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Mackeson/TGH Pacesetters Inter-Ward Basketball Championship
– Lodge/Meadowbrook avoid elimination against Buxton
By Edison Jefford
Lodge/Meadowbrook avoided elimination from the Mackeson-sponsored Trinity Grid Holdings (TGH) Pacesetters Inter-Ward Basketball Championship with an impressive victory Wednesday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Veteran guard/forward, Pelham Doris led Lodge/Meadowbrook’s recovering after their opening lost to defending champs, Albouystown/Charlestown last week with a 16-point performance that breathed new life into his side with a 73-44 win against Buxton.
Doris also had five assists and four rebounds while Mortimer Williams
OH NO! Lodge/Meadowbrook guard/forward, Pelham Doris goes aerial through the lane for an up-and-under lay-up Wednesday night when the Inter-Ward Basketball Championship continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
supported with 15 points and six rebounds. Hodayah Stewart and Shawn Blair netted 10 and seven points correspondingly for an excellent all-round offensive team performance.
For Buxton, Ewart Smith and Loshol Caesar scored 11 and eight points respectively for the team that collapsed in the second half of the game. Both sides struggled for offense in the first quarter with the Buxtonians jumping into an 11-7 lead at the end.
Down 17-21, Doris imposed his offensive will in the second period, rolling back some years in a vintage display of leadership; Doris nailed a huge three-pointer, drove for two points then landed a three-point play that left Buxton obviously flabbergasted.
Doris scored 12 points in five minutes, showing his worth on the defensive end as he intercepted a pass that he converted for a 32-27 Lodge/Meadowbrook lead at halftime. Rigid defence that led to poor shot selections plagued the Buxtonians in the third period.
The pressure from Lodge/Meadowbrook ensured that the East Coast-based side scored just five points in the penultimate period of regulation time. Forward, Williams along with guard, Stewart combined to reinforce the dominance of the south Georgetown team.
The third quarter ended 51-35 with Lodge appearing indomitable. The eventual winners went on to score 22 points in the fourth quarter and most importantly ensuring the Buxtonians yet another single-digit second half period with crippling defence.
Lodge/Meadowbrook’s defensive intensity forced countless turnovers that led to Buxton scoring just nine points in the last quarter of the feature game.
Meanwhile, earlier in the night, McDoom/Diamond defeated Alberttown/Bourda 69-56 with one of the most prolific guards, Travis Burnett scoring 24 points while Tyrone Hamid had 10 points and Travis Foster seven points and 13 rebounds.
Yannick December scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds in the loss while Jaime Mayers scored 10 points and collected seven ‘boards’. Three games in groups ‘A’ and ‘B’ were played on the third night of the 2013 Inter-Ward Basketball Championship.
The offensively lethal Plaisance/Vryheid’s Lust blew out East/West Ruimveldt 121-53 in their group ‘B’ fixture, for their second straight win and second 100-plus point performance in the competition thus far.
Nikkoloi Smith led with 22 points, three steals and as many assists while Nicholas Cassius, Enoc Matthews, Hugh Arthur and Shelroy Thomas contributed 16, 13, 13 and 12 points respectively in another explosive team performance.
Dwan Walters led the losers with 17 points and nine rebounds while Albert Grant scored 14 points. The competition continues this weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
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