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District 3’s BVI Ballers Zach Jackson prepares to lay in two of his 10 points against District 6’s Elite Ballers
By Dean “The Sportsman” Greenaway
District 3’s BVI Ballers overcame stubborn District 6 Elite Ballers late in the fourth quarter for a thrilling 49-45 victory, to close the 25
th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. 16-18 Basketball Classic, hosted by the Sea Cows Bay Basketball Club on Friday night.
“We were right by the finish line and failed to cross it first. The game was a really, really competitive
,” District 6 Coach Carnel Cyine told Island Sun Sports exclusively. “Coming down to the end, the guys put a lot of confidence in themselves and they played the game the right way because it came down basically to a one possession game tied at 45-45, with about 1:17 left. We had two free throws to make and missed them and basically, then after that, the opposing team went up by four points and cost us the game coming down to the end.”