Kolij Lions are the new titleholders of the Barbados Amateur Basketball Association 2017 Summer Jam Under-16 competition.
Led by a game-high 29 points from point guard and eventual Most Valuable Player Brandon Ruck, Lions were able to roar over Next Generation Green Monkeys 74-57 (25-10, 35-26, 53-42) Thursday night at the Barbados Community College.
The champion team coached by Dario McCollin pressed the opposition offence rather early in the exchange and they turned on the accelerator after the scores were tied 8-8 for a comfortable 17-point run [25-8] just before the opening stanza had concluded. https://www.barbadostoday.bb/2017/08/05/roaring-lions/
Monkeys and Lions to do battle
Next Generation Green Monkeys and Kolij Lions are the two top teams in this year’s Barbados Amateur Basketball Association’s Summer Jam Under-16 Competition, but who will be champions is a tale still to be told.
As a matter of fact, the new kings will be determined Thursday evening when the final takes place at the Barbados Community College (BCC) after Next Generation dethroned Young Men’s Christian Association Wild Cats 60-54 (12-4, 27-21, 46-41) and Kolij edged Pinelands by a mere point 70-69 Tuesday night at the Barbados Community College.
Queen’s College and Graydon Sealy have both given themselves a shot to complete the Co-operators General Insurance Schools Under-16 Basketball double.
On Monday Queen’s College gained entry into the knockout final against Harrison College A and this afternoon in the league semifinal playing against the same opponents, the Husbands, St James school registered a 69-61 victory at the Barbados Community College to set up a date with destiny.