NATI, MTI advance at YBG Tertiary B/Ball tournament

Dec 09, 2022 Sports

Kaieteur News – New Amsterdam Technical Institute (NATI) and Mahaicony Technical Institute (MTI) will march on in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Tertiary Knockout basketball tournament.

The Championship bounced off Wednesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall and will bring the curtains down on another exceptional year of events and programmes for YBG.

In the opening match of the tournament, NATI got the better of their rivals, Linden Technical Institute (LTI) 64 – 50.

The Region 6 technical institution had an all-round team performance, fuelled by a team-high 16 points from Charles Williams, who also had seven rebounds and three steals on the night.

Part of the YBG Tertiary knockout basketball championship opening night action.

Qwesi Joseph (15) and Lavar Simon (14) were the other standout performers for NATI.

Jamol Semple had a game-high 18 points in LTI’s defeat. Colin Phillips chipped in with 16 points in the loss.

In the second fixture, MTI trampled the Guyana School of Agriculture by 38 points (93 – 55), thanks to a dominating performance from Shannon Wilson, who poured in double-double (32 points, 15 rebounds).

Marvin Mars (25 points, 12 rebounds) and Kurvin Mars (15 points, seven rebounds) were other top performers for MTI in their commanding win.

Vivian Bowling led his team with 18 points in the loss for GSA.

The tournament will conclude on Sunday, sponsored by ExxonMobil (Guyana) and the National Sports Commission (NSC).