Linden Technical upsets Kwakwani in basketball final

The successful Linden Technical Institute poses with their trophies after the game and closing ceremony.

Linden Technical Institute pulled off an overtime win to dethrone the defending champions, Kwakwani Secondary on Sunday to claim the Division One title of the National Schools’ Basketball Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

While both teams came from the Linden ‘Big Ten” Conference which has seen them clash before their final showdown they still managed to generate a buzz in the crowd at the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) and the National Sports Commission (NSC)-organized event.

Both teams came out of the gates firing on all