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Linden Secondary Schools U-19 B/ball C/ship resumes Monday at MSC hard court
The stage is set for the resumption of play on Monday with a double header feature in this year’s 9th edition of the Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 basketball championship which has five remaining playing days. The tournament had been temporarily suspended due to the inclement weather which came during the Linden Town Week and then the CSEC Examinations came along in full force with several students playing in the tournament being affected.
The organizing committee of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association met on Wednesday and in a statement said that it had decided that with the conclusion of most students who were writing their CSEC examinations and hopefully a break in the weather that they reschedule the remaining matches in the tournament to arrive at this year’s winners.
The first set of matches will be played on Monday when at 2:30pm New Silvercity Secondary take on Linden Foundation Secondary while at 4:00pm Mackenzie High and Linden Technical Institute, the defending champions, clash.
On Wednesday another double header is on at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court where in the first game at 2:30pm Linden Foundation Secondary play Wisburg Secondary and the second will see Christianburg/ Wismar Secondary face New Silvercity Secondary.
On Friday next New Silvercity Secondary and Mackenzie High play at 2:30pm and the final game in the preliminary round will see Christianburg Wismar Secondary challenge Wisburg.
The following Wednesday the semifinals are to be played and the following Friday the final and third play playoff will be held.
Christianburg/ Wismar Secondary ‘Multi’ and Wisburg Secondary are tied in the points standings with six points after winning their three matches played so far with Linden Foundation Secondary and Linden Technical Institute next on five points after winning two and losing one game so far, as Mackenzie High remain winless after three games for their three points as New Silvercity Secondary are in the cellar spot from two losses and two points.
Meanwhile, the LABA will be holding a meeting with its referees and table officials at 5:00pm today at the Mackenzie Sports Club pavilion and it has invited those who have been officiating and have an interest to turn up for a prompt start.
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