Sport

St Martin’s girls win national basketball champs
Belize City, February 12, 2009

The St. Martin’s De Porres Primary School girl’s basketball team is the new National Camps.

Gilda Moguel the team’s most valuable player scored 8 pts in game one as she led St Martin’s to a 10-6 win over the Central Division Champions, Bishop Martin RC School of San Ignacio. The top scorer for Bishop Martin RC was Ivonne Clarke who scored 3points.

In Game 2, the defending champions and the winner of the Southern Region Georgetown, won 22 to nil against the girls from Northern Regional Champ Orange Walk’s Louisiana Government School.   Orin Castillo led the score with 8points and Nisha Augustine scored 6 points.

In Game 3, Orrin Castillo and Andra Fernandez each scored 10pts to lead the girls from the north to another 35 to nil win over Toledo’s St Peter Claver RC School.  Other scorers for Louisiana Government School included Nisha Augustine with 8pts, Jaylee Thomas with 4 points and Diceve Ramirez hit a long three pointer.

In Game 4, Lousiana’s Jennifer Trejo scored 11points as she led the Northern Champs to a  21-8 win over Toledo.  Linda Duran, Simran Padwani, Evonie Gentle and Beatrice Cuellar tossing all scored in this game. Toledo’s Doresse Lopez scored 3 buckets and hit 2 free throws scoring a total of 8 points.

In Game 5, Gilda Moguel scored 13 points in a  22 – 5 victory by St Martin’s over the champs from Orange Walk.  Kedidna Tunn and Shenika Thompson each scored 4 points and Andra Fernandez added 2 points for the girls from the Central Region. Gladys Mejia led the Bishop Martin girls with 8pts, Suzan Budna added a bucket and Nell Usher sank a free throw.

IN Game 6 Orrin Castillo and Jaylee Thomas scored 6pts each to lead Richard Quinn RC from Georgetown to a 16-11 win over the Bishop Martin girls; Gladys Mejia scored 8 points for Cayo.

In Game 7, the Bishop Martin girls won the consolation game for 3^rd place 16-9 against the Sugar City girls. Ivonne Clarke top-scored 8pts for Cayo, Shaline Guillen added 5pts and Gladys Mejia added a bucket. Yashira Bull led Sugar city with 4pts, Simran Padwani added 3pts, and Marlyn Espat added one bucket.

In Game 8 the championship final, MVP Gilda Moguel led the St Martin’s girls with 9pts to a 13-9 win over the Richard Quinn RC School girls. Nisha Augustine scored 5pts for Richard Quinn RC.

Bishop Martin RC boys win national basketball championship
Belize City, February 12, 2009

Last Friday at the Belize City Center Bishop Martin RC School boys of San Ignacio, won the national primary schools basketball championships.
In Game one Bishop Martin boys, beat Mary Hill RC the Northern Regional Champs from Corozal 22-10. Santiago Clarke led with eight points, Carlos Juarez had seven and Kevin Funes six. Vinton Perez led the Mary Hill boys with six points and Kristan Lopez scored four.

In Game 2, the Stann Creek district champs, Holy Family RC School beat Toledo champs, the St Peter Claver RC School by a score 18-6., Holy Family’s Deshawn Nunez and Arwyn Hemans scored 6pts each, while Terique Avila led the Toledo with a long trey.

In Game 3, the Belize district champs, the Grace Primary boys handed the Corozal boys their ticket home: 28-15. Trevor Jones led with 8 pts, while Raheem Staine and Rasheed Adolphus scored 6pts each. Vinton Perez drained in a long trey to lead the Corozal boys with 9pts.

In Game 4, the Holy Family boys edged out the Orange Walk champs, the La Inmaculada RC Schoolboys, 15-14. Deshawn Nunez scored 9pts and Dayton Longworth, Sydney Petillo and Arwyn Hemans scored 2pts each. Michael Shaw led the Orange Walk boys with 6pts.

In Game 5, the Cayo boys handed the Grace Primary boys their first loss: 22-9. MVP Santiago Clarke lead with 10pts, Carlos Juarez added 8pts and Kevin Funes and Denzel Nunez each tossed in a bucket each. Raheem Staine led Grace Primary with 7pts, while Trevor Jones added 6pts.

In Game 6, William Guan scored 8pts as he led the la Inmaculada boys to a 23-9 win over the Toledo boys.

In Game 7, Trevor Jones led the Grace Primary boys with 16pts as they eliminated the Stann Creek boys 33-25 in the semifinals. Rasheed Adolphus lead with 11pts and Raheem Staine scored 6pts. Deshawn Nunez led the Stann Creek boys with 14pts, Arwyn Hemans had 6pts and Leandre Alvarez drained in a trey.

In Game 8 in the semifinals, the Bishop Martin boys moved on to the finals with a 30-12 blowout win over the La Inmaculada RC boys. Carlos Jaures led with 13pts, Kevin Funes added 8pts and Santiago scored 5pts. Amin Garcia led the Orange Walk boys with 10pts, Michael Shaw tossed in 1 bucket and Christian Sutherland scored 2 free throws.

