The Tribune

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

THE CR Walker Knights and the Mt Carmel Cavaliers both survived late starts to pull off their victories as day two of the 34th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic for senior boys swung into high gear at the AF Adderley Gymnasium yesterday.

Playing in the early session, the Knights came back to clobber the visiting Abaco Central Marlins 50-37, while the Cavaliers secured a 41-34 decision over the Clement Howell Eagles, the national champions from the Turks and Caicos Islands.

In the late games on day one on Monday, the Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves knocked off the Westminster Diplomats 55-37 and the CI Gibson Rattlers routed the Teleos Cherubims 75-30.

• Here are summaries of

the games played:

Knights 50

Marlins 37

Abaco Central got off to a great start, leading 8-0 to start the first quarter. But before the period was finished, CR Walker surged to a 9-8 lead as they used their height to pound their way inside.

In the second quarter, the Knights took it to another level, surging ahead 25-8 at the half and although the Marlins tried to make a comeback down the stretch, they just simply didn’t have the energy to prevail.

“It’s the same routine as always. The kids just don’t listen. At one point in the game, I just sat on the bench and let them play,” said CR Walker’s coach Trevor Grant. “Everybody just wants to play 21. They’re not executing the plays.”

Cormando Seymour scored a game high 25 points with 23 rebounds for the Knights, who won the tournament twice, the last under coach Grant in 2008 and the first coming in 1997 with coach Jimmy Clarke at the helm. 

Denneko Lightbourn added 13 points with four rebounds, three steals and two assists, Omar Rolle had nine points and Cassius Turnquest chipped in with seven points and three rebounds.

For Abaco Central, Alex Jeancius led the way with 12 points and five rebounds; Denneko McIntosh had eight points and seven rebounds and Ivan Curry Jr ended up with six points, three rebounds and three steals.

Cavaliers 41, Eagles 34: Clement Howell opened a 9-3 lead after the first quarter and they held onto a  19-14 advantage at the half as Eugene Neely canned a three-pointer at the buzzer to spark Mt Cavalier’s comeback.

Mt Carmel went on to tie the score 25-25 at the end of the third and after they went up 29-27 early in the fourth, they went on to rally past Clement Howell for the win.

“I ewas disapppointed in the start, but as we settled down, we managed to get back into the game,” said Jeffery Henfield, who is in his first year as coach of Mt Carmel. “We just have to learn to play eith a little more determination and we will be okay.”

Preston Ferguson pumped in a game high 21 points with 20 rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the Cavaliers to the win. Eugene Neely scored nine points and Michael Smith had seven points, five rebounds and four assists to help out.

The Eagles, with only seven players at the game, got 15 points with seven steals and three assists. Tyrone Smith had eight points and four rebounds and Dion Gibson finished with six points and 19 rebounds.

Timberwolves 55, Diplomats 37: Tayson McHardy scored 13 points with four rebounds and four assists to lead the GSSSA champions to their tournament opening victory.

Dominic Bridgewater added 12 points; Tyriq Bowe had 10 points and a tournament high 18 rebounds with three steals and Devon Bonaby also had 10 points.

Tehneil Dames also had 13 points with four rebounds to lead Westminster. Jarue Thompson added 11 points, three rebounds and three steals and Donovan Forbes chipped in with seven points, six rebounds and a pair of steals and assists.

Rattlers 75, Cherubims 30: Asher Scavella canned 20 points with ten rebounds and two steals for CI Gibson, who won their fifth tournament title in 2014.

Deon’Ta Tinker had 12 points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists; Terrance Storr added 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals and assists and Dominick Burnside contributed eight points with ten rebounds, while Cameron Strachan chipped in with six points and six rebounds.

No Teleos’ player was in double figure as Kenneth Johnson paced the way with six points and six rebounds. Michael Brennen, Nathan Sullivan and Trevez Hamilton all scored six points as well.

Today’s schedule

4 pm Eight Mile Rock vs Gateway Academy.

5 pm Aquinas College vs Sir Jack Hayward.

6 pm Nassau Christian Academy vs Government High.

7 pm St George’s vs Anatol Rodgers.

8 pm Tabernacle Baptist vs Doris Johnson.

9 pm CC Sweeting vs CI Gibson.

The teams are placed in the following pools:

Pool one - CC Sweeting Cobras (defending champions); Clement Howell, the Aquinas College Aces, Mount Carmel Cavalier, Teleos Cherubims, the CI Gibson Rattlers and the Jack Hayward Wildcats from Grand Bahama.

Pool two - Tabernacle Falcons, Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins, Government High Magicmen, Nassau Christian Academy Crusaders, St John’s Giants and Mangrove Cay Secondary from Andros.

Pool three - Sunland Baptist, St Anne’s Bluewaves, CV Bethel Stingrays, Gateway Academy from Bimini, Eight Mile Rock Bluejays from Grand Bahama, the Queen’s College Comets and Jordan Prince Williams.

Pool four - Anatol Rodgers, Westminster Diplomats, Akapheran Academy, the CR Walker Knights, St George’s Jaguars from Grand Bahama, Temple Christian Suns and Abaco Central High.