POSTED BY: Eurobasket News
SEMIFINALS
U17 Mexico - U17 Bahamas 85-33
Mexico advanced to the Big Final of U17 CentroBasket in Gurabo. They destroyed Bahamas in the Semifinals with huge 85-33. In the other Semifinals game, Puerto Rico was better than Dominican Republic 59-43, so Mexico will meet Puerto Rico in the battle for Gold. Bahamas will play against Dominican Republic for third place. Ana Karen Bernal Armendariz stepped up for Mexico in this game with double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds. Nohemi Lopez Arguello had 13 points and 6 assists, while Maria Begona Faz Davalos added 12 points and 10 rebs. In Bahamas, Brea Forbes responded with 11 points and 7 rebs. Their second scorer was Raven Thompson with only 6 points. It is important to mention that Bahamas was scoreless for the entire first quarter, while Mexico drained 30 points on the other side. Quarters: 33-0, 14-4, 19-9, 19-20.
Mexico: Ana Karen Bernal Armendariz 14+14 boards, Nohemi Lopez Arguello 13+6 as, Maria Begona Faz Davalos 12+10 boards
Bahamas: Brea Forbes 11+7 boards, Raven Thompson 6
U17 Dominican Republic - U17 Puerto Rico 43-59
Puerto Rico will play in the Finals of U17 CentroBasket in Gurabo. The host of this event cruised past Dominican Republic 59-43 to reach the Gold medal game. There, Puerto Rico will meet Mexico. On the other side, Dominican Republic will play against Bahamas for third place. Diamalises Rivera Barcelo came up with 15 points and 6 rebounds for the winners. Aleana Lyd Leon Garcia had 10 points and 6 boards, while Claudia Alejandra Ortiz Ledesma added 9 points. In the loosing squad, Cheisy Carolay Hernandez collected 13 points and 5 rebs. Yamel Vanessa Abreu Alvarez followed her with 11 points, 6 rebs ad 5 assists. Quarters: 12-14, 4-19, 14-10, 13-16. Sunday is the last day of the competition.
Dominican Republic: Cheisy Carolay Hernandez 13+5 boards, Yamel Vanessa Abreu Alvarez 11+6 boards+5 as
Puerto Rico: Diamalises Rivera Barcelo 15+6 boards, Aleana Lyd Leon Garcia 10+6 boards, Claudia Alejandra Ortiz Ledesma 9
PLACES 5-7
U17 Cayman Islands - U17 US Virgin Islands 42-80
US Virgin Islands registered their second victory in Gurabo. It was the first game of the Classification Round and US Virgin Islands made a step forward to fifth place at U17 CentroBasket. In order to win it, they will have to beat Guatemala today. On the other side, Cayman Islands ended as the last ranked team at this event. Edidiong Beulah Utibe exploded with monster double-double of 33 points and 26 rebounds for the winners. J'Lene Ebone Martinez scored 13 points, while Merissa Murphy added 12 points and 12 boards. In Cayman Islands, La-Torae Joan Nixon collected 20 points and 8 rebounds. Felicia Janelle Connor (7 rebs) and Rochel Gabrela Gardener scored 8 and 6 points respectively. Quarters: 4-17, 7-17, 14-23, 17-23.
Cayman Islands: La-Torae Joan Nixon 20+8 boards, Felicia Janelle Connor 8+7 boards, Rochel Gabrela Gardener 6
US Virgin Islands: Edidiong Beulah Utibe 33+26 boards, J'Lene Ebone Martinez 13, Merissa Murphy 12+12 boards
