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IT’S MINE: QRC’s D’Javan Walker, second from right, reaches for a rebound even with attention from Russell Latapy Secondary School’s Kodelle Williams and Keston Lewis during this NGC/Express Secondary Schools Basketball Association Under-17 North Zone clash at the Jean Pierre Complex on Friday. QRC won comfortably 40-20. -Photo: ROBERTO CODALLO

International School of Port of Spain’s (ISPS) Under-20 basketballers put home advantage to good use to run away with a 56-49 victory against Mucurapo Secondary Comprehensive in the North Zone of the NGC/Express Secondary Schools Basketball Association competition at their Westmoorings court last Friday.

Matthew Temple, with 18 points, and Bill Fryar, 16 points, were the main contributors to ISPS’ victory, sinking the bulk of their team’s baskets to produce the home win.

The visitors’ scoring was well led by Kemrick Julien, who posted a match-high 20 and was instrumental in helping his team outscore their opponents 27-25 in the second half of the game.

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ON THE GO: St Mary’s College batsman Nicholas Brown hits out against El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive bowler Keon Isaac during their PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League North/East Zone match at El Dorado Ground on Friday. Isaac took eight wickets in the match as El Dorado sealed a hard-fought first innings victory. -Photo: CURTIS CHASE

The PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League South/Central Zone remains tight after Princes Town Senior Comprehensive, led by a determined 117 not out from Amando Patterson, completed a first innings win over defending zonal champions Iere High School on Friday.

Princes Town batted first and scored 252 for five, while Iere were bowled out for 81.

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Jovon Toppin was the class of the boys’ under-20 400 metres field on day one of the National Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, yesterday.

It was all Toppin at the top of the home straight, and as he closed in on the finish line the Fatima College student remained in full control. Toppin completed his one lap of the track in 47.48 seconds, while Kervin Morgan of Elder’s Finishing School got home in 48.07 to snap up silver. El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive’s Jameel Alleyne-Walcott (48.59) claimed bronze.

Trinity College East student Hendrix Foncette was outstanding in the boys’ under-17 400m, winning in 49.69 seconds.

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Fatima College jumped ahead of Hillview College atop the North/East Zone of the PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) with an easy 47-run outright victory against Brazil High School at Fatima Ground, Mucurapo Road on Friday.

Also notching an outright win was Presentation College Chaguanas, who defeated Barrackpore Secondary Comprehensive by 52 runs at the College Ground in Chaguanas.

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Queen’s Royal College’s Under-20 basketballers continued their hot streak at the Jean Pierre Complex, Port of Spain, on Friday, when they beat Fatima College 59-50 in the NGC/Express Secondary Schools Basketball Association North Zone.

The Royalians are now three-from-three after wins against HYPE and the International School of Port of Spain (ISPS) earlier this week.

Again, point guard Shemuel Bartholomew was the main aggressor, sinking 25 points, to lift his team to victory. Halfway through the final period, the game could have swung either way, but QRC stole the momentum towards the end and the result as well, as Fatima faded in the closing minutes.

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Queen’s Royal College’s Under-20 basketballers ran past International School of Port of Spain (ISPS) 62-32 at the Jean Pierre Complex to register their second victory of the 2008 Express/NGC Secondary Schools Basketball League (SSBL).

Shemuel Bartholomew set the stage for QRC, leading the way with 19 points as he fought for every loose ball.

ISPS, though, could have been much more competitive in the encounter, had they sank more first-time attempts. Their defence was regularly pierced by the romping Royalians and only during the final minutes of the first half did they fight back, making the score 24-16 in favour of QRC at halftime.

Bill Fryar was the main reason. Apart from his 18 points, the centre certainly contested every ball and every shot, and even launched himself into a spin and fake combination, sinking two points that had even the opposition cheering.

But in the second half, D’Javan Walker (12 points) and Jaeon Bobb (11) stepped up their shooting, as QRC scored 38 points to ISPS’s 16, to take them to an impressive win.

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St Mary’s College secured their first major victory of the 2008 PowerGen Secondary Schools Cricket League with a first innings victory over their cross-town rivals Queen’s Royal College at QRC Ground on Friday, while Joshua Ragoonanan scored his first ton for Presentation College San Fernando in a losing effort.

Ragoonanan’s second innings hundred came in time to help his team reach 154 for four after they were bundled out for 93 in their first innings against Union Claxton Bay Senior Comprehensive. UCB replied with 164 all out to secure the first innings victory.

In the North/East Zone, St Mary’s College, who had some shaky performances against El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive and Hillview College last week, came back into contention with a solid showing, declaring their first innings at 159 for nine and followed it up by bowling put QRC for 87.

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