KWAKWANI Secondary School showed their basketball prowess once again by clinching four out of the five finals when Youth Basketball Guyana held their pre-season Challenge Series and Skills Competition at the National Gymnasium over the weekend.

The senior U-21 category provided a stern test for Kwakwani as they tackled University of Guyana Trojan.

KK trailed at the end of the first half 7-5 but vital minutes from MVP Damarcus Adams proved pivotal as they rebounded to seal the win 12-11.

In the U-18 category, Kwakwani dominated Bishops’ High school despite another stellar performance from Bishops’ Carmelo Man-Son-Hing with a game high 10 points.

The Region Six Berbice side led 6-5 at the half but went into second gear to close out the clash 22-14 for an 8 points win.

The Girls U-18 final was a blow out as the President’s College girls failed to adjust to the speed of the game with Kwakwani in the first half, leading 8-0 before finishing with a 17-4 victory after a fabulous showing from Lanisha Mohammed with 10 points.

The 14 and under division saw a lopsided encounter as Kwakwani youths playing Bishops High School (A) claimed a 9 points victory.

Kwakwani whose basketball programme is headed by Ann Gordon and Dave Causeway only blemish came in the U-16’s where they met fellow Region 10 side Mackenzie High School.

They had a good start leading 11-8 at the half way point but a combined effort by Mackenzie High led by Isaiah Cameron with six points made the difference.

In the second half, Mackenzie went on a 7-1 run to overturn the lead and gain the momentum to defeat Mackenzie 18-12 for the under 16 title.

The competition saw games lasting for 10 minutes, divided into two halves of five minutes with teams allowed, no substitutes but schools were allowed to field as much teams as possible to give all their players the necessary court time.

This year saw 50 teams drawn from 22 schools from Regions Three, Four, Six, Seven and 10.

Meanwhile, Stephon George was the top 3-points shooter and Tavishti Persaud claimed the best free throw shooter with Simeon Sinclair winning skills combined in the skills.