Home|Sports|Hinds’ five-wicket haul not enough as The Bahamas fallsSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailMarch 1, 2023 218 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Bahamian senior men’s national cricket team bowler Kervon Hinds saw his historic five-wicket haul spoiled as The Bahamas finished 94/8 against the Cayman Islands, losing by 31 runs at the St. Albans Ground in Buenos Aires, 

Argentina, yesterday.

It was their second match in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) 2024 TwentyTwenty (T20) World Cup Sub Regional Americas Qualifier 2023. The Bahamas now sits in third in the standings with a 1-1 win/loss record and four points. They won by four wickets over Panama on Sunday to get their campaign started. Bermuda and the host country Argentina are also competing.

Hinds is the first bowler to have a five-wicket haul for The Bahamas in international T20 action.

Against Cayman, the Cayman Islands won the toss and chose to bat. The Bahamas got off to a good start in the first three overs, only allowing 14 runs, but didn’t collect any Cayman Islands wicket. Hinds changed all that in the fourth over when he got Brian Corbin on a drive that Festus Benn caught. The Cayman Islands were 22/1 after that over.

The Cayman Islands duo of man-of-the-match Yeron DeAlwis and Paul Manning steadied their side. The Bahamas could not break up the partnership that yielded 48 runs. In the 10th over, 

wCayman tallied 72 runs for the loss of just one wicket.

The Bahamas’ captain Marc Taylor had a delivery, broke up the partnership of DeAlwis and Manning when wicketkeeper Julio Jemison stumped Manning out for 17 runs in the 11th over. By the end of the 16th over, The Bahamas collected four wickets but none was the elusive DeAlwis who was a thorn to the Bahamian squad. He had 54 runs after 16 overs with Cayman scoring 101 runs for the loss of five wickets.

Hinds bowled the 19th over for The Bahamas and made a direct impact in the game as he finally got DeAlwis on a catch by Benn. DeAlwis had 74 runs off 57 balls and Cayman had 121 runs for six wickets. Hinds took two more wickets to slow down the Cayman Islands whose total was at 123 for the loss of eight wickets after 19 overs.

They ended that inning at 125 all out with Narendra Ekanayake claiming the final two wickets.

Hinds completed a full spell and grabbed five wickets while giving up just 18 runs. Benn and Ekanayake finished with two wickets each and gave up 18 and 15 runs, respectively.

The Bahamas was on track after the first three overs, scoring 17 runs not out and needing 109 runs from 102 balls. Taylor, as expected, faced most balls and had 14 runs while Ekanayake had three runs. Fast forward to the end of the seventh over, and The Bahamas’ batting took a hit as Ekanayake (three), Hinds (two), Gregory Taylor Jr. (two) and Turan Brown (zero) were out by the end of seventh over. The Bahamas was at 33 runs for four wickets with Taylor on 20 runs and Benn joining him at the other batting end. The Bahamas needed 93 runs from 78 balls.

The partnership of Taylor and Benn accumulated for 20 runs before Taylor was out in the 11th over on 35 runs that consisted of four fours and one six.

It went downhill for The Bahamas’ batting after that over although Benn and Jonathan Barry were able to stop the wickets from falling. They were unable to pick up the strike and run rates. Barry was out for 22 runs in the 19th over with The Bahamas on 91 runs for the loss of eight wickets and the game out of reach.

Today is a rest day for all of the teams. The Bahamas will be in action on Thursday when they play against the host nation at the same location as yesterday’s game. That match starts at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and will be streamed live on the website www.icc.tv.

The team is looking to be one of the top three teams at the tournament and move on to the Americas regional final which will be played in September of this year. The top three teams will be joined by Canada in that regional final and the winner of that tournament will secure a spot in the 2024 T20 World Cup, set to be held in June 2024 in the United States and the West Indies.

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 Home|Sports|Hugh title goes to Sunland!Sports

Sheldon LongleySend an emailFebruary 28, 2023 927 4 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The Sunland Baptist Stingers knew that they would have to play stellar defense if they wanted to repeat as Hugh Campbell champions on Monday night, and they did just that, but few expected the kind of masterpiece they exhibited in shocking the favored C.I. Gibson Rattlers.

In a complete wire-to-wire domination, the Stingers rolled past the Rattlers, 64-52, to win their second straight Hugh Campbell Basketball Championship at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium on Monday night.

