by Karim Juan
SAN IGNACIO TOWN, Cayo District, Sun. Dec. 1, 2024
The Champions for Climate Change Basketball Tournament tipped off its best-of-three playoff series this past weekend at the Victor Galvez Stadium in San Ignacio Town. Undefeated MIDH were crowned champions in the Amateur Division, while Elite are the champions for the Under-15 category. Below are the scores and series standings in the remaining categories.
Friday, November 29
GAME 1 – (Under-12) #2 Tyre Center Warriors/OBs OJ won, 12-9, over #1 Guava Limb. TC Warriors – Arden Boiton 8 pts, Liam Dacak 2 pts, Aiden Pinelo 2 pts; Guava Limb – Amid Juan 9 pts.
Tyre Center Warriors/OBs OJ are the Under-12 Champions.
GAME 2 – (Under-21) #1 Underdogs won, 55-44, over #2 Vegan Roots Brotherhood. Underdogs – Tayshaun “Pawdy” Haylock 23 pts, Kishawn Usher 9 pts, Jayden Garcia 6 pts, Randy Henry 6 pts; Vegan Roots B. – Tas-I-Manra Kwatamani 13 pts, Luis Sosa 12 pts, Corey Garbutt 11 pts.
Underdogs lead the best-of-three series, 1-0.
GAME 3 – (Amateur) #1 MIDH won, 55-41, over #3 Crusaders. MIDH – Gavriel Martinez 23 pts, Brandon Anderson 10 pts, Mark Gentle 10 pts; Crusaders – Sheriff Anderson 15 pts, Frederick Banner 10 pts, Roberto “Mosho” Guerra 8 pts.
MIDH leads the best-of-three series, 1-0.
GAME 4 – (Seniors) #3 Knights won, 69-64, over #4 Assassins. Knights – Jamaal Harris 19 pts, Jevaughn “Chucky” McKenzie 18 pts, Dane Bradley 10 pts, Kristian Usher 9 pts; Assassins – Kyron “Tut” Molina 29 pts, Kishawn Usher 12 pts, Neville Martinez 8 pts.
Knights lead the best-of-three series, 1-0.
Saturday, November 30
GAME 1 – (Under- 15) #1 Elite won, 29-20, over #2 JDB. Elite – Jamir Martinez 10 pts, Devin Dominguez 9 pts, Hebron Martinez 4 pts, Xzavion Pascual 4 pts; JDB – Xzavien Pascual 9 pts, Karim Zaiden 4 pts, Ishan Castaneda 3 pts.
Elite are the Under-15 Champions.
GAME 2 – (Under-19) #3 Belmopan Trojans won, 50-38 over #1 Assassins Jr. Belmopan Trojans – Amare Jones 12 pts, Rashad Neal 10 pts, Eddie Bennett 10 pts, Jesse Chun 8 pts, Kofi Smith 8 pts; Assassins Jr. – Zane Santiago 11 pts, Andre Harrison 7 pts, Israel August 5 pts, Ian “Googles” Rodriguez 5 pts.
Belmopan Trojans leads the best-of-three series, 1-0.
GAME 3 – (Under-21) #2 Vegan Roots Brotherhood won, 69-65, over #1 Underdogs. Vegan Roots B. – Jayden Sutherland 24 pts, Corey Garbutt 18 pts, Luis Sosa 15 pts, Tas-I-Manra Kwatamani 10 pts; Underdogs – Tayshaun “Pawdy” Haylock 23 pts, Zoren Smith 13 pts, Kishawn Usher 9 pts, Jayden Garcia 8 pts.
Series is tied, 1-1.
GAME 4 – (Amateur) #1 MIDH won, 61-46, over #3 Crusaders. Brandon Anderson 15 pts, Gavriel Martinez 12 pts, Mark Gentle 11 pts, Lindy Gill 8 pts; Crusaders – Emerson King 15 pts, Ivan Flowers 13 pts, Roberto “Mosho” Castellanos 7 pts.
MIDH are the Amateur Champions.
AWARD WINNERS
Below are the individual award winners for the regular season:
Females – Good Sportsmanship – Nyah Dacak & Amaya Segura.
Under 9 – Good Sportsmanship – Connor Smith & Liam Salazar.
Under 12 – Good Sportsmanship – Alcee Westby & Joe Pech, Jr.
Under 15 – Good Sportsmanship – Kenyon Haylock & Rojon Maskall.
Under 17 – Most Valuable Player (MVP) Regular Season – Jeremy “Jay” Carbajal (Tolacca/Renal Care).
Under 17 – Best Defensive Player – Jeremy “Jay” Carbajal.
Under 19 – Most Valuable Player (MVP) Regular Season – Israel “Shorty” August (Assassins Jr.).
Under 19 – Best Defensive Player – Tayshaun “Pawdy” Haylock (Reapers).
Under 21 – Most Valuable Player (MVP) Regular Season – Kenroy “Suppa” Nunez (Underdogs).
Under 21 – Best Defensive Player – Randy Henry (Underdogs).
Amateur – Most Valuable Player (MVP) Regular Season – Mark Gentle (MIDH) & Stanley Flowers (Crusaders).
Amateur – Best Defensive Player – Jhalee Reyes (Police).
Seniors – Most Valuable Player (MVP) Regular Season – Brandon “Puddy” Flowers (Mek We Do It Ballaz).
Seniors – Best Defensive Player – Ryan “Mentes” Carbajal (Assassins).
REMAINING GAMES
Below are the games scheduled for the remainder of the season at Victor Galvez Stadium in San Ignacio Town.
Saturday, December 7
6:30 p.m. (Females) – Yummies (#1) vs Eco-Cultural Tours (#2)
7:00 p.m. (Under 9) – The Burnz (#1) vs Joseph Freight (#2)
7:30 p.m. (Under 19) – Assassins Jr. (#1) vs Belmopan Trojans (#3)
(Belmopan Trojans leads the best-of-three series, 1–0.)
7:30 p.m. (Under 21) – Underdogs (#1) vs Vegan Roots (#2)
(The best-of-three series is tied, 1-1.)
8:30 p.m. (Seniors) – Knights (#3) vs Assassins (#4)
(Knights lead the best-of-three series, 1–0.)
Friday, December 13
6:30 p.m. (Under 17) – IDS (#1) vs Tolacca (#2)
(Championship Game)
7:00 p.m. (All Divisions) – Trophy Presentations
7:30 p.m. (Under 19) – Game 3 (if needed) – Assassins Jr. (#1) vs. Belmopan Trojans (#3)
8:30 p.m. (Seniors) – Game 3 (if needed) – Knights (#3) vs. Assassins (#4)
Saturday, December 14
7:30 p.m. (Under 9) – Under 9 Exhibition Game [Males & Females]
8:00 p.m. (Coed) – All Star Game – Educators vs Community Workers