Interoffice basketball continued this past Monday night at the City Center with three games being played. In the first game of the night, the Roe Group of Companies handed the Police Dept. their second loss of the season, defeating them by the final score of 54-39. Mark Swift 18 pts 4 rebs and Francis Lemott 13 pts 6 rebs led the Roe Group, while Deron Gentle 12 pts 9 rebs and Maurice Martinez 9 pts 3 rebs was just not good enough for the Police. In game two, the Belize City Council extended their winning streak to four, as they knocked off Bowen and Bowen by the final score of 57-46. Kenroy “MVP” Usher continued his leadership play, totaling 15 pts 7 rebs in the win; he was followed closely by Joshua Jones 14 pts 2 rebs. The winless Bowen & Bowen were led by Milton Flores 11 pts 4 rebs and Wayne Jones 10 pts 4 rebs. In game three, Atlantic Bank Ltd. got by Guardian/Housing by the close score of 49-45, behind Justin Wade and Andrew “Head” Staine 14 pts 2 rebs each. Meanwhile, Bernard Felix led Guardian/Housing with 22 pts 3 rebs, followed by Dwayne Davis 13 pts 4 rebs.
Scores from games played over the weekend saw Tuff E Nuff narrowly getting by Guardian/Housing on Friday night, winning in the closing moments of the game by the final score of 67-63. Ashton Edwards 19 pts 2 rebs paced Tuff E Nuff, while Bernard Felix of Guardian/Housing was their high-man, totaling 17 pts 4 rebs. In the middle game, Port of Belize won their second game of the tournament, as they humiliated the once powerhouse Customs by the final score of 72-55. Ian “AC” Augustine had 23 pts 10 rebs in the win, while Charles Armstrong led Customs with 11 pts 10 rebs. In Friday’s nightcap game, it was BEL winning the battle of the utilities companies, as they handed BWSL their third loss of the season in a nail-biter, 37-35. Hershell Armstrong had 11 pts 6 rebs in the win, while Jamir Enriquez led BWSL with a meager 7 pts 5 rebs.
Sunday’s marathon, which featured six games on the ticket, saw Roe Group of Companies winning by the final score of 68-62 over KHMH, behind Glenstone Linares 16 pts 4 rebs and Francis Lemott 15 pts 2 rebs. For KHMH it was Norman Humes leading the way with 16 pts 8 rebs, followed by Ryan Miller with 12 pts 11 rebs. Belize City Council won over National Fire Service 65-57 in game two, as Kenroy “MVP” Usher threw up 21 pts 5 rebs, followed by Joshua Jones 20 pts 5 rebs. The Firemen, who with the loss fall under .500 ball, were led by Tyrone Palmerson 19 pts 6 rebs and Kenroy Roca 16 pts 7 rebs. In game three, the Police team got the better of Youth for the Future by the score of 50-38, thus ending their four game winning streak. Adrian Flores had a big game for the Police, totaling 18 pts 4 rebs, while Dwayne Davis led Youth for the Future with 21 pts 24 rebs. Game four of the day saw Ashton Edwards scoring a game high 29 pts for Tuff E Nuff Tours, as they walloped BWSL 72-40. BWSL, with the loss, fell to (1-3) on the year, and are just on the brink of post season elimination. They were led by Lawrence Young 8 pts 3 rebs. Guardian Housing won in game five of the day, 62-51, handing Alamilla’s /Cellular Plus their second loss of the season. Bernard Felix had 23 pts 4 rebs in the win, followed by Dwayne Davis 11 pts 11 rebs. Hoops News is a bit puzzled, though, as it seems that this guy, Dwayne Davis, is being allowed to play on two teams, namely Guardian/Housing as well as Youth for the Future. This is a first. In the final game of Sunday’s marathon, it was Atlantic Bank Ltd. winning in a close one over BEL, 46-40. Darwin “Dawgy” Eligio had 11 pts 3 rebs in the win, followed by Andrew “Head” Staine 10 pts 4 rebs. For BEL it was Brandon Cadle leading the way with 10 pts 8 rebs.
THIS WEEK IN GRIGA 2010 SUMMER BOUNCE
The 2010 Summer Bounce tournament continued over the past week with seven games being played. Last week Thursday in U-19 play, it was Back-A-Town having their way with Southside Youths, winning by the score of 55-43. Steve Flores had 13 pts in the win, followed by Iman Palacio with 12 pts 12 rebs. On the losing end it was Stannis Tasher totaling 16 pts 16 rebs, followed by Andrew Gill with 11 pts 4 rebs. In the senior game, Wamada Trip silenced the Assassins with a 56-49 thumping. Wamada’s Eden Serano had a big night, totaling 17 pts 17 rebs. He was followed by Delroy Caliz, who totaled 10 pts 7 rebs. Meanwhile, for the Assassins it was Darrell Bernardez scoring 14 pts, followed by Mark Jones 13 pts.
On Saturday, Ghans Avenue made easy work of New Site in U-19 play, winning by the final score of 67-51, behind Edgar Mitchell 22 pts 3 rebs 3 asst and Dinsdale Rogers 10 pts 13 rebs. New Site scoring was led by Joel Augustine 21 pts and Anthony Sabal 12 pts. In the middle game, Hopkins continued their winning ways by edging Foreshore Spartans by the score of 52-45. Iver Ventura and Travis Lopez had 22 pts and 15 pts respectively, while for the Spartans it was Allen Miguel, Chris Jones and Christopher Hulse all scoring 10 pts each in the loss.
In senior play, defending champs Belize Bank Benguche handed Black Mambaz their first loss of the season, dropping them 60-58 in a closely played match-up. Daniel Nolberto had a spectacular game, totaling a game high 31 pts to go along with 18 rebs. He was assisted by Tyrone Castillo 14 pts 15 rebs and Lionel Castillo 6 pts. For the now (2-1) Black Mambaz it was Farron Lauriano totaling 15 pts 25 rebs, followed by Jamir Flores and Tristan Usher scoring 10 pts apiece.
Tuesday of this week saw New Site rebounding against Harlem, following their loss to Ghans Avenue on Saturday night. Joel Augustine scored 17 pts, to lead New Site to the big 36-30 win, while Jamall Swaso 14 pts was not enough for Harlem, who with the loss now falls to (3-2) on the year. In the nightcap senior game, it was New Site surprising Wamada Trip by the final score of 73-72. Ray Cruz and Hubert Flores combined for 37 of New Site 73 points, and so, despite 24 pts from Gary Francisco, Wamada endured their second loss of the season.
SAN IGNACIO 2010 BECOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The best-of-three finals in all four categories of the 2010 BECOL Basketball Championship got underway last weekend in San Ignacio Town. In U-18 action, E3 Rebirth drew first blood against Ballstars in that best-of-three series, winning by the final score of 48-39. Zamir “Gramax” Usher scored 20 pts in the win, and his teammates Elvis “Zui” Usher and Elliot “Sams” Bermudez both scored 12 pts in the win. For Ballstars, who now must rebound in game two, their scoring was led by Dary Valentine 11 pts and Michael Williams 10 pts. In game one of the senior finals, it was BNE Oilers, behind Don Williams 18 pts and Dorian Jones 16 pts, getting the better of E3/Belize Bank Stars by the final score of 87-72, despite Marcel Orosco 14 pts and Kurt Burgess 13 pts.