Ananda cagers in superb 40-32 win

Sanjaya Ariyaratne

BASKETBALL: Ananda College beat Colombo South International School by 40 points to 32 in their Under 13 boys `B' division basketball tournament pre- quarter final fixture played at De La Salle College courts, Mutwal recently.

The winners took a 18 points to 11 lead at the breather. Mindula Kasthuriarachchi with 13 and Eranda Fernando with 10 points stood out for Ananda College while Chalana Asanka with 20 and Hashan Achintha with 5 points were the top scorers for Colombo South International.

Kanishka Hashan who scored 17 points was the hero for Rahula College in their 62 points to 42 victory over host De La Salle College, Colombo in another pre-quarter final match played at the same venue.

Rahula cagers were leading 32 points to 15 at half time. Kanil Janitha with 14 points was the other top performer for winners while Nipun Roshan with 15 and Manoj Nishantha with 12 points were the best shooters for the home team.

Amal International School outclassed Belvoir International School by a margin of 27 points to 9 after having a 17 points to 6 lead at the half time.

A. Shanol with 8 and Ahamed Marthoob with 6 points excelled for winners while Galndlin Fernando with 5 and Sachin Withanage with 2 were the main scorers for losers. St. Joseph's College, Enderamulla swamped Alethea International School by 44 points to 18. St. Joseph's cagers took a close one point lead at the breather (9-8) but gave a fine performance in the latter part of the match to bring up the tally to 44 points to 18 to win the game.

Sajeeka Kumarasinghe with 20 and Sudheera Perera with 8 points were the chief scorers for winners while Jasheen Fernando with 7 and Karun Jayasinghe with 4 points were the best shooters for Alethea International School.

Colombo International School, Kandy defeated Mahinda College, Galle by 30 points to 22 in another under 13 match played at De La Salle College courts, Mutwal.

Mahinda cagers dominated the first half 14 points to 10 but Colombo International made a stirring come-back after breather to seal victory by 30 points to 22. Levindu Alahakoon with 8 and Ye Jony Kim with 6 points were the heroes for Colombo International School while Kanchana Dasun with 10 and G.G. Rangana with 8 were the top scorers for Mahinda College.