Mixed luck for Karnataka

BENGALURU: Hosts Karnataka enjoyed mixed luck on the second day of the National Junior Basketball Championships at the Sree Kanteerava stadium courts here on Sunday. While the men scored a 67-55 win over Maharashtra, their second straight victory, the women suffered a narrow 62-68 defeat against Maharashtra.
Karnataka men, who led 39-17 at the breather, Vishnu top-scored with 24 oints, while Lingesh K (14), Sanketh (9) and Shashank Gowda (9) were the other main scorers.
In the women’s match, Maharashtra were well served by Mansi Nirmalakar (18), Aanya Bhaskar (18), Riccha Ravi (15) and Bhumika Sarje (13). For the hosts Mekhala Gowda (13) and Aadhya Gowda (10) were the main scorers.
Results: Men: Group ‘A’: Chandigarh 91 (Gaurav K Singh18, Rajan Muttu 18, Deepak 15, Vaibhav Saini 13, Sanju Gajbhiye10) bt Odisha 65 (Om Stita Prangya 29, Satyabrat Swain11); Rajasthan 84 (Rahul26, Harin Saini 17, Vikas Choudhary 15) bt Kerala 63 (Rinil CK 16, Alfin Charley16, Emmanuel T Shaibu15).Group ‘B’: Tamil Nadu 88 (S Ajay 16, V Sharan 16, B Subinvel 15, S Pragalathan 11) bt Mizoram 71 (Emmanuel VLA 14, Lalruatkima 14, Lalrinhlua 11, M Lalmuananzoa 10); Uttarakhand 93 (Hardik Sharma 31, Priyanshu Chand 20, Priyanshu Kumar 11, Sahil Dhami 11) bt Delhi 78 (Toshit Tomar 24, Mohit 18, Siddant Tomar 15, Paramjeet Shekhawat 10).Group ‘C’: Punjab 99 (Harmanjot S Cheema 32, Bhanu Pratap Sood 21, Sahabjit Singh 18) bt Manipur 45 (TH Newton Singh 14, H Rishikanta Sharma 13); Karnataka 67 (Vishnu 24, Lingesh K 14, Sanketh 9, Shashank Gowda 9) bt Maharashtra 55 (Sahil Dhanvanthri 17, Devpremi 12, Shivaraj Patel 13) HT: 39-17.Group ‘D’: Madhya Pradesh 82 (Vikas Sharma 31, Bhagat Singh 26, Harshi Ahlawat 10) bt Andhra Pradesh 70 (Gurucharan17, Adarshpaul 15, Sathya Prakash 13, Swarka Natha Reddy 12); Uttar Pradesh 123 (Mohammed Kaif 26, Kushal Singh 22) bt Assam 36 (Bikash Kumar Rai 14, Dilshan Anwar 10).Women: Group ‘A’: Maharashtra 68 (Mansi Nirmalakar 18, Aanya Bhaskar 18, Riccha Ravi 15, Bhumika Sarje 13) bt Karnataka 62 (Mekhala Gowda 13, Aadhya Gowda 10).Group ‘B’: West Bengal 125 (Smritikana K 34, Diya Hazra 27, Swatika Sanu 26, Ananya Mandal 21) bt Meghalaya 32 (Wanrikynti K 12, Lynette PM 12); Kerala 65 (Ashlin Shiju 21, Avani Nanda 11) bt Madhya Pradesh 62 (Khushi Pal Singh 31, Samya Wadhani 10).Group ‘C’: Chandigarh 98 (Arpita Dey 22, Ronak 15, Pooja11, Kanish Sharma 11) bt Uttarakhand 48 (Samruddhi AA 17, Yashika Bishit 14); Chhattisgarh 115 (D Anusha22, D Kirti 21, Isika Singh15) bt Assam 20.Group ‘D’: Tamil Nadu 133 (Sadhana Veronica 24, Harshaya H 22) bt Nagaland 27 (Keneingunuo 11); Uttar Pradesh 95 (Nancy Gupta 38, Vidhi Yadav 18, Aanavi Anand 16) bt Haryana 82 (Anju 35, Mannu 26, Nancy17).