Police shoot into eastern b-ball final

Police earned their spot in the women’s division final of the Eastern Community Basketball League with a tight 47-44 win over Unit Trust Maloney Pacers at the Maloney Indoor Sport Facility on Thursday evening. The match presented a challenge for the normally dominant Police team but Euphemia Huggins rose above all others and scored a match-high 19 points. She secured nine rebounds in the process. Peggy Ann Brown contributed 16 points, while taking seven rebounds and two steals. On the defensive side Monica Maule grabbed seven rebounds, four steals and gave one assist, while Maloney’s Latoya Lawson put in 12 points to lead her team’s scorers, followed by Melissa Guerero with 10 points, four steals and four rebounds.

Leslie Ann Francois scored seven points and took nine rebounds for Maloney as Police pair Charmaine King and Giselle Norton rounded off the scores with five apiece. Police now move on to the final tomorrow when they will meet the Brian Chase Aca-demy women’s outfit. The day will also feature the start of the men’s “Big 4” competition beginning at 4 pm with the Second Division match-up between Unit Trust Maloney Pacers and Colours. The other clash will be between Edinburgh 500 Hawks and Marabella Raptors.