It's hard to outscore a team that can finish a game of basketball with 106 points — they had 54 at half time. It's equally tough to outshoot a team that's good for 74 per cent from the field and 43 percent from the arc in the game. But these were only some of the massive hurdles that newcomers Marchtown Spartans had to overcome in their first ever game at this level.

The Knights' shooting performance was nothing short of spectacular. They had a huge inside presence, playing the inside/outside game to perfection, with crisp ball movement giving, their shooters plenty of daylight. Every time the Spartans made a run, the Knights broke their hearts from outside.

In the first quarter Knights outscored their opponents 28-7, then 26-8, 27-18 and 25-8 in the final, trumping Marchtown 106-41.

Omroy Kerr lighted it up, even connected on six of seven triples to finish with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Gavin Brown finished with 13 himself, to go along with 4 assists. While Jhaun Bryan came off the bench to score a double-double - 11 points and 10 rebounds - including an amazing dunk in the second quarter.

The Spartans were able to get points on the board themselves — just not enough, only to finish with only 41. Royal Ferguson was consistent with 15 points and 15 boards to go along with his five steals. Kaydian Ferguson and Timoy Dixon both chipped in with 9 points respectively in their debut.


By Khurt Comrie for WBA Media.