BOSAI Open Challenge B’ball

Oct 26, 2012 Sports

– unbeaten Raiders moves to top of points table; Jets sinks Kings

Retrieve Raiders (6th seed) have moved to the top of the table with six points from three wins following back-to-back wins, while top seed Kashif and Shanghai Kings were beaten in consecutive games by the #2 ranked Amelia’s Ward Jets when the BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Inc. Open Challenge Bsketball championship continued in Linden.
Playing at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court and organised by the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), Raiders, led by national players centre/forward Dwayne Roberts and forward Neil Marks first stopped Half Mile Bulls 68-47 on Saturday with Roberts leading the way with 18 points, guard Sheldron Noel netting 14 and Marks adding 11.
The spirited Bulls had top scores from Keon Cameron (11), Sean Adams and Travin Dryden eight (8) each and Michael Turner 5.
In the opening match on Saturday night, Victory Valley Royals came back to beat Block 22 Flames 81-42 in a match where veteran Julius Carter had the game high 19 points.
Marlon Polltydore 14, Orlando Glasgow 10, Harold Adams 8 and Theodore Tappin 7 all chipped in to lead the Royals. For the Flames, Aubrey Johnson and Selwyn Noble were their bright shots with 12 points each.
In the Sunday matches, Jets topped Kings 54-48, it was the Kings’ second loss while it was win number two for the Jets in as many matches.
Centre Allister Webster and guard Kevin Joseph both touched in 11 points and Ruel McKinnon contributed 7 for the winners while for the Kings, shooting guard Orin Rose had a game high 23 points with centre Omally Sampson supporting with 12 and Dale Williamson 9 in a losing cause.
In the other match, Retrieve Raiders won for the third time, an emphatic 77-39 win over the Flames. This time Marks had the top score of 16 points with Noel 15 and Louis James getting 11.
The competition bounces on tomorrow (Saturday) with the Jets seeking their third straight win when they oppose Bulls, who have one win and a loss so far. The feature match-up is between the Kings who have lost twice and will be looking for their first win against the Royals.
On Sunday the Kings will be in action again when they face Block 22 Flames in opening play with the main event pitting the unbeaten Raiders and Jets at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.
The tournament is being played on a round-robin basis with the top four clubs advancing to the semifinals.

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