… wins for GTI, St Rose’s, President’s College and Plaisance
MARIAN ACADEMY began the defence of their national Under-19 title, blowing out Charlestown Secondary 45-7 when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) conference championships began last Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.A 14-point and nine-rebound effort from Judah Stephney led the winners while Jonathan Mangra and contributed nine and six points respectively.

In other matchups, the Georgetown Technical Institute, led by Darroll Williams’ 18 points, defeated Bishops’ High 48-37 in their U-19 conference fixture. Carlos Edwards recorded 11 points and six rebounds in the win.
Leading the losers with 14 and 11 points were Marvin Durant and Daniel Haynes respectively.
Continuing in the same division, St Rose’s mauled Brickdam Secondary 66-32, thanks to Nathan Saul’s 16 points while Keon Marks and Patrice Agrippa contributed 10 points each, as Joshua Lee had a double, scoring 13 points and collecting 14 rebounds in the loss while Michael Anderson recorded figures of 12 points and collected nine rebounds in support.
In the Under-16 matchup, President’s College blew out Bishops’ High 35-13, led by Kadeem Perkins 17 points and six rebounds, before Plaisance edged President’s College 52-46 in their Under-19 East Coast Conference showdown.
A double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds by Nduka Horatio led Plaisance while figures of nine points and five rebounds were contributed by Kelvin Yorrick, with Shakeel Garnett netting 16 points and collecting six rebounds in the loss, receiving support from Jaleel Duke who got 13 points and nine rebounds.