By Samuel Peters
With the championship already secured by Sandals in the 2024 Cool & Smooth ABBA Business Basketball League, the top eight teams have secured qualification for the playoffs which will shoot-off shortly. However, the teams will be positioning themselves with the remaining matches to see which teams will match-up in the next competition starting this week.
The jostling of positions continued Sunday and featured another exciting evening with a triple- header that saw victories for Lava Smoke Shop, Eye Mobile Vision Care and Richie Shooterz.
In the opening match, Lava Smoke Shop secured a hard-fought 72-65 victory over Fearless Crew. Lincoln Weekes led the charge for Lava Smoke Shop with an impressive 30 points, complemented by three assists and four steals. Michael Barton contributed significantly with a double-double of 14 points and 17 rebounds, alongside three assists, three steals, and four blocks.
Fearless Crew’s Takeem Martin put up a valiant effort in defeat, recording a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while also adding three assists and three steals to his stat line.
Eye Mobile Vision Care emerged victorious with a 66-62 win over Antigua Power Company. Tehran Zachariah was the standout performer for Eye Mobile, posting 18 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and four steals. Dominick Anthony contributed a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Antigua Power Company’s Tristan Jacobs led his team’s effort with 20 points, eight rebounds, four assists, and seven steals, while Sergio Symister added 18 points and nine rebounds in the losing cause.
The final game of the night saw Richie’s Shooterz secure a comfortable 61-52 victory over the Board of Education. Sean Nicholas paced Richie’s Shooterz with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Cohen Desouza contributed 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three steals.
For the Board of Education, Zuri Nesbitt led the scoring with 16 points, adding two assists and three steals. Xavier Meade chipped-in with 15 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort.