Basketball: Vidya Valley emerges victorious

The Vidya Valley Schools boys and girls teams secured huge victories over their respective opponents without conceding even a single point on the opening day of MLA Shri Vinayakji Nimhan Basketball Trophy...

The Vidya Valley Schools boys and girls teams secured huge victories over their respective opponents without conceding even a single point on the opening day of MLA Shri Vinayakji Nimhan Basketball Trophy,organised by Sanjay Sports Academy at their premises in Baner.

In the boys section,the Pashan-based school thrashed the Indira National School 57-0. Amey Katariya and Chinmay Patwardhan top-scored for Vidya Valley with 10 points apiece. The Vidya Valley girls team also triumphed over the Indira School in their inaugural match,relying on a rock-solid defense to beat them 18-0. Avani Awadthee propelled her team towards an easy victory with 6 points.

In the other matches,the Vidyanchal School boys team beat the DAV Public School 41-4 with Kshitij Vedues 10 points and Mukesh Chowdharys 8 points,while in the girls draw the DAV School overcame Moze Vidyalaya 10-4,riding on a 5-point effort from Madhura Aphale.

Match 1 (Boys)

Vidyanchal bt DAV; 41 – 4

Top Scorers: Kshitij Vedue-10 pts

Ashish Pawar-4 pts

Mukesh Choudhary-8 pts

Match 2 (Boys)

Vidya Valley bt Indira National School; 57 – 0

Top Scorers

Amey Katariya – 10pts

Chinmay Patwardhan – 10 pts

Match 3 (Girls)

DAV bt Moze Vidyalaya; 10 – 4