Defending champs suffer first defeat

Defending national champions Marian Academy suffered their first loss of the tourney going down to St. Rose’s High 33-34 in their U19 fixture when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Conference Championships continued on Saturday.

Played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue, dominant scorer Nathan Saul continued his tournament shooting form as he netted a game-high 18 points in the win for the Church Street unit. Liam Fraites led the Carifesta Avenue institution with nine points while Judah Stephney registered figures of eight points and eight rebounds in the loss.

Continuing in the same division, President’s College (PC) defeated Plaisance Academy by a