Campion edge Old Harbour to capture ISSA Under-16 basketball title - Jan 24, 2019
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CAMPION College pulled off an exciting 62-59 win over Old Harbour High to capture the 2018/2019 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Southern Conference Under-16 basketball title at the National Arena last Saturday. It was a sensational achievement for first-time champions Campion, but it was a big blow for Old Harbour High, who were looking to be the only school to have won titles in three different conferences. Old Harbour had already won titles in the Central and Northern Conferences. Campion's coach Ryan Martell said his players fought off the challenge of Old Harbour and came away with a well-deserved victory. 'I was very optimistic and confident that Campion would have won with both teams unbeaten coming into the final. It was a fighting victory as we are winning this title for the first time, so it's a very historical feat and moment for the school,' Martell said. And while it was a team effort by all the players, he singled out his shooting trio of Micah Swayne, Ralph Thomas, and Daniel Isaacs. 'We made few adjustments in the second quarter after giving away the lead to Old Harbour in the first quarter.' Martell is now looking towards the National Finals where he hopes to complete the double. Meanwhile, Ricardo Edwards, coach of Old Harbour, said his team could have won the game but the players made a few mistakes in the end. 'It was a very exciting game as it ensued in a ding-dong battle with both teams exchanging the lead, especially in the final quarter. The players never followed my instructions to slow down the game and allowed their key centre to control play, and we paid for it,' Edwards said. Old Harbour applied the pressure early and led 19-10 at the end of the first quarter before Martell made a few adjustments to cut Old Harbour's lead to one point, 32-31, at half -time. The third quarter ended 48-48. It ensured a pulsating humdinger in the fourth and final quarter as both teams went all out with Campion coming out on top in the end. The principal scorers for Campion were Micah Swayne with 16 points, plus six rebounds, and four steals; Ralph Thomas with 15 points, 13 rebounds, eight blocked shots, and eight steals, and Daniel Isaacs with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four steals. Old Harbour's top scorers were Chad Avis with a game-high 19 points, 20 rebounds, four steals, and seven blocked shots; Derjean Royal with 14 points and seven rebounds, and Jahiem Sanders also with 14 points. Meanwhile, Calabar High defeated dethroned champions St George's College 48-45 in overtime in the third-placed play-off of the Under-16 competition. Heading the scoring for Calabar were Jarden Brown with 14 points and 15 rebounds, Kymani Kerr with 12 points and 14 rebounds, while for St George's Kevon Gayle got 22 points and 21 rebounds. Courtesy of: jamaicaobserver.com
Akeem Scott selected the top Jamaican playing abroad in last week's games - 17 days ago
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We bring you last week's top performances from Jamaicans who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level. Kyle Hunt (208-F/C-89)to a victory against the closely-ranked Gran Canaria in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Sunday night's game.
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AKEEM SCOTT
We bring you last week's top performances from Jamaicans who are playing abroad and who all have had prior experience of national team duties at youth or senior level.
#1. This week's number one is an experienced former international shooting guard Akeem Scott (185-83, college: High Point, currently plays in Mexico). Scott could not help Venados (13-17) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Venados was edged 95-93 at home by the league outsider (#9) Ostioneros de Guaymas.
Scott was the top scorer with 29 points. He also added 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in 35 minutes on the court.
It was Venados' third consecutive loss in a row.
There are only four games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game will be critical.
Scott has individually a very good year with high stats. He averages: 21.5ppg, 6.3rpg, 5.8apg, 3.0spg, 2FGP: 60.3%(117-194), 3FGP: 34.8% and FT: 81.1% in 23 games he played so far.
Scott is a naturalized American.
Worth to mention he played also at Eurobasket Summer League, which helped him get the job in pro basketball. He played for the Jamaican senior national team five years ago.
#2. Second place goes to former international point guard Dylan Ennis (187-91, agency: BeoBasket, college: Oregon, currently plays in Spain). He was not able to help Andorra in their game against Unicaja Malaga (21-13) in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
Ennis recorded 8 points in 19 minutes.
Andorra lost 66-72 on the road to the higher-ranked (#5) Unicaja Malaga.
The Regular Season already ended.
It's Ennis' first season with the team.
He has relatively good stats this year: 13.4ppg, 3.0rpg, 2.7apg, 2FGP: 48.7%, 3FGP: 36.6% and FT: 73.8% in 33 games.
Ennis has a dual citizenship: Canadian and Jamaican.
He played for the Jamaican national team in 2014.
#3. The Jamaican player who performed third best last week abroad was former international center Jerome Jordan (215-86, college: Tulsa, currently plays in Spain) is a teammate of previously mentioned Dylan Ennis and both played together in the last Spanish Liga Endesa game.
