CPTSA WINGS SPORTS CLUB

Guyana brushed aside host, CPTSA Wings 74—32, on Sunday night, March 18th, to capture the 12th Annual Gillian Brazier Basketball Shoot-Out Championship title, unbeaten.

Although Wings started the game with confidence, and gained a 5 points lead, by the end of the first quarter, Guyana crept to take a 1 point lead 11 –10.

Later, injury to two key Wings players, Keshorna Aubrey and Amanda Edwards, took the spirit from the team, to let Guyana run circles around their opponents.

US based Shauntelle Nelson was dominant for Guyana with 18pts, and Nyota Peters contributed 17pts, 8 rebounds and 7 steals. For Wings, Robertine Frederick sank 13 pts, 10 rebs, and 3 assts, while team-mate, Kennesia Cabral chipped in 10 pts, with 4 steals. In the first game for 3rd place, St. Kitts trounced the Combined Team 41 – 30.

Pamela Huggins and Dianna Palmer shot 14 and 13 pts, respectively. Both players made selection to the All Tournament Team, while Dianna Palmer added the Most Assist Award to her name. For the Combined Team, Jess St. John shot 12 pts, and took the Most Rebounds Award, while Tyea Ladoo contributed 7pts, but gained the Award for Most Points in the tournament. According to Shauntelle Nelson, who was voted the Most Valuable Player, “the level of competition was good and can match up with the level of play in the States.”

The CPTSA takes this opportunity to thank all those who supported the Tournament financially or otherwise, a few of the main sponsors were: Hutchinson (Antigua)ltd, Antigua/Barbuda Social Security, APUA, Harney Motors, Subway, GiGi Industries Ltd, Global Bank of Commerce, GIC, Stitch World, Photo Shack and Youth Basketball Of America.

The 13th Annual Gillian Brazier Basketball Shoot-Out is tentatively slated for May 2013.