Colts trample Ravens in big upset

Apr 08, 2013 Sports

By Edison Jefford
Colts literally trampled Ravens Saturday night on the Burnham Basketball Court to continue its ascendancy in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League, and officially help Ravens relinquish its position as the number one club.

FINESSE! Colts’ guard, Sheldon Thomas weaves pass Ravens’ defenders, Akeem Kanhai and Jermaine Slater to finish a lay-up Saturday night on the Burnham Basketball Court in the GABA League.

Colts beat Ravens 61-51 to improve to a 4-2 win/loss record in the ongoing Division I League as Ravens slipped to its second loss for a 3-2 record that will ensure Ravens does not retain its place as the number one club in Georgetown.
It was a total team effort from Colts with guard, Shelroy Thomas top scoring with 15 points, all of which came in the last half; his brother Sheldon Thomas and Dave Causway scored 12 points each, while forward Nicko Fraser had 11 points.
For the first time in quite some time, Ravens had one player in double figures with Akeem ‘The Dream’ Kanhai scoring 10 points. Guards, Stephon Henry, Jason Cort and forward, Ryan Gullen all had nine points for the descending Ravens.
It was an even contest throughout the first half. Gullen drilled a baseline turnaround jumper that help Ravens to within one of Colts 22 points late in the second quarter. The low production from Ravens offence was testament to Colts excellent defence.
Colts forced two straight turnovers that led to a 25-21 lead with two minutes left before half time, but Kanhai finished an And1 lay-up to narrow Colts advantage as Ravens battled to tie the game 27-27 at the halftime break.
The second half was the Shelroy Thomas show. The guard was unstoppable in the backcourt of the crucial contest for both teams. Thomas did not play in the first half, and drilled a huge three-point jumper for his first points of the game that announced his presence.
Ryan Stephney answered back with a penetration, but Colts’ speed and defensive pressure that continued from first half forced another two stops. Thomas beat Stephney off a one-step dribble for a lay-up that gave Colts a 41-33 lead midway through the third quarter that ended 43-37 in favour of Colts.
Thomas dropped 11 of his 15 points in that quarter. Colts took a 10-pt lead 49-39 after a reverse from Thomas, who had taken over the team’s offence. Ravens could not convert its open looks to points against a stifling Colts defence.
Colts took a 52-44 points lead with four minutes left, then a 6-2 run that included three drives from Thomas and Causway gave Colts 58-47 lead with two minutes left in game. Ravens visibly gave up the fight, allowing Colts the 10-point victory.
“We are in a slump; we said we will get licks before the game and we have a lot more licks to get, we are not training and playing as a team, we have a lot of egos in this team,” Ravens player and administrator, Seriah Clarke told Kaieteur Sport after the game.
Ravens has been one of the top clubs in Georgetown for decades, and their second straight loss to teams considered to be minnows will ensure that their ranking drop. Ravens had lost to Pepsi Sonics in another crucial encounter last week.
In the other Division I game of the night, Plaisance Guardians beat Panthers 51-47 with Ron Campbell scoring 24 points. Haslyn Hooper scored 14 points for Panthers with Olatunde Griffith putting up 10 points.
Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters continued its unbeaten run in the Division III version of the League with a 77-52 win against West Side Jammers. Jude Weekes had 26 while Rayon Cummings had 24 points; Tariq Cave had 10 points. Quince Gibson scored 17 points for West Side with Samuel Hollingsworth adding 14 points.

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