Jordan. He was not able to secure a victory for Andorra (16-18) in their game against Unicaja Malaga (21-13). Jordan cannot count it as his best performance.
He recorded only 3 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in 10 minutes.
Andorra lost 66-72 in Malaga to the higher-ranked (#5) Unicaja.
This year Jordan's overall stats are: 6.4ppg, 2.9rpg, 2FGP: 46.3% and FT: 67.6% in 19 games.
He played for the Jamaican national team five years ago.
#4. Power forward Samardo Samuels (206-89, college: Louisville, currently plays in France) couldn't help Limoges CSP Elite (20-14) in their game against Monaco (16-18) in the French Jeep ELITE ProA. Samuels cannot count Friday's game as one of the best ones.
He recorded only 3 points.
Limoges CSP Elite was badly defeated 93-73 on the opponent's court by the lower-ranked Monaco (#10).
Samuels' total stats this season are: 8.9ppg, 3.7rpg and 1.1apg.
He used to play for the Jamaican national team
back in 2014.
#5. Former international power forward Adrian Uter (201-84, also represented by BeoBasket, college: Hofstra, currently plays in Puerto Rico) contributed to Leones' victory against the closely-ranked Indios (15-18) 94-86 in the Puerto Rican BSN last Thursday.
Uter recorded 7 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and made 5 blocks in 28 minutes.
Leones de Ponce (17-14) is placed fifth in the BSN.
There are only two games left until the end of the Regular Season. So now every game is very crucial.
This year Uter has relatively solid stats: 10.3ppg, 6.8rpg, 2.6apg, 1.6bpg and 1.1spg in 25 games.
He is a naturalized American.
Uter used to play for the Jamaican national team
six years ago.
The list of other players, who all have Jamaican passport but never been selected to any of Jamaican national teams:
#1.Kyle Hunt (208-F/C-89, college: USAO, currently plays in Spain) led UCAM Murcia to a victory against the closely-ranked Gran Canaria (14-20) 82-77 in the Spanish Liga Endesa in Sunday night's game.
He recorded 11 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in 22 minutes.
Universidad Catolica de Murcia CB (12-22) is placed 14th in the Liga Endesa.
The Regular Season already ended.
This year Hunt averages: 5.6ppg and 4.7rpg in seven games he played so far.
He is a naturalized American.
#2. Experienced Dane Johnson (208-C-86, college: Hofstra, currently plays in Mexico) was the major contributor in a Caballeros de Culiacan's victory against the closely-ranked Pioneros Los Mochis (13-14) crushing them 109-62 in the Mexican CIBACOPA last Friday.
Johnson recorded 21 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and made 2 blocks.
Caballeros de Culiacan (13-15) is placed seventh in the CIBACOPA.
Johnson has individually a very good season with high stats. He averages: 16.3ppg, 11.2rpg and 2.3apg.
Johnson is a naturalized American.
#3.Shevon Thompson (213-C-93, college: GMU, currently plays in Belgium) contributed to Oostende's victory against the sixth-ranked Limburg United (16-20) 84-73 in the Belgian Euromillions League in Thursday night's game.
Thompson recorded 12 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
Filou Oostende (29-7) is placed second in the Euromillions League.
It was his team's fifth consecutive victory in a row.
Thompson has relatively good stats this season: 14.2ppg and 6.5rpg.
#4.Brynton Lemar (193-G-95, college: UC Davis, currently plays in Hungary) could not help Sopron KC (17-17) in their last game on Friday. Despite Lemar's very good performance the second-placed Sopron KC (17-17) was crushed 78-56 at home by the leading Kormend in the Places 6-10 group.
He was the top scorer with 15 points.
This season Lemar has very high stats. He averages: 18.6ppg, 3.4rpg, 3.3apg and 1.1spg.
Lemar is a naturalized American.
#5.Ryan Rhoomes (203-C-92, agency: Duran International, college: Fordham, currently plays in France) was not able to help Saint-Quentin in their game against SO Maritime Boulogne (7-11) in the French NM1 (third division).
Rhoomes recorded 9 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.
But the third-placed Saint-Quentin (11-8) was crushed 87-62 on their home court in Saint-Quentin by the lower-ranked SO Maritime Boulogne (#8) in the Places 1-10 group.
It was Saint-Quentin's third consecutive loss in a row.
This season Rhoomes has very high stats. He averages: 15.6ppg, 7.2rpg and 1.4apg.
Rhoomes is a naturalized American.
#6.Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson (178-PG-91, college: Calgary, currently plays in France) was not able to secure a victory for Aix-Maurienne (9-25) in their last game. Despite his very good performance Aix-Maurienne was edged 72-70 on the road by the higher-ranked (#11) Paris.
