Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017
Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017
Caribbean Times 97th Issue - Tuesday 14th February 2017
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14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g<br />
<strong>Tuesday</strong> <strong>14th</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Stingerz defeat Braves with buzzer beater<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
LJ Northside Stingerz pulled off the<br />
first upset for the <strong>2017</strong> season in Division<br />
one of the Antigua Barbuda Basketball<br />
Association league on Sunday<br />
night at the JSC Sports Complex defeating<br />
H.U.F. Baldwin Braves, 72-69<br />
with a buzzerbeater shot.<br />
In the Super Sunday action, the first<br />
matchup did not disappoint as Stingerz<br />
came from a 17-point deficit to give the<br />
Grays Green men their first loss of the<br />
season.<br />
Mahijah Davis who scored the<br />
game winning basket for the Hive sent<br />
JSC into a frenzy and shattered the unblemished<br />
record of Braves.<br />
Davis ended the match with 16<br />
points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in<br />
their huge victory while Coy Quinland<br />
was the leading scorer with 18 points<br />
and 7 rebounds despite being fouled<br />
out midway through the last quarter.<br />
By Marver Woodley<br />
Long serving, Wilbur<br />
Harrigan has earned yet another<br />
term as President of<br />
the Antigua and Barbuda<br />
Volleyball Association.<br />
Harrigan was elected yet<br />
again on the 9th following a<br />
9-year delayed general elections<br />
due to issues with the<br />
organizations constitution<br />
and postponement by its executive<br />
members.<br />
He held off the challenge<br />
of former national player<br />
Frank Schwartz just a few<br />
lucky votes as the polls show<br />
he was in the lead 7-4. With<br />
the exception of just two<br />
former members the entire<br />
executive committee was<br />
reelected to their respective<br />
Chaz Samuel chipped in with 11<br />
points and 5 assists.<br />
Lennox ‘Termite’ McCoy who was<br />
also fouled out with approximately two<br />
minutes left in the last quarter was the<br />
leading scorer with 17 points, 9 rebounds<br />
and 5 steals.<br />
Teammates, Vivian ‘Boast’ Destin<br />
and Lindsay McDonald contributed 16<br />
and 15 points respectively.<br />
In the feature matchup of the Super<br />
Sunday action, defending champions,<br />
F and G Trading Cuties Ovals Ojays<br />
trumped Flyers Basketball, 92-78.<br />
The Orange men were neck and<br />
neck with the champs in the first half<br />
but could not maintain the momentum<br />
or stop the offensive dominance of<br />
Ojays.<br />
League MVP and Captain of the<br />
two-time champions, Bryan ‘Hollywood’<br />
Matthew led the charge with 29<br />
points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists while<br />
posts.<br />
The First Vice-President<br />
position will be held by Hennery<br />
Matthew, the second<br />
Vice-President will be Olson<br />
Joseph, Gisele Azar will be<br />
the secretary while Fitzroy<br />
Benjamin will continue to<br />
be the treasurer.<br />
By Carlena Knight<br />
All Saints Secondary dominated Jennings<br />
Secondary, 28-6 last Thursday, in the Senior<br />
Girls Division of the Cool and Smooth<br />
Inter-School Basketball League at the JSC<br />
Sports Complex. Led by Reyana Regis with 10<br />
points and assisted by Jahleisha Knowles with<br />
8 points ASSS outplayed JSS on both ends of<br />
the court. Marsha Joseph of JSS had 4 points<br />
veteran Marlon ‘Buju’ Charles assisted<br />
with 15 points.<br />
Playoffs MVP, Kareem ‘Macky’<br />
Edwards contributed with 11 points<br />
and 6 rebounds while teammates,<br />
Devorn Benjamin and N’kenge ‘Beef’<br />
Drew chipped in with 10 points and 10<br />
rebounds for the win.<br />
Flyers’ Steven Matthew was the<br />
leading scorer with 24 points. He was<br />
assisted by Adonis Humphreys with<br />
17 points and 13 rebounds and Kenya<br />
Achom with 11 points and 11 assists.<br />
Russel Daley also had 11 points in a<br />
losing effort.<br />
The action will continue on Thursday<br />
night as LJ Northside Stingerz will<br />
face the champions, in a finals rematch<br />
of last year, F and G Trading Cuties<br />
Ovals Ojays at 6:30 p.m. while H.U.F.<br />
Baldwin Braves will battle Flyers Basketball<br />
at 8pm at the JSC Sports Complex.<br />
Harrigan reelected as volleyball president<br />
Holding the assistant<br />
secretary position will be<br />
Vanessa Burk and Naeema<br />
Wilson will act as floor<br />
member all for the first-time<br />
Harris Lewis will also act as<br />
a floor a member while the<br />
past Public Relations Officer<br />
Rosemary Simon have retained<br />
her position.<br />
According to the PRO all<br />
of the elected members will<br />
serve for one year according<br />
to the constitution as the Association<br />
will aim to ratify<br />
the constitution promptly so<br />
that the elections should be<br />
held every four years.<br />
All Saints Secondary<br />
dominates Jennings Secondary<br />
in a losing effort.<br />
In the other game that day, Antigua State<br />
College defeated Antigua Grammar School,<br />
62-50. The Senior Boys matchup saw Anthony<br />
Greer score a game high 22 points with assistance<br />
from Kellony Tonge with 14 points.<br />
Tyreke Lewis of AGS had 18 points with<br />
assistance from Ahamani Browne with 14<br />
points and Julian Henry with 12 points.