Trophy high for Holy Cross,NNH

In the youth girls’ final,Holy Cross endured a strong first-half challenge before overcoming Chembur’s St Anthony’s 43-25,after leading 19-17 at half time. Tanvi Dabhade top-scored for the winners with 15 points,while Aditi Waghmare added 10.

St Anthony’s later made amends as their junior girls beat St Theresa’s 41-26 to clinch the title in this category.

Meanwhile,the men’s semi-finals witnessed former champions Maharashtra State Police shock last year’s runners-up Central Railway 67-60 in a thriller,after trailing 37-39 at half-time. With their narrow win,the state cops also set up a title clash with Savio Club who overcame Indian Gymkhana 57-46.

Results

Final: Youth Girls’: Holy Cross 43 (Tanvi Dabhade 15,Aditi Waghmare 10) bt St Anthony’s (Chembur) 25 (Rutuja Kulkarni 10,Srinidhi Shetty 5); Youth Boys’: NNH 102 (Gulam Moinuddin 28,Naved Quereshi 17) bt Andheri YMCA 28 (Tejas Dhotre 8,Emil Baijo 6); Junior Girls’: St Anthony’s (Chembur) 41 (Shagun Wazir 13,Preet Arora 12) bt St Theresa’s 26 (Shagun 12,Amanda Fletcher 8); Men (Semi-finals): Savio Club 57 (Saurabh N 19,Kush L 9) bt Indian Gym 46 (Nikhil Ayre 14,Akansh Shetty 11); MSP 67 (Sanjay S 16,Mateen Shaikh 14) bt Central Rly 60 (Arun Bant 27,Sikander 20).