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Police Action League Boys Basketball Championships 2023 Concludes with incredible Buzzer beaters
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, September 11, 2023 – The Police Action League (PAL) Boys Basketball Championships 2023 gave fans and families an exciting show to culminate the two-month season. On September 9th the joint partnership between the TCI Sports Commission, Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force in association with the TCI Basketball Federation hosted the third place and championship games.
Across 13U, 15U and 17U, Skyhawks have been a standout team, being the only team to appear in the championships for each age category. These teams were coached by Ludens Dorcius and Lofton Seymour who along with all other coaches volunteered their time to mentor the players for eight weeks.
GAME RESULTS
13U
Third Place Game: Avengers 29 – Commanders 28
Championship Game: Guardians 36 – Skyhawks 31
Most Points – Deshawn Missick
Most Rebounds – Abraham Smith
Most Steals – Deshawn Missick
Most Defensive Player – Marvens Berthier
Most Valuable Player (League MVP) – Deshawn Missick
3rd Place – Avengers
2nd Place – Skyhawks
1st Place – Guardians
Championship MVP – Deshawn Missick
15U
Third Place Game: Avengers 46 – Badgers 40
Championship Game: Commanders 46 – Skyhawks 44
Championship Game: Commanders 46 – Skyhawks 44
Most Points – Doudly Santana
Most Rebounds – Dashawn Lightbourne
Most Steals – Love Joseph
Most Defensive Player – Dashawn Lightbourne
Most Valuable Player (League MVP) – Dashawn Lightbourne
3rd Place – Avengers
2nd Place – Skyhawks
1st Place – Commanders
Championship MVP – Dashawn Lightbourne
17U
Third Place Game: Guardians 38 – Commanders 23
Championship Game: Skyhawks 44 – Seaquest 43
Championship Game: Skyhawks 44 – Seaquest 43
Most Points – Leroy Hyman
Most Rebounds – Kelvin Talbot
Most Steals – Malachi Missick
Most Defensive Player – Kelvin Talbot
Most Valuable Player (League MVP) – Emrike Doceus
3rd Place – Guardians
2nd Place – Seaquest
1st Place – Skyhawks
Championship MVP – Malachi Missick
13U & 15U Coaches
Avengers – Kevin Harvey & Kenneth Grant
Badgers – Ladonna Bassett & Delton ‘Biggy’ Robinson
Guardians – Danord Handfield & Emileo Ariza
Seaquest – Ciaran O’Neill & Jerome Caley
Commanders – Alvardo Parker & Darado Fulford
Skyhawks – Ludens Dorcius & Lofton Seymour
17U Coaches
Guardians – Walken Gedeon & Trevante Garland
Seaquest – Anthony Cash
Avengers – Kevin Harvey & Kenneth Grant
Badgers – Ladonna Bassett & Delton ‘Biggy’ Robinson
Commanders – Alvardo Parker & Darado Fulford
Skyhawks – Ludens Dorcius & Lofton Seymour
The Turks and Caicos Islands School Sports(TCISS) season opens this September and Inter-High School Basketball will span from November 2023 – January 2024. As PAL players are drafted to teams, many of these players will face each other again, bearing a different name on their chest and representing their school.
The TCISS 2023/24 season is expected to be bigger than last year with students being more engaged in training and utilising the TCI Sports Commission’s sports performance facilities.
Police Action League Girls Softball Championships kick off this Saturday.
On September 9th, the softball semi-finals also took place, where the Avengers defeated the Skyhawks 16-15.
The Avengers will now go head to head with the Badgers at the PAL Girls Softball Championships this weekend, with the opening ceremony starting at 2 p.m. at the Downtown Ballpark. Fans are welcome to fill the stands, with tickets at the booth Adults $5 Children $3. The game will also be live-streamed on the TCI Sports Commission Facebook page.
For the latest news and updates on the Police Action League, fans can follow the league on Instagram (@policeactionleague) and Facebook (Police Action League). To share your experience with PAL, use the hashtag #PALeague.