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Brown, Morrison shine as Queen’s reclaim ISSA urban basketball title
April 22, 2026
The combination of tournament MVP Danae Brown and defensive stalwart Mikala Morrison, at either end of the court, helped The Queen's School to reclaim the ISSA urban area schoolgirl basketball title, after a 49-33 win over St Andrew High in the final, at the University of the West Indies on Monday.
Morrison, who was playing on another level to her peers, led the scoring with 31 points. She also had six steals and four rebounds, while at the other end of the court, Morrison led with 10 rebounds, five steals and four blocks. She also contributed four points.
Coach of St Andrew High, Franklin Burrell, said the Brown, Morrison tandem on the day was unplayable.
When asked what happened, Burrell responded. "Danae Brown happened. She is an exceptional player for Queen's, not only Danae but Mikala Morrison is also an exceptional player.
"Defensively she blocked a lot of our shots or altered our shots and because of that we missed a lot of shots.
"If that hadn't happened we would be in the game and anything could have happened at the end. So I must give kudos to that defensive player (Morrison) and Danae, who is an exceptional offensive player," he commented.
After losing their urban area title last year, MVP Brown was happy to reclaim the championship.
"The school is undefeated and we reclaimed this title. It's been a honour to play for Queen's. I am proud of the efforts my teammates and that makes me push harder," she said.
Queen's came out in an uncompromising mood and raced into a 9-0 lead. A stunned St Andrew took some time to settle into the game and found themselves behind 19- 6 at the first quarter.
St Andrew were much better and more competitive in the second period, which they won 10-9 but still trailed Queens by 12 points (28-16).
St Andrew continued to make up ground in the third quarter, which they won 9-7, but this was still not sufficient as they still lagged behind by 10 (35-25).
However, in the final quarter, Brown and company reasserted their dominance, taking the period 14-8, for a convincing 16 points victory at the end.
"Like in every final the game was a give and take," said winning coach Donald Bimmer. "We got a good start because we were able to get a 19-6 first quarter lead and then from there we managed the scoring and the possession. We were able to get the lead that we wanted and maintained that throughout," he said.
He added that the aim now is to defend the all-island title and reclaim the double.
"That's the plan. Just like we did two years ago when we won both urban and all-Island and the plan this year is to accomplish that."
Queen's will meet the winners of the rural final between Manchester High and Mount Alvernia High in the all-island decider.
