills of the Bulls who upset the top ranked Kashif and Shanghai Kings, still brimming with confidence from that win. Once again the dependable rising star Michael Turner will be looked upon for a strong performance after his game high 21 points against the Kings.
His supporting cast should include Keon Cameron who also performed well in that win over the Kings and of course there will be the experienced Kurleigh Austin, Jashon Blair, Sean ‘Squeaky’ Adams who had the game winning shot and Denzil Llovell to choose from.
Competition will continue tomorrow with another double header at the same venue. Retrieve Raiders will return against the Flames at 18:30hrs while the Kings will look to redeem themselves when face off against second seeded Amelia’s Ward Jets in the feature.

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