St. Anthony’s easily defeated Borivali YMCA by a convincing 40-21 margin after enjoying a 13-6 lead in a one-sided women’s league match of the Nagpada Basketball Association (NBA) organized NBA Invitational Basketball tournament and played under floodlights at the NBA basketball courts.
Vidya V. with 13 points and Charmi C. with 9 points were responsible for St. Anthony’s win while Esha S. 9 points was the only Borivali YMCA to find the hoop.
Later, in a low-scoring men’s match, Savio Club got the better of Ghatlopar YMCA by a commanding 75-41 points margin after grabbing 36-18 lead at the break.
Saurabh N. (16 points), Paras P. (11 points) and Zaheer G. (12 points) were the main players who scored for the winners. For Ghatkopar YMCA Harshal M. (18 points) and Jatin M. (10 points) tried their best.
Earlier, Fr. Agnel defeated Wellingdon YMCA 57-38 in a Junior boys under-18 match. Fr. Agnel had raced to a 35-18 half time lead.
The top scorers for Fr. Agnel was Parth P. (19 points), Stephen M. (16 points) while Devesh C. (21 points) scored most of the points for the losing side.
Results –
Women: St. Anthony’s SC (Vidya V. 13, Charmi C. 9) beat Borivali YMCA (Esha S. 9) 40-21 (Half-time: 13-6).
Junior boys (U-18): Fr. Agnel (Parth P. 19, Stephen M. 16, Vedant P. 9) beat Wellingdon YMCA (Devesh C. 21) 57-38 (half-time: 35-18).
Men: Savio Club (Saurabh N. 16, Paras P. 11, Zaheer G. 12) beat Ghatkopar YMCA (Harshal M. 18, Jatin M. 10) 75-41 (Half-time 36-18).