CHANDIGARH, NOV 9 : Hosts New Public School, Sector 18 are in line for a double as their boys as well as girls have entered the finals of Rao Jai Singh (boys) and Shanta H Singh (girls) Memorial Basketball Tournament being held at the NPS courts here.
The NPS boys outpointed Police DAV Public School of Amritsar by 76-54 in the semi-final played in the evening session. NPS trio of Sartaj (20), Parveen (20) and Balraj (15) worked as a team to fashion their creditable victory. For the Amritsar school Paramjit (24) and Tejinderpal (18) put up a good fight but not enough to match their rivals.
NPS set up a title clash with Budha Dal Public School who overcame Yadvindra Public School of Patiala by 86-69 in the second semi-final.Antar gave an excellent display to sink basket. He top-scored with 40 points. Simranjit (22). gave him full support. The main scorers for YPS were Wasim (32) and Amninder (11).
In the girls section, NPS will meet Government Senior Secondary School of Giddarbha in the final. NPS ended the challenge of St Xavier’s School-44 by 37-11 in the first girls semi-final. The hosts were well served by Varsha (15) and Megha (11). Harneek (6) and Adeline Mary (4) reduced the margin for Xavier’s.
In the second semi-final, Government Senior Secondary School Giddarbha prevailed over Sacred Heart, Sector 26 by 49-27. Jalwant (11) and Kajal (10) were mainly responsible for Giddarbha’s victory.
Resutls: Semi-finals: Boys: New Public School-18 (Sartaj 20, Parveen 20, Balraj 15) bt Govt SSS Giddarbha (Paramjit 24, Tejinderpal 18) by 76-54.
Budha Dal Public School, Patiala (Antar 40, Simranjit 22) bt YPS (Wasim 32, Amninder 11) by 86-69.
Quarter-finals: Police DAV Public School, Amritsar (Paramjit 37, Tejinderpal 4, Paramjeet 5, Arjunveer 5, Akashdeep 3) bt DAVSSS-8 (Sanoj 6, Ajaypal 21, Ranjit 2, Sonu 10, Chetna 13) by 59-53.
Budha Dal Public School, Patiala (Sumeet 14, Antar 37, Harjot 15, Gurpreet 15, Sehjdeep 2, Taranjit 2) bt New Public School-18 (Deepak 10, Balrj 16, Parveen 14, Anshuman10, Sartaj 14) by 81-66.
Yadvindra Public School, Mohali (Wasim 12, Sham 8, Amrinder 4, Ranbir Gill 2, Simran 25) bt Guru Nanak Public School-36 (Jasdeep 2, Satwant 18, Govindeep 8, Prabhjot 2) by 58-34.
DAV Model-15 (Prashant 16, Sahil Sharma 14, Sumit 8) bt St Xavier’s-44 (Anmol 21, Girish 3, Lovepreet 8, Gurtoz 5) by 46-40.
Girls: Semi-finals: NPS-18 (Varsha 15, Megha 11) bt St Xavier’s-44 (Harnek 6, Adeline Mary 4) by 37-11.
Govt SSS Giddarbha (Jalwant 11, Kajal 10) bt Sacred Heart-26 (Jassica 10, Sukhmani 9) by 49-27.
NPS-18 (Varsha 20, Megha 6, Hartinder 4, Vanya 2, Smiti 2) bt JNV-25 (Ruchi 4, Neetu 3, Sonali 6) by 34-13.
Sacred Heart-26 (Anica 8, Sukhmani 7, Ravleen 4, Priya 2, Jassica 2, Jasleen 2) bt St Kabir School-26 (Naina 2, Rupndeep 7, Prakriti 2) by 25-11.
Govt SSS Giddarbha (Sukhpal 16, Jalwant 2, Amandeep 4, Jyoti5, Kajal 24) bt St Xavier’s-44 (Harneet 18, Adeline Mary 8, Reetinder 5, Malky 2) by 51-33.
Budha Dal Public School, Patiala w/o DAV Model-15.