Stabroek Ballers win ‘East Bank vs. the Rest’ Street-ball Championship

Tournament representative Edison Jefford (3rd from left) presents the championship trophy to the victorious Stabroek Ballers outfit

The Stabroek Ballers continued their meteoric rise on the street-ball circuit as they captured the ‘East Bank vs. the Rest’ Championship by defeating Five 0 by a 2-0 score-line on Saturday evening at the Mocha Community Centre Tarmac.

Darren Benjamin, the eventual Most Valuable Player (MVP), recorded a brace in the eighth and 18th minutes to settle the result. With the result, Stabroek Ballers walked away with $400,000 and the championship trophy, while Five O received $200,000 and the corresponding accolade.