–Berbice Educational Institute & Tutorial Academy are latest winners

YOUTH Basketball Guyana returned to the Vryman Erven Basketball Court in New Amsterdam on Friday with Berbice Educational Institute & Tutorial Academy clinching wins in the Berbice leg of the Regional Basketball Conference played in the Ancient County.
The action tipped off with the girl’s category as Tutorial Academy took on JC Chandisingh Secondary School.

Tutorial Academy put up a strong offence with a stifling defense to win 10-0.
Player of the match Jada Alexander led with 8 points and 2 rebounds.
Next, Berbice Educational Institute edged New Amsterdam Secondary 21-18 in a hotly contested matchup.
Leading the way for Berbice Educational Institute was Shaquen Marks, who dropped 9 points and 7 rebounds.
Supporting was Bryan Kirton, who scored 8 points coupled with 4 rebounds.
On the losing side, New Amsterdam Secondary’s Dominique Rodriguez was decent with 6 points and 5 rebounds.
Tutorial Academy bots closed off the day with a 36-20 win over Vryman’s Erven Secondary.
Leading the way for Tutorial Academy was Rakeone Gladstone, who starred with 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Also supporting their offensive efforts were Deandre Hemerding with 9 points and Trevor Abrams with 6.
Tabeal Braithwaite led all scorers with a game-high 14 points, albeit in a losing cause.
The regionals continue today with the Georgetown leg at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with 4 matches set for the day.
Chase Academy will meet the Bishop’s High B; schools of the Nations play the Bishop’s High A; St Stanislaus College plays Tutorial High; and Marian Academy clashes with Queen College.
The countrywide regionals are sponsored by Edward B. Beharry Ltd, G-Boats Inc., National Sports Commission, Ministry of Education and Banks DIH Ltd.