Jordan Prince Williams Falcons Jr Boys’ champions

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JUNIOR boys MVP Broc Glinton, of Jordan Prince Williams, gets his award.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#JORDAN Prince Williams Falcons pulled off an impressive 54-19 victory over St John’s Giants to win the junior boys’ title in the Providence Storm Holiday Classic at the CI Gibson Gymnasium on Friday.

#The Falcons opened a huge 31-10 advantage at the half behind 15 points from Broc Glinton and seven apiece from Condae Smith and Akeem Major. They were never challenged as they built on their lead in the second half.

#Glinton, the most valuable player, finished with a game high 17 points. Major contributed 10, Michael Munnings had eight and Smith ended up with seven.

#Philip Hanna, who coached the team from the sidelines while Ernest Saunders worked the bench, gave God all the glory for a total team effort that enabled them to achieve their accomplishments.

#“It was a good game. The boys competed. It could have gone either way, but thank the Lord. We give God all the glory for this victory,” Hanna said. “It was up and down, but the guys locked on the defensive end in the second half and we got the job done.”

#Even when Jordan Prince Williams went to their bench, St John’s College didn’t have the defence to contain their offensive flow.

#Leonardo Rolle had seven and Christopher Francis five for the Falcons, coached by Darshtyn Baker.

#• Here’s how they advanced out of the semi-finals earlier in the day:

#Jordan Prince Williams 22, Agape 20: Akeem Major scored a pair of free throws to seal the game in the final seconds. He finished with three points.

#Broc Glinton, however, led with seven points for the Falcons, who posted a 12-6 half-time advantage.

#Joshua Cornish scored a game high 10 and Tayshawn Clarke added eight in the loss for the Eagles.

#St John’s College 28, DW Davis 12: Leonardo Rolle scored a game high 10 points and Christopher Francis added six in the win for the Giants, who led 16-3 at the half.

#Windisky Paul had six in the loss.

#Named the All-Tournament team for the junior boys were the following players:

#St John’s College – Leonardo Rolle, Ranault Lewis and Jamal Gibson; Jordan Prince Williams – Broc Glinton, Michael Munnings and Condae Smith; Apage – Tayshawn Clarke and Joshua Cornish and DW Davis – Darius Hanna.

#Winning the individual awards were the following:

#Most rebounds – Michael Munnings (Jordan Prince Williams); most assists – Akeem Major (Jordan Prince Williams); most block shots – Ranault Lewis (St John’s College); defensive player – Ranault Lewis (St John’s College); offensive player – Leonardo Rolle (St John’s College); Tournament MVP – Broc Glinton (Jordan Prince Williams).

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The Nassau Guardian’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year

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January 3, 2023 101 3 minute read

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Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield had a great year playing for the Sacramento Kings and the Indiana Pacers – especially the Pacers where he had some breakthrough performances and some milestones under his belt. He received 43 points out of a possible 45 for the Nassau Guardian’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year honor.

Hield and the Pacers closed off 2022 on a three-game winning streak and as winners of five of their last six games, and ended the year with a 20-17 win/loss record. In their last three games, prior to last night’s encounter against the Toronto Raptors, Hield scored 28, 25 and 18 points in 30 or more minutes on the floor each night. The Pacers are on path to advance to the playoffs this season, sitting in the sixth position in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) standings.

On the season, Hield is averaging 17.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 31.7 minutes per game. His sharpshooting skills have been on full display this season as he leads the league in three-pointers made with 142 made three-pointers. He is making 3.8 three-pointers per game.

On Thursday, Hield landed in the NBA history book when he made the fastest three-pointer in league history, sinking a three-pointer three seconds into their game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He broke a 22-year-old record that was held by Pacers’ legend Reggie Miller who accomplished the feat in four seconds.

The Grand Bahama native became the second-fastest player to reach 1,500 made three-pointers, accomplishing the feat when they took down the Golden State Warriors. Only Stephen Curry of the Warriors reached the milestone faster than the Bahamian. Hield did it in 492 games.

During the offseason this summer, the 30-year-old didn’t have to think twice before letting Bahamians know he would be suiting up for The Bahamas in the FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers. In the first round, Hield was instrumental in helping The Bahamas make history by advancing to the second round with an 97-80 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hield played 38 minutes in that game and he finished with 24 points and made five three-pointers. In the four games he played for The Bahamas in the summer, he averaged 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr. was on his way to having a great season before he suffered a back injury in late June that eventually kept him out for the rest of the season. The Miami Marlins’ second baseman became the first Bahamian to be selected to the all-star game in Major League Baseball (MLB). It was the fifth time in Marlins history that the club had a player voted in to start the all-star game, but Chisholm didn’t play due to the injury.

