– Shootout competition among pastors added attraction…

THE Linden Pentecostal Fire Assembly of God (AOG) Church’s Youth Department has organised a two-night basketball championship which will see combined church teams within Linden taking the court tonight and tomorrow night at the Retrieve Hard Court in Linden.

Organised by former coach of national club champions Victory Valley Royals Christopher Pollydore and former youth national player United States-based Marlon Pollydore, who will be present, the aim is to get basketball competitions again among the church brethren.

With this in mind, four teams will face off tonight.

In the first game, the combined Pentecostal Fire/WISROCK AOG and Emmanuel AOG team from the west of Linden take on a veterans team.

Mount Carmel AOG, Praise Tabernacle AOG and Calvary Temple combined side face South Assembly AOG in the other knockout match starting at 18:00hrs.

In addition to those two encounters, there will  be a shootout contest for youths Under 15 and Under 10 years old.

There is also a specially arranged shootout contest among the pastors from across Linden to spice up the two nights of basketball.

According to Christopher Pollydore the winners will contest the final Saturday night, and the losers will combine to take on a Georgetown representative church team as the supporting game tomorrow night also.

He said trophies, replicas and medals will go to the winners in all the categories on the final night.