Keystone and St Francis crowned basketball champions in Secunderabad

Keystone Basketball Academy men and St Francis College women emerged champions in the Annual League Basketball Championship at YMCA Secunderabad. Keystone beat Titans 75–66, while St Francis edged Nizam Basketball Academy 57–55 in closely fought finals

Hyderabad: Keystone Basketball Academy men and St Francis College women emerged champions in the Annual League Basketball Championship for the GM Sampath Kumar Trophy at YMCA Secunderabad on Tuesday.

In an exciting contest till the last six minutes, Keystone Basketball Academy scored a hard-fought 75–66 win over Titans after leading 44–36 at half-time.

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In the women’s section, St Francis College scored a 57–55 win against Nizam Basketball Academy after the two teams were locked 48-all at half-time.

Narayanan Sri Ganesh, Cantonment MLA, gave away the prizes.

The scores:

Men: Keystone Basketball Academy 75 (Saharan 21, Subhash 17, Preetham 10) bt Titans 66 (Salman 16, Nandit 12, Surya 11, Chris 11, Vicky 10).

Women: St Francis College 57 (Pari 17, Samhita 14, Saniya 11) bt Nizam Basketball Academy 55 (Amita 16, Jahnavi 14, Shruti 10).