BLOCK 22 Flames, Stabroek Eagles and Royals picked up wins on Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in the One Guyana Basketball Premier League.
Linden’s Block 22 Flames picked up a three-point win over Berbice Renegades
72-69.
The contest saw Flames taking the lead earl,17-13, after the first quarter but
Berbice flipped the script in the second quarter to lead 29-25 at the half.

Marvin Mars 10, Stephen Peters 17 and Avion Kesney with 16 showed their
worth for Berbice as they sought to close it out leading by five points at the end
of the third quarter 50-45.

Flames’ Lerone Joseph 19 and Shamar Savory hit a game-high 28 points with 10 buckets from Shawn Cameron as they surged back to eclipse Berbice Renegades in the fourth period to narrowly win 72-69.
Last year’s finalist Eagles were led by top scorer Zion Grey with 20 points as they outlasted Panthers 59-48.

Panthers started slowly as they trailed 30-10 at the break; however, Anish Ramlall, who ended with 23 points stepped up after the half to give his team a fighting chance.
Eagles’ Travis Belgrave scored 10 crucial points along with seven each from
Timothy Richmond and Mortimer Robinson as they fought off Panthers
Fourth-quarter rally to win it 59-48.

Also in the winner’s circle was Royals who defeated Bounty Colts 61-47.
Royals led for all four quarters with Yannick Tappin dropping 16 points,
with 14 from Harold Adams and 11 from Kobe Tappin.

Jaden Simon scored 12 and Shayne Webster 11 points in a losing effort as
they were outplayed on the offensive and defensive ends as Royals picked up
an easy win.

The league is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission(NSC) and is set to conclude in May and features 22 teams evenly split in the Jaguars and Harpy Eagles conference drawn from all across the country and
battling for bragging rights, top dollars and the coveted trophy.