VFCSS Aim To Enhance Southern Basketball

A south-west derby kicked off Thursday’s doubleheader in the Under-19 Boys Schools Basketball Tournament, with Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School (VFCSS) securing a 27-17 victory over Micoud Secondary School (MSS) at the Beausejour Gymnasium. The boys in black and gold overcame an astounding 33 turnovers by pulling down 38 rebounds, 17 of them off the offensive glass. MSS recovered 18 of their misses, but they only had a meagre eight defensive boards. Micoud were also terrible from the field, shooting 8-51. Vieux Fort was a bit better, going 12-48.  Leading the way for VFCSS was Joshua Deroses with 12 points and 19 rebounds. He added four steals, but unfortunately also tallied 11 turnovers. Josan Henry had six points, six rebounds, and three steals. Derville McFarlan paced MSS with eight points, three rebounds, and four steals. “Overall, the boys played really well,” said Vieux Fort coach Ramani Lewis. “Outside the first quarter, they were a little nervous. But within the second quarter, almost, you’ll see that they shook it off a bit. We had a little bit of unnecessary turnovers, in my opinion. But we will definitely be working on that.  “But other than that, they played really well. They played...