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Guyana trounce Barbados to reach historic CBC U16 Final
-Face Bahamas in Clash of the Titans tonight
Guyana inflicted a severe beating on Barbados
last night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to reach a historic first Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Under-16 Championships Final, setting up a clash of the titans tonight against the unbeaten Bahamas for the Caribbean title.
Guyana, after a shaky first half, literally rebounded to trash Barbados 77-37 with suffocating defence that put Guyana on a historic path. Guyana has already qualified for the CentroBasket U17 Championships next year with the win and will attempt to secure its first title in any category at this level.
In what was perhaps the best defensive half of the tournament, Guyana held Barbados to just eight points for the entire second half to pull off a 40-point victory over the ‘Bajans’ for the host nation.
Jordan Alphonso had a game-high double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds while Nigel Bowen dropped 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Andrew Johnson and Kevon Wiggins each had 10 points in a collective second half effort that stunned ‘The Land of the Flying Fish’.
Scoring for Barbados was Makaari Jones had 13 points and seven boards. Barbados will now play Jamaica in the third place game tonight.
A fast-paced first quarter opened the period with Barbados out to an 8-2 lead before Wiggins hit back-to-back threes, one after throwing a defender flat on the floor with two crossover dribbles to ignite a run that would help the Guyanese finish the first quarter ahead 19-15.
Guyana’s offensive rebounding would allow them to control the second quarter with Alphonso looking like the usual beast. However, a few unforced errors allowed Barbados to close the gap and enter the half down only one with the score on 30-29 still in favour of Guyana.
A 10-0 run in the third quarter ignited Guyana’s offence to take a 16-point lead heading into the fourth quarter while their 2-3 zone defence held Barbados to just two points in the penultimate period as the Guyanese raced to a 47-31 lead.
Guyana never relinquished the lead, pressing toward the historic moment for the host nation. Earlier in the night, Bahamas, the clear favourites of the tournament with an unbeaten record, breezed pass Jamaica 72-51 in the first semi-final.
Domnick Bridgewater scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Devonte Jennings scored 14 points to lead The Bahamas. Samuel Hunter had 12 points while Joshua Cornish and Christopher Johnson each had 11 points for the titanic Bahamians.
Jabari Cunningham scored 14 points while Samora Williams had 11 points for the Jamaicans.
The day begins at 1pm today with the 7th and 8th place playoff before the 5th and 6th place game. The Final Four is scheduled for 5:45pm all at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
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