The final match of the Sabana Grande de Boyá superior basketball tournament will be played between Panteras and Colts this Saturday, starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Fidel Mejía sports center. External source
Great Savannah of Boyá.– The Colts of Pueblo Arriba and the Panthers of the Ensanche Escolar will define, starting this Saturday at 8 p.m., which of the two will be the champion of the XII Superior Basketball Tournament of Sabana Grande de Boyá.
The match for the crown will be played at the Fidel Mejía sports center.
The Panthers, who have won the crown six times and the Colts only once, will play Game 5 of a series that is tied 2-2.
The last time the six-time champions won was in 2009 and their rivals in 2007.
The Colts won the first game 91-76 with 29 points from Brayan Polanco. Panteras tied for second, led by 38 points from Alfredo Reyes. Then, he won the third to put the series 2-1, thanks to Andy Lachapel’s offense, with 39 points.
The Colts equalized the series, on October 30, guided by Antony de la Rosa’s 27 points.
General admission to the facility for this fifth match is 50 pesos per person. The final match will be broadcast on the Youtube channel of the Dominican Basketball Federation.
The tournament had not been held for 14 years, but thanks to the management of the organizing committee chaired by Víctor Pichardo and which includes different personalities from this municipality such as Primitivo Cadete, Humberto Vílchez, John Contreras, Félix Santana and Juan López, the emotion of basketball superior has once again been enjoyed by the inhabitants of Sabana Grande de Boyá.
The tournament has the support of the Presidency of the Republic, Banreservas, Airport Department, Civil Aviation Institute, Grupo Punta Cana, Cerveza Canita, Teruel & Compañía, La Candelaria Cooperative, Municipal Council of Sabana Grande de Boyá, Ministry of Sports, Dominican Basketball Federation and Deputy Pedro Tineo.
