Williamson, Nurse stars for North Ruimveldt Ravens

THE Ravens U23 unit had superb performances from Atilla Williamson and Alroy Nurse to catapult their side to victory and consign Lamaha Park Pepsi Sonics to a heavy defeat on Saturday.
This is as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association U23 league continued at the National Gymnasium.

Nurse and Williamson both had a game-high 21 points in the game.
It was a blow-out showing from the South Georgetown team as they ended the contest 82-58.

Despite the finish it was the Pepsi Sonics who started the clash with some spectacular shots as they led 18-13 at the end of the first period.
Pepsi Sonics had Kurvin Mars to thank for their lead as he had 19 points in the game and played some vital minutes from the onset.

Shamar Hope also chipped in with a well-played 12 points.
Ravens would begin to pull back the advantage in the second quarter, tipping the lead 29-32 going into the break.

The second half saw a more determined Ravens side put in a strong showing to make a resurgence, outscoring Sonics 26-11 in the third period to overturn the lead and put them in pole position 55-43.

The final quarter saw the Ravens dominate to end strong with 27 points to Sonics 15 as they earned a 24-point victory 82-58.
Meanwhile, Cummingburg Bounty Colts tipped Meadowbrook Nets in their game 75-68 to keep their winning record.

After leading by six points after tip off 16-10, the Nets looked on course for a big win with Chris Perez drilling some early buckets.
The lead was shortlived as an all-round effort from Ronoko Vaughn (14), Shannon Wilson (11), Carmelo Man-Son-Hing (11), Richard Semple (11) and Charles Williams (12) helped their side make a comeback to take the advantage 37-31 at the break.

From there, they went on to dominate the remainder of the encounter.
Shaquille Hescott dropped 21 points and Peter Langevine had 17 in an awesome individual outing, but it proved inadequate as Colts U23 side had five players in double figures to eclipse nets 75-68.

The league continues with a double header on Wednesday at the National Gymnasium.
Leonora Rising Stars play Stabroek Ballers and University of Guyana Trojans play Prospect Kobras.