Lyceum, Nugegoda cagers win ‘B’ Division title

Anuradha ABEYSEKERA

Lyceum International School, Nugegoda played an excellent final match against Ananda College, Colombo to clinch the boys under-15 ‘B’ Division Basketball Champion Trophy 2010 at the Police Park basketball court on Monday evening.

The best defensive player of the tournament Tishan Moondhu (Lyceum International School, Nugegoda) pilling up a basket in the final match. Picture by Nissanka Wijerathne

Lyceum players were very strong in both attack and defense. They did not allow Anandians to open their account till Lyceum scored consecutive 16 points in the first quarter. Viren Kavisha who was adjudged the most valuable player of the tournament maintained a superb record through out the tournament played a fierce final and scored 28 points on behalf of the winners. His team mate Yusuf Farook was picked as the best offensive player for his contribution of 22 points in the final match. The best defensive player award also went on to a Lyceum player, Tishan Moondhu who scored 14 points.

Ananda captain Dilanka Dilshan Jayarathna fought a solitary battle and collected 27 points out of their total 33 points.

Lyceum team defeated their opponents with a huge margin of 48 points in the end. Lyceum players blocked the Ananda attack from the half court margin with a man to man defense where the losers found difficult to advance the ball beyond three point line.

Winners posted a 39 point lead at the half time stage as the score board displayed 52-13. In the end of the first quarter Anandians were lagging behind 28-5 points. Lyceum players never allowed Anandians to make inroads to the game and dominated the match from the beginning.

Winners registered 54 points lead in the end of the third quarter (74-20) and folded up the match scoring 81-33 points.

Results:

Champion: Lyceum International School, Nugegoda

First runner up: Ananda College, Colombo

Second runner up: Lyceum International School, Wattala

Special awards:

Most valuable player of the Tournament - Viren Kavisha - Lyceum International School, Nugegoda

Best offensive player - Yusuf Farook - Lyceum International School, Nugegoda

Best defensive player - Tishan Moondhu - Lyceum International School, Nugegoda