GKP (Ghatkopar Krida Prathisthan) boys scored an impressive 45-31 win over Borivali YMCA in the boys under-18 opening round of the Mastan YMCA Basketball tournament, hosted by Bombay YMCA’s Physical Education Department at their floodlit courts at Agripada today.
The tie was a fast-paced one, with the GKP boys all through kept pressure on their opponents as they took lead right from the first quarter and maintained their hold till the end to emerge winners, with their captain Kaushal Singh alongwith Tushar Gupta and Rambali Gupta being the outstanding performers. However, the Borivali outfit did put up plucky display, but their poor shooting undid all the good work in the midfield.
Ghatkopar YMCA, thanks to the duo of Aman Sharma and Rambali Gupta routed Ryan International from Kharghar 45-4 in another tie in the boys under-16 section. In the same section, Powai’s Hiranandani Foundation defeated Christ ‘A 41-31.
Results :
Boys-U-18: GKP (Ghatkopar Krida Prathisthan 45 (Kaushal Singh 13, Tushar Gupta 8, Rambali Gupta 8) bt Borivali YMCA 31 (Prabhat Das 13).
Boys-U-16: Ghatkopar YMCA 45 (Aman Sharma 10, Aatmaram 8) bt Ryan Int. (Kharghar) 4.Hiranandani Foundation- Powai 41 (Udhav S 13, Siddharth 8) bt Christ ‘A’ 31 (Sushan M 17).
Boys-U-13:NBA 31 (Owais Bangi 10, Mathew Nadar 8) bt St. Joseph’s ‘A’ 28 (Tabish Kazi 8).