PANJIM: YMCA Knights claimed the men’s title while Sonics captured the women’s trophy after the tough finals of 2nd All Star Games 2023 basketball tournament (8th edition) at Don Bosco Oratory indoor hall, here, Sunday.
YMCA Knights edged past a battling Lourdes Basketball Club 56-53 while Sonics got the better of a fighting YMCA Infiknights 30-26.
Sonics maintained an upper hand on the YMCA Infiknights side right from the start and captain Bhawna led her team with an impressive 13 points. Shimi added 9 points. Bhawna was named the tournament MVP.
YMCA Infiknights put up a valiant effort, with Amisha leading the charge with 11 points, closely followed by Charmaine with 6 points.
YMCA Knights were taken the full distance before prevailing over Lourdes BC by three points.
Flobert Monteiro was the architect of Knight’s victory, contributing 21 points. Flobert was deservedly named tournament’s MVP. Shaun Aranjo and Abraham Menezes both added 11 points to their team’s tally.
Lourdes captain Jeshua Pinto scored 28 points while Jordan Dias had 11 points to his name. Lourdes’ Micah Pinto was named upcoming player. Meanwhile in a veterans exhibition match, Roy’s Knights outclassed Shane’s Jordans 44-25.
