NPG South Conference basketball Title favourites Waterhouse travel to Spanish Town this afternoon to play Eltham Archers at St. Catherine High starting at 4:30 p.m. in the NPG/Southern Conference Basketball League.

Waterhouse, who lost in the final last year, are unbeaten in four games. They had a narrow 70-69 win over Eastern Pistons in their opening match on January 13. That was followed by a 76-52 thrashing of Wasps and a 66-40 win over Police. They also were awarded points for their January 16 match against Braves Chiefs, which the latter forfeited.

Eltham Archers have a 2-1 record with their only loss coming against Eastern Pistons, a 59-45 no-contest on January 16.

They rebounded impressively though, whipping Rae Town Raptors 59-42 and getting by Liguanea Lions 66-59.

In other games scheduled for today, Swift Sons play Wasps at Mico at 4:30 p.m. and Selassie Gardens play Riverton at 3 p.m. also at Mico. A double-header will be played at St. George's College with Saints playing Blazing Panthers at 3 p.m., followed by Police and Hagley Park at 4:30 p.m. Port Royal will also be in action against Meadows at St. Catherine High at 3 p.m.

top eight advance

Twenty-four teams are competing in this year's competition. They have been divided in two zones and each team will play a round-robin in its respective zone. The top eight teams from each zone will advance to the second round which will consist of four zones with four teams each. The top two teams from each zone will then advance to the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and finals will take the format of a best of three series.