The way the Stingers started the game, set the tone throughout as the Rattlers struggled to get anything going offensively. C.I. went seven minutes without a field goal at the start of the game and ended the first quarter a woeful 1-for-15 from the field. The Stingers struggled offensively as well, but they threw down the gauntlet early. They were there to stifle any offensive attack from the Rattlers for 32 minutes, and score when they needed to, in order to come out on top.

The first quarter ended 11-6 in favor of the Stingers and much of the same defensive intensity continued in the second quarter and throughout the game. The bewildered Rattlers shot just 20-for-74 from the floor for the game, making 27 percent of their shots, including knocking down just one three-point shot in 18 attempts on the night. Starting point guard James Delia, in particular, struggled, going 0-for-9 from three-point range.

Still, the Rattlers found themselves down just 28-22 at the half and within striking distance in the fourth.

“Our identity is defense. We know that we have guys who could score multiple ways on the floor, but the strategy is always to come out and be aggressive defensively. We were able to get multiple stops tonight and that was the key in the game,” said Stingers Head Coach Jay Philippe.

They won the title in 2020, knocking off the C.C. Sweeting Cobras in the championship game, and then the tournament was halted for two years due to the threat of COVID-19. Both the C.I. Gibson Rattlers and perennial champions Tabernacle Baptist Falcons – who defeated the Stingers for the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association (GBSSAA) senior boys title this year – missed that Hugh Campbell tournament in 2020. With the classic back after the hiatus, the Stingers picked up where they left off.

“A lot of persons said 2020 was a fluke because C.I. wasn’t there and Tabernacle wasn’t there, so we had a point to prove,” said Philippe. “We wanted to come out here and show the country that we are an elite basketball program and we’re going to be good for a long time.”

The Stingers didn’t shoot the ball particularly well either on Monday, but their defense was so good that it set the tone for the game. They were 23-for-65 from the field offensively, shooting just 35.4 percent for the game. They were just 3-for-21 from three-point range.

“You can’t be missing almost 30 layups, and make one jump shot, and expect to come out on top,” said Rattlers Head Coach Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson. “They came out more prepared than us and they deserved to win. They’re true champions. At the end of the day, we just didn’t play Rattlers basketball, on both sides of the floor. The offense was off, but defensively we didn’t do what we needed to do to stay in the game. Sunland wanted it more and they came out on top.”

After the Stingers built a 15-6 lead early, the closest the Rattlers got for the rest of the first half was three points, 19-16. Highlighted by a three-point shot from Tianno Roberts, his only trey of the game, the Stingers scored seven in a row to open their first double-digit lead of the game at 26-16. They went on to lead 28-22 at the half.

The Stingers kept the pressure on in the third quarter, building the lead to as much as 14 points, 43-29, before settling for a 45-35 advantage after three. The closest the Rattlers got in the fourth quarter was seven points. Turnovers and missed shots haunted them and they just couldn’t build any consistent momentum.

Roberts scored 19 points and added six rebounds and four steals for the Stingers. Donnell Basden contributed 12 points, a game-high 17 rebounds and added six block shots. Their captain Jordan Saunders added 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Delia paced the Rattlers with 19 points and added eight rebounds. Dieunel Joseph added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Tashon Butler shook off a poor shooting performance in the first half to finish with 12 points. Head Coach Johnson said he’s only losing four players so he’s optimistic about the squad he has coming back next year.

“We wanted to keep James (Delia) out the paint and that worked for us,” said Stingers Head Coach Philippe. “We know that he (Delia) is a very smart, aggressive guard and we wanted to force other guys to beat us. We did a great job of taking him out of the game and that worked for us.”

Philippe said they’re proud of the program and winning culture they have established at Sunland and are looking for even greener pastures in the future. 

“We’re just so happy. This win means a lot for Grand Bahama,” said Philippe. “We just sat in the zone defense all night and forced them to beat us with jump shots. We knew that would be hard for them to do. They weren’t able to make shots and we came out victorious. These guys put in time every day, just consistent practicing. It paid off and I’m so proud of them.”

In winning their second straight title and second in school history, the Stingers denied the Rattlers a sixth Hugh Campbell championship. The Rattlers remain tied with the Cobras and the Catholic High Crusaders with five Hugh Campbell titles. The Tabernacle Baptist Falcons have won the most titles in tournament history, with eight.

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 Home|Sports|Bahamian swimmers help Bison win conferenceSports

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One thing that the Howard University Bison is not short on is Bahamian swimmers and that was evident at the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships that concluded on Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

There were three Bahamian male swimmers who helped the Bison earn a dominant team victory.

