By Curtis Morton
On the evening of Saturday 24th February, another exciting contest in the Lefco sponsored under 21 Basketball league, was played at the Church Ground hard court.
St. Paul’s came up against St. Thomas’ in a match that went right down to the final whistle.
St. Paul’s came away the victors, with a scoreline of 59 to St. Thomas’ 53
First quarter St. Thomas 16 St. Paul’s 12
Second quarter St. Paul’s 19 St. Thomas 12
Third quarter St. Thomas 13 St. Paul’s 13
Fourth quarter St. Paul’s 15 St. Thomas 12
Half time score 31 to 28 in favor of St. Paul’s Parish
St. Paul’s Parish 59 points
Thabiti Abrams 21poi 7reb 5ass 9 of 14 free throw made 3 turnovers
Chavez Archibald 14poi 3reb 3ass 2ste 1 of 3 free throw made 6turnovers
Azaan Liburd 10poi 2reb 2ass 3ste 4 of 9 free throw made 6turnovers
Jerome Clarke 7poi 4reb 2ste 1 of 4 free throw made 7turnovers
St. Thomas Parish 53 points
Hakeem Harvey 22poi 7reb 1ass 1ste 1b/s 1 of 2 free throw made 1turnovers
Hassan Harvey 20poi 6reb 1ass 3ste 4 of 4 free throw made 3turnovers
Kai Davis 2poi 2reb 2b/s
Dequan Moving 5poi 1ass 1 of 2 free throw made 2turnovers
Meanwhile, on Sunday 25th February, St. James’ engaged St. Thomas’ in what ought to have been a total mismatch, with St. James’ only fielding four players.
However, those four players played their hearts out and still served to provide an entertaining match
Final score:
St. Thomas Parish 82 St. James Parish 48
First quarter St. Thomas 14 St. James 14
Second quarter St. Thomas 22 St. James 9
Third quarter St. Thomas 21 St. James 12
Fourth quarter St. Thomas 25 St. James 11
Half time score 36 to 23 in favor of St. Thomas Parish
St. Thomas Parish 82 points
Hassan Harvey 18poi 10reb 5ass 2ste 2b/s 2 of 5 free throw made5turnovers
Kai Davis 16poi 9reb 1ass 1ste 1b/s 2turnovers
Shelton Forbes 12poi 8reb 1ass 2 of 2 free throw made 5turnovers
Royan Liburd 4poi 7reb 3ass 2ste 0 of 4 free throw 2turnovers
St. James Parish 48 points
Jamarly Woods 20poi 1reb 2ass 1ste 4 of 5 free throw made 2turnovers
Ronel Jones 11poi 6reb 2ass 7ste 4 of 8 free throw made 2 turnovers
Kareem Daniel 5poi 14reb 1ste 0 of 4 free throw
Kimarni Nisbett 9poi 6reb 1b/s 0 of 1 free throw 2turnovers
Standing for Lefco U21
First place – St. John’s Parish = 12 points
Second Place – St. Paul’s Parish = 10 points
Third Place – St. Georges Parish = 8 points
Fourth Place – St. Thomas Parish = 6 points
Fifth Place – St. James Parish = 4 points
Play off Saturday 03rd March 2018
6:30pm – Second Position vs. Third Position – St. Paul’s Parish vs. St. Georges Parish
7:30pm – First Position vs. Fourth Position – St. John’s Parish vs. St. Thomas Parish
Finals Sunday 04th March 2018
7:00pm – Winner 1 vs. Winner 2
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