Mackenzie High, Kwakwani Secondary in three NSBF Semi-Finals today

Jul 11, 2015 Sports

Former National Basketball Player, Caribbean All-Star and YBG’s Technical Director, Lugard Mohan (left) hands over a plaque to Kwakwani Secondary Coach, Ann Gordon for being the most successful schools’ basketball coach on the occasion of the NSBF 10th Anniversary.

Linden’s Mackenzie High School (MHS) will compete today in three National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) Semi-Finals at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 4pm in pursuit of an elusive national schools’ basketball title.
Pint-sized guard, Kobe Tappin and his brother, forward, Yonnick Tappin with forward, Stephon Duncan will lead Mackenzie High’s Under-14 team into battle against the Region 10 compatriot, Kwakwani Secondary in the opening semi-final game today.
In the other semi-final in that group, St. Rose’s forwards, Anthony Yansen and Kwesi Roberts will come up against Corey Graham and the Marian Academy unit. St. Rose’s have dropped just two games enroute to the Final Four.
In the Under-16 championship, scoring machine, Timothy Thompson along with Michael Lewis and Webster McRae lead Bishops’ High School against Kwakwani Secondary School in what is expected to be a colossal showdown.
In the other semi-final of that group, Jonathan Mangra, Joshua Brazao and Jahleel Young will be the key figures for Marian Academy when they take on Mackenzie High School.
National senior basketball player, Terron Welch with support from Dennis Niles and Tahquille Johnson leads Linden’s Technical Institute into a massive showdown against their regional rival, Kwakwani Secondary School in one of the U-19 semi-final.
St. Rose’s High School will play Mackenzie High in the other U-19 semi-final. Can MHS win their first NSBF title at any level with new Coach, Kevin Bonnett obviously making an impact on the school?
Or will the indomitable Kwakwani Coach, Ann Gordon, continued her dominance in schools’ basketball with an extension of her reign? These questions will be answered tonight when two teams emerge from each category to contest tomorrow’s grand finale.
The Girls’ final is already decided with Kwakwani Secondary taking on Marian Academy in yet another title bid. The curtains will come down on the 2015 NSBF tomorrow.

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