Swimming on the men’s team were Erald Thompson III and brothers Luke-Kennedy and Mark-Anthony Thompson. The men’s team scored 928 points for first while the Long Island University Sharks finished second with 759 points. Finishing third was the St. Francis College Terriers with 634 points.

The ladies team that included Bahamians Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson and Kaliyah Albury placed fourth out of nine teams. They scored 498 points. Central Connecticut State University won with 659 points.

Luke-Kennedy Thompson was a part of the 800-yard free relay that set a new meet and school record. Making up the team with him were Mark-Anthony Beckles, Reese Samuel and Miles Simon. Anchored by Thompson, they clocked a winning time of 6:35.84. The Terriers were their closest competition as they touched the wall in 6:40.72. Wagner College was third, almost 10 seconds later with a time of 6:43.99.

Zaylie-Elizabeth Thompson swam the first leg of the 800-yard free relay with Zuzu Nwaeze, Skylar Debnam and Madison Freeland. They set a new school record of 7:37.25 but finished fourth. Winning that race was Wagner College with a time of 7:22.49.

Luke-Kennedy won a silver medal in the 500-yard free when he and the Terriers’ Valentin Schnermann had a photo finish with Schnermann winning with a meet record of 4:28.77. Thompson, who clocked 4:28.79, led on the final lap but Schnermann was able to sneak past him. The Sharks’ Lincoln Greseth was third, recording a time of 4:32.91. Mark-Anthony Thompson was seventh after posting a time of 4:45.34.

Luke-Kennedy swam 3:57.43 in the 400-yard individual medley (IM). He was beaten by the Sharks’ Daniel Fernandez who set a new meet record of 3:57.17. Wagner’s Russell Gavino was third in 4:01.13. Erald Thompson III placed seventh in that championship final in 4:10.50.

Luke-Kennedy won his final silver medal of the meet in the 1650-yard free. The senior powered his way through the grueling race to finish in 16:03.56. Wagner’s Ruben Van Gool won that race with a time of 15:55.17. Greseth was behind Thompson and touched the wall in 16:04.09.

Zaylie-Elizabeth was in action in the 200-yard IM and won a bronze medal in a time of 2:04.53. Her teammate Michaela Spears won gold in a quick 2:03.31.

It was a team effort from Zaylie-Elizabeth, Courtney Connolly, Kelsey Roberson and Nwaeze, winning a silver medal in the 200-yard medley relay. They stopped the clock at 1:43.94. Winning that race was the Sharks in a time of 1:41.67.

In the 100-yard breaststroke, Zaylie-Elizabeth swam away with the bronze medal, recording a time of 1:03.67. The Sharks’ Vienna Anderson won in 1:02.37.

Also swimming in the 100-yard breast was Bahamian Jami Hepburn who swam for the Stonehill College Skyhawks. She swam in the ‘B’ final and clocked 1:05.79 for second in that event. Wagner’s Allie D’Allegro won the ‘B’ final with a time of 1:05.70.

Spears and Thompson finished first and third for the Bison in the 200-yard breaststroke. Thompson swam 2:19.98 for third. Spears touched the wall in 2:17.76 for first. The Terriers’ Elayna Pistrin was second after swimming a time of 2:18.91.

It was a competitive race in the men’s 100-yard breast, but in the end Mark-Anthony Thompson had to settle for third place when he powered through and swam 55.58 seconds. His teammate Darin Johnson won that race after touching the wall in 55.32 seconds. Finishing second was the Terriers’ Giannis Venetos who posted a time of 55.44 seconds.

Erald Thompson advanced to the 200-yard IM championship final and managed to place fifth with a time of 1:53.04. His teammate Miles Simon powered his way to victory with in 1:46.80 for a new meet time.

Albury was able to drop time in all three of her races. Her biggest improvement came in the 1650-yard free when she clocked 20.07.39 to place 28th overall. She shaved 10 seconds off her time.

The Bison, which has an entirely black swim team, was recognized by news agencies as a school whose swim and dive team is breaking barriers by being a historically black school as they look to empower black athletes. The program is spearheaded by Head Coach Nic Askew. He is looking to cultivate a culture for his swimmers to feel safe and be themselves while succeeding.

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 Home|Sports|Bahamian Fred Perpall elected USGA presidentSports

Sheldon LongleySend an emailFebruary 28, 2023 280 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Bahamian Fred Perpall, a resident of Dallas, Texas, has made a significant breakthrough in the sport of golf, and sports in general.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Beck Group, an American based international architecture and construction company, was elected as president of the United States Golf Association (USGA) on Saturday, becoming the first person of African descent to hold the position in the 128-year history of the organization. He is also on the Board of Directors of FedEx Corporation.

