PPC boys, Mounts Club girls in semis

Bengaluru: PPC boys stormed into the semifinals with an authoritative 83-45 win over Vijayanagar Basketball Club, Mysore, in the State junior (U-18) basketball championships at the Sree Kanteerava stadium here on Tuesday.PPC were well served by Varun, who scored a game-high 28 points and Aagneya, who chipped in with 19 points. For the losers, Vikas (14) and Bhawar (12) were the main scorers.In the girls’ section, Mounts Club made the last-four stage with a 67-43 win over Young Orions Sports Club. Nilaya (19) and Taarushee (13) were the main scorers. Also joining them in the semifinals were DYES, Mysore, who scored a 65-29 win over Southern Blues in another last-eight stage match.Results: Boys: Quarterfinals: PPC 83 (Varun 28, Aagneya 19) bt Vijayanagar BC, Mysore 45 (Vikas 14, Bhawar 12) HT: 44-28; HBR BC 69 (Sai Sanketh 14, Jairam 11) bt Southern Blues 65 (Chirantan 14, Krishna 13) HT: 34-37. Pre-quarterfinals: Beagles BC 68 (Prithvi 20, Dhruva 14) bt Bangalore Vanguards 55 (Avinash 28, Parth 10) HT: 30-23; Davangere BC 66 (Vishnu 29, Amit 15) bt Appaiah BC 62 (Suchir 23, Pradyumna 18) HT: 37-29.Girls: Quarterfinals: DYES, Mysore 65 (Rakshitha Shetty 12, Yashaswini 11) bt Southern Blues 29 (Nidhi Srinivas 18) HT: 42-17; Mounts Club 67 (Nilaya 19, Taarushee 13) bt Young Orions SC 43 (Devi Priya 19, Ruth Jacob 16) HT: 38-24.Pre-quarterfinals: Bangalore Vanguards 62 (Tisha 24, Priyanka 21) bt DYES, Vijayapura 45 (Shivabai 19, Lalitha 10) HT: 29-18; JSC 52 (Kushi 14, Sanjana 12) bt Vivek’s SC 15 (Dhrithi 4) HT: 35-9.