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14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
Monday 23rd January 2017<br />
Stingerz open season with a victory<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
LJ Stingerz opened their 2017 Antigua<br />
Barbuda Basketball Association Division<br />
one campaign with a convincing<br />
victory over Freetown Travellers, 96-54<br />
on Thursday night at the JSC Sports complex.<br />
They were led by highflyer, Coy<br />
Quinland with 29 points and 7 rebounds<br />
and was assisted by Chaz Samuel with 22<br />
points.<br />
Captain Mahijah Davis chipped in<br />
with 18 points and 10 rebounds while<br />
teammate, Felix Hamilton contributed<br />
with 12 points respectively.<br />
The 2016 playoff runners up sent a<br />
clear message to not be counted out of<br />
the title race for the 2017 season.<br />
For Travellers, Morlon ‘Little’ Davis<br />
had 17 rebounds and 6 rebounds. He was<br />
assisted by Jahmarie Hastings who had<br />
10 points and 7 rebounds.<br />
In the feature match, defending champions,<br />
F and G Trading Cuties Ovals<br />
Ojays picked up their second straight victory<br />
as they trumped newbies, Ottos Full<br />
Throttle, 79-57.<br />
Captain and 2016 League MVP, Bryan<br />
‘Hollywood’ Matthew was the leading<br />
scorer with 22 points and 9 rebounds.<br />
Teammates, Devorn Benjamin and Eric<br />
‘Lebron’ Joseph assisted both 12 points<br />
with Joseph grabbing 11 rebounds.<br />
Adissa ‘Rass-I’ Harris had 7 assists<br />
for the victors.<br />
Meanwhile for Full Throttle, Kavari<br />
Francis had 15 points and 8 rebounds<br />
and Shawn ‘Gizmo’ Williams scored 11<br />
points and grabbed 8 rebounds in a losing<br />
effort.<br />
Matches continued on Saturday night<br />
at The Cage, formally Ovals Basketball<br />
court.<br />
Hometech Outlaws defeated a persistent<br />
Yorks Crushers team, 80-72 in the<br />
first matchup of the night.<br />
Outlaws led by as much as 18 points<br />
in the first half but became complacent<br />
giving Crushers some much needed confidence<br />
and momentum in the second<br />
half.<br />
Crushers however despite cutting the<br />
game to a point deficit could not get over<br />
the hump that was Outlaws and with a<br />
few turnovers late in the fourth lost the<br />
match, giving them their first loss of the<br />
season.<br />
Kevin ‘Pumpkin’ Roberts led his team<br />
to victory with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5<br />
assists and 5 steals and was assisted by<br />
Humroy Wright with 13 points and Pernel<br />
Phillip with 10.<br />
Crushers’ Cohen DeSouza had 19<br />
points and 7 rebounds while teammates,<br />
Jamie Harris and DeCastro Walbrook<br />
chipped in, both with 17 points. Harris<br />
grabbed 17 rebounds while Walbrook<br />
nabbed 10.<br />
F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays<br />
won by default against Big Banana Express.
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