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(Kaieteur Sports) – Guyana’s Senior champion club, Victory Valley Royals, returned to Linden and showed their prowess as they extinguished Block 22 Flames, 62-53, when the two teams clashed in the final of the Nigel Hinds Senior Basketball League which was played last Sunday night at the Community Hard Court in Retrieve, Linden.
LABA President Ms. Dawn McCammon-Barker presenting the $400,000 cash incentive to the victorious Victory Valley Royals after the final.
The recently minted National Senior Club champions were efficient in their showing after taking leads in the game at the end of the first quarter 14-8, at half tine 36-18 and finished the third cruising with a 50-33 cushion, and romped home winners 62-53 to claim the $400,000 first prize.
Even without star players Harold Adams and Orlan Glasgow the Royals were able to create plays offensively and deny entry passes when playing defence.
The Flames’ Jonathan Clarke was able to launch triple 3s but the overall team play fashioned by national back court player Yannick Tappin and ably supported by Kobe Tappin and Vibert Benjamin were too much for the Flames.
Tappin led the way for the winners with 21 points and was named the MVP of the final with Kobe Tappin getting 16 and Benjamin inside registering nine points.
The Flames top shots were Jonathan Clarke who nailed in 21 points as Shemar Savoury got 16 and Shawn Cameron netted eight.
For taking second place the Flames got $200,000.
The Victory Valley Royals and officials take a photo after the final.
At the presentation held after the final President of the LABA, Ms. Dawn McCammon-Barker, warned that clubs must take stock of their players’ indisciplined behavior.
She said this is a warning, that such behavior seen raising its ugly head, will not be tolerated.
However, she was in high praise for the former president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation, Mr. Nigel Hinds, who again sponsored the senior league in Linden.
The leading LABA official said: “This tournament was sponsored by Mr. Nigel Hinds, our sponsor last year who came back on board. While he was asked to sponsor the first prize of $200,000, he doubled it to $400,000.
In fact, the total prize money this year was $750,000 and an additional $100,000 towards administrative costs, for which the association is grateful of.
The third-place playoff game staged before the final was won by Amelia’s Ward Jets, who defeated Central Mackenzie Kings 68-52, to take away $100,000 and the losers $50,000.
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