Date:27/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/27/stories/2008112757191800.htm

Sport - Basketball

Good start for Good Shepherd

Changanassery: Host Good Shepherd got off to a winning start in the second Good Shepherd all-Kerala basketball tournament for boys at the Good Shepherd Public School court here on Wednesday.

Good Shepherd defeated Lourdes Public School (Kottayam) 48-40 after leading 28-22 at half-time. Asbhy Joseph (17) top-scored for the winner.

In the other matches, SC Seminary HSS defeated MTHSS (Kurianoor) 44-25 and Don Bosco HSS (Puthuppally) beat SH HSS (Kilimala) 38-20.

The results:

Good Shepherd Public School 48 (Asbhy Joseph 17, Jerry John 12, Sandesh 10) bt Lourdes Public School (Kottayam) 40 (Nikhil Francis 14, Jain 13); Don Bosco (Puthuppally) 38 (Rahul P. Mathew 12, Dony Baby 11) bt SH HSS (Killimala) 28 (Justin Philip 11); SC Seminary HSS (Tiruvalla) 44 (Linin Chacko 14, Arun Joseph 10) bt MTHS (Kurianoor) 25 (Amal 10). — Principal Correspondent