In a nail-biting affair, the Breezes High Flyers took the New Providence Basketball Association's (NPBA) Division II Championship, winning the best-of-five series three games to two.
The High Flyers turned back the Johnson's Truckers, 75-74, in the fifth and deciding game at the A.F. Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
In the clincher, Jeremy Neely paced the High Flyers with a game-high 26 points on 7-for-17 shooting from the floor. He added 11 rebounds and three assists, and was 3-for-8 from distance. Shanton Pratt had 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals for the High Flyers. Devontee Gibson added a dozen points and nine rebounds, and Enrico Bethel and Travis Stuart dropped in six apiece.
Christorr Stuart had a huge double-double for the Truckers. He scored 25 points and added 12 rebounds. He also had five
assists and four steals. Horris McKenzie scored 19 points and had eight rebounds for the Truckers. Franz Smith Jr. had 10 points and eight rebounds, and Tyrrell Griffin contributed nine points.
The game was close throughout. The High Flyers led 11-9 after the first quarter, but fell behind 31-29 at the break. They surged back in front in the third quarter, and led 54-50 at the end of three. The game went back and forth in the fourth before the High Flyers prevailed by one at the end.
In division one, the Mr. Ship It Regulators turned back the MailBoat Cybots, 101-88, to take a three games to two lead in that best-of-seven series. Game six is set for Wednesday night.
Brian Bain and Gamaliel Rose led the Regulators with 22 points apiece. Rose had an all-around game as he added 10 rebounds and five assists, and was efficient from the floor as well, shooting 6-for-10 for 60 percent. Miguel Mackey had 19 points, two rebounds, seven assists and five steals for the Regulators. Eugene Bain was their only other player in double figures with 13 points. He added a game-high 16 boards, and contributed three assists and three steals. Dion McPhee came off the bench to score nine points and add six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Ernest Saunders led the Cybots with 25 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Lerecus Armbrister had 18 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and two steals. Livingston Munnings had 14 points, 12 rebounds and six steals. Delvonne Duncombe scored a dozen points, and Dominique Beadle came off the bench to score 10 points and pull down seven rebounds.
The floating trophy in division two is named in honor of legendary Bahamian basketball player Reggie Forbes.

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