Andhra boys advance to quarters

Puducherry: Uttar Pradesh girls became the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the 42nd Sub Junior National Basketball Championship here on Saturday, trouncing Rajasthan 53-33.

The Haryana girls also booked a spot in the quarterfinals with a hard-fought 55-52 victory over Telangana. Haryana relied on teamwork and contributions from multiple players to clinch the close victory.

They will face last year's runners-up Chhattisgarh. In the boys' pre-quarterfinals, Andhra Pradesh walloped Karnataka 79-32.

For AP, consistent scorers Md Ghouse Mohiddin (26 points) and A Sai Pawan Kumar (22) did the star turn. AP will next take on defending champions Madhya Pradesh.

Results: Girls Loser Knockout Semifinals: Chandigarh 52 (Gurleen Kaur 28, Prachi Bhatia 12) bt Andhra Pradesh 50 (V Venkata 19);

Boys: Pre-quarterfinals: Maharashtra 81 (Raza Shaikh 21, Saad Shaikh 16) bt Kerala 54 (Jerom Prince George 25, Yajurdas T D 11);

Andhra Pradesh 79 (Md Ghouse Mohiddin 26, A.Sai Pawan Kumar 22, V.Sai Ganesh 14) bt Karnataka 32 (Akshan Rao 12, Aniket Sahoo 7);

Loser Knockout Semifinals: Punjab 86 (Eknoor Singh 27, Rajbeer 18) bt Telenagana 66 (Yaswanth 20, Shoaib 18).