Sir Arthur Lewis Community College, Castries Comprehensive Secondary, Entrepôt Secondary, and St Mary’s College all recorded wins on Tuesday at the Beausejour Indoor Facility, as group-stage action continued in the Schools Under-19 Boys’ Basketball Tournament.
Defending champions SALCC produced a dominant display to blow out Beanefield Comprehensive 97-10, moving to 2-0 in Group A with six points and a plus-98 point differential. The men from the Morne raced to a 20-2 first-quarter lead and extended it to 46-6 by halftime before shutting out Beanefield in the final period (25-0).
Nyel Joseph paced SALCC with 22 points and nine steals. Requlemi Pierre scored 19 points to go with six rebounds, five steals, and three blocks, while Mezan Lewis added 14 points and six steals. Shayne Edgar filled the stat sheet with seven points, 10 steals, five rebounds, and four assists. Lester Jn Baptiste led Beanefield (1-2, five points) with four points and four rebounds.
Castries Comprehensive edged Soufriere Comprehensive 30-29 in a Group B thriller. CCSS trailed 15-12 at the half, but outscored Soufriere 8-5 in the fourth quarter to secure the one-point win. The result leaves both teams on four points with 1-1 records behind unbeaten leaders St Mary’s College.
Jayden Mayers led CCSS with 14 points, seven rebounds, four steals, and four assists. David Chandler had 10 points, nine rebounds, three steals, two assists, and two blocks, while Jeannarl Louis added four points, five rebounds, and three steals. For Soufriere, Aloysious William scored 11 points to go along with 10 rebounds, five steals, and two assists, while Curdin Jones pulled down 19 rebounds to go with 10 points and two steals.
Entrepôt Secondary took over the top spot in Group A, cruising past Choiseul Secondary 45-9 to move to seven points from three matches (2-1). ESS led 22-2 at the half and closed out with a 15-2 final period. Hushan Simon led ESS with 10 points, five rebounds, and five steals, while Imani Gonzague added nine points, six steals, five rebounds, and four assists. Jayshan Alexander led Choiseul with six points, five steals, and four rebounds.
St Mary’s College strengthened their grip on Group B, rolling past Sir Ira Simmons Secondary 88-19. The lopsided triumph was the third straight win for the boys from Vigie, keeping them perfect atop the table with nine points and a tournament-best plus-108 point differential. SISSS dropped to 1-1 with four points.
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