James Adderley with Sports

Good evening, I’m James Adderley with Sports Monday. Week 3 of the B.F.L. football playoffs took us to capital city Belmopan where the Builder’s Hardware Bandits found themselves against La Victoria of Corozal, still looking for their first playoff win.

It’s not only a clash of wills; it’s a crash of bodies too as demonstrated by goalkeeper John Labriel and Striker Raymundo Flores. Still only 5 minutes in Flores lifts this ball to Clifford Usher, who is obviously offside, there’s no call, so Usher raises the ball over Labriel’s head for the 1-zip Corozal lead.

The bandits equalize off this spotkick from Clifford King that reaches Ernest Wiltshire and his right away bomb is a beauty to behold. As a result the game gets brutally competitive, if you get my drift.

Just before the half expires Belmopan has its shot at taking the lead but Deon Frazier can’t get his body around. After intermission La Victoria goes offensive when Flores raises this ball into the danger zone forcing an aerial battle between Labriel and Usher. Labriel punches the ball to Jason Hall and he gives La Victoria the lead with a right foot dunk. Belmopan tries to answer immediately but “Locho” Coyi can’t get the ball past Delmar Sutherland. Ernest Wiltshire gets his turn to be the big man but fails from pointblank range to tie for Belmopan. It’s Ernest again with the shot to pull capital city even but it’s not to be.

At the other end Joe West sets table perfectly for Clifford Usher but he can’t deliver. The clincher for Corozal comes when Usher finds Jason Hall with a center; Labriel misplays the header while Hope can’t dig the ball out of the box. La Victoria wins 3-1, handing Belmopan its third straight playoff loss.

In other B.F.L. match-up a second half goal by Charlie Slusher from the penalty spot gave Juventus a 1-zip regulation “W” over Sagitun at Mango Creek.

Here are the standings after week 3: Juventus 6, Sagitun 5, Corozal’s La Victoria 4 and Belmopan 0.

In cycling news, give it up for James Frampton who won the Merida 160k, that’s about 100 miles, in uncontested fashion. The Santino’s Jamis Team swept this race with Bobby Lee 2nd, Ernest Meighan 3rd, “The Animal” Flores 6th and Douglas Lamb 8th. Sports Monday says nuff respect to Jamis who has taken it’s winning streak unto the international scene.

That’s it; join us same time, same place for another serving of Sports Monday. Jah over all. I’m James Adderley.