Ghatkopar YMCA in semi-finals

MUMBAI, NOV 23: Hosts Ghatkopar YMCA moved into the mini boys u-13 semi-final of the XIth Bombay YMCA open basketball tournament, sponsored by Kanara Engineering and United Phosphorus, with a hard-fought 40-34 win over Indian Gymkhana today. The tiny Swapnil Tadage played well on defence, guarding national Robin Rodrigues tightly. Swapnil then scored six points in the fourth quarter, after the teams were tied 26-26 at the end of the third, to be crowned player of the evening.

Results: Boys u-13 QF: Ghatkopar YMCA A 40 Swapnil Tadage 9, S Manish 8, G Rajaram 6, S Sumeet 7 bt Indian Gymkhana 34 D Anchit 10, G Anchit 7, B Rohan 6, Robin Rodrigues 8 HT 23-15; Bombay YMCA 74 Ikhlaque Shaikh 30, Mohd Faizal 10, Vikar Qureshi 6, Sohail Khan 8, Faizal Shaikh 8 bt Wellingdon YMCA 63 Shiraj Ansari 22, Afzal Shaikh 14, Asif Ansari 0, Safiullah Shaikh 6 HT 37-22.