Team Belize beats Nicaragua in COCABA games
Belize ahead by a mile; that is in Cancun, where the national team played in protest and secured an early lead in the COCABA regional games. The team massacred Nicaragua at the Cancun Poliforum where the games got underway this afternoon. Despite a last minute challenge from FIBA on the issue of the citizenship of the players, the team trounced the Nicaraguans to pull off a huge victory of more than thirty points. James Adderley has a full report.
James Adderley, Reporting
Good evening, I’m James Adderley and we’re very privileged to present to you this version of Sports Monday. Today marks the opening of the 2009 COCABA Championships in Cancun, Mexico and the National Basketball Team of Belize opened against the Nicaraguan Team earlier today. We’re in the second quarter with Belize already up by fifteen points, when Milton Palacio finds Keenan Jordan who sinks the big three pointer. Jordan Would finish with sixteen points to tie the game high. On this trip down court, Palacio finds Gene Myvette and the one-eighty, two handed dunk sinks people. Myvette would contribute nine points in the outing as Belize takes a 40-25 lead. This time it’s Marlon Garnett who spots up for three. It’s good and the former NBA player would put up sixteen points in this outing. Talk about petty move Charlie Burgess somehow banks this ball off the glass in heavy traffic to make the score 72-47 in late third quarter play. Of course, this lifts the Belize fans attending the ballgame that they literally wrap themselves in the Sub Umbra Floreo. In the fourth quarter, seven feet Dakin Braddick comes alive. Here he smashes the put back of the Keith Acosta miss. On the next press, Herbie Allen wants three and he gets three. Keith Acosta then drives baseline, bets the bucker, gets the foul and hits the extra point. Watch the big man operate as Braddick crushes another put back. However, this would be his best display today when he executes the slam dunk off the inbound press. Now check the big man Braddick on defense as he shows no mercy on this rejection. Folks, at this point we must also mention that Alex Carcamo hit ten points. Belize goes on to post the 98-76 big W in its opening appearance against the Nicaraguan team.
Interestingly, a last minute check on the FIBA website shows that Belize has been removed from its roster. More sports at the end of the newscast.
