Black Sharks sink Canje Knights Anamayah Inter club Basketball Competition

Feb 18, 2016 Sports

After a lull of about three weeks due to a number of walkovers the third edition of the Annual Anamayah Memorial Basketball competition continued on Sunday with one game at the Fyrish basketball court.

Action in the game between Fyrish Black Sharks and East Canje Knights.

In the enthralling encounter the in-form Fyrish Black Sharks continued their unbeaten run as they devoured the Canje Knights 46-40.
The hard fought game saw the Black Sharks looking ominous from the start as they swarmed their opponents early to take a 12-10 lead at the end of the first segment.
The Knights, who took some time to settle, were able to sharpen their play in the second segment as they rebounded to hold the Sharks at bay to lead 22-17 at the end of the half.
Rejuvenated during the half time both teams came out ready for battle. The Black Sharks hunting in familiar territory came back hard at the Knights who were making a game of it, putting up a strong defence. The see saw third segment ended with the Black Sharks retaking the lead to end in the ascendency 35-32.
The final segment saw the Black Sharks finding their range, making more frequents raids. However, the Knights were prepared for the battle and put up a stern resistance. However, the Sharks prevailed for the 46-40 win.
For the Black Sharks Tafawa Dey with 11 points led the way with support from Desi Douglas 10 and Keenan Williams 08.
For the Canje Knights Glewin Cort dunked 9 as Jason Gladstone with 8 and Steve Roopnarine 7 supported.
At stake in the competition are cash and other incentives for the winning and runner-up teams and outstanding players.
The tournament is organised by sports enthusiast Vibert Garnett. Jammers are the defending champions,
The competition is expected to continue on Sunday when Ithaca Hardliners and New Amsterdam Warriors clash at the Ithaca basketball court, West Bank Berbice from 16:00hrs. (Samuel Whyte)