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Fatima retain U17, U20 crowns in schools’ 3×3 basketball

Fatima College retained their Under-17 and Under-20 annual 3x3 basketball tournament titles at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena in Tacarigua on November 15. St Mary’s College were crowned inaugural champions of the newly introduced Under-15 division while East Mucurapo Secondary dominated to win the open female division. In the U17 final, Fatima reached the 21-point threshold first to edge Queen’s Royal College (QRC) 21-19. Fatima got past Hillview College 15-8 in the semis while QRC bettered Arima North 12-9. Arima North went on to take bronze courtesy a 14-10 victory over Hillview. Despite their results, Hillview’s Joshua Fontenelle finished as the division’s top scorer. Fatima also came trumps in the U20 final via nail-biting 12-11 triumph over UWI sixth form. Prior to that, the eventual champions blew past East Mucurapo 14-5 in the semis while UWI sixth form schooled St Benedict’s 11-6 in the other. St Benedict’s, however, went on to snare bronze with a 12-3 win over East Mucurapo. UWI sixth form’s Jerve Edwards Carraciolo emerged top scorer overall. The maiden U15 category saw the CIC team come up trumps 14-9 in the title match versus Arima North. This, after St Mary’s defeated QRC 10-7 in the semi-finals and Arima North getting past Hillview 12-4 in the other. QRC went on to grab bronze after delivering a 12-8 result over Hillview. Arima North’s Lance Crouch was adjudged U15 top scorer. And in the female open, East Mucurapo played unbeaten through the rounds to finish with a 9-4 victory over St Joseph’s Convent Port of Spain in the trophy match. On their way to the final, East Mucurapo churned out winning results against Fyzabad Anglican (9-6) and Youth Training and Rehabilitation Centre (8-2). St Anthony held on to bronze courtesy a 4-2 over Holy Name Convent in the third place playoff. East Mucurapo’s Vanessa Serrette emerged as the division’s top scorer. At the TT Schools Basketball Association sanctioned event, student-athletes competed across November 15-16 under the slogan “Elevate the game, Ignite the nation.” Awardees: U15 Boys: 1. St Mary’s 2. Arima North, 3. Queen’s Royal College U17 Boys: 1. Fatima College, 2. Queen’s Royal College, 3. Arima North U20 Boys: 1. Fatima College; 2. UWI Sixth Form, 3. St Benedict’s Open Female: 1. East Mucurapo Secondary, 2. St Joseph’s Convent PoS, 3. St Anthony’s Top Scorers: Girls Open Ranessa Serrette East Mucurapo Secondary School U15 Boys Lance Crouch Arima North Secondary U17 Boys Joshua Fontenelle Hillview College U20 Boys Jerve Edwards Caraciolo UWI Sixth Form The post Fatima retain U17, U20 crowns in schools’ 3×3 basketball appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.