Defending Champs Alberts beat Belmopan

Belize City, November 15, 2008 - Defending champions Alberts and the undefeated Old Technical Rebels rule the over-35 Maxi-basket basketball competition with 4 wins each, while Old Cemetery posted their 3rd win and Classic Purex their very 1st win in 3 outings when the competition continued at the Belize City Center on Sunday.

In Game 1, Old Cemetery buried the winless Maria Chang gang 48-44. Kevin Siroki drained in 3 treys to lead Old Cemetery with 12pts, Compton Staine added 11pts, Calvin Tench chipped in 10pts, Leroy Forbes tossed in 9pts and Richard Meighan added 6 pts.

 Old Cemetery led from the get go: 14-13 in the 1st quarter, 26-22 at the half time break and 39-30 in the 3rd quarter. 

Peter “Paco” Neal hit 2 treys to lead Maria Chang gang with 13pts, Joe Martinez and Jimmy Faber scored 11 pts each, Brandon Garcia tossed in 7 pts and Emerson Engleton dropped in a bucket.

 In Game 2 Classic Purex posted their first win, caging the Orange Walk Eagles 58-41. James Saunders led Classic Purex with 22pts, Calvert Quilter drained in 3 treys to add 13 pts, Greg Williams added 9pts and Julian Murillo and Paul Cassanova followed Quilter’s lead with a trey each to add 5pts. Purex jumped the Eagles 12-6 in the 1st quarter, 26-14 at the half, and 37-24 in the 3rd  quarter.

The Eagles came out flat compared to the week before; Floyd Sutherland and Kenneth Dawson leading with 10pts each, Richard Mark added 8 pts, and Paul Diaz tossed in 5pts, with Carl Westby chipping in 2 buckets.

In Game 3 the Old Technical Rebels continued their winning streak with their 4th back to back to back to back win, and had the BWS Bulls lassoed and hog-tied for the 54-38 win. Rico Black drained in 4 treys, one per each quarter to lead the Rebels with 16pts, Doug Penland dropped in 3 treys for 13 pts, Rodney “Sheik” Armstrong chipped in 9pts, Kano Green was good for 8ps and Alston Hope hit a trey and a free throw to add 4pts.

The BWS Bulls were led by Darren Bovell who hit a trey to finish with 11pts, and their shooting star Charles Ellis scored a miserly 5pts.

In Game 4 the defending champs Alberts also posted their 4th win by running over the Belmopan Over-35 squad 70-53. Lloyd Leslie hit 2 treys to lead Alberts with 27pts, Vince “Postman” Lamb hit 3 treys for 25 pts, and Charles Armstrong chipped in 13 pts.

Belmopan’s Clifford King drained in a trey to lead the capital city crew with 18 pts, Robert Allen added 2 treys as he tossed in 10pts, Arthur Young added a trey for 7 pts and Clive Sutherland also hit a trey for 5pts, Alfonso Audinett added 6pts and Austin Flores – 4pts.