Park Royal school Chase Academy b-ballers

Park Royal schooled Brian Chase Academy edging them 61-57 as the Eastern Community Basketball League continued at the Maloney Indoor Sports Facility. Dexter Hinds led Park Royal with 12 points and eight rebounds and Ricardo Eccles scored 11, took 14 rebounds and three steals. For the Academy, Mark Joseph scored a match-high 20 points while Jason Best-Mitchell scored 14 points and took 11 rebounds. In action on the weekend, the Brian Chase Academy’s women picked up easy points as Police women forfeited their encounter on Saturday. But TSTT beat Clico Pioneers 75-62 with J Dennis scoring a match-high 21 points for TSTT and was supported by Shawn Ryan with 17. Masimba Dopson led the Academy with 17 points and six steals while Starky Abraham scored 12 points and took 14 rebounds.The second match on Saturday saw Marabella Raptors pip Police 70-67. For Police, Sherwin Waldron scored 16 took 16 rebounds and four steals, while Ronald Martin scored 10 points and took nine rebounds.

On Sunday in the women’s division Malick Tigers were shot down by UTC Maloney Pacers (women) 49-42. The race was neck and neck but for the performance of Melissa Geurero, who scored a match-high 18 points, took 24 rebounds, six steals and gave seven assists. Leslie Ann Francis scored 11 points, took seven rebounds and three steals for Pacers, while Crystal Kirton put in 15 points took 10 rebounds and five steals for Malick in a futile attempt to secure victory. She was supported by Crystal George with 11 points, eight rebounds and four steals. The Maloney Old School were also keen on teaching some lessons on the night and they left Macoya Forum at the drawing board when they beat them 73-63. Anderson Joseph scored a match-high 22 points and Andre Morrel put in 10 points with seven rebounds and three blocks. Macoya’s Hugh Springer attempted a comeback but it was too late and he ended on 16 points, six rebounds and two assists while Johan Benjamin had 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists.