St. Joseph’s pip Singhania

St. Joseph’s pip Singhania

FPJ BureauUpdated: Friday, May 31, 2019, 09:28 PM IST
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Mumbai : St. Joseph’s, Wadala pipped Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania, Thane 7-6 in the dying seconds of their thrilling boys’ Under-11 Pool A encounter to qualify for the knock out, in the 2nd Don Bosco Inter School Basketball Championship, at Don Bosco, Matunga on Sunday. Joseph’s, who trailed 2-6 at half-time, came back into the match in the second half to dash Singhania’s hopes of qualifying while paving the way for Don Bosco ‘A’ who topped the pool with facile back-to-back wins.

Earlier, Singhania were involved in another nail-biter where they edged Don Bosco ‘A’ 15-14 in the tie-breaker to keep their hopes of qualifying alive. Singhania, who trailed 0-6 at half-time, initiated a late charge and closed in at 4-6 at the end of the third quarter before drawing level at 12-12 in a gripping fourth quarter to force the tie-breaker. Singhania broke the deadlock and sealed victory only after the third tie-breaker. St. Joseph’s and Don Bosco ‘A’ also qualified for the boys under-13 knock out from Pool A. In another thriller, Apostolic Carmel beat Shishuvan 13-11 to finish second in Pool D to qualify for the girls under-11 knock out along with pool toppers Vibgyor.

Results: Boys U-11: Pool A: Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania 15 (Ishaan G. 8) bt Don Bosco ‘A’ 14; Don Bosco ‘A’ bt Cathedral & John Connon 14-3; Don Bosco ‘A’ bt Bombay Scottish, Mahim 32-5.Cathedral & John Connon bt Bombay Scottish, Mahim 17-8; St. Joseph’s, Wadala bt Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania 7-6.

Girls U-11: Pool A: Cathedral & John Connon bt Bombay Scottish, Mahim 19-10. Pool B: Divine Child bt Auxilium Convent 11-2; Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania bt Auxilium Convent 13-6; Divine Child bt Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania 17-6; Pool C: St. Anthony’s, Chembur bt P.G. Garodia 9-4; St. Anthony’s bt Mary Immaculate 10-0. Pool D: Apostolic Carmel 13 (Nidhi Kharote 7) bt Shishuvan 11 (Pooja Chheda 8). HT: 11-0.

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