Perpall, 48, attended St. John’s College in New Providence, before moving on to the College of the Bahamas (COB), now University of the Bahamas (UB), and then on to the University of Texas at Arlington and Harvard University. He began his professional career as a project designer at Gideon/Toal Architects in 1996, and three years later, he joined the Urban Architecture of Dallas as an architectural intern, shortly before the company merged with The Beck Group. Moving up the ladder with the company, Perpall has served as CEO since 2013.

He was nominated as president-elect of the USGA in December 2022, and served on the USGA Executive Committee in that capacity. His election to the three-year term as president was made official at the USGA’s Annual Meeting in Napa, California, on Saturday.

“We talk too much about what separates us, and not enough about what unites us. In golf, we’re a community,” Perpall said as he spoke to the USGA’s member clubs, allied golf associations and invited guests in California on Saturday. “When we lean in together, when we include more people in the game, not only will the game get better, but our lives will get better, too.”

Coming up in sports, Perpall excelled in athletics and basketball as a young aspiring athlete. He continued his involvement in sports at the collegiate level. Now, today, he has evolved as not only the first person of African descent to hold the position of USGA President, but also the first Bahamian to be elected as president of a major sports organization in the United States.

Perpall replaces outgoing president Stu Francis as USGA President.

“The USGA is stronger with global business leaders like Fred on our board,” said USGA CEO Mike Whan as quoted by Tod Leonard of Golf Digest, a monthly golf magazine published by Warner Bros. “Beyond his work with golf in the last three years, Fred clearly loves the game and wants to leave it better than he found it. We couldn’t ask for better energy to propel our strategy and mission, and we’re rolling up our sleeves with that inspiration and drive to guide us.”

The USGA has launched its national developmental program, and Perpall is now charged with spearheading that. 

Perpall is married with two kids.

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 Home|Sports|Rattlers to battle the StingersSports

It’s another ‘Freeport vs. Nassau’ battle in the Hugh Campbell championship game

Sheldon LongleySend an emailFebruary 27, 2023 248 5 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

For the first time in six years, perennial Hugh Campbell Basketball Champions the C.I. Gibson Rattlers are back in the championship game, and they’ll meet the defending champions waiting on them.

It will be another ‘Freeport vs. Nassau’ battle, pitting two of the top teams in the country against each other. The Rattlers turned back the St. George’s Jaguars, 66-62, in their semifinal game at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium on Sunday night, and in the early game, the Sunland Baptist Stingers pulled off a mini upset, turning back the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons, 66-55.

The championship game between the Rattlers and defending champions Stingers is set for 8 p.m. this evening at the Kendal Isaacs gym.

Rattlers 66, Jaguars 62

The Jaguars never led, but made the Rattlers fight for a chance to represent New Providence in the championship game.

After falling behind by 13 points early, the Jags battled back to trail just 34-28 at the half, and got to within one point, 50-49, at the end of three. They pulled even twice in the third and another time in the fourth but could never get that go-ahead basket to give them an edge.

In the final minute of the game, a huge putback layup from Tashon Butler, a couple of defensive stops, and a free shot from Butler enabled the Rattlers to hold off the resilient Jaguars and end their longest drought in reaching the Hugh Campbell championship game since the early 90s.

Butler and James Delia had 17 points apiece to lead the Rattlers. Dieunel Joseph contributed 12 points and had a game-high 16 rebounds. Devorne Rigby had a game-high 26 points for the Jaguars, including shooting a remarkable 6-for-11 from three-point range. Shamar Davis was their only other player in double figures with 16 and he added 11 rebounds.

“That’s a tough team over there. We forced about two to three clock violations down the stretch and that was key for us,” said Rattlers Head Coach Kevin “KJ” Johnson. “We have to come out and play better against Sunland. They’re a very good team out of Grand Bahama and we have our work cut out for us. There’s always a good rivalry between Nassau and Grand Bahama and we’re just happy to be a part of it. They (Grand Bahama) were very strong this year, and it showed as they had three teams in the final four. We have a lot of work to do in Nassau in terms of our skill development, but there and some good coaches here and we’re going to make it happen. We just have to keep working.”

