THE Linden Secondary Schools Under- 19 basketball final between Mackenzie High and Linden Technical Institute (LTI) will be contested today at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.

The annual championship, organised by Victory Valley Royals basketball club for the eleventh year, will be played following the semifinals last Monday when national player Terron Welch led the LTI to their win over New Silvercity Secondary with 17 points while former national Under-19 player Dennis Niles scored 14.
New Silvercity Secondary’s Dwayne Paddy had the best score for his team, netting 14 while Coel Winter supported with six and Branley Griffith and Cleveland Denny scored four each.
In the other semifinal Mackenzie High were able to cut a ten-point deficit with about three minutes to game time and come out winners by a 34-30 score-line.
Their win was hinged around Otis Williams with eight points as Tyrese Mitchell and Yannick Tappin contributed seven points apiece.
The third-place playoff game will start at 16:00hrs to be followed by the championship game at 18:00hrs. (Joe Chapman)