Sports Reporter :
THE boys and girls teams of Dharmpeth Krida Mandal made it to the semi-finals of the ongoing Youth District Basketball Championship at NBYS courts in Bajaj Nagar, on Saturday.
DKM boys recorded a one-sided win over United Basketball Association (UBA) 69-5 with fine performances from Neil Dhargawe (18) and Prathamesh Diwedi (14). Meehira Dhote (27) was unstoppable and was well-assisted by Nandini Chandak (10) as DKM girls thumped Saraswati Kanya Sangh (SKS) 51-22. SNG, UBA and NBYS girls also entered semi-finals with wins. Other matches were in progress at the time of filing of report.
RESULTS (all quarter-finals)
Girls: SNG (Riddhi Borkar 10) bt PKM (Mitali Kohale 4) 27-10 (8-4, 11-0, 6-0, 2-6); DKM (Meehira Dhote 27, Nandini Chandak 10) bt SKS (Dhanashri Atkari 5) 51-22 (19-8, 15-8,
11-2, 4-4); UBA (Samija Korde 9) bt NASA (Vidhi Gatlewar 5) 24-21 (7-4, 6-9, 6-6, 5-2); NBYS (Mrunmayee Sathe 15, Sahi Khope 12) bt GKM (Akshita Ghosekar 14, Palak Panchbudhe 10) 49-44 in Three Over Time (7-8, 5-10, 8-12,
16-6, OT 4-4, 4-4, 5-0).
Boys: DKM (Neil Dhargawe 18, Prathamesh Diwedi 14) bt UBA (Yash D 5) 69-5 (15-5,
19-0, 14-0, 12-0).