Retrieve Raiders and Victory Valley Royals clinched their berths in the semi-final round in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) u-23 tournament, downing Bankers Trust Falcons and Block 22 Flames respectively on Wednesday. Staged at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard Court in Linden, Raiders downed Falcons by a 55-44 score line. Daniel Anthony top recorded with a game high 18 points in the win. He was supported by the duo of O. Williams and C. Winter who chipped in with 12 and nine points respectively. Trailing by a 14-10 score at the end of the first quarter, Raiders would seize the initiative in the second stanza as they netted 15 points while restricting Falcons to a meagre three points to go into the half time interval ahead by a 25-17 score line.
They then built on their advantage in the third period as they netted 14 points
