Pacers undisputed East b-ball kings

UNIT TRUST Maloney Pacers are the undisputed champions of basketball in the east.

They confirmed this by capturing both the Eastern Community Basketball League Division 1 and Division 2 Big Four titles, to add to their league and knockout crowns procured in the earlier stages of the competition. The Division 1 Pacers were in a jovial mood despite their manner before the tip-off and their game play showed a high level of confidence and camaraderie combined with the skillful display which their supporters have grown to expect. Playing against the Marabella Raptors at the Maloney Indoor Sports Arena, Pacers showed their dominance with a 90-68 win watched by a partisan  crowd. The game was played at a tremendous pace and was a true display of mental and athletic ability as both teams went for the win as Pacers had already secured Game One of the three-game series and the Raptors were fighting to stay alive. Pacers got into a heady rhythm that kept the crowd alive and at times befuddled the opposition to lead 44-34 at the half, the win was a team effort but Randy Haywood’s 100 per cent from the free-throw line and Junior Harper’s three 3-pointers in his 11 points helped them widen the gap between the teams.

Miguel Williams also scored 11 points for Pacers and pulled down 10 rebounds while dishing out four assists. Raptors’ Damian Caton had 18 points and Ako Pascal 16, four rebounds and four steals. Dexter Sandy however left all present with something to remember when he put an exclamation point on the game with a monster dunk in the final seconds to signal an ecstatic flood of supporters on to the court. Earlier,  the Pacers Division 2 team were pressured by the experienced Veterans in their Game Two. But Pacers, coached by Jackson Charles, were bent on wrapping up the series and title and went on to a 69-61 victory over the Vets. Kenyatta Alfred scored 17 points and Julian Perry had 12 along with 14 rebounds for the winners, while Dereck “Cornbread” James scored a game high 23 points and had three assists, and  Ian “Poison” Gomes 13 points and nine rebounds, asnd added two blocked shots for the Veterans.
Pacers never relinquished the lead and stepped up their game to thwart the best effort the Veterans had to offer and made the night even sweeter for Charles who has coached both teams to a sweep of all division 1 and 2 titles in the inaugural season of the league.
Congratulations Pacers.