DKM girls and Phoenix boys grab basketball titles
   Date :20-Jan-2025

DKM girls and Phoenix boys grab basketball titles
 
 
Hosts Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM-A) girls and Phoenix Academy boys won the inter-club sub-junior basketball championship of Khasdar Krida Mahotsav which concluded at the Shankar Nagar court the other day. In a lop-sided girls final, DKM outplayed Hanuman Nagar Krida Mandal (HKM) by as many as 26 points (59-33) with player of the tournament Sara Gulalkari (18) and impact player Netra Damke (15) doing the bulk of scoring. In the boys title clash, Phoenix Academy from Durga Nagar outclassed Nagpur Amateur Sports Association (NASA) by 14 points (47-33). For the winners, Divyansh Suryawanshi scored a game-high 29 points. For his consistent performance, Divyansh was named as the best player of the tournament.
 
Both the champion teams were awarded Rs 41,000 and glittering trophies. Later, the prizes were distributed by NDBA secretary Bhavesh Kuchanwar. On the ocassion, Pranay Ghate, Jagdish Panchbudhe, Vasant Shirpurkar, Ravindra Kulkarni, Piyush Ambulkar and others were present. RESULTS: GIRLS (FINAL): DKM (Sara Gulalkari 18, Netra Damke 15, Swarnika Gat 9, Swara Palkar 8) bt HKM (Indrayani Muley 19, Yadavi Shirpurkar 8) 59-33 (10-8, 22-7, 20-2, 7-16); BOYS (FINAL): Phoenix (Divyansh Suryawanshi 29, Yadnesh Bhaturkar 12) 47-33 (18-9, 9-2, 7-8, 13-14): GIRLS, Third Place: NASA (Kasturi Sathawane 13) bt Spartan (Rudrani Mohite 7) 20-16 (5-4, 2-7, 5-2, 8-3). BOYS, Third Place: GKM (Varad Dupare 18) by NBYS (Shlok Deshpande 10) 42-21 (24-6, 8-2, 6-9, 4-4).