IN THE ongoing Maharashtra State Youth Basketball Championship underway at Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana, hosts Nagpur boys and girls secured places in the knock-out phase. Nagpur boys beat Kolhapur in a nail-biting finish. Karthik Pooniya’s much needed 3 point shots secured Nagpur’s win by 4 points. He scored 16 points along with Arjun Dhume who nailed 13 points. From Kolhapur, Shantonu Chatterjee scored 11 points.

 

The final score was 35-31. Nagpur girls secured easy wins against Chandrapur and Wardha. Nagpur beat Chandrapur by whooping 19 point. City cager Arya Dagwar scored 6 pts along with Dyanada Shairey who assisted her with excellent passing skills. In other matches Pune girls, Mumbai City girls, Amravati, Aurangabad and Nashik boys secured their places in the knock-out phase. RESULTS Boys: Washim 17 beat Bhandara 16; Parbhani 38 beat Akola 33; Solapur 59 beat Mumbai City 50; Nashik 55 beat Aurangabad 34; Gadchiroli 54 beat Akola 47. Girls: Jalgaon 23 beat Akola 15; Solapur 32 beat Washim 10; Pune 45 beat Akola 15.