SPORTS SECTION E
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025
2 DAYS TO GO
ATHLETES
Giants win titles
By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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n a gritty comeback performance, the Commonwealth Bank Giants proved that you should “never underestimate the heart of a champion.” Trailing by almost 20 points in the second quarter, the Giants managed to reel in the Dudley Boyz Saints from Grand Bahama for a hard fought 83-80 victory to keep the Bahamas Basketball Federation men’s division one title in New Providence. It was a double sweep of the titles for the Giants on Saturday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as their Your Essential Store clinched the division II crown with a 94-79 decision over Abaco’s Net Riders. And, in the third-place game, the Harbour Island Panthers gave coach Andrew ‘Tiny’ Pinder his final victory with a 105-71 blowout win over North and Central Andros’ Antec Saints. While four teams participated in the division II series, only three came out in division one with Abaco’s Crusaders getting
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third after their 74-66 loss to Commonwealth Bank in their semifinal game. Giants’ head coach Perry Thompson Jr said all through the tournament, his Commonwealth Bank team had to display how battle-tested they were as they prevailed in each game played, especially against Grand Bahama in the final. “Tough win. After the first game we played Grand Bahama, their coach told me they will be back tougher and they surely brought it tonight, but this team is battle-tested,” a much relieved Thompson Jr said. “The New Providence division one series brought us a lot of patience and that was how we were able to dig ourselves out of the hole in the second half.” It was a tough loss for the Dudley Boyz to digest because Denero Seide, who took over the coaching reigns from his father Dudley Seide, didn’t come through when they needed to. “I guess the guys just got a little rattled. We were playing against a veteran Giants team,” he said. “Coming down the stretch, we fell short. I guess we got too comfortable with the lead. “We fell down on the defence a bit and we stopped pushing the ball. That was the turnout for us.” Seide, however, indicated that he would use this as a learning experience and regroup and hopefully return next year to give it another shot. Behind a 1-2 punch from Dylan Musgrove and Jackson Jacob in the second half, after trailing 39-22 in the second quarter, the Giants stormed back to put their stamp of approval on the game. Musgrove, named the most valuable player after he finished with a game high 24 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and an assist and steal, said they were not prepared to let the championship slip out of their hands. “From the first game we played them, we knew this was going to be a tough game,” Musgrove said. “We
COMMONWEALTH Bank Giants receiving their Division I Championship awards.
YOUR Essential Store (YES) Giants receiving their Division II Championship awards. came out a little sluggish in the first half, but we knew at the end of the game, we were going to get it done. “We came back and executed. We fell down in the first half, but we were determined to come back in the second half and win our second title in three years.” Down the stretch as the Giants regained their composure, Jacobs scored on
a driving lay-up with one minute and 59 seconds left for an 81-76 lead. Jacobs, named the offensive player of the tournament, finished the game with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. D’Vaughn Seide gave the Dudley Boyz one last hope when he popped a threepoint shot to trim the deficit to one (81-80).
Then Dastyn Baker, who didn’t play all game, came in for an offensive inbound pass, was fouled and he converted the pair of charity shots to seal the deal with 14 seconds left for the final 83-80 advantage. During the game, Adam Johnson also came up big with 10 points, nine rebounds, five blocks and two assists before fouling
Photos: Nikia Charlton out late in the fourth, Jeffrey Henfield contributed nine points with six rebounds and three assists and Eugene Bain, who was done with five fouls with about four minutes left, had eight points and five rebounds. For Dudley Boyz, Seide finished with 16 points and
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‘BUDDY’ SCORES 17 AS WARRIORS BEAT ROCKETS 104-93 FOR 2-1 LEAD By JANIE MCCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Playoff Steph delivered while Playoff Jimmy became his biggest cheerleader on the bench, dressed in a full-length fur coat. Stephen Curry eventually found his shooting groove while Houston tried everything to stop him, finishing with 36 points, nine
assists and seven rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Rockets 104-93 on Saturday night without Jimmy Butler for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. “To play 41 minutes against that kind of defense, to have a slow start and then find his rhythm, which we have seen him do countless times over the years, to hit big shots, to only turn it over twice against that
THE SPORTS April CALENDAR TRACK RED-LINE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS THE Red-Line Athletics Track Club has announced that there has been a slight change in the events and schedule for its fourth annual Youth Track Classic.
The classic, open to competitors from ages under-seven to under-16, is scheduled for Saturday, starting at 10am and Sunday, starting at 1pm, at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The
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WARRIORS guard Buddy Hield in action on Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) kind of pressure, he was brilliant,” coach Steve Kerr said. Chavano “Buddy” Hield had 17 points off the bench with five 3-pointers as the Warriors won their sixth straight Game 3 in the opening round. Hield also contributed three steals, two assists and two rebounds. Gary Payton II scored 11 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter. “To see everyone step up in his absence was huge,” Draymond Green said. Game 4 in the best-ofseven series is tonight at Chase Center. The biggest
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