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Oct 21, 2012 Sports

 

BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc Open Challenge b/ball at Linden…

 

Raiders meet Flames in first game

 

The action in the BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc Open Challenge basketball championship swings into high gear tonight with the two top ranked clubs in Linden colliding in the night cap when the number one ranked Kashif and Shanghai Kings and second seed Amelia’s Ward Jets meet in the second game of a double header card at 8:30pm.
This match-up will follow the first game between sixth ranked Retrieve Raiders, who play Block 22 Flames at 6:30pm in the tournament which has been organized by the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.
Tonight’s battle should be a close contest bearing in mind that both sides are playing to show that they are the best in the town and reaching the semifinals will be their first goal.
The Kings come into this game with a setback having lost to Half Mile Bulls in their opener and will not want to risk losing for a second time at this stage.
Their opponents, however, will want to continue their winning trend after closing out the Flames in their first game in emphatic fashion by a 57-37 score.
The Kings lost in the dying moments of the game when the Bulls pulled the trigger with just four seconds left and sneaked away with a 60-57 win.
This means that the Kings cannot allow too close a contest in their clash and the Jets are even more dangerous down the stretch than the Bulls with their marksmen being Kevin ‘Two-Feet’ Joseph and Neil Simon who can sink shits from beyond the arc should the need arises.
Apart from these two top quality guards they have young Emmanuel Archibald, who is among the brightest prospects in the game and the national centre Shane Webster, could be a handful for any player in the post. Shane, his brother Allister Webster and Lawrence DaCosta could pose problems on the inside against the Kings.
This of course is if the Kings fail to take the court without their experienced former national centre Jason Alonso. Alonso was the king in the block down low before the arrival of Shane Webster and the battle between these two ‘big men’ will be mouthwatering.
If Alonso is there then he along with Omally Sampson and Dale Williamson now available can match the Jets in the paint. With sniper Orin Rose’s ability to uncork shots from almost anywhere, the Kings have a weapon that the Jets cannot match, especially taking into account the proven shooting of their captain Steve Neils (Jr.) the national skipper who will direct the show from the point guard position.
The first game will be interesting to see if the Raiders can prove their superiority against a Flames side which should think that they can take care of their opponents.
Raiders will be spearhead by national players forward/ centre Dwayne ‘Brown’ Sugar Roberts and forward Neil Marks while young players like Alexander Rose, Omar Sam, Sheldon Noel, Dwight McKinnon and Geoffrey LaRose along with the experienced Terrence Goddette, Alexander Rose and Anson Durant.
But the Flames feel they have an even chance of beating the Raiders because the Raiders are just one position in front of them and the battle among the lowest ranks clubs can at times be a feisty affair. The Flames will depend on the Clarke brothers Gavin and Patrick, Aubrey Johnson, Stephan Arthur, Keilon Sullivan and Quincy Richmond.

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