New Silvercity Secondary in their final preliminary game defeated Mackenzie High School by a 63-41 margin as action in the Linden Secondary Schools U19 Basketball Championships continued at the Mackenzie Hard-court on Tuesday.
Even with the victory, New Silvercity, however failed to qualify for the knockout stages due to their earlier preliminary loss to Linden Technical Institute (LTI) by a 29-25 score line.
Both teams finished the preliminary round on identical points but LTI advanced due to the head-to-head rule.
In their final preliminary encounter, unbeaten Wismar/Christianburg Secondary trounced New Silvercity Secondary by