SUCKER GARDEN-- Ladies Basketball Championship celebrated their All Star weekend as LBC North All Stars tipped off against LBC South at Melford Hazel Sport and Recreation Center Sunday.
South All Stars lead 25-19 at the half and won the game 45-37. South was determined to win this year after having lost a close game last year. All Star Game Most Valuable Player Jakisha Brooks led South with 13 points and was supported by Jamaiah Newton – Herbert with 12 points.
The North team was led by Joyette Lloyd with 16 points.
The All Star weekend started Saturday with the U-13 division. Learning Unlimited tipped off against and beat Lightning 12-0. Riya Baharani topped scored with 10 points.
The U16 All Star game featured St. Martin with Thunderz players against and St. Maarten with Lightning and Learning Unlimited players. St. Martin led 19-16 at the half and won the game 36-34.
St. Martin was led by Aisha Carty with 15 points and St. Maarten was led by Kayla Robinson with 16 points.
The night ended with a 3x3 double elimination tournament on the outdoor court. Lightning and Thunderz had 3 teams each consisting of 2 females and 1 male from their respective team clubs. The Thunderz team consisting of Claudia Fleming, Chantel Hodge and Patrick Griffith won all 4 games to win the tournament. Second place was Thunderz Team Joyette Lloyd, Nicairi Ortiz – David and Jordy Nunez and third was Lightning team consisting of Tsjaquilla Jeffrey, Sudienne Gumbs and Joshua Bowers.
Sunday featured the annual Celebrity Game. The teams were stacked with actors, singers, Dj's and various other professionals in the community. Team 1 named Woodslaves fielded Da Brat, DT the Artist, Dj Outkast and Sigma Defense.
They beat celebrity team 2 named Kings by a score of 38-36 with celebrities Duncan van Heyningen, King Vers, Junior Lion, SoloKween and Rene Violenus.
In the 3 point shootout there were 12 competitors and in the final it was the defending champ Claudia Fleming of Thunderz versus Selah Fleming of Lightning. There were ties of six and seven before Selah scored eight points to vs Claudia’s three.
The Ladies Basketball Championship is on a break and will resume on Sunday January 10th at 2pm with the U16 division and at 3pm with the senior division.
