Latest update February 11th, 2025 2:15 PM
Latest News
- Govt. makes move to cancel CGX, Frontera Corentyne block license in 30 days
- ExxonMobil paying taxes in Bahamas but not a cent to Guyana
- Canadian company completes airstrip, roads to kick off 5.4M ounce gold project in Guyana
- Hamas threatens to postpone next hostage release, claiming Israel has broken terms of ceasefire deal
- Twelve-year-old girl missing for three weeks
Road to Mecca IV…Bounty COLTS retain Championship!
– Shane Webster Tournament MVP
The final of the National Club Basketball Championships (Road to Mecca IV) capped off in fantastic fashion on Christmas Eve night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) where Bounty Colts edged Victory Valley Royals by two points (85-83) to retain the prestigious local title.
Champions of the Road of Mecca IV, Bounty Colts.
Colts’ Skipper Shelroy Thomas was hungry for the win and led his team with a game high 28 points and five steals after Royals shot to a 14 point lead in the first quarter (17-3). Colts rallied back and reduced the deficit to 3 points (24-21) at the end of the first quarter. Subsequently, the score see-saw back and forth with marginal leads for both teams for the remaining three quarters.
Tournament MVP, Shane Webster of Colts, picked up three fouls during the first quarter and was brought on until the final quarter, while his teammate, Jonathan Mangra, first featured in the final quarter as the champions tried fresh legs to blow out the opposition. But, that tactic didn’t work against Royals that were led by Harrold Adams that scored 25 points, and the team found energy from nowhere to keep battling neck and neck with Colts. During the final minute of the game with Royals being two-points down, they were fouled by Colts, that seven fouls into the bonus but unfortunately a lapse of concentration by the officials awarded Royals a throw-in instead of two free-throws.
Bounty Colts who won the first, second and under-23 2017 titles with their association GABA (Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association) completed a quartet of title wins for 2017 with their triumph in Mecca IV and the $600,000 first prize. Victory Valley Royals of Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) received $400,000 for their second place finish.
In the third place playoff, Travis Burnett fetched Kobras (GABA) to the third place title and $200,000 cash prize. In the 76-75 extra-time victory over Dyna’s Ravens (GABA), Burnett netted a heroic 34 points.
The MVP, Shane Webster of Bounty Colts scored to a total of 95 points, 58 rebounds, 8 steals and 4 assists. He received $100,000.
Guyana Basketball Official Council (GBOC) received $100,000 to help with officials’ development.
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Are we better off today than we were before first oil?
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News-If you had asked me ten years ago what I wanted for Guyana, I would have said a few things:... more
OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus
Antiguan Barbudan Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The upcoming election... more
Weekend Cartoon