Chisholm was having a phenomenal year for the Marlins, batting .254 with 14 home runs, 45 RBIs (runs batted in) and 39 runs scored. At the time, he was among the league leaders among second basemen in a number of offensive categories and had been a pillar of stability defensively for the Marlins.

Chisholm also had 12 stolen bases. He finished with an on-base percentage (OBP) of .325 and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of .860.

Defensively, Chisholm had 93 putouts and 123 assists in 220 total chances this past season. He had helped turn 21 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .982.

DeAndre Ayton’s 2021-2022 season was highlighted by contract negotiations and an abrupt end to the Phoenix Suns’ playoff run. In the summer, Ayton was a restricted free agent and he received a four-year $133 million offer from the Indiana Pacers. The Suns matched it a few days later.

Last season, Ayton helped the Suns reach the Western Conference semifinals. However, the Suns fell 4-3 to the Dallas Mavericks in the best-of-seven series.

Ayton averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game last season while shooting 63.4 percent from the field and 36.8 percent on shots from deep. The Suns finished with a league best 64-18 win/loss record.

This season, the big man is averaging 17.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. The Suns currently sport a 20-18 record, having lost their last three games. They sit in seventh position in the Western Conference of the NBA.

Long jumper LaQuan Nairn, who won a gold medal in the men’s long jump at the Commonwealth Games, was fourth in the voting for the Nassau Guardian’s Senior Male Athlete of the Year honor with 38 points and professional baseball player with the Washington Nationals Lucius Fox Jr., who became the eighth Bahamian to be called up to the majors, accomplishing the feat this season, finished fifth with 32 points.

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After an eight-day rest, Bahamian Yolet ‘Coach Yo’ McPhee-McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Lady Rebels got conference play underway with two wins in four days. Their latest win was on the road against the Mississippi State University Bulldogs, 61-50, at Humphrey Coliseum in Starksville, Mississippi, on New Year’s Day.

The win has the Lady Rebels sporting a 13-2 overall win/loss record and a 2-0 record in Southeastern Conference (SEC) play. The Bulldogs dropped to a 12-3 record and a 1-1 SEC record.

The first win in conference play for the Lady Rebels came against the Auburn University Tigers last Thursday, 79-47, in a home game at the Sandy and John Black (SJB) Pavilion in Oxford, Mississippi.

McPhee-McCuin gave credit to the Bulldogs for a competitive game, but added that her team is on a mission, continuing a five-year journey.

“I’m extremely proud of our team,” McPhee-McCuin said. “I’m extremely, extremely proud of everyone who has gotten us to this point. It’s only game two (conference play this season), but this is year five and year five should feel like this. I thought both teams did justice to the fans. It was an incredible game. We felt like we didn’t have a good first half and so we tried to get a momentum in the second half. We were fortunate to come out of a raucous environment like this with a win.”

There was a strong defensive effort from McPhee-McCuin’s squad as they held the Bulldogs to 34.5 percent shooting from the field. The Bulldogs only made 19 of their 55 shot attempts.

For a second straight game, senior guard Angel Baker led the Lady Rebels in scoring, dropping in 22 points. She had a double-double as she added 10 points. She was one of two Lady Rebels to score in double figures. The other was junior forward Madison Scott who had 15 points. The duo helped the Lady Rebels overcome junior forward ‘Snudda’ Collins’ poor shooting night as she had just five points on 2-for-10 shooting from the field.

At the end of the third quarter, Baker connected on a jump shot to give the Lady Rebels a slim 47-44 lead going into the final quarter. Baker accounted for 12 of the Rebels’ 21 points in that third quarter.

McPhee-McCuin, known for her steady preaching of defense, pushed her team to victory in the fourth quarter. As a team, they held the Bulldogs to only six points in the fourth. They outscored the Bulldogs, 14-6, in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs went 2-for-12 from the field in that quarter, shooting just 16.7 percent from the field.

“Holding a team like Mississippi State to six points in the fourth quarter, it’s incredible. It just shows the character of our team,” said McPhee-McCuin. “We believe in defense and we believe in it so much that it’s what is the engine to our offense. We feel like when we get stops, good things happen. I was incredibly proud of our group with the way we locked down. I think our defense is strong because we’re versatile. So, sometimes if we know we need to go big, we’ll go big, but if we need to go small, we’ll go small.”

Last Thursday, the Lady Rebels dominated the Tigers in all four quarters, finishing the game shooting 45.6 percent from the field. They held the Bulldogs to 25 percent shooting from the field. The Bulldogs never led in this game.

Baker led the Rebels in scoring with 18 points. Collins and Scott had 15 and 13 points respectively.

Ole Miss outrebounded their opponent, 53-37, and forced 18 turnovers in the 32-point blowout.

The Rebels return to the court on Thursday, hosting the Vanderbilt University Commodores (9-7, 0-2 SEC) in a game that starts at 7 p.m.

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