Guyana girls were semi-finalists at the 1999 CBC Youth Championship

Jun 26, 2016 Sports

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Today Kaieteur Sports and Statistician Charwayne Walker continue part two of the CBC Youth Championship hosted by Guyana at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in 1999. This time the focus is on the Guyanese girls showing at that tournament.
Guyana led by Shauna Chester reached the semi-finals losing to the Bahamas 58-36. Enroute to the semis two Guyanese players were the talk of the tournament, St. Stanislaus College guard Jerry Lee Johnson and Canadian based Latoya Chalmers, daughter of former national player Aubrey Chalmers, also lending admirable support to the dynamic duo was skipper Shauna Chester and Keoma April.
The Guyanese girls started the 1999 CBC campaign with three consecutive loses to Suriname, Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago but rebounded with convincing victories against Barbados and Jamaica enroute to the semi-finals. Guyana’s Jerry Lee Johnson scored 30 points against Barbados and 33 points against Trinidad and Tobago. She was second in aggregate to the tournament most valuable player Suriname’s Caroline Adriaans, while Latoya Chalmers was the tournament leading rebounder, against Jamaica, Chalmers had 25 rebounds.
Game 1- Guyana vs Suriname
Suriname won 49-33. For the winners star player Caroline Adriaans top scored with 17 points she also had 16 rebounds. Stephanie Bouterse had 18 rebounds and 10 points, Sharon Seedorf contributed 10 points. For Guyana Jerry Lee Johnson and skipper Shauna Chester scored 8 points each, while Keoma April finished with 5 points.
Game 2- Guyana vs The Bahamas
The Bahamas won 85-58. For the Bahamas Latoya Thompson had a game high of 27 points, Audrey Martin 15 points and 6 rebounds. Kendra Brown 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals. For Guyana Jerry Lee Johnson stop scored with 15 points, 12 steals and 6 rebounds; Captain Shauna Chester 14 points and 9 rebounds and Keoma April 9 points.
Game 3 – Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago beat Guyana in overtime 67-64. For the winners Nicole James 13 points, 9 steals, Edris Bailey 13 points, 9 rebounds, Melisa Ryan 14 points, 14 rebounds. For Guyana Jerry Lee Johnson scored a game high of 30 points; Latoya Chalmers 12 points and 7 rebounds, Captain Shauna Chester 7 points, 7 rebounds.
Game 4- Guyana vs Jamaica
Guyana won 53-41. For the winners Jerry Lee Johnson had 15 points, 7 rebounds, Latoya Chalmers 25 rebounds, 9 points, and Amaresa Bostwick 10 points and 5 rebounds. For Jamaica, Simone Jackson scored 20 points, Kaydia Kentish 8 points and 9 rebounds, while Kelloney Thompson had 14 rebounds.
Game 5 –Guyana vs Barbados
Guyana won 59-45. Star player Jerry Lee Johnson scored a game high of 33 points and 8 rebounds, Latoya Chalmers 12 points, 12 rebounds, Captain Shauna Chester 8 points 6 rebounds. For Barbados Toni Atherly top scored with 15 points, Shakira Shorey had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
Game 6- Guyana vs the Bahamas
The Bahamas beat Guyana in semi-finals 58-36. For the Bahamas Latoya Thompson and Audrey Martain scored 12 points each, Kendra Browne 10 points, Linda Pierre had 10 rebounds and Jennifer Collymore 9 rebounds. For Guyana, Latoya Chalmers had 10 points, 6 steals and 8 rebounds.
Game 7- Guyana vs Barbados
Barbados beat Guyana for Bronze Metal 70-60. For Barbados, Jewel Braithwaite top scored with 15 points. Jennifer Hackette scored 12 points, Ria Philips 10 points, Toni Atherly 10 points. For Guyana Sharon Hunt top scored with 12 points, Jerry Lee Johnson 10 points, Latoya Chalmers 10 points.
Finals- Suriname beat the Bahamas 59-57.
Most valuable player Caroline Adriaans top scored with 22 points, she also had 12 rebounds, Pamela Berenstien 12 points, Stephanie Bouterse 10 points and 7 rebounds. For the Bahamas Audrey Martin had a game high 23 points, Kendra Browne 14 points, Latoya Thompson 14 points.
Suriname’s Caroline Adriaans was named was most valuable player of the tournament, she had 17 points vs Guyana, 15 points vs Barbados, 24 points vs Jamaica, 23 points vs Bahamas in the finals, 12 points vs Trinidad and Tobago: totally 125 points and finished with an average of 20.8 points per game.
Guyana’s Jerry Lee Johnson finished the tournament with 118 points averaging 19.6 points per game. Her 33 points against Barbados was second only to Suriname’s Caroline Adriaans 34 points vs the Bahamas.
The 1999 National Girls Team that Reached the C.B.C Semi-Finals
Shauna Chester ,Captain- Wismar Christianburg Secondary
Sonia Rodney –Wismar Christianburg Secondary
Amaresa Bostwick- North Georgetown Secondary
Jerry Lee Johnson –St. Stanislaus College
Alero Proctor – St. Stanislaus College
Tamika Alphonso –Charlestown Secondary
Abrelle Poole –Queens College
Christie Campbell- St. Joseph High
Keoma April – Kwakwani Secondary
Candacy Atkins- New Amsterdam Technical Institute
Stacy Hoyte – New Silver City Secondary
Latoya Chalmers- Canada
Abdulla Hamid –Coach
Aubrey Chalmers –Coach
Will Guyana make their mark this year? That is left to be seen in the coming weeks. Fans are encouraged to go out and see the action at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

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