In the matches played at the court of Baba Boarding School, Chabahil, the boys´ team of Daffodil defeated host Baba ´B´ 45-29 while the girls´ team beat the host team 43-23. [break]
In the boys´ category, Daffodil took the first quarter 14-6 and lost the second 4-13. Despite having a point advantage by the half time, Baba could not continue its lead. Baba lost the remaining two quarters 13-4, 15-6. Sangay Rapsel was the highest scorer with 17 points.
In the girls´ category, Daffodil took the first, second and fourth quarter 6-3, 12-4, 11-4 to seal the game despite losing the third quarter 11-12. Fuezilla Tamang scored 17 points for the winning team.
In the last match of the day in the boys´ category, Gyan Niketan registered a 36-26 victory over Gyan Jyoti. Gyan Niketan took the first quarter 10-4 and lost the second 6-10.
Gyan Niketan bounced back in the third quarter and took it by 10-8 and also the fourth quarter by 10-4. Mukee Bhikoti was the highest scorer with 14 points.
SPORTS BRIEFS: Twin wins for NIMS, Daffodil