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THE FREEPORT NEWS

Thursday, June 23, 2016

SPORTS

Bahamas 1-2 at 2016 Centrobasket Championship

PaNaMa team Bahamas gave a valiant effort to come back

from an 18-point deficit, but fell short to the Dominican republic 87-80 in the 2016 Centrobasket Championship. David
Nesbitt dropped 18 points and grabbed five rebounds off the
bench. leon Cooper also came off the bench and added 16
points in the comeback effort. Deandre ayton had just six
points, but pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds. the Bahamas now stands at 1-2 in Group B and will face Mexico today
at 1:45 p.m.
(PHOTOS: JOHN MARC NUTT/10TH YEAR SENIORS)

Flag football fraternity significant

national development of the sport
Earlier this week the flag
football fraternity further
demonstrated its capacity to
stabilize the national development of the sport. A Flag football extravaganza is planned
for July 28-August 1 at the
Grand Bahama Sports Complex.
Flag has always been considered the secondary version of
American football. In recent
years though, with the serious
injuries from the highly physical mainstream form of the
game escalating, the more
moderate style of play has enjoyed growing popularity.
Here in The Bahamas, the Bahamas Flag Football League
(BFFL), the Grand Bahama
Flag Football League (GBFFL)
and the Abaco Flag Football
League (AFFL) have set a torrid pace in bringing athletes
into the game. In fact, because
of the initiatives of the aforementioned leagues and their
administrators, flag football has
been able to dwarf the conventional standard.
Flag football games cater to
many more leagues and accordingly, athletes. The matches
draw huge crowds.
Without a doubt, in New
Providence, Grand Bahama and
Abaco, flag football contests
have become marquee sports
events. Exuma is catching on.
Most complimentary, is that
flag footballs growth has been

Sports
Scope
By Fred Sturrup

total. The administrators have

functioned in good comparison
to the exciting action afield.
Also, presidents, Jayson
Clarke (BFFL), Craig Smith
(GBFFL) and Timothy Roberts
(AFFL), work together. They
function on one accord for the
betterment of the sport. They
are constantly in contact and
sharing ideas, opinions and information about their respecMeMories outlaws

tive competitive forums.

It is important in this era,
when in sporting, politic and
Christian environments there is
so much chaos, that there is an
entity that connects positively
with hundreds of young Bahamian males and females. The
national flag football leaders
demonstrate a level of maturity
and sensibility that is high bar
in our sports world.

One needs just to look at the

history of the general American
football landscape in this country over the last decade or so
and recognize the big battle
that has been waged about international recognition, to have
a better awareness of the excellent roles being played by the
flag football colleagues.
The battle still goes on to determine just which organization
will ultimately be accepted as
the real parent body for American football in the country.
Meanwhile however, the flag
football folks are moving on
with their national development
template.
A large flag football bash is
planned for the August Monday
weekend in Grand Bahama.
The flag football experience
will include an invitational
tournament and the national
championship game. Indeed,
Grand Bahama will be the
place to be for the countrys
flag football enthusiasts July 28
- August 1.
The Grand Bahama Sports
Complex with five new fields
will be the host location.
The flag football folks are to
be congratulated. They are certainly doing their part to bring
about national order for the
sport in The Bahamas.
To respond to this column,
kindly contact Fred Sturrup at
sturrup1504@fgmail.com

GBFFL play-offs right

around the corner
(From Page 17)
fought contest on both sides.
The Outlaws got their first win
of the season with the 14-12
win.
The MSC Tritons went to work
against the Imagine Graphics
Runners. The Tritons clicked all
game and came away with the
28-12 victory.
The Bahama Rock Excavators
continued their winning ways to
remain undefeated through week
nine. Continuing to run like a
well-oiled machine, the Excavators rolled past the Royal Bahamas Police Force Enforcers
26-12.
The ladies resumed play this
past Sunday after having the
week off.
The ISS Lady Marines got
over the Chances Lady Alliance
12-6. The Subway Freshfit Piranhas were in a close game with

the EZ Import Shippers, but got

the job done with a 6-0 win. And
the Sawyers Lady Enforces got
by the Candys Meat and Poultry Crushettes, 14-6.
The league is headed into its
last two weeks of regular season
play.
The play-offs will begin July
10 with teams looking to finish
strong for the season.
In the Mens Division, the
Wreckers will face the Oilers,
the Sharks take on the Enforcers,
the Runners go up against the
Stackers, the Bears and Tritons
are set for a tilt and the Alliance
will take on the Outlaws.
In the Ladies Division, the
Lady Alliance will challenge the
Piranhas, the Lady Enforcers
take on the Shippers and the
Crushettes go up against the
Lady Marines.
The games kick-off at 1:00 eXCaVatorsatworK the Bahama rock excavators remained undefeated against the rBPF enforcers, 26-12.
p.m.
(PHOTO:GBFFL)