Mixed day for New Delhi in the National finals

New Delhi: Modern School, New Delhi registered a comprehensive victory on day 4 of the Nationals finals of Indian School and College Basketball League, organized by of Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and IMG Reliance (IMG R) here at Thyagaraj Stadium on Thursday.

Modern School defeated Fr. Agnel School 94-54. They led the game from the start and maintained it till the very end. Team from Mumbai could not match up to superior shooting by Modern School.

However in the girls’ category, Montfort School, New Delhi lost to Santhome School, Chennai 39-53. This was Montfort’s first loss in the tournament. Chennai team gained a considerable lead in the first quarter itself (24-8). Montfort tried to reply through some good shooting by Simran(12 points) and Riya (11 points), however the girls from Santhome School broke down the Montfort zone defense with a very high shooting percentage. Despite this loss Montfort has secured a place in the semifinals.