Ephraim Penn (center), President, BVIOC, at the opening of the BVI Basketball Federation League. Photo: BVIOC
The BVI Basketball Federation League kicked off with two games on Saturday, Young Stars vs. Another Level and the defending league champions Young Legs vs. Kings.
In the opening junior league game, Another Level topped Young Stars 80-62. Deangelo Sampson led Another Level and all scorers with 21 points, and Tafari Winchester had 18 points for Young Stars.
In the headliner, Young Legs defeated the Kings 81-70. Young Legs’ Khaleed Gerad led all scorers with 28 points, and Killven Samuel had 22 points in a losing effort.
Action continued on Sunday, with the Stingers facing off against the Celtics in the junior division, and All Ah Wee taking on Zero Tolerance in the senior division.
In the first game, the Stingers ran away from the Celtics 109-68. D’Moi Hodge led the Stingers and all scorers with 28 points, and Tyrelle David had 15 points for the Celtics.
The second game was also a blowout, with All Ah Wee beating Zero Tolerance 101-55. Steve Parillon led All Ah Wee with 31 points, and Nigel Carey led Zero Tolerance with 21 points in Sunday’s loss against All Ah Wee.
Action continued on Wednesday with And One facing Mad Mix in the junior division, followed by East against Skulls in the senior division.
Click on the link for the 2016 BVIBF June Schedule (1)[9]
