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Kathmandu Wednesday February 27, 2002 Falgun 15, 2058.
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Wilson
Academy humble South Point
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 26 : The
hosts Wilson Academy posted a convincing 104-37 win over South Point in the senior
boys’ category of the Fourth Wilson Inter-school basketball tournament on Tuesday.
The visitors started
the match promisingly as Paras Khadka opened the scoring for them in the first minute but
Wilson’s Sabin Maharjan was quick enough to equalise. Thereafter, the visitors never
settled in what turned out to be a one-sided affair.
By the half time the
home side was safely placed at 34-10. For the home crowd Kajesh Mool stole the show with
26 points to his name. The visitors suffered more in the second session as the home side
netted another 70 points to inflict more pains to them.
Wilson captain Amit
Tulachan led by example to score individual 18 points. Also to provide a good support was
Sabin Maharjan, who netted handy 16 points. From South Point, Santosh Shrestha scored ten
while Khadka netted eight points.
In the day’s other
matches of the same category, Sagarmatha School beat Manjushree School in similar fashion
with 86-21. Sampurna Thapa scored 22 points for the winners while Sanju Thapa also
provided a good support scoring 19 points.
The Excelsior’s
winning run continued as they thrashed KISC 66-38 in the same category. Kamal Gurung
scored 34 points – highest in the tournament so far.
In another match of the
same category, Alpha School did well to retaliate RIBS attack but lost the match 62-49.
Jagat Gauchan played superbly to score 32 points.
Young Heart School, who
won the Monday’s match 32-8 against Gillette School, continued their winning streak
by posting a 48-21 win over Rupy’s International School. All the points for the loser
were scored by Shreyas Karki.
However, Rupy girls
offered some relief to their school scoring 20-7 over Gillette in the senior girls’
category. In the day’s opening junior boys’ category match, Gyanodaya humiliated
Puspa Sadan 28-6.
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