Mrunmayee, Himangi steer NBYS to quarters

Nagpur: Mrunmayee Sathe and Himangi Nimbulkar combined well to score 25 points as Nutan Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) defeated second outfit of hosts Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM-B) in the Asmita Khelo India U-17 girls’ basketball championship at the Shankar Nagar court on Wednesday.While Mrunmayee scored a game-high 14 points, Himangi added 11 in a well-paced league clash where NBYS took time to settle into the groove. Once they found the rhythm, NBYS girls outplayed their young opponents by 27 points. For DKM-B Anaya Prabhune (7) and Sanvi Dudhe (6) played well.In contrast all the other league round games were lop-sided contests on the third day of the girls’ tournament presented by the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) and Sports Authority of India (SAI). The home team DKM-A district youth champions Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana (SNG-A) and Gurudeo Nagar Krida Mandal (GKM) won their second successive league games to emerge pool toppers and qualified for the quarterfinals.RESULTS: DKM-A (Meehira Dhote 12, Sharyu Sahare 5) bt PLSC (Bhargavi 4) 36-10 (12-0, 6-4, 9-0, 9-0); SNG-A (Samruddhi Kotriwar 14, Gunjan Mantri 6) bt Spartan-A (Swara Kakade 2) 37-3 (15-0, 10-1, 6-0, 6-2); GKM (Palak Panchbudhe 5, Akshara Rokde 4) bt Spartan-B (Unnati 2) 17-4 (9-0, 6-0, 0-3, 2-1); NBYS (Mrunmayee Sathe 14, Himangi Nimbulkar 11) bt DKM-B (Anaya Prabhune 7, Sanvi Dudhe 6) 50-23 (9-8, 17-3, 8-6, 16-6); NKM (Mitali Kohale 7) bt SKM (Siddhi Dahekar 2) 19-3 (2-0, 12-0, 5-3, 0-0); NASA-B (Vibhuti 5) bt PBG-B (Bhumi 1) 7-2 (3-0, 2-0, 2-0, 2-2). tnn