SPORTS
Defending champions, Savio Club, Matunga, defeated the already eliminated Central YMCA 77-50.
Savio Club and Mastan YMCA progressed to the final of the junior boys (Under-16) category with wins in the final rounds of the semifinal league in the 23rd Bombay YMCA Annual Open state level basketball tournament at the Ghatkopar YMCA on Tuesday.
Defending champions, Savio Club, Matunga, defeated the already eliminated Central YMCA 77-50.
The victory meant that the only scenario that would have seen Savio eliminated was a win for Mastan YMCA over Ghatkopar YMCA with a margin of under four points in the other match of the day.
The Mastan boys, who would have themselves been eliminated if they lost their match, made sure that they booked their place in the final with a comfortable 64-50 victory over the hosts.
Central YMCA the only team without a chance in the league showed that they were keen on a consolation win by giving Savio Club a difficult time in the first half. Savio only had one point cushion in the first quarter which ended with the score, 13-12.
Central YMCA remained within touching distance in the second quarter, which ended with the score at 27-21 in favour of Savio.
The Matunga side showed ruthlessness in the second half to make the game one sided.
The Savio boys had a clear advantage over their opponents when it came to height as four of their starting five, were in excess of six feet tall. Central YMCA attempted to nullify this edge while defending by ‘boxing’ their attackers and forcing them to take shots from a distance. Savio Club overcame this strategy by using fast breaks before their opponents could form their defense and showing great proficiency in jump-shots from within the ‘D’.
Luv Lahankar of Savio showed both, speed in the breaks and good accuracy in shooting to notch up the game top score of 36.
In defense, Savio Club opted for man-to-man strategy and it seemed that they had identified Kartik Counder as their main threat and double teamed him occasionally when he got himself into a good position.
Results: Junior Girls: Semifinals: St Anthony’s, Chembur 37 (Preet Arora 11, Ankita Negi 8, Shraddha Shah 8) bt Holy Cross, Thane 29 (Tanvi Dabhade 10, Aditi Waghmare 8); Indian Gym 55 (Aishwarya 20, Devika 16) bt Bandra YMCA 48 (Nameer 10, Pooja 15); Junior Boys: Savio Club 77 (Lav 36, Yohan 15) bt Central YMCA 50 (Kartik 31, Anukul 10); Mastan YMCA 64 (M Salim 29, K Zoyeb 9) bt Ghatkopar YMCA 50 (Nikhilesh Jagtap 14, Praful Chauhan 14)
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