{"id":19284,"date":"2024-04-30T02:19:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T02:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19284"},"modified":"2024-04-30T02:19:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T02:19:19","slug":"meadow-brook-nets-and-kwakwani-untouchables-victorious-in-gaba-u23-club-championship-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/meadow-brook-nets-and-kwakwani-untouchables-victorious-in-gaba-u23-club-championship-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Meadow-Brook Nets and Kwakwani Untouchables Victorious in GABA U23 Club Championship Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tyriq Walters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Amateur Basketball Association U23 Club Championship kicked off with thrilling matchups as the Meadow-Brook Nets and the Kwakwani Untouchables secured wins on the opening day at the National Gymnasium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first game of the day, the Meadow-Brook Nets triumphed over the Stabroek Eagles with a final score of 85-71. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nets displayed dominance throughout the match, outscoring the Eagles in multiple quarters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shaquille Hescott led the charge for the Nets with an impressive performance, contributing 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a commendable effort from Alafin Joseph, who scored 14 points for the Eagles, they fell short against the Nets&#8217; formidable lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the match, Nets&#8217; captain Peter Langevina commended his team&#8217;s stellar performance, acknowledging their collective effort in securing the victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of continuous practice and improvement to maintain their winning momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, in another exciting matchup, the Kwakwani Untouchables emerged victorious against the Cummings Lodge UG Trojans with a score of 67-62. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kellon Phillips stood out for the Untouchables, leading his team with 15 points, along with four rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the game, Alafin Joseph, captain of the Stabroek Eagles, praised his team&#8217;s overall performance but emphasized the need for discipline in defense and offense strategies moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the tournament progresses, basketball enthusiasts can expect more thrilling encounters and fierce competition among the participating teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters The Guyana Amateur Basketball Association U23 Club Championship kicked off with thrilling matchups as the Meadow-Brook Nets and the Kwakwani Untouchables secured wins on the opening day&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19284","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\/19284","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=19284"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19286,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19284\/revisions\/19286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}