Fresh Dairy Secondary School Games 2019:
Basketball Finals (2019):
- Boys: Buddo S.S 58-47 Kibuli S.S
- Girls: St Mary’s Kitende 56-45 St Noa
Buddo Senior Secondary School has won the 2019 Uganda Secondary Schools basketball boys trophy.
The triumphant side affirmed their status in style, dethroning the reigning last year’s winners Kibuli S.S after a thrilling 58-47 victory in the boy’s final of the 2019 Fresh Dairy Games basketball duel played at the Mbale S.S courts on Saturday.
Buddo S.S led the first three quarters winning 14-09 in the opening stanza.
They carried the lead to 31-21 by the half way mark.
By the end of the third quarter, Buddo had stretched the lead to 47-33.
Kibuli S.S swiftly recovered to win the final quarter 13-11 but it was rather too late to
Buddo S.S’ Peter Cheng tallied a game high 19 points.
Brian Torach and Gordon Gumnok each scored 14 points apiece for the victorious side.
Kibuli S.S’s top scorer Emma Makuel returned a total of 17 points.
Noah Sabiiti and Raal Gatyang added 8 and 6 points respectively among others.
Referee Ivan Ssemanda’s full time whistle was greeted with wild applause from the Buddo players, technical bench and faithful around the fully packed court who included the director Lawrence Muwonge.
I am so happy that the players followed the instructions given to them to the dot. We had a good tournament having prepared well before its kick off.
John Omondi, Buddo SS Head Coach
The massive investment we have undertaken as a school has indeed paid off handsomely. This is so incredible.
Lawrence Muwonge, Buddo S.S Director
Meanwhile, St Mary’s Kitende retained the girls’ basketball trophy with a majestic 56-46 win over St Noa.
Individual Awards:
Buddo’s Peter Cheng was named the tournament most valuable player (MVP) as Kibuli’s Emmanuel Makeul was the top scorer.
Among the girls; Sandra Namibirige of St Mary’s Kitende was the MVP and St Noa’s Filidauce Namuleme finished as top scorer.
Team Line Ups:
Kibuli S.S:
Rajab Mpiima, Farouk Tamale, Raal Gatyang, Holehem Rashid, Harold Jr. ‘Flashi’ Arinaitwe, Abdi Harris, Maya Okello, Emma Makeul, Victor Raraik, Raymond Mugoya, Noah Sabiiti, Emma Okumu
Head coach: Henry Malinga
Buddo S.S:
Ahameny Mwiri, P. Winanazwe, Brian Torach, Julien Kabori, Peter Cheng, Derrick Amanyire, Peter Obleng, Gordon Gumuok, Vinny Tshiminyi, Victor Olale Onyanga, Armand Ishimwe, Chuol Nyout
Head coach: John Omondi
