Kaustuba shines in VNSC victory

Kaustuba chipped in with 19 points as Vidya Niketan Sports Club (VNSC) defeated IBBC 51-39 in the State Youth (U-16) Basketball championships for the Balavendra Memorial Trophy at the Sree Kanteerava courts on Thursday.

In another match, SAI, Dharwad scored a 65-32 win over Bagalkot BC.

Results: Boys: SAI, Dharwad: 65 (Suraj 10) bt Bagalkot BC: 32 (Ajay 11). HT: 34-11; Hoysala, Hassan: 33 (Nagarjun 13) bt Rovers, Dharwad: 28 (Rajshekar 13). HT: 11-11; VNSC: 51 (Kaustuba 19) bt IBBC: 39 (Joshua 17). HT: 23-11; JSC: 33 (Sanjith 13) bt Kanaka, Kolar: 30 (Pradeep 12). HT: 17-11; S Blues: 39 (Kashyap 16) bt Nationals, Mysore: 23 (Nirikshith 11). HT: 27-17; Young Orions: 31 (Siddanth 10) bt B’lore Sporting: 23 (Aksharan 12). HT: 6-8; Sports School, Vidyanagar: 30 (Karthik 12) bt Appaiah BC: 13-13; Beagles: 37 (Erash 12) bt Shimoga Youths: 17. HT: 22-4; Viveks: 51 (Suhaib 21) bt Bharath SU: 40 (Snehith 13). HT: 18-14.

Girls: DYSS, Mandya: 34 (Bandhavya 16) bt VNSC: 16 (Thanusha 12). HT: 15-7; Rajmahal BC: 38 (Lahari 10) bt Hoysala, Hassan: 13. HT: 22-6; JSC: 39 (Avanthi 10) bt Halasur SU: 22 (Dechka 8). HT: 24-8; Beagles: 26 (Avani 8) bt CJC: 6. HT: 14-2.