Rose Hall Town ‘South’ wins Rose Hall Town 45th Anniversary basketball

Sep 16, 2015 Sports

Rose Hall Town ‘South’ defeated their ‘North’ counterparts to win the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) organised basketball match on Sunday last at the Area ‘H’ ground. South got the better of North 52-43 to win the RHTYSC Pepsi Under-19 team sponsored trophy along with a cash prize of $10,000.

The winning Rose Hall Town South basketball team members display their prizes.

Fifteen year-old Kevlon Wiggins sunk the game high 15 points for South while the leading marker for North was Yasim Jashir who tipped in 12 points.
RHTY&SC Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster at the presentation ceremony urged the players to develop a habit of discipline, team work, and unity and to always strive for success. Foster committed the club to organising a better tournament with more attractive prizes before the end of the year, under the club’s “say NO to Drugs and Crime” programme.
The youths were also advised to avoid using drugs and to stay away from a life of crime whilst striving to be positive role models for their peers. Captain of the winning team, Emon Wiggins expressed gratitude to the RHTY&SC for bringing off the match and expressed confidence that more would be done for basketball in the future.
Councilors Greg Butcher and Kenrick Davis of the Rose Hall Town Interim Management Committee handed over the prizes on behalf of the club. Butcher praised the RHTY&SC for the outstanding work being done for the youths in the township.
Each player in the match was presented with a copy of the club’s Youth Information Booklet and Rose Hall Town’s 45th Anniversary leaflet, both of which were sponsored by the cricket teams of the club.

IMC Councilor Greg Butcher (left) hands over the winning trophy and other prizes to THT South Captain, Emon Wiggins.

The winning team consisted of Emon Wiggins, Perry Cort, Joshua Hicks, Kevin Deolall, Kevlon Wigins and Mickel Lewis. The match was held in observance of the club’s Silver Jubilee Anniversary and the 45th Anniversary of the Township of Rose Hall.