{"id":16127,"date":"2024-01-31T18:19:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16127"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:19:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:19:27","slug":"kwakwani-untouchables-secure-victory-in-one-guyana-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/kwakwani-untouchables-secure-victory-in-one-guyana-basketball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Kwakwani Untouchables Secure Victory in One Guyana Basketball Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Kwakwani (KK) Untouchables, led by Domair Gladstone, emerged victorious in the One Guyana Basketball tournament, defeating the Mambas with a score of 104-76 at the National Gymnasium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game showcased a collective effort from the KK Untouchables, with Gladstone playing a crucial role in establishing the platform for his team&#8217;s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shareaf Thomas contributed 20 points, Kadeem Dover added 17, while Royan Shortt and Jamal Gilkes both scored 10 points in support of Gladstone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Untouchables took an early lead in the first quarter, securing a ten-point advantage with a score of 22-12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gap increased to 30 points in the second quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the Mambas displayed tenacity after the halftime break, narrowing the gap, they couldn&#8217;t do enough, and the Untouchables secured the win with a final score of 104-76. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brandon Bento of the Mambas scored 21 points, and Samuel Thompson contributed 14 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other matches of the One Guyana Basketball tournament, the Ravens defeated Pacesetters 62-32. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will continue with two other teams facing elimination in the upcoming matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Domair Gladstone expressed gratitude for advancing and emphasized the importance of making better decisions in the next games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the team&#8217;s goal to build confidence heading into the conference final and progressing further in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ravens also advanced by defeating Pacesetters in their playoff contest. The competition will continue with two other teams facing elimination in the next round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kwakwani (KK) Untouchables, led by Domair Gladstone, emerged victorious in the One Guyana Basketball tournament, defeating the Mambas with a score of 104-76 at the National Gymnasium. The game&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16128,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16129,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16127\/revisions\/16129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}