BELIZE CITY, Thurs. Feb. 20, 2020– The Ahmadiyya Basketball League (ABL) Youth Tournaments 2020 continued with games for the past two Sundays, February 9 & 16, (Weeks 2 & 3), at the SJC gym. We apologize for the late report for Week 2, as we tried to secure some missing data. Below are the results received for Weeks 2 & 3:
Sunday, February 9, Week 2
U13: Hard Rock over 501 Gators, 35-7. Hard Rock – Thomas Garcia 16 pts; 501 Gators – Jahmar Lopez 3 pts.
U15: Game 1 – Grizzlies over 501 Falcons, 43-9. Grizzlies – Tayjaun Guy 14 pts; Falcons – Julian Young 3 pts. Game 2: – 501 Gators over DHC Mad Dogs, 36-25. Gators – J. Young 15 pts; DHC – Harlem Norales 12 pts.
U17: Game 1 – Hurricanes Jr. over Spalding Ballers, 42-19. Hurricanes Jr, – Kamal Ford 14 pts; Spalding, – Delhart Dominguez 10 pts. Game 2 – Hard Rock over 501 Gators, ???. Hard Rock – Rasheed Elliot 14 pts; Gators – Ahmad Smith 9 pts. Game 3 – Rising Stars over BHS Rams, 53-34. Rising Stars – Brandon Vasquez, Melvin Nunez and Anthony DeCosta 11 pts each; BHS Rams – Christford King 11 pts. Game 4: – Future Shock over Ladyville Bad Boyz, 49-22. Future Shock – Jaheim Ciego 11 pts; Ladyville – D’Jon Canelo 13 pts.
U20: Game 1 – Belmopan Ballers over Legendary, 48-34. Belmopan – Ulrick Humes 20 pts; Legendary – Luis Martinez 13 pts. Game 2: – DHC Mad Dogs over Sugar City, 44-32. DHC – Winford Broaster 18 pts; Sugar City – Kyandre Tillett 14 pts. Game 3: – Tropic Air Defenders over Aloevera, 34-33. Tropic Air, – Michael Goff 13 pts; Aloevera – Tyrese Usher 14 pts. Game 4: – 501 Gators over Sugar City, 43-21. Gators – Dejah Harris 12 pts; Sugar City – Jaheim Perez 9 pts.
U24: Game 1 – OCG over Milpa, 40-38. OCG – Gregory Buckley 11 pts; Milpa – Ewart Young 11 pts. Game 2: – Gorilla Cutz over Belama Gators, 58-53. Gorilla Cutz – Jason Casimiro and Khalil Noralez 12 pts each; Belama – Kiedel Lino 20 pts. Game 3 – Belama Gators over 4-Shore, 43-33. Belama – Alphius Cruz 11 pts; 4-Shore – Garick Ellis 8 pts.
Sunday, February 16, Week 3
U13: Game 1 – 501 Gators over Delfines De Chetumal, 32-26. Gators – Mark Botan 15 pts; Delfines – Adrian Angulo 8 pts. Game 2 – Delfines De Chetumal by default (20-0) over St. John’s.
U15: Game 1 – Delfines over 501 Grizzlies, 35-21. Delfines – Anver Fuentes 14 pts; Grizzlies – Jalen Torres 10 pts. Game 2: – Delfines over Hard Rock, 44-41. Delfines – Hiran Duran 19 pts; Hard Rock – Devin Moody 26 pts. Game 3: – 501 Gators over Classic Ballers, 49-47. Gators – Jamir Young 24 pts; Classic Ballers – Demitri Augustine 19 pts.
U17: Game 1: – Spalding Boys over OW Ballers by default (20-0). Game 2: – Hurricanes Jr. over Savage Storm by default (20-0). Game 3: – OW Ballers over Savage Storm by default (20-0). Game 4: – Future Shock over Benque B.B. Academy, 39-32. Future Shock – Marquest Arnold 11 pts; Benque – Kyssion Kisling 12 pts. Game 5: – Benque B.B. Academy over Delfines, 40-30. Benque – Kyssion Kisling 15 pts; Delfines – Evan Vernon 9 pts. Game 6: – 501 Gators over Delfines De Chetumal, 45-40. Gators – Arnold Swazo 10 pts; Delfines – Evan Welch 15 pts.
U20: Game 1: – Verdes U20 over 501 Gators, 36-35. Verdes – Umelo Henderson 9 pts; Gators – Dejan Harris 12 pts. Game 2: – Verdes U20 over North Ballers, 44-43. Verdes – Umelo Henderson 12 pts; North Ballers – Jonathan De Costa 16 pts. Game 3: – Benguche Flames over 501 Gators, 35-29. Benguche – Guy Sutherland 12 pts; Gators – Dejan Harris 10 pts. Game 4: – Benguche Flames over North Side Ballers, 43-37. Benguche – Michael Henry 14 pts; North Side – Jonathan De Costa 15 pts.
U24: Game 1: – Verdes Jr. over Milpa, 56-40. Verdes – Kyron Molina 19 pts; Milpa – Rashid Bethran 19 pts. Game 2: – Gorilla Cutz over Verdes Jr., 53-46. Gorilla Cutz – Sydney Bradley 22 pts; Verdes – Raymond Gongora 21 pts.
(Information courtesy Rodvern Lino, ABL Commissioner)