BOUNTY Colts and Retrieve Raiders of Linden were the latest teams to advance to the quarter-finals of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) National Club Championship. Playing at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Wednesday night, Colts defeated Linden’s Bankers Trust Falcons 98-68 and Raiders edged New Amsterdam Warriors 48-44.

In the opening game of the double-header, point guards Dave Causeway and Shelroy Thomas led all scorers with 19 points each while Rayon Cummings and National centre Shane Webster contributed with 15 and 14 points respectively for the Colts.
Marlon Persaud (18), Devon Thompson (13) and Thornton Wilson (12) were the top marksmen for the Amelia’s Ward-based club in a losing effort.
Meanwhile, Raiders, the finalists of last year’s tournament, were led by their captain and star player Neil Marks who poured in a game-high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds while for the Berbicians, Edmar Semple had a double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds).
The tournament continued last evening with a double-header. Defending champions Ravens played Smythfield Rockers of Berbice and Victory Valley Royals came up against Republic Bank Nets.