The Rattlers got off to a quick double-digit lead in the opening quarter as it took the Jaguars a while to get going. They didn’t score their first basket until the 4:34 mark of the opening quarter – a floater in the lane from Rigby. By the midway point of the opening quarter, the Rattlers were ahead, 13-2. The Rattlers were up 21-11 after one and went on to lead 32-19 coming down to the end of the second quarter before the Jags showed some signs of life and started to battle back.

The Jags went on to close the first half on a 9-2 scoring run to get back in the game.

A couple of three-point shots from Rigby pulled the Jags even at 34 in the third quarter and the 

momentum started to shift. The score was tied again at 36, but then a 7-0 run from the Rattlers gave them a little bit of a cushion. However, the Jags came back again. They closed the third quarter on a 13-7 run to get to within one, 50-49, going into the fourth and final period.

The Jags couldn’t get that go-ahead basket to fall in the fourth and the Rattlers held on for the victory, winning 66-62.

Johnson knows that they have their work cut out for them in the final.

“Sunland is a very athletic team. It feels good to be back in the championship but our work is not done yet,” he said. “We have to play the kind of defense that we’re capable of playing in order to come out on top. Once we come out and play Rattlers basketball, I believe we’ll come out on top.”

A key component in the game was points off turnovers. The Rattlers won that battle, 18-4, and also scored 23 fast break points compared to 11 for the Jaguars.

Stingers 66, Falcons 55

In a battle of the “Baptist schools from Grand Bahama”, it would be the Sunland Baptist Stingers who would exempt revenge on the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons for a setback in the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association (GBSSAA) senior boys championship series.

This time, the Stingers came out on top, 66-55, winning convincingly in their Hugh Campbell semifinal game on Sunday at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium.

The Stingers were so dominant that the Falcons led for just 3:50 in the game, including not at all in the second half. In fact, the lead grew to as much as 18 points, 48-30, in the second half.

“We just came out and played our brand of basketball and dictated the pace of the game,” said Stingers Head Coach Jay Phillippe. “We wanted to be physical with them. The message to the guys was to go out there, play hard and have no regrets. We wanted to control the tempo of the game and attack them on the offensive side. I feel like we were able to do that. I think we were able to play our brand of basketball and that worked for us. There is a rivalry between Tabernacle and Sunland. It’s always a back and forth affair between us. Today, we wanted to come out here and execute our game plan and I believe we were able to do that.”

Coming off a two-year break after the tournament was not held, due to the threat of COVID-19, the Stingers are back in the championship game where they will go after another title. They won it all in 2020, right before the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports in the country for more than two years.

“It’s just a privilege to play basketball and to play it at this level,” said Phillippe. “To be able to come back and make it to the championship again speaks wonders about the program that we have at Sunland. We’re not done yet. We have one more game to go, so we’ll go back to the drawing board and come with more intensity in the championship game. Hopefully, we will be able to execute tomorrow night.”

In their semifinal game against the Falcons, the Stingers fell behind, 10-6, early, but they closed the first quarter on a 13-6 scoring run and never looked back. They led 19-16 after the end of one and 37-28 at the half. As mentioned the lead grew to as much as 18 in the third before the Stingers settled for a 51-37 lead after three. There was no comeback for the Falcons in the fourth.

“They’re (Falcons) a very good team and they beat us in Grand Bahama, so it was a revenge game for us. We saw the loss in Grand Bahama as motivation,” said Phillippe. “We put in a lot of work this year and we weren’t prepared to have it end without making it to the championship game.”

The Stingers will defend their Hugh Campbell title against the C.I. Gibson Rattlers tonight.

In their semifinal game, they got a game-high 26 points from Tianno Roberts, including a 5-for-7 performance from three-point range. Jordan Saunders added 11 points and Uriel Delancy scored 10 and pulled down 10 rebounds. Noah Bain had 15 points, four assists and four steals for the Falcons. Aiden Miller and Joshua Williams contributed 13 points apiece.

The Stingers scored 26 points off turnovers compared to 17 for the Falcons and outscored the Falcons, 21-10, on fast break points. They shot 8-for-16 from behind the three-point arc compared to just 3-for-14 for the Falcons.

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#Five more teams made their exit as the 38th edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic continued on Friday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

#Eliminated after losing their second games in the double elimination format are Bishop Michael Eldon, Kingsway Academy, RM Bailey, Louise McDonald High and Government High.

#In games played on day five of the week-long tournament, Gateway Christian Academy def. Government High 60-33; CV Bethel def. Louise McDonald High 46-37; Charles W Saunders def. RM Bailey 56-31; Sir Jack Hayward def. Kingsway Academy 45-43; Doris Johnson def. Bishop Michael Eldon 50-28; St George’s def. Anatol Rodgers 42-32; Tabernacle Baptist def. CC Sweeting 52-31 and CI Gibson def. Jordan Prince Williams 53-49.

