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Anamayah Memorial Basketball…Smythfield Rockers whip Rose Hall Town Jammers 84-51 in semifinal
Smithfield Rockers of New Amsterdam continued their good run in the Anamayah Memorial First Division Basketball Tournament for teams in Berbice when they demolished Rose Hall Town Jammers of Corentyne 84-51 to book their place in the final of the competition. In the game which was played at the GuySuCo Port Mourant Training School (GPMTS) court on Sunday, the Jammers started quickly and enjoyed a 13-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Jamal Felix after his performance on Sunday.
The second segment saw the Rockers steadying themselves and outscoring their opponents to draw level with the scores tied at 25-25.
By the second half of the game the Rockers had steadied themselves and were in full flow as they completely dominated the final two segments and ‘jamming’ the Jammers out of contention. The Rockers had Hugh Arthur scoring six unanswered points at the start of the session to daunt the spirit of their opponents as they raced away 31-25. The Jammers continued to battle on but the Rockers were starting to sail away to lead by eight points 44-36.
With their superior bench, Rockers completely dominated the last quarter pouring in 40 points to their opponents 15 for the 84-51 blowout. Jamal Felix had a game high 25points for Rockers with support from Arthur with 17 and Tyron Dey with 16, while Neil Wills dumped in 11.
For the Jammers Eon Wiggins, who scored 19 points in the first half, ended with 24 points with Delbert Hicks gathering 11.
Semifinal number two was to be played yesterday between New Amsterdam Warriors and Fyrish Black Sharks at the New Amsterdam Municipal Court, Vryman’s Erven.
The competition has being organized be Vibert Garrett in memory of late Attorney-at-law Joseph Anamayah.
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