{"id":21089,"date":"2024-07-02T17:50:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21089"},"modified":"2024-07-02T17:50:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:50:16","slug":"man-son-hing-leads-bishops-high-to-u18-title-at-ybg-georgetown-regional-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/man-son-hing-leads-bishops-high-to-u18-title-at-ybg-georgetown-regional-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Man-Son-Hing Leads Bishops High to U18 Title at YBG Georgetown Regional Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Bishop\u2019s High School team claimed their U18 Georgetown title and secured a spot in the national school\u2019s basketball festival during the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Georgetown regional tournament on Friday at the National Gymnasium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U18 final was a thrilling match-up between The Bishops High and Saint Stanislaus College, with Bishops emerging victorious in an 83-79 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having participated in all three categories of the finals and losing in the U14 and girls&#8217; divisions earlier in the day, Bishops High was determined to take home a title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basketball prodigy Carmelo Man-Son-Hing delivered an outstanding performance, capturing the tournament MVP with an unforgettable display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Man-Son-Hing scored 49 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and made 10 steals, showcasing his prowess on the court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His teammate Colwyn Stephens also contributed significantly with 12 points and 12 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saint Stanislaus College was competitive throughout the game, with Brandon McKoy leading their efforts with 25 points and 10 rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alafin Joseph added a strong performance with 16 points and 11 rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite erasing a 12-point lead, it took The Bishops High two extra periods to dethrone last year\u2019s Georgetown Regionals Champs, ultimately securing the 83-79 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The finals action began with the Under 14 Boys category, where Queens College faced The Bishops High School. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queens College emerged victorious with a score of 43-32.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the girls&#8217; final, President\u2019s College defeated The Bishops High in a low-scoring game, finishing 27-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams that reached the finals will qualify for a place in the 2024 edition of the National School Basketball Festival, set to tip off at the National Gymnasium from June 30th to July 7th, starting at 2 pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival is sponsored by Edward B. Beharry Ltd and G-Boats Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bishop\u2019s High School team claimed their U18 Georgetown title and secured a spot in the national school\u2019s basketball festival during the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Georgetown regional tournament on&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21089","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\/21089","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=21089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21090,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21089\/revisions\/21090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}