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NCAA Grants Kleon Penn Another Year
TORTOLA—British Virgin Islands hoopster Kleon Penn, a 6-11 center at McNeese State, has been ruled eligible to play this coming basketball season for the Cowboys.
Penn, of Old Plantation, Tortola, petitioned the NCAA earlier this year after the end of the 2007-08 season. There had been some question about his eligibility for the 2008-09 season, because he played a year for the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College Stingrays, but Bridget Martin, the university’s associate athletic director and director of compliance, said, in a media release, “McNeese State University has determined that men’s basketball student-athlete Kleon Penn meets the NCAA’s eligibility requirements for intercollegiate competition for the 2008-2009 academic year.”
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Sep 21, 2008, 20:26
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East Keeps Title With 78-66 Win Over Young Legs
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| MVP Douron Phillips, goes for two of his 22 points in the third quarter. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway |
TORTOLA—For almost three quarters of Saturday night’s championship game at the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town before the largest crowd this season, Young Legs seemed poised to join the Virgin Gorda Jr. Mystics and Ghetto Mix, in complete and reverse sweeps of the Jr. and intermediate divisions. The East’s Douron Phillips had other ideas. The senior division championship MVP, scored 13 of his game high 22 points in the second half, when the East returned to their running game, turning a two point deficit into a 10 point lead from which Young Legs would never recover. The East went on to a convincing, 78-66 victory. Phillips, who stuffed his final two points for a dunk off a turnover and fast break as teammates watched—also pulled nine rebounds. Damien Ottley—who walked off with the sportsmanship award—settled for a 14 point 11 rebounds double, double. Dwayne “Kobo” Penn pulled 10 rebounds and added seven points before cutting down the nets.
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Sep 15, 2008, 07:18
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Finishers Hold Off Outkast, 83-80
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| The Finishers' Kahmal Anthony, attempts to block Outkast's Greg Massicotte's shot attempt during Saturday's game. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway |
TORTOLA—The Finishers beat Outkast, 83-80, in a very close BVI Basketball Federation game at the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town on Saturday night. Outkast outscored the Finishers 29-20 in the third quarter, to pull within, 63-62, after trailing 43-33 at halftime. Nichols Charles scored 12 of his game high 25 points in the second quarter to lead the Finishers. Gerald Vanterpool and Alton “Sugar” Vanterpool followed up with 18 and 17 points each. Roger Frank had Outkast’s top score with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
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Jul 14, 2008, 07:05
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East Avenges Loss With, 72-71, Win Over Guns
TORTOLA—The East took control of the game for the first time with 4 minutes and 24 seconds left in the first quarter, then David “Bolo” Lettsome sealed it in the fourth quarter after making two free throws with 18.2 seconds left for a thrilling 72-71, Saturday night victory at the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town, avenging a 91-74 loss in their first encounter. But, the Guns had several chances to steal the game under the basket after Lettsome scored, but turnovers cost them the game. “This was a really exciting game and good coaching by our coaching staff,” said the East’s coach Verne “Bego” Turnbull. “We made some turnovers but, coming down the stretch, we played a lot of defense and showed them we were willing to play under this pressure."
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Jun 29, 2008, 14:54
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East Tune Up For Guns by Beating Latinos, 100-73
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| The Finishers' Gerald Vanterpool makes a move past D-Unit's Touche McLean. Photo>Dean "The Sportsman" Greenaway |
TORTOLA—New comer Devon “Judah” Watty had his best game of the BVI Basketball Federation season for defending champions East, by leading five scorers in double figures during a 100-73 victory, as they tuned up for the Guns on Saturday. Watty had 21 points and pulled 18 boards for the East, who were soundly beaten, by Young Legs, 91-74, last weekend. Douron Phillips and Halstead Chiverton followed up with 21 and 18 points a piece. Phillips pulled eight rebounds and Chiverton dished out six assists. David “Bolo” Lettsome and Jahmal “Trigga” Rabsatt, contributed 14 and 13 to the tally. Danny Paulino’s 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists were the top figures for the Latinos. Sandy Nadal and Angel Rodriguez added 16 points respectively. Arismenda Rodriguez tossed in another 12.
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Jun 24, 2008, 11:14
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