Plaisance Guardians dismantled the Pepsi Sonics, while Ravens schooled the University of Guyana [UG] Trojans on Wednesday in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s [GABA] League Championship.
Staged at the Burnham Court on Middle and Carmichael Streets, Plaisance Guardians brushed aside Sonics by a mammoth 112-63 scoreline in their Under 23 divisional fixture.
Terrence Daniels led the lopsided contest with 27 points, while the trio of Israel Yaw, Akeem Crandon and Jared Sears tallied 16, 15 and 12 points respectively.
Rafael Whittington and Nigel Bowen were the next best scorers with eight and seven points correspondingly, while Ronaldo Teixeira and Delroy Critchlow added six points each.
On the other side, Lemuel Grant top scored with 21 points, while Troy Glasgow battled to 11 points. The trio of Manasseh Williams and relatives Jermin and Jamal Booker scored eight, eight and six points each respectively. In what was clearly a lopsided contest, the first period was the closest Sonics came to posing a challenge to the vaunted Guardians lineup, as it ended 21-18 in favour of the latter.
The East Coast Demerara unit strengthened their grip on the contest in the second quarter, tallying 28 points while restricting Sonics to 17 points to enter the halftime break ahead at 49-35.
The contest was effectively over at the end of the third stanza, with Guardians amassing a mammoth 34 points to Sonics paltry 14 points, to head into the final period at 83-49.
Guardians sealed their lopsided victory in style, outscoring Sonics once again by a 29-14 scoreline in the final period.
Meanwhile, Ravens soared past the UG Trojans 65-49 in their 1st Division showdown.
Dominic Vicente and Tyrone Hamid top scored for the victor with 14 points each, with Sebastian Luke and Ryan Stephney, the next best scorers with eight points each. Adding seven points was Kurt Sunich. For the loser, Selvaughn Mosley recorded 13 points, while the duo of Ewart Smith and Samuel Thompson assisted with 10 points apiece.
Cosmo Evans chipped in with six points. The tournament continues tomorrow at the same venue with another round of matches.
