Joes under 17 basketball champions
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The champion St. Joseph’s under 17 team: Standing (from
left): Roshan Randima (coach), Shane Daniels (Assistant
Coach), Yohan Keyser, Sangeeth Suriyage, Shehan Fernando
(captain), Praneeth Udumalagala, Himasha Perera, Dane
Joshua, Yanik Anthony, Anouk de Silva, Ryan Samuel, Rukshan
Perera, Jithendra de Silva and Ashana Bandara. Squatting
(from left): Eshan de Silva, Glen Isaac, Angelo Perera and
Brendon Keyser. |
Praneeth Udumalagala, the player of the tournament guided St.
Joseph's College to victory over St. Benedict's College, Kotahena by 75
points to 74 in a thrilling final of the Colombo North Zone under 17 'A'
division basketball championships held at Kotahena on March 15, 2009.
The Joes led 48 points to 42 at half time. Josephian Yohan Keyser who
was named best defensive player also made useful contributions along
with Sangeeth Suriyage well supported by Shehan Fernando, Dane Joshua,
Rukshan Perera, Glen Isaac, Brendon Keyser and Anouk de Silva.
The Josephians had an easy passage to the final, beating Nalanda
College 79 to 35, Carey College 61 to 18 and Colombo International
School by 69 to 39 in the Group stage matches and Gateway International
School 63 to 41 in the semi-finals. The Josephian basketball team is
being coached by Roshan Randima and assisted by Shane Daniels. |
