Park Royal upset Eastern b-ball leaders

Park Royal eased past Colours and took a 56-49 win over the top of the table team as the Eastern Community Basketball League continued.

Leading 24-22 at the half, Park Royal kept up the tempo in the dying stages of the match which ended with Anderson Belfon scoring a match-high 16 points taking 17 rebounds and three steals. Darrien Baptiste got 12 points. The pair of Akil and Oba La Roche kept Colours afloat with 14 and 12 points respectively with the latter also taking eight rebounds. Unit Trust Maloney Pacers were keen to keep their Division One top spot and played like a team possessed beating Valencia Heat 69-45 after leading 21-17 halfway through the encounter.

Michael Alert was Pacers’ main weapon in the battle and he proved effective scoring 20 points and taking five steals. Imel Lewis scored 10, took down seven rebounds and blocked a shot while Jeffrey Bourne scored 11 points and had three assists. The efforts of Keegan Garcia and Junior Williams were all that kept the Heat up with Garcia scoring 17 points, taking 14 rebounds and three assists. Williams scored 16 points in a last ditch attempt to take their team to the Big Four.