SPORTS SECTION E
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018
Final matchups set in BAISS championships
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he final series matchups are all set in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools basketball championships. The best-of-three series in each division begins on Thursday, February 1 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Both girls teams from the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine, and both boys teams from the Jordan Prince William Falcons advanced to the final. In Junior Girls, SAC won 37-30 over the St John’s Giants. Antonicia Moultrie scored eight of her 12 points in a pivotal third quarter that saw the Big Red Machine take the lead and control of the game and earn the right to defend their title. St John’s scored off the opening tip and the score was tied at five
before the Giants’ Sidney Hilarie made a corner three and Calvanique Spence added a layup to end the quarter on a 5-0 run and take a 10-5 lead. SAC opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run of their own to tie it before the Giants scored their first basket of the period. Hilarie made an acrobatic layup to take a 18-14 lead headed into the half. The Giants led 21-20 with 3:03 left to play in the third and Moultrie finally gave SAC their first lead of the game when she made a pair at the line moments later. Rachael Rolle and Gabriel Murphy followed with layups for a 27-22 Big Red Machine lead headed into the fourth. Murphy gave SAC a 31-26 SAC lead with just under three minutes
left to play and they maintained a six-point lead throughout much of the fourth to advance. They face No.1 seed Jordan Prince William Falcons, who advanced on Monday with a 34-29 win over the Queen’s College Comets. In the Senior Girls matchup, SAC escaped with a 35-34 win over the Giants. After falling behind early 8-4, the Giants took a 10-8 lead at the end of the first and 15-13 lead at the half. St John’s scored on their first two field goal attempts to take an early six-point lead in the third quarter. After the Big Red Machine cut it to one on a jumper, the Giants cut the SAC run short with a driving layup. SAC took a brief 22-21 lead but the Giants would again
respond with a score to take a 23-22 lead into the fourth. Both teams traded baskets for much of the early portion of the fourth and the Giants clung to a 33-32 lead with just under two minutes left to play. Late free throws would seal the win down the stretch for the Falcons. They will advance to face the Jordan Prince William Falcons who defeated the QC Comets 66-27 in the other semi-final. The Falcons have placed four teams in Thursday’s championship series. Both Junior Girls and Senior Girls will feature the Falcons versus the Big Red Machine. In the Junior Boys, the Falcons will face the Temple Christian Suns and in Senior Boys the Falcons and Big Red Machine face off in a rematch of last year’s series.
Buddy scores 8 in win over Pelicans
PELICANS guard E’Twaun Moore (55) shoots against Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield last night in New Orleans.
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NBA
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PIRATES ROUT PROS, BUCKETS TOP EAGLES NEST 95-78 CARO Contractors Pirates and Aliv Buckets came away with victories in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night. In the men’s division one feature contest, the Pirates routed the Island Game Pros 108-81 and in the division II opener, Aliv Buckets got by the Eagles Nest 95-78. Pirates 108, Pros 81 Tevin Hudson, in 26 minutes and 47 seconds, scored 23 points on 10-for-15 from the field, 1-for-1 from the three-point line and 2-for-3 from the free throw line to lead Caro Contractors and he also dished out nine assists, pulled down five rebounds and dished out four steals. Craig Smith Jr had 22 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals, Dominique Fernander had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Jamington Johnson had 10 points and Romell Johnson helped out with eight points. In a losing effort for Island Game, Colton Albury came up with a game high 25 points on 10-for-16 from the field, 1-for-3 from behind the three-point line and 4-for-5 from the charity stripe in 34:11 minutes. Steve Miller had 13 points, six assists and four rebounds, Derrick Ferguson had 11 points and Judino Wilson added 10 points with seven assists. The Pirates took advantage of their 18-10 difference in turnovers to outscore the Pros 33-11 on points off turnovers. They also had a 58-40 advantage in points in the paint and were 22-4 in fast break points. Off the bench, the Pirates outscored the Pros 26-21. Alive Bucket 95, Eagles Nest 78 Forward Rashad Ingraham exploded for 32 points, shooting 14-for-26 from the field and 4-for-9 from the three-point line without any free throw attempts in 34:16 minutes to pace the winners. He also had 13 rebounds, six assists and three steals. Dylan Musgrove had 26 points and eight rebounds and Anwar Neilly added 14 points, six rebounds and three assists. After playing to an 18-18 tie at the end of the first quarter, Aliv pulled away for a 43-35 margin at the half and they never looked back as they increased it to 64-51 at the end of the third. They never trailed in the fourth when they went on a 31-27 spurt to secure the win. For the Eagles Nest, Janaldo Joseph scored 21 points in 32:47 minutes with six rebounds. Troy Trembley came off the bench and contributed 13 points, 11 rebounds and three steals. Tyrell Butler had 11 points and six rebounds and both Antone Brown and Bradley Altidor had eight points with 13 and seven rebounds respectively.