Ravens crushed fierce rival Colts 72-63 in their first-division clash when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA] ‘League Championship’ continued on Thursday at the Burnham Court, Middle and Carmichael Streets.
Tyrone Hamid recorded a monstrous 35 points in the rout with Dominic Vicente and Ryan Stephney adding 13 and 10 points respectively.
For Colts, Shane Webster top scored with 19 points while Kurt English and Jonathan Mangra chipped in with 13 points apiece.
The contest started positively for Ravens who earned a 22-13 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The home side responded in the second quarter, outscoring their opponent 20-17 to reduce the deficit to six points (39-33) entering the halftime interval.
Colts chipped away at the deficit once more, recording 13 points while restricting Ravens to 11 points to enter the final quarter trailing 50-46.
However, Ravens responded in the fourth period, out-hustling the hosts 22-17 to clinch the vital victory.
Meanwhile, Kobras edged University of Guyana [UG] Trojans 50-47 in the Under-23 category. James Lakhan and Akeem Morrison led the way with 12 and 10 points respectively while Samuel Warrick and Amoniki John added eight points each.
For UG Trojans, Kadeem Peterkin and Jabari Joseph battled to 17 points each. The event continues today at the same venue with another round of matches.
