Agradneya struggle

MUMBAI, May 12: AVM had the height but their offence was virtually non-functional in the first quarter which Mastan lead 11-10. A couple ...

MUMBAI, May 12: AVM had the height but their offence was virtually non-functional in the first quarter which Mastan lead 11-10. A couple of baskets from the pivotal position by Amol Bhidwe helped AVM take the lead.

But Mastan kept chipping away at through the brilliant shooting from free-throw line by Mohd Shoeb who had 10 points.

In the third quarter, AVM held a ten point lead 27-17 but Mastan came back brilliantly as AVM made mistakes in the offence. Down 25-28, Mastan missed a basket that proved crucial. They also earned at least eight free-throws but none of them were to Shoeb and it showed as they converted just three.

Mastan brought some excitement into the game as they reduced the lead to two points (30-32) but Ninad Watu’s basket then released the pressure and AVM cruised through.

Results

Boys: Good Counsel 39 (Franco D’Mello 14, Tyrell Valladaras 12) bt Chembur YMCA 8; NNH A’ 40 (Ahmed Karim 10, Shaikh Adnan 8) bt Fatima 10; Mastan YMCA A’ 79 (Naved Khan 20, Shaikh Faisal 14) btSavio 21 (Duhan Shah 12, Sudarshan Pisupati 6); Indian Gymkhana 47 (Venkatesh Chari 8, Akshay Ganesh 8) bt Wellingdon YMCA B’ 12 (Ansari Atif 6); AVM 34 (Ninad Watu 7) bt Mastan YMCA B’ 30 (Mohd Shoeb 10).