{"id":25792,"date":"2025-01-23T17:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25792"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:03:27","slug":"titan-bowl-xiii-kicks-off-with-thrilling-basketball-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/titan-bowl-xiii-kicks-off-with-thrilling-basketball-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Titan Bowl XIII Kicks Off with Thrilling Basketball Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>December 14, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Day one of Titan Bowl XIII, hosted by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG), delivered electrifying performances as secondary schools from across the country competed for top honors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament, which has become a premier platform for youth basketball development, showcased skill and determination in both the boys&#8217; and girls&#8217; divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the girls\u2019 competition, Kwakwani Secondary and The Bishop\u2019s High School emerged as dominant forces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwakwani overpowered President\u2019s College in Game 1 with a decisive 22-4 victory, led by Sherese Leacock, who scored 8 points, and Maria Samuels, who added 6 points and 4 rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Bishop\u2019s High put on an impressive display, defeating Marian Academy 42-6, thanks to a stellar 30-point performance from Rehaicia Romain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The boys\u2019 division featured high-energy matches and standout individual efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queens College secured a convincing 42-24 win over Berbice High, with Owen Hooper contributing 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Rose\u2019s High edged out New Amsterdam Secondary in a nail-biting 31-28 game, led by Cheziah Bernard\u2019s 13 points and Donny Gasper\u2019s double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Stanislaus delivered the most dominant performance of the day, crushing Marian Academy 56-1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Chisholm led the charge with 17 points, while Dimitri Crandon impressed with 7 rebounds, 6 steals, and 9 assists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kwakwani Secondary also stood out with a hard-fought 39-34 win over Mackenzie High, driven by Simeon Sinclair\u2019s all-around contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament, supported by major local sponsors and the National Sports Commission, continues to solidify its role in fostering youth talent and promoting basketball in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-Director of YBG, Chris Bowman, shared his thoughts on the event&#8217;s success, highlighting the dedication of players, coaches, and organizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Titan Bowl XIII will continue through Sunday, December 15, promising more exciting action as teams battle for championship glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 14, 2024 Day one of Titan Bowl XIII, hosted by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG), delivered electrifying performances as secondary schools from across the country competed for top honors. The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25792","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\/25792","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=25792"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25793,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792\/revisions\/25793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}