#Rattlers 53, Falcons 49: On a steal and pass from Prince Wheatley, James Delia scored a lap-up with 11 seconds as CI Gibson held on for the win and pushed their record to 2-0. Delia ended up with 13 points and eight rebounds with two steals. Jude Vil had nine points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals.

#It was just the first loss for Jordan Prince William, who came into the marquee game of the day at 2-0. Trevon Clarke had 14 points, six rebounds, four steals and three assists and Jakayo Kemp added 12 points, five rebounds and three assists.

#Falcons 52, Cobras 31: The Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s champions Tabernacle Baptist Academy coasted to their third straight win with 17 points, five rebounds, three block shots and two assists from Noah Bain; 14 points and four rebounds from Alex Minus and 10 points and two rebounds from Aiden Miller.

#CC Sweeting got nine points and nine rebounds from Jamerolston Vil and eight points from Emmanuel Adams as they suffered their first loss after winning their first two games to stay alive.

#Jaguars 42, Timberwolves 32: Kevaro Russell came through with 17 points, three rebounds and two steals to lead the way for St George’s to their second straight victory to remain in contention. Shamar Davis added 10 points and five rebounds.

#In the loss for Anatol Rodgers, who dropped to 2-1 to stay alive, Jefferson Bethel had 14 points and six rebounds and Kirkwood Rolle added 10 points.

#Stingers 59, Knights 40: St George’s got three players in double figures as they got the job done in their second straight win to remain a contender.

#Donell Basden led the attack with 13 points, three block shots, three steals and a pair of rebounds; De’Nage Kelly had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists and Gianno Murray chipped in with 10 points, seven rebounds and a pair of steals.

#In a losing effort for CR Walker, who are still alive at 1-1, Jumeo Miller had 21 points and five rebounds.  Carlton Johnson added seven points with 10 rebounds.

#Mystic Marlins 50, Warriors 28: Doris Johnson got a 1-2 punch from Torrien Marshall with 15 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals and Bredon Williams ended up with 11 points with two rebounds as they stayed alive at 1-1.

#Bishop Michael Eldon were led by Lavon Cooper with six points, five rebounds and a pair of steals and Aaron Forbes also had six points, but it wasn’t enough as they were eliminated at 1-2.

#Wildcats 45, Saints 43: Sir Jack Hayward escaped with a nail biter as Keon Cooper converted a pair of free throws with nine seconds left to seal the deal as they improved their record to 2-1. Cooper finished with six points, but Desmond Hall had a game high 18 points with three steals and two rebounds and Marvin Culmer had a double-double with 14 points and rebounds, a pair of assists and steals and a block shot.

#Evan Cartwright had 16 points and three rebounds and Rayjin Smith added 13 points, eight steals, six rebounds and two assists in the loss for Kingsway Academy as they were ousted with a 1-2 record.

#Cougars 56, Pacers 31: Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Sports Association’s champions Charles W Saunders stayed alive with their second straight win after losing their opener, thanks to the game high 20 points and three rebounds from DeQuan Strachan and 11 points with five steals and four assists from Treymon Wright.

#RM Bailey didn’t have a player in double figures and they were sent home with a 1-2 record as Joshua Benjamin led their limited attack with just eight points and three rebounds.

#Stingrays 46, LMH 37: Derrick Edgecombe was CV Bethel’s only player in double figures, but his game high 19 points with six rebounds and two steals was enough to keep them alive in the tournament at 2-1. Prescott Stubbs was their next best performer with eight points and nine rebounds.

#Both Javardo Toote and Jasmen Rock had nine points with Toote adding 15 points in a losing effort for Louise McDonald High, who also made their exit at 1-2.

#Marlins 60, Magicmen 33: Paulson Stuart exploded for a game high 29 points with three rebounds and a pair of assists and steals, while Sherrick Ellis had 16 points and a pair of rebounds, assists and steals as Gateway Christian Academy stayed alive with a 2-1 record.

#Rasheed Brennen was the bright spot for Government High with 12 points, four assists and three rebounds and steals for Government High, who dropped their second straight loss to get eliminated.

#The tournament will continue on Saturday, starting at 9 am and with the final game of the day set for 9 pm. That will determine who will move onto the semi-finals on Sunday at 6 and 7 pm before the final is set for Monday at 8 pm.

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