In Game 9 the Stann Creek boys won the consolation game for 3^rd place over the Orange Walk boys 24-16. Deshawn Nunez and Arwyn Hemans scored 9pts each, Nayib Casimiro drained in trey and Alvin Choco scored bucket. Amin Garcia led the la Inmaculada boys with 7pts.

In Game 10 the finals, MVP Santiago Clarke led the Bishop Martin boys to the championship with 21pts for a 41-19 win over the Grace Primary boys. Carlos Juarez added 9pts, Kevin Funes had 6pts and Denzel Nunez added 3pts and Gary Martinez tossed in a bucket. Rasheed Adolphus led Grace Primary with 6pts, Trevor Jones added 5pts, Raheem Staine tossed in 4pts and Malcolm Nunez drained in a trey.

Delille girls win NSSSA football champs

The Delille Academy girls won the National Secondary Schools Sports Association (NSSSA) football championship hosted by Corozal Community College at the Ricalde Stadium over the weekend.

In Game 1, the Western Division champs, the Mopan Technical High School girls from Benque Viejo, qualified to the final by a 1-0 win over the Central Division champs, St Catherine Academy. Leera Alvarado and Tatiana Habet led the SCA offensive with the help of midfielders Kursha Pollard, Katherine Maradiaga, Christiane Rodriguez and Aimee Vasquez. SCA’s top goal scorer Kursha Pollard had many opportunities to put SCA on the scoreboard, but Mopan Tech held on. Rashida Guerra, Natasha Tillett and Shamela Pinelo were creating plays for their forwards Addy Rosa, Carla August and Xena Pinelo.

Carla August outran the SCA defense of Inga Woods, Ashley Pelayo, Diedra Gill and Samarie Samos in the final minute of play to challenge SCA’s goalie Carlicia Petillo to a one on one. A collision between Carla August and the SCA keeper Petillo resulted in the ball lazily bouncing over the uneven ground and rolling into the empty net.

In Game 2, the Southern Division champs, the Delille Academy girls won 1-0 over the Northern Division champs, the Corozal Community College. Narilee Lambey and Cindy Flores led the Delille offensive, with the help of midfielders Twila Castillo, Shanice Ogaldez, Syanne Castillo, Bernardine Gonzalez and Philipa Acosta. Twila Castillo scored the winning goal, but was injured had had to miss the final.

The CCC girls tried to equalize with Flor Carcamo, Shamilee Zuniga Yolanie Oh, with the help of midfielders Cindy Riverol and  Anahi Riverol but made no impression on the Delille defense of Patricia Marin, Glenda Aranda and sweeper Sherane “Anigi” Welch, leaving little for MVP goalie Cheflora Martinez to do.

In Game 3 on Saturday morning, the SCA girls won 1-0 over the Corzal girls in the consolation game for 3rd place.  SCA’s coach Rodriguez introduced Leanne Murray into the ball game to replace Samarie Samos in the 2^nd half and they shut out the CCC girls until the final whistle.

In Game 4 the championship final, the Delille girls won a penalty shootout 2-0 after 40 minutes of regulation time and two 5-minue overtime periods, ended in a nil-zip draw with the Mopan Tech girls.

Philipa Acosta scored Delille’s 1^st kick, the 2^nd girl missed, but Patricia Marin scored the 3^rd try. MVP goalie Cheflora Martinez came up with 3 big save to shut out the Mopan girls and secure the championship.

The championship, second and third place trophies and individual medals were presented to the winners, and Cheflora Martinez won the Most Valuable Player award.

Delille boys win NSSSA football champs

The Delille Academy boys won the National Secondary Schools Sports Association (NSSSA) football championship hosted by Corozal Community College at the Ricalde Stadium over the weekend.

In Game 1 on Friday, the Belize City champs, the Wesley College boys, came back from a 1-0 deficit to advance to the final by a 2-1 win over the Western Division champs, the Belmopan Comprehensive School.

In Game 2, the Southern champs, the Delille boys won 1-0 over the Northern champs, the Corozal Community College boys. Delille team captain Abraham Chavez, Tito Flores and Byron Chavez led the attack.

In Game 3 on Saturday morning, the Belmopan Compherensive won the consolation game for 3^rd place 2-0 over the CCC boys. The Belmopan defenders Brian Membreno and Ronis Martinez held off the CCC attacks and the CCC boys made no impression on goalie Shawn Lopez.

In Game 4 the championship final, the Delille boys won 2-0 over the Wesley College boys. The game was a nil-zip draw up to the half time break, but in the 2^nd half, Tito Flores blasted in the winning goal and Byron Chavez iced the win with a 2^nd goal.

The championship, second and third place trophies and individual medals were presented to the winners, and Tito Flores won the Most Valuable Player award.