Guardians draw first blood after edging Colts 77-76

Dave Causeway

Botched free throws by Kurt English along with a timely Trenton Woolford block in the dying moments, relegated Colts to a 76-77 loss to Plaisance Guardians when the best-of-three division-1 finale of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) league championships commenced on Friday.

Sent to the free-throw line with less than five seconds remaining and the score 77-76 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, English succumbed to the pressure of the situation, missing both his attempts.

The resultant rebound was grabbed by Dave Causeway whose subsequent shot from the left side of the rim was blocked emphatically by the pursuing Woolford. The lanky defender then recovered the loose ball, running the