sunday, December 20, 2009
The Belize Times
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Gwen Liz girls win 4th N.S.S.S.A. basketball championship Dangriga, December 12, 2009 The Gwen Lizarraga High School girls remain undefeated as they won their 4th back to back to back to win the National Secondary Schools Sports Association (N.S.S.S.A.) basketball championship in the tournament hosted by the Delille Academy at Why Not Island in Dangriga over the weekend. In Game 1 on Friday evening the Gwen Liz girls blew away the Western Division champions – the Belmopan Comprehensive School girls 50-7. Sheryn Nunez led Gwen Liz with 18pts, and Glenda Torres added 14pts, while Candice Neal had 9 pts. Kenya Brown added 2 buckets and Krystal Harris and Shanine Flowers were good for a bucket. Deshawn Valencio led the Compre girls with 4pts, Ashley Hutchinson tossed in 1 bucket, and Mysha Gamboa hit a free throw. In Game 2 on Friday, the Southern Division champs Delille Academy girls won 35-6 over the Northern Division champs – the San Pedro High School girls. Glenda Aranda led Delille with 16pts, and Twila Castillo and Elisia Nunez added 5 pts each. Leonie Nunez added 4pts and Ethel Martinez added one bucket. Edith Rocio Ruiz had 4pts for the San Pedro girls and Sylvia Joseph added one bucket. In Game 3, the consolation game for third place, the Belmopan Comprehensive girls
won 22-11 over the San Pedro girls. Dehawn Valencio led Compre with 10pts, Ashley Hutchinson added 6pts and Chanika Anderson, Mysha Gamboa and Jenease Martinez each added a bucket. In Game 4 of the championship final, the Gwen Liz girls won 29-11 over the Delille Academy girls. MVP Glenda Torres led the Gwen Liz girls with 16pts, Jaslyn Cadle added 6 pts and Sheryn Nunez chipped in 4 pts
while team captain Candice Neal had 3pts. Elisia Nunez led Delille with 4pts, Twila Castillo had 3pts and Valentine and Glenda Aranda each tossed in a bucket. In the closing ceremonies, the Delille Academy principal presented the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and medals to the winners and the Most Valuable Player award to Glenda Torres.
Stann Creek Ecumenical boys win NSSSA basketball champs Dangriga, December 12, 2009 T he boys of Stann Creek Ecumenical College won their 4th back to back to back at the National Secondary Schools Sports Association (N.S.S.S.A.) basketball championship in the tournament hosted by the Delille Academy at Why Not Island in Dangriga over the weekend. In Game 1 on Friday evening, the Central Division champs - Gwen Lizarraga High School boys won 58-48 over the Western Division champs – the Sacred Heart College boys. Sherwin Garcia led the Gwen Liz boys with 21 pts, Akeem Trapp added 9 pts, Dale Tillett had 7 pts, Matthew Young 4pts and Raheem Flowers was good for 3pts. Dejon McNab led the Cayo boys with 17 pts and Zamir Usher added 16pts. In Game 2 on Friday night, the Southern Division champs, the Stann Creek Ecumenical boys romped to a 60-28 win over the northern champions – the San Pedro High School boys. Ecumenical’s MVP Macario Augustine led with 19 pts, including a long trey and Edgar Mitchell followed suit with 2 treys as he added 12 pts. Ivor Ventura added 10pts, Francis Flores had 7 pts and Christopher Jones – 4 pts. Osbourne Rogers, Jamal Swazo and Mauricio Mitchell each tossed in a bucket. Michael Guan led the island boys with 10pts, Arnold Cisnero added 6pts while Franklin Aranda and Enrique Luna each chipped in 4pts. In Game 3, the consolation game for 3rd place, the San Pedro boys won 61-42 over the Sacred
Heart College boys. Franklin Aranda led the islanders with 17pts, Kevlin Roddeon added 14pts, Enrique Luna - 8pts, and Joel Ruiz and Charles Richards added 6pts each. In Game 4 of the championship final, the Ecumenical boys won 5649 over the Gwen Lizarraga boys. Ecumenical’s MVP Macario Augustine led with 23pts, Edgar Mitchell added 12pts and Francis Flores was good for
10 pts. Osbourne Rogers had another 6pts and Ivor Ventura – 5pts. Matthew Young led Gwen Liz with 19 pts, and Sherwin Garcia and Raheem Flowers each added 13pts. In the closing ceremonies, the Delille Academy principal presented the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and medals to the winners and the Most Valuable Player award to Ecumenical’s Macario Augustine.