Mahaicony’s Cool Moves, Dream Team into penultimate round

Oct 11, 2012 Sports

– Berbice’s Full Clips, Linden’s Jets #1 first teams to Super Six Final

By Edison Jefford
Mahaicony-based, Cool Moves and The Dream Team survived gruelling rounds that included six top teams Tuesday night to become the last two teams to qualify for the penultimate round of the nationwide Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Competition.
Cool Moves played unbeaten after announcing their arrival in the tournament with a 10-9 victory against The Dream Team. The defeat became Dream Team’s only loss in the round, allowing them to finish runners-up to Cool Moves at the end of the preliminary playoff.
Cool Moves’ composition of Oral Rockliff, Nial Rockliff, Trevor Kanhai and Thadious Kanhai went on to beat Above the Rim 20-7; Freestyle 12-5; Tavern 7-6 and Eldorado 6-2 to wrap up a dominant

BEATEN! Cool Moves’ Thadious Kanhai beats
the entire Tavern defence to finish a left-handed lay-up Tuesday night when the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 Basketball Contest wrapped up in Mahaicony.

and impressive sojourn in the zone.
Dream Team beat Eldorado 18-3; Above the Rim 13-8; Freestyle 10-5 and Tavern 13-7 to be the second qualifier from the group. The Dream Team’s, Jermaine Morrison, Kevin Samuels, Keono Henry and Julian Morrison played well within themselves.
The two teams were forced to evade strong challenges from especially Tavern’s Dorwin Bourne, Orin Alley, Carlon Burke and Cordel Burke. But, unfortunately, with losses against Dream Team and Cool Moves, Tavern was eliminated after finishing third.
The win for Cool Moves and The Dream Team pushed them into the deciding round against the defending champions, Pacesetters ‘A’ and Colts from Georgetown tonight on the Independence Boulevard Basketball Court in Albouystown.
Two teams will advance to the Super Six Grand Finale scheduled for Saturday at a venue that is to be announced later. Berbice’s Sheldon Thomas-led Full Clips and Linden’s Kevin ‘Two Feet’ Joseph-led Jets #1 have already qualified for the Final.
The two teams emerged on top of a group of four teams Tuesday night in Albouystown. Another two teams qualified last night at California Square in East Ruimveldt when Pitbulls, Slash, Bolts I and Westside Progressive played for the two available spots.
The Ansa Mcal Limited coordinated competition hosted teams in zones from across Guyana for the biggest purse in local basketball at any level of the sport; the successful team will walk away with the whopping $1M winner-take-all top prize that is up for grabs.
Large crowds have been drawn to the tournament that had preliminary games as far as in Berbice and Linden. Games were also played in Den Amstel, Mahaicony and several locations in the City leading up to the Super Six Grand Finale that is set for Saturday. The Mackeson Brand Manager, Jamaal Douglas will announce the venue of the mega final today.