Ogungbemi-Jackson was the top scorer with 18 points. He also added 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 28 minutes.
This year Ogungbemi-Jackson has relatively solid stats: 13.1ppg, 3.3rpg, 3.4apg and 1.1spg in 34 games.
He has a dual citizenship: Canadian and Jamaican.
Despite Ogungbemi-Jackson's Jamaican passport, he previously played for the Canadian university national team and is probably not eligible to play for the Jamaican team.
Holland Saints secure place in WBA Elite League semis - 17 days ago
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Holland Saints secured their place in the semi-finals of the Western Basketball Association's Elite League after beating Cornwall Courts Chargers 71-59 at the Montego Bay Cricket Club on Saturday in their final regular season game. The win was Holland Saints' fifth of the season and fourth-straight, as they retained the top spot in the points table with 12 points, one better than Cricket Club Knights who beat defending champions Catherine Hall All-Stars 92-87, also on Saturday. Third-plac... [read more]
Holland Saints secured their place in the semi-finals of the Western Basketball Association's Elite League after beating Cornwall Courts Chargers 71-59 at the Montego Bay Cricket Club on Saturday in their final regular season game. The win was Holland Saints' fifth of the season and fourth-straight, as they retained the top spot in the points table with 12 points, one better than Cricket Club Knights who beat defending champions Catherine Hall All-Stars 92-87, also on Saturday. Third-placed Granville Jaguars could join Knights in second place today, if they can beat Sav-Elite Titans at the Cricket Club starting at 7:00 pm. On Saturday, Holland Saints extended their hot streak as player/coach Ricardo Brooks and Huntley Duhaney both had double-doubles. After a slow start that saw the teams tied at eight-all after the first quarter, Holland stepped up their play in the second quarter, outscoring Cornwall Courts by 10 points to lead 32-22, but the Montego Bay club cut the deficit to one point, 45-44, going into the fourth quarter. Holland Saints were too strong for Cornwall Courts, however, with Brooks contributing 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Duhaney scored 12 points and had 13 rebounds, as Alex Levy scored 12 points. Jonathan McIntosh also had a double-double for Cornwall Courts, scoring 13 points coupled with 11 rebounds, as Franz Clennon had a game-high 24 points, while Adrian Campbell scored 11 points. Catherine Hall lost back-to-back games as they were beaten by five points by Knights, who were led by a double-double from Rayon Gardner and Andre Hill, and Jermaine Allwood who combined for 44 points. Knights were up 24-19 after the first quarter and 49-41 at half-time before the champions came back in the third quarter to tie up the scores at 69-all. Gardner scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds as well as eight assists; Hill scored 24 points to lead all scorers in the game, Allwood scored 20 points and had eight rebounds, Jhaun Bryan scored 11 points and seven rebounds, while Oshane Mothersill scored 10 points off the bench. Mikhail Smith scored 22 points for Catherine Hall, Odane Whittaker scored 19 points, while Dwayne Johns and Goyan Malcolm both scored 14 points. Courtesy of: jamaicaobserver.com
What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
Lucea's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Titans, where they defeated Titans (1-3) 66-53 on Thursday. Lucea maintains seventh position with 1-4 record. Titans at the other side keep the sixth place with three games lost. Lucea are looking forward to face bottom-ranked... [read more]
What a coincidence that all visitors won their games. Here is the last round review presented by ESL.
Lucea's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Titans, where they defeated Titans (1-3) 66-53 on Thursday. Lucea maintains seventh position with 1-4 record. Titans at the other side keep the sixth place with three games lost. Lucea are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Chargers (#8) at home in the next round. Titans will play against Holland in Saints and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Bottom-ranked Chargers is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to fifth ranked MBBC Warriors (3-2) 102-58. MBBC Warriors moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Saints. Chargers at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. MBBC Warriors will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Chargers will play on the road against Lucea (#7) in Flames and hope to get finally their first victory.
Bottom-ranked Chargers is still unable to win any game. This time they could not use their home court advantage losing their fifth consecutive match to fifth ranked MBBC Warriors (3-2) 102-58. MBBC Warriors moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Saints. Chargers at the other side still closes the standings with five games lost. MBBC Warriors will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Chargers will play on the road against Lucea (#7) in Flames and hope to get finally their first victory.
Lucea's fans can finally celebrate the first win of their team after four consecutive losses. The victory is especially important as it came on the road game in Titans, where they defeated Titans (1-3) 66-53 on Thursday. Lucea maintains seventh position with 1-4 record. Titans at the other side keep the sixth place with three games lost. Lucea are looking forward to face bottom-ranked Chargers (#8) at home in the next round. Titans will play against Holland in Saints and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
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