THE Kwakwani Secondary School’s basketball teams showed their pedigree and skills on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to once again capture three of the four titles on offer in the Youth Basketball Guyana KFC’s National Schools Basketball Festival.

Kwakwani’s only blemish on the day was in the U-14 category when they clashed with St Rose’s High for the crown.
St Rose’s made an impressive start only losing the lead a couples of times but managing to stay on track to clinch a three-point victory 38-35.

St Rose’s had Cayden Marks with his 13 points and 10 rebounds to thank for leading them with Brad Cush also supporting well with seven points and five rebounds in the win.
Kwakwani’s Crandon Beckles kept his team in the fight with a solid 16 points and 10 rebounds, but it still proved not enough as they went down in a nail-biting finish.
In the U-16 final, Kwakwani stopped President’s College 39-33 to take the title.

Kwakwani’s player of the match was Marlon Mendonca as he played well for his 10 points.
Simeon Sinclair also backed up well with his 10 points and 5 steals in the performance.
President’s College’s best scorer was Mattaniah Fordyce with 20 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

On the distaff side, Kwakwani Secondary’s girls’ team edged President’s College (PC) 26-22 points

Kwakwani’s Sherse Leacock led the charge with 10 points, while Brianna Benjamin contributed with 7 Points, 5 rebounds and 5 steals.
PC’s best player, Junelly Paddy, showed her worth with 12 buckets and 10 rebounds in a losing cause.

Finally in the Senior Boys U-18 category, it was another slam dunk for Kwakwani Secondary who thrashed the Government Technical Institute (GTI) 64-45.

Tyreek Sampson was Kwakwani’s star player with 22 points as they steamrolled their opponents by 19 points.
Lenrick Seaford and Simeon Sinclair backed their star player up with 10 points each in the win.

GTI’s Kadeem Beckles dropped 10 points and Demitri Crandon 11 points, despite the loss.
Kwakwani’s Dallas Thomas for his effort copped the Best Coach accolade, while Hururu Secondary collected the best sportsmanship award and the award for best emerging team.

The National Schools Basketball Festival was sponsored by KFC Guyana, Edward B. Beharry Ltd. G-Boats Guyana, Banks DIH, and National Sports Commission.