Airmen trounce Wattala BC

Anuradha ABEYSEKERA

Air Force BC defeated Wattala BC (66-34) quite comfortably in their Carlton Cup division ‘A’ Basketball match at the Police Depot yesterday. Airmen were in total control from the beginning and scored 17 point against 14 from losers in the first quarter. They tightened their grip in the second quarter and lead 35-20 at half time.

Wattala players found it difficult to score in the latter part as the Airmen defended the ring with a good teamwork. Air Force widened the gap during the second half and were leading by 24 points at the end of the third quarter (52-28). Airmen continued in same fashion in the final quarter and won the match with a huge 36 point margin.

D. Wille and S. Fernando scored 12 points each for the winners while N. Halaldeen (10 points) and N. Dhanusha (8 points) were the chief scorers for the losers.

In a division ‘B’ match played at the same venue, Dhamso BC beat Red Cap BC (81-72). The first half saw a point to point battle but the losers managed to record a two point lead mid way (33-31).

Eventhough Dhamso scored 21 points while keeping the Red Caps team four points behind in the first quarter (21-17), losers came back with a strong attack and added 16 points against the winners’ 10 in the second quarter.

Dhamso team regained control in the second half and won the match with a nine point lead. M. Vimukthi (34 points) and S Salwathura (16 points) added to Dhamso BC while R. Jayawickrema and A Dias scored 29 and 15 points for the lo

The tournament included a unique feature in this year by introducing the ‘Most Disciplined Team Award’ and the Carlton BC is ranked number one to date, followed by the SL Navy team.