Canje Knights will battle Rose Hall Town Jammers in the final of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association [BABA] ‘Karibee Rice’ Championship, defeating Ithaca Hard-Liners via walkover on Sunday at the Vryman Ervine Basketball Court.
The victory was awarded to Canje Knights, after Ithaca Hard-Liners failed to take the playing area with the required number of players, thus forfeiting their chance to play in the grand finale. The small crowd that gathered at the venue with certainly disappointed with the eventual outcome.
According to coordinator and BABA President Vibert Garret, “The game will not rescheduled and Canje will faceoff with Rose Hall in the finale. It was an unfortunate occurence but we have to award the game to Canje. Prior to the finale, UG [University of Guyana] will play an exhibition game.”
The two teams will face-off on Sunday September 30th. In the prior semi-final matchup, Rose Hall Town Jammers brushed aside Fyrish Black Sharks 67-45 on Sunday September 16th at the Rose Hall Basketball Court.
Royburn Murray recorded a game high 19 points for the home side, while Mikel Lewis was the next best scorer with 17 points. Kwesi Mickel and Haifa Walters added 11 and eight points respectively.
On the other side, Jamal Felix battled to 17 points, with Tyrone Dey chipping in with 14 points and Garfield Benjamin supporting wth 11 points. Cash incentives and trophies will be awarded to the top two finishers.
