CedarBridge end Berkeley unbeaten streak
CedarBridge Academy 36
Berkeley Institute 35
Berkeley Institute's four-year undefeated streak was ended in thrilling fashion as they went down to CedarBridge Academy in the senior girls division.
CedarBridge scored with nine seconds on the clock to take a 36-35 lead, their first of the game.
While everyone else was missing, Julia Outerbridge held her nerve to score six of her fifteen points on the free throw line late in the game to get Cedarbridge back in the game.
Berkeley got off to a quick start with twins Jahtuere and Jahkenya Trott scoring fourteen and ten points respectively.
Cedarbridge were pesky and always remained close but never managed to take the lead.
That is until the final moments of the match when Berkeley turned the ball over three times in the final minute giving CedarBridge the chance to end Berkeley's four-year reign as champions.
Warwick Academy 43
CedarBridge Academy 37
Warwick Academy held their nerve to run out winners in the Varsity boys final.
The final promised to be the tightest match of the day but it ended being far from it.
Warwick led from start to finish and took a twenty-point lead with only five minutes to go.
Warwick went into the half with a ten point lead after Cedarbridge were forced to sit out MVP Anthony Furbert after he picked up three first half fouls.
Warwick were simply too good on the day with Rae'es Tankard, Erron Woods and Juron Tucker hitting three pointers to open up a lead which CedarBridge could not come back from.
MVP Tucker led all scorers with seventeen points.
Somersfield Academy 41
Berkeley Institute 29
Somersfield Academy comfortably beat Berkeley Institute in the senior school junior varsity final.
Berkeley had posted a few good results coming into the final but in the end they were not up to defeat the technically sound Somersfield squad.
Somersfield never trailed in this match and were led by their aggressive and athletic backcourt tandem of Karim Creary and Lucas Barbay.
MVP Barbay was the night's top gun with twenty points including fifteen points from the line.
Whitney Institute 19
Clearwater Middle 14
Whitney Institute held off ClearWater in the Middle School Girls basketball championship to lift the title.
Whitney jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the first half with game MVP Jaqueena Harvey scoring six early points.
Harvey went on to lead all players in scoring with nine points.
Team-mate Taahira Butterfield finished with eight while Clearwater MVP Chiante Rogers led the East Enders with six points.
Warwick Academy 29
Saltus Grammar School 24
Warwick Academy beat Saltus Grammar School to retain the Middle School boys title on their home court.
Saltus found their scoring touch first as they jumped out to an early 8-3 lead with a well balance scoring attack.
Warwick, however, soon got back into the game with with sharp-shooter Raushon Tankard converting on three first half three-pointers.
Saltus countered with the athletic Marcus Smith who led the charge with eight points.
Warwick sealed the game in the fourth quarter with clutch free throw shooting from Tankard and spirited defense from Conor Custodio.
The BSSF All-Star games will take place today at Berkeley Institute starting with the Senior school Girls game at 4p.m. followed by the Senior Boys game at 5.30p.m.
Girls squad
East Squad - Chelsea Harvey, Chelsea Powell, Rachael Antonition (MSA) Calvina Brown, Renee Gilbert, Natasha Lambert, Dajoune Trott (CedarBridge Academy) Sophie Adams, Kacee Morton-Simons, Katrina Simons (Saltus)
West Squad - Mimi Bridges, Jah Kenya Trott, JahTuerre Trott, Crac He Hall, Johnae smith (Berkeley Institute) Akeyla Furbert, Nicole Botelho, Catherine Araujo, Amber Clark and Khianda Pearman (BHS)
Boys squad
East Squad - Khavion Brown, Anthony Furbert, Ronald Daniels, Kariim O'Conner (CedarBridge Academy) Chris Corday, Dion Easton, Erik Pearson (Saltus) Robert Saraiva, Brian Amaro, Ryan Stearns
West Squad - Ra'ees Tankard, Juron Tucker, Tevis Spence, Kiwon Williams, Josh Malpas (Warwick Academy) Tare Robaine, Joshua Reid, Archer Hill, Mackih Mc Gowan (Berkeley Institute)