Francis, Titans Promoted To Level-1 in Annual League Basketball Championship

Hyderabad: St Francis and Titans have been promoted to Level-I in the GM Sampath Kumar Annual League Basketball Championship being held at YMCA Secunderabad. On Saturday, Francis defeated Central GST & Customs 69-56 while Titans comfortably sailed past Victory Playground 74-43 in Level-II matches.

The experienced taxmen started well with Vinay and Venkat Reddy playing in tandem to score 12 points. Peter (scored a game high of 36 points) of St Francis boys chipped in with 7 points to keep them within striking distance. In the second quarter Central GST continued chipping in with baskets at regular intervals scoring 14 points. However, in a turnaround St Francis upped their offence through precise passing and fast break points to score 26 points. Peter scored two consecutive 3-pointers as St Francis sat pretty 35-26 at half-time. Thereafter, Francis kept up the tempo to seal the match.

In another match Titans breezed past Victory Playground 74-43 after comfortably leading 40-27 at half-time.

St Francis Boys 69 (Peter 36, Nitish 9, Faraz 8, Shoaib 6) bt Central GST & Customs 56 (Venkat Reddy 25, Vinay 16, Harish6). Half-time: 35-26.

Titans 74 (Chris 18, Nandit 18, Srujan 15) bt Victory Playground 43 (Nikhil 13, Bilal 11, Sriniketh 11) Half-time: 40-27.