DKM teams, PBG boys & GKM girls seal semis berth

Nagpur: Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) teams in both the girls and boys section registered contrasting victories to qualify for the semifinals of the youth basketball championship in Season 8 of Khsadar Krida Mahotsav at the Shivaji Nagar courts on Thursday.In the girls' section, Netra Damke fired a game-high 29 points as DKM defeated NASA 63-7 to face Gurudeo Nagar Krida Mandal in the semifinal. The GKM outfit rode on the 28-point effort from Palak Panchbudhe to outclass Sanskar Krida Mandal 52-20.In an exciting girls' quarterfinal, Saraswati Kanya Sangk (SKS) edged out Nutan Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) 59-45 to set the semifinal clash with Spartan. The Spartan outfit surprised hosts Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana (SNG) 53-46.In the boys section, DKM defeated Phoenix 44-35 to face Players Basketball Gymkhana (PBG). The Gadikhana outfit of PBG drubbed Gurudeo Nagar Krida Mandal (GKM) 71-56.RESULTS (All quarterfinals)GIRLS: DKM (Netra Damke 29) bt NASA-A (Mahi Bambalkar 07) 63-7 (19-2, 25-0, 6-5, 13-0); GKM (Palak Panchbude 28) bt SKM-A (Charvi Bunde 15) 52-20 (21-6, 8-2, 13-6, 9-6); SKS-A (Akshada Dharme 23) bt NBYS (Trisha Karki 23) 49-45 (14-7, 11-7, 8-19, 16-12); Spartan (Unnati Kadewar 18) bt SNG (Dhyanada Shairey 20) 53-46 (11-8, 9-15, 19-13, 14-10); BOYS: DKM (Om Raut 23) bt Phoenix (Mihir Soinde 12) 44-35 (14-8, 8-10, 15-7, 7-10); HKM (Vedant Thakre 18) bt NASA-A (Sarvesh Kavishwar 21) 67-53 (8-17, 20-28, 12-6, 18-11); PBG (Vedant Karmale 26) bt GKM (Prabhat Bhusani 24) 71-56 (8-4, 22-27, 19-7, 22-18).