RETRIEVE Raiders scored a thrilling 59-58 win over Amelia’s Ward Jets while Half Mile Bulls crushed Kings 62-42 as the 3rd Rock Entertainment Super Eight basketball championship semifinals were played last Saturday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court. Come Saturday, the two winners, Raiders and Bulls, will collide for the championship trophy and $80 000 while the losing finalists receive $45 000 and a trophy.

There will also be cash incentives for the third place winners, Kings or Jets, along with a trophy.
In the semifinal Raiders trailed the Jets 9-17 at the end of the first quarter, but stormed back to take the lead at halftime 29-25. It was a tough battle in the third quarter but the Raiders were leading 42-40, before both teams fought hard to outdo the other in the final period with the Raiders scoring the one-point victory 59-58.
They were led by national forward Neil Marks who had a game-high 21 points while the Jets’ scoring was shared by Joel Webster with 13 points, Amaniki Archibald with 12 and Allister Webster 10.
In the other semifinal game Bulls humbled their more known rivals by 20 points as they led 17-14, 41-19, 48-33 and fin ally won 62-42 against a hapless Kings side. Junior national standout Terron Welch continues to impress with a tournament-high 32 points, and Kevin Easton supported with 12 while for the Kings Quincy Easton had 15 points.
The final is set for Saturday at the MSC Hard Court with the third place playoff game between Kings and Jets at 19:00hrs while the championship game will be at 21:00hrs. (Joe Chapman)