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Journalism of Courage
MUMBAI, APRIL 19: Late rallying gave Bombay YMCA some respectability even as they went down 61-69 to Bhanu Talim in the boys semi-final league of the Colgate-sponsored Savio Open Junior Basketball tournament at the Don Bosco School today.
Bhanu Talim had well and truly outplayed Bombay YMCA with their superior speed and offensive rebounding collection. But what really tilted the match in their favour was their superior outside shooting with Sachin Patil and Anil Sankapal scoring three-pointers at will.
Bhanu Talim held a 20-point lead at one time but let their guard down as Bombay YMCA using the full press harassed their opponents. But Bhanu Talim hung on grimly and won the match.
In the girls semi-final league match, Agradneya Vyayamshala trounced Indian Gymkhana 39-20 in a low-scoring game.
RESULTS
Boys (Semi-final league): Bhanu Talim 69 (Mahesh Nagane 14, Anil Sankapal 18, Sachin Patil 19) bt Bombay YMCA 61 (Siddique Rizwan 17, Anoop D’Almeida 16, Amit Ansari 11). Knock-out: BhanuTalim 56 (Dipak Dhung 22, Milind Kadam 13) bt NNH 49 (Ashraf Ansari 20, Shaikh Rafique 17).
Girls: AVM 39 (Priya Patil 15, Rucha Marathe 8) bt Indian Gymkhana 20 (Poornima S 10, Krupa Temkar 10).
