{"id":16870,"date":"2024-02-27T19:28:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16870"},"modified":"2024-02-27T19:28:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T19:28:08","slug":"eagles-victorious-over-colts-in-one-guyana-basketball-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/eagles-victorious-over-colts-in-one-guyana-basketball-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles Victorious Over Colts in One Guyana Basketball League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong><em>By Tyriq Walters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cummingsburg Bounty Colts faced a tough challenge against the Stabroek Eagles in the One Guyana Basketball League, with Shelroy Thomas delivering an outstanding performance of 37 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, despite his efforts, the Colts fell short, suffering a nine-point defeat to the Eagles at the National Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stabroek Eagles secured a one-nil lead in the Jaguar Conference Final, maintaining their unbeaten streak with a final score of 73-64. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game began with an evenly matched first quarter, but the Eagles gained momentum in the second quarter, outscoring the Colts 18-7 to take a commanding 37-22 lead by halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the Colts showed determination in the third quarter, narrowing the gap with 16 points to their opponents&#8217; seven, it was in the final quarter that the Eagles secured their victory with a strong performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travis Belgrave led the Eagles with an impressive 30 points, while Shelroy Thomas showcased his skills with 37 points for the Colts, despite their loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the match, Eagles coach Adrian Hooper expressed satisfaction with his team&#8217;s performance, emphasizing their aggressive yet strategic approach to the game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes that if they continue to execute their plans effectively, they can emerge victorious in future matchups against the Colts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, Bounty Colts&#8217; coach Willon Cameron expressed gratitude for the opportunity to compete but acknowledged their inability to secure the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other matches, the Kwakwani Untouchables claimed a decisive 79-57 victory against the Kitty\/Campbellville Ravens, setting the stage for an intense game three between the two sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the One Guyana Basketball League action continues, teams are gearing up for more thrilling encounters on the court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters The Cummingsburg Bounty Colts faced a tough challenge against the Stabroek Eagles in the One Guyana Basketball League, with Shelroy Thomas delivering an outstanding performance of 37&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16870","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\/16870","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=16870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16872,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16870\/revisions\/16872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}