Mackenzie High School and Linden Technical Institute will faceoff today in the final of the annual Victory Valley Royals organized Linden Secondary Schools U19 basketball tourney following wins on Monday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hardcourt.
Mackenzie High squeaked past arch-rivals Christianburg/Wismar Secondary by a 34-30 score line after trailing by 10 points in the final three minutes of the fixture. Otis Williams led the winners with eight points while Tyrese Mitchell and Yannick Tappin supported with seven points each.
Scoring a game high 14 points in the loss was Akini Wilson while Daniel Lee contributed nine points. Meanwhile their impending foe, Linden Technical Institute downed New Silver City by a 49-30 margin.
National shooting guard Terron Welch recorded a game high 17 points while former junior national Dennis Lee supported with 14 points.
Leading scorer for the losers with 14 points was Dwayne Paddy.
Prior to the commencement of the final, the third place fixture will be held at 16:00hrs.
