Leopards discipline Cavaliers

BY GRACE CHIRUMANZU

VARSITY Leopards humiliated Kingdom Cavaliers in both the women and men ‘A’ matches of the Harare Basketball League’s week 22, played at the University of Zimbabwe, last weekend.
Leopards men beat Cavs 71-46 to power themselves of 34 points on position three of the log table. They trail with two points behind leaders JBC with both teams having a game in hand. Sigauke sits on second position with 36 points in 19 matches.
Spencer Nyamadzawo’s charges, the Cavaliers women may have been whipped 39-61 by Leopards, but the loss did not deprive them the luxury of enjoying life at the top of the table.
With Leopards winning the match for two points for a total of 26, their opponents, the losers of the day had 26 points before the match but led the pack with a point, earned from fulfilling their fixture, which is the lovely part of basketball.
Stormers are on the bottom of the pack with 15points from 14 outings. They suffered a humiliating 10-91 loss at the hands of Raiderz (23 points) who are in the race for the championship titles. Raiderz women are on position four, behind JBC (26 points), Leopards and leaders Cavaliers.
They stand a chance of reducing the deficit in their two games in hand.
Meanwhile unbeaten JBC enjoy life at the top of the log table in Harare Basketball’s ‘A’ league, with a total of 36 points amassed from 18 matches.
The national champions showed no mercy to Golden Spurs when they silenced the passionate but inexperienced side 117-57.
JBC share the same points with second placed, Sigauke but the later have two loses to their record from the 19 matches played.
Despite suffering a heavy blow last weekend, Spurs refuse to be the tail of the pack and ironically, the Gentlemen’s Association and South Central both with 21 points are on position 13 and 14 of the 14-team log table, respectively.