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Titans impress on NSBF opening night
The titans of the 2013 National Schools’ Basketball Festival (NSBF) impressed on the Opening Night of the nationwide grand finale Monday night at the refurbished Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with Marian Academy and Kwakwani chalking up big wins.
‘BIG MEN’ BATTLE! CWSS Forward, Travin Dryden (left) goes up for a two-handed squeeze at the rim, but encounters GTI’s Forward, Dwight Gray in a mid-air battle at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in the 2013 NSBF.
Defending champions, Kwakwani Secondary easily dismissed a challenge from J.C Chandisingh Secondary School with a 58-22 win in an Under-20 game. National junior player, Leonard Primo had 18 points while Joseph Gilkes and Orwin Samuels had nine each. J.C Chandisingh’s Michael King had nine points for the school.
Kwakwani also won its opening Under-17 game 37-30 against Bishop’s High School. Kerrol Phillips and Damair Gladstone scored 12 points each for Kwakwani. Daniel Haynes also had 12 points in the game for Bishop’s High School.
Marian Academy embarrassed Plaisance 41-14 in another Under-17 game Monday night with Bahiel Lopes scoring 11 points for Marian. Donald Yueh Chan and Wayne Obermuller had nine apiece for Marian. Malcolm Fowler had four points for Plaisance.
In the featured game of the night, Christianburgh/Wismar Secondary School (CWSS) joined the titans of the competition with the clinical 53-33 win against the Government Technical Institute (GTI). The seasoned campaigner, Travin Dryden scored 20 points for CWSS with Terron Welch adding 16 points.
Dwight Gray had 13 points for GTI while Darrel Williams scored nine points. CWSS completely outplayed GTI with fundamental basketball using Dryden and Edward Semple to their advantage in the paint. CWSS led 31-16 at halftime.
Semple scored four consecutive points to start the second half of the game and continue the route of GTI; even back-to-back free-throws, including an And1 from Gray could not suffice as CWSS kept the momentum and pressure to finish on a high. (Edison Jefford)
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