{"id":21146,"date":"2024-07-08T16:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21146"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T16:15:33","slug":"cummingsburg-bounty-colts-clinch-gaba-under-23-league-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/cummingsburg-bounty-colts-clinch-gaba-under-23-league-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Cummingsburg Bounty Colts Clinch GABA Under 23 League Title"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tyriq Walters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cummingsburg Bounty Colts secured the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Under 23 League championship with a flawless record, defeating the Kwakwani Untouchables in a thrilling final over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a closely contested match, the first quarter ended with the Bounty Colts narrowly ahead, leading 17-16 against the Untouchables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the game progressed into the second quarter, the Colts extended their lead to 36-30 by capitalizing on missed opportunities from their opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third quarter saw a spirited comeback from the Untouchables, led by their captain, Demarcus Adams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strong three-point shooting allowed the team from Kwakwani to take the lead for the first time in the game by the end of the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering the decisive fourth quarter, the game remained tightly contested. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kadeem Dover of the Untouchables had a chance to secure victory with two free throws but missed both, leaving his team with a slim one-point lead in the final moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> However, Carmello Man-Son-Hing of the Colts seized the opportunity, scoring both crucial free throws with only 1.7 seconds remaining on the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite a last-ditch effort by the Untouchables, the Colts held on to claim a narrow 76-75 victory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles Williams led the scoring for the Colts with 23 points, supported by 17 points from Man-Son-Hing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kadeem Dover contributed 20 points for the Untouchables in a valiant effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the match, Colts&#8217; captain Ronoko Vaughn expressed his team&#8217;s determination and resilience, highlighting their defensive efforts as crucial to their success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaughn emphasized the motivation to win a championship, driving the team to excel despite facing challenges throughout the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The league was sponsored by Wilson Plumbing Services and General Supplies, along with support from the National Sports Commission through the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tyriq Walters The Cummingsburg Bounty Colts secured the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Under 23 League championship with a flawless record, defeating the Kwakwani Untouchables in a thrilling final&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21146","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\/21146","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=21146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21148,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21146\/revisions\/21148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}