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Linden Sec. Sch. U-19 B’ball…Unbeaten Multi face Wisburg today; New Silver City & LTI win
Rivalry in the 9th Linden Secondary Schools Under-19 Basketball Championship will bounce on this afternoon at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court when the unbeaten teams in the tournament so far, Wismar Christianburg and Wisburg Secondary – joint second on 6 points each from 3 matches – in action.
Selwyn Noble
Vibert Benjamin
In the first game, Linden Foundation, also on six points (2 wins 2 loses) will be up against Wisburg while Wismar Christianburg ‘Multi’ will bounce against New Silver City, the latter aiming to improve their chances of reaching the final four after securing their first win on Monday last. They are on four points from three games.
In Monday’s results, there were wins for defending champions Linden Technical Institute and New Silver City Secondary.
Playing their final game in the round-robin preliminary format which will determine the semi final teams, Linden Technical Institute (LTI) led by their trio of double figure scorers Gavin Gasper and Ian Williams with 12 apiece and Ron Gill who touched in 11 points), rallied to a 50-43 win against the still winless Mackenzie High.
The win for LTI keeps them at the top the current points table with 7 from their five games. Osafa Headley was the game’s top shoot playing for the losing Mackenzie High with 16 points while Dominique chipped in with 12.
The four-time champions Mackenzie High are on four points from a similar amount of losses.
In the other game Selwyn Noble played well inside the paint to score a team high 25 points while teammates Kelson Butters and Royden Wilson supported with 14 and 12 respectively as the New Silvercity Secondary kept their hopes of making the semis with a thrilling 58-57 win against Linden Foundation Secondary.
In the Linden Foundation’s losing effort, forward Vibert Benjamin poured in the game high 36 points with the next best score coming from Dennis Niles with 8 points.
On Friday, preliminary round matches will conclude with another double header at the same venue. In opening play, New Silver City are down to oppose Mackenzie High with feature play between Wismar Christianburg and Wisburg.
The semifinals and final are set for next Wednesday and Friday respectively. Once again this year several overseas based Guyanese have supported the tournament which formally was organised by the Victory Valley Royals Basketball Club.
However, this year the LABA is the front runner with regards to organising with sponsorship still flowing through the founder of the tournament. Maxi Stephens has continued his support with ten of the twelve trophies on offer while former National Women’s Coach Linden Alphonso has donated the two trophies for the Most Valuable Players from the two teams in the final. The Haynes Foundation is also supporting.
Locally, Two Brothers Gas Station provided funding for the purchase of uniforms which are being used by the contesting schools while local beverage giant Banks DIH Ltd has thrown in their lot to ensure the tournament is a success.
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