By: Curtis Morton
Bronx Crisis threatened for brief moments to create an upset but current champions of Basketball on Nevis, CG Rebels, was just too good on the night.
The match was played in front of a small but enthusiastic crowd at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex on the evening of Tuesday 28th May. It was the final preliminary match for the 2013 NABA league.
The game started slowly with both teams demonstrating signs of nerves and missing the hoop during the early exchanges. It took a two pointer from Jennerson France to get things moving for the Rebels and then the experienced dread locked Everson Webbe (a former CG player), responded for the Bronx team.
However, by the end of the first quarter, CG Rebels started to pull away slowly but surely, with the score line 18 to 12 in their favour. That first quarter arguably saw the shot of the match though. A screaming three pointer by Dwayne Warner, from way down town. One which certainly excited the crowd.
Bronx Crisis clawed their way back into the game in the second quarter and must have created some tremors in the Rebels’ camp with the score at the whistle, 25 to 21 with CG Rebels leading by a mere 4 points.
In the third quarter, CG Rebels dug deep and sunk all of 18 points with the Bronx Crisis responding with only 8.
CG Rebels had already scored a two pointer in the final quarter when rain brought a premature end to the game. The CG Rebels team was declared the winner.
Match summary:
C G Rebels 45 to Bronx Crisis 32
Half Time Score: 25 to 21 in favor of C G Rebels
Final Score: 45 to 32 in favor of C G Rebels
First Quarter Rebels 18 to Crisis 12
Second Quarter Crisis 9 to Rebels 7
Third Quarter Rebels 18 to Crisis 8
Last Quarter Rebels 2
C G Rebels 45 points
Jenerson France 13poi 10reb 2ste 1 of 4 free throw made
Justin Jeffers 8poi 17reb 1ass 1ste 1b/s
Royden Browne 9poi 7reb 2ass 1ste 2 of 4 free throw made
Bronx Crisis 32 points
Kelvin Bramble 12poi 6reb 1ste 2b/s 4 of 7 free throw made
Everson Webbe 11poi 5reb 2 of 6 free throw made
Dwayne Warner 7poi 6reb 2 of 4 free throw made
Playoffs commence on Sunday 02nd June 2013 at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex when
the second placed team takes on the third placed team and the first placed team engages the fourth placed team.