YOUTH Basketball Guyana on Wednesday tipped off their playoff in the Georgetown Regional Basketball Conference Series at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The playoff saw St. Rose’s High School dominate the opening clash, defeating Christ Church Secondary by 69 points, 70-1.
Nathan Williams starred for St. Rose’s with 20 points and 9 rebounds.
He had crucial support from the likes of Shequan Callendar with 15 points, Christian Williams with 8 points and 10 rebounds, and Dequan Fraser with 7 points and 8 steals, all contributing vital minutes.
Next, the Bishop’s High edged St. Stanislaus College 35-30.
Jonathan Nazier led with 13 points, with Kimol Pickering adding 9 points and 13 rebounds.
St. Stanislaus’ Quasie Newton scored 16 points in a losing cause.
The third game of the clash saw Tutorial High defeating Marian Academy 38-19.
Keion Lynch and Julian Charles were superb with 15 points each.
The final game of the day saw Queen’s College defeating Brickdam Secondary 35-19.
Queen’s College’s player of the game was Deshawn Gurrick, who dropped 13 points to go with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
His teammate Darren Dublin was also on a hot streak with 10 points and 4 rebounds as they comfortably edged Brickdam Secondary School.
Akili Layne led the losing side with 10 points, with Nyl George playing well on the other end with 11 rebounds and 5 steals.
St. Rose’s High, the Bishops’ High, Tutorial High, and Queen’s College will contest the semi-finals this evening at the sports hall with the regional finals set for Sunday.
The regionals are sponsored by Edward B. Beharry Ltd., G-Boats Inc., the National Sports Commission, the Ministry of Education, and Banks DIH Ltd