Nagpur boys enter state youth final

Nagpur: An allround performance from Nagpur boys enabled them to outclass title contenders Mumbai City 61-37 in the semifinal encounter of the state youth basketball championship in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on Tuesday. If boys team played to their reputation, the girls team failed to do so, and crashed out of the tournament with a semifinal defeat against Kolhapur 79-58.
Nagpur boys dominated the rivals in all the quarters (14-11, 29-24, 18-5, 18-18) through Yashshasvi Yadav (13), Shashank Ghadge (12), Prathamesh Dwivedi (10), Atharva Dhore (8) and Shreyash Bhosale (7).
Yashshasvi accumulated game-high 13 points. Yashshasvi, along with Shashank and Prathamesh closed Mumbai City’s comeback doors by increasing the lead rapidly. TNN
RESULTS (Semifinals): Boys: Nagpur (Yashshavi Yadav 13, Shashank Ghadge 12, Prathamesh Dwivedi 10, Atharva Dhore 8, Shreyash Bhosale 7) bt Mumbai City (Vishwesh Deshmukh 12) 61-37 (15-12, 15-8, 19-11, 12-6); Girls: Kolhapur (Tanishka Jagtap 28, Harshada Shelake 18) bt Nagpur (Meehira Dhote 22, Swanandi Nagmote 12, Samruddhi Kotriwar 8, Nandini Chandak 6) 79-58 (14-11, 29-24, 18-5, 18-18);
Quarterfinals: Girls: Nagpur (Meehira Dhote 12, Samruddhi Kotriwar 12, Kanishka Mande 11, Riddhi Borkar 4, Nandini Chandak 4) bt Thane (Shivaani Sundarraj 13) 43-26 (8-9, 9-4, 16-6, 10-7); Boys: Nagpur (Prathamesh Dwivedi 11, Neil Dhargawe 8, Yash Kantode 6, Shresth Chandak 5, Shashank Ghadge 4, Yashasvi Yadav 4) bt Thane (Prajwal More 7) 41-20 (16-12, 9-0, 12-4, 4-4).