Comets beat Lynx, 73-57 in the girls’ under-19 basketball league match on Saturday at the CIBA court off Eastern Avenue.

Comets’ Chloe Powery was one of the stars of the match, scoring 33 points 11 rebounds, but Lynx’s Hanna Parchment put in a great performance too, scoring 31 points with four steals.

The four under-19 girls teams in the annual basketball league Lynx, Comets, Monarchs, and Spark are just over two weeks into their season. The girls meet every Saturday at the CIBA court, Eastern Avenue to play two matches, one starting at 5.pm and the other one at 6.30pm.

Comets’ coach, Kadane Hall said:

“Each team plays each other three times, then everybody goes to the playoffs, and everybody goes through to the semi finals because its only four teams. Members of each of the four teams are picked to play for the National under-19 women’s team.

Technical Director of the CIBA Victor “Voot’ O’Garro said:

“The Under 19 tournament is a lead-up to the Caribbean Basketball Confederation championships which is held every two years. From this tournament, which ends in December, we will select the best players in male and female and prepare them for the upcoming CBC tournament,” Mr. O’Garro added that the CBC dates and venue would be announced some time in July or August 2012.

In keeping with CIBA objectives to develop young Cayman basketball talent, a brand new basketball academy for 7-16 year olds has just been opened by the Association at the First Baptist Church on Saturday mornings. Kids are divided into three groups, 7-9 year olds, 10-12 year olds, and 13-16 year olds.

“So far we have 42 kids registered for the academy. We think it’s important to have kids involved in organised basketball at an early age because then they have a better understanding of the game when they grow up,” Mr. O’ Garro said. Contact Coach Victor O’Garro on 326 2627 for more information.

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