Several individual performances stood out as the 19th KFC National School Basketball Festival continued on Monday and Tuesday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Berbice High’s Avion Kesney, St. Rose’s High’s Nathan Williams, New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary’s Samuel Welcome, and St. Stanislaus College’s Nathan Baptiste were among the leading performers as the Youth Basketball Guyana tournament moved through matches in the girls’, Under-14, Under-16 and Under-18 divisions.
Kesney led Berbice High to a 34-18 win over Hururu in the Under-16 division on Monday, scoring 20 points and grabbing four rebounds. Shimron Jaffar added seven points, while Carlson Mattheson finished with five points and eight rebounds. Hururu’s Timothy Williams had eight points and seven rebounds.
Williams also had a strong showing in the Under-16 division, scoring 18 points with five rebounds as St. Rose’s High defeated Marian Academy 43-12. Daniel Cox supported with nine points and four steals.
St. Stanislaus College also got past Queen’s College 24-22 in a close Under-16 contest. Omarie White led Saints with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Quasie Newton added six points. Antoine Liverpool scored 12 points for Queen’s College, while Demitri Singh contributed six.
Kwakwani edged Line Path 27-25 in another tight Under-16 fixture. Damian Budburg led Kwakwani with 10 points and four steals, while Theriel Torres added five points and four rebounds. Joel Sukhram led Line Path with 11 points and seven rebounds, while Sanjay Jainarine added eight points.
In the girls’ division, Tutorial Academy defeated Queen’s College 18-7. Jada Alexander recorded six points, seven rebounds and three steals, while Venicia Myers added six points, six rebounds and five steals. Ricielle Fowler scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds for Queen’s College.
JC Chandisingh also secured a girls’ division win, beating Marian Academy 11-6. Jenniah Archer scored seven points and collected five rebounds, while Jada Minty grabbed five rebounds for JC Chandisingh.
On Tuesday, the Under-14 division produced wins for the Bishops’ High, Good Hope Secondary, Queen’s College and St. Stanislaus College.
Bishops’ defeated North Georgetown Secondary 24-5, with Ethan Henry finishing with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Nkosi Griffith added seven points and eight rebounds.
Good Hope Secondary beat Marian Academy 28-12, led by Christopher Claxton with 10 points and seven rebounds and Jafer Matthews with 10 points and four rebounds. Francis Thomas scored six points and grabbed three rebounds for Marian.
Queen’s College defeated President’s College 24-4 behind 10 points and 10 rebounds from Yohan Langevine. Michael Humphrey added eight points and nine rebounds.
St. Stanislaus College also defeated Christ Church 22-12. Nathan Baptiste had 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Dayne Roberts added four points and four steals. Timothy Springer scored five points for Christ Church.
In the Under-18 division, St. Stanislaus College defeated Brickdam 35-9. Hartley Price led Saints with 13 points and three rebounds, while Demitri Crandon and Rolson Pollard each scored eight points. Akili Layne scored five points with three rebounds for Brickdam.
The Bishops’ High also recorded a 33-21 win over Tutorial Academy. Kemol Pickering led Bishops’ with 13 points and three rebounds, while Logan Simpson added 10 points. Orin Williams had six points and 11 rebounds for Tutorial.
President’s College had one of the bigger wins of the day, defeating St. Joseph High 48-6. Terron Mohabir led PC with 11 points, Romarion Wolfe added 10, and Omarie Grandison scored eight.
New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary held off Government Technical Institute 34-31. Samuel Welcome led NAMS with 18 points and seven rebounds, while Tyrese added nine points and four rebounds. Sean Duncan led GTI with 17 points, six rebounds and three steals.
The competition continues throughout the week at the National Gymnasium.
The tournament is sponsored by KFC, Edward B. Beharry Ltd., G-Boats Inc., the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, and the Ministry of Education.
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