St. Joseph’s College, Darley Road will take on St. Benedict’s College, Kotahena, while Colombo International School (CIS) will encounter Royal College, Colombo in the semi-finals of the Under-17 inter-school ‘A’ Division Basketball Tournament in the evening at Reid Avenue today.
Royal College, Colombo edged out D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo by 65-52 in the quarterfinal, after leading 29-21 at the half way mark yesterday. Julian Gunasinghe top scored for the winners with 25 points, while Shamaz Shiraz scored 18 points.
For DSS Mihad Jayah scored 11 points.
St. Joseph’s College, meanwhile defeated their arch rival St. Peter’s College, Bambalapitiya in a thrilling contest to secure their semi-final spot. The Jose were trailing 63-64 with just one second left in the game when Mark Fernando scored three points to secure the game (66-64).
St. Benedict’s College overcame Lyceum International School, Nugegoda, while CIS did well to beat Asian International School, Colombo 68-54 in their quarter-final matches.
