… Jada Mohan fails to take Marian Academy over President’s College

YANNICK Tappin, the Mackenzie High School (MHS) point guard, was a ‘man amongst boys’, as he poured in a tournament-high 44 points, to lead his team to a 91-76 points victory over the Linden Technical Institute (LTI).

As a result his team won this year’s Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Titan Bowl, which wrapped up on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
In the Girls’ final, despite a game-high 19 points by basketball protégé Jada Mohan, Marian Academy lost 23-24 to President’s College (PC) in an entertaining encounter.
Meanwhile, Tappin, after showing off his skills and the reason he’s probably one of the top High School ‘ballers’ in Guyana, the eventual Most Valuable Player (MVP) awardee saved his best performance for last, unleashing an all-round performance unlike any other in the tournament this year.

He dished out six assists, picking up eight steals and grabbing six rebounds to go along with his 44 points.
The Linden Technical Institute had no answer for Tappin, who was supported by Kevlon Cadogan (14 points, seven rebounds) and Leon Benjamin (13 points, 11 rebounds).
Jamal Gilkes had a huge game on both ends of the floor for LTI, scoring 18 points and hauling in 15 rebounds. He had the support of Dillon Pellew (14 points, 10 rebounds) and George Yearwood (13 points).

In the female final, Mohan, known as the best female player in Guyana, did all she could but her great performance was not good enough to stop Marian Academy from falling to President’s College (23-24).
Mohan, along with her 19 points, had six steals and seven rebounds, but it was PC’s Roschelle Campbell’s six points, 15 rebounds and three steals that made the difference.
Annalisa Barclay also turned in a good performance for ‘PC’ netting seven points, and grabbing five rebounds.
This year’s ‘Titan Bowl’ was the seventh edition of the YBG showpiece, which marks the end of their school’s basketball season.