SOLAPUR, SEPT 3: Thane and Pune districts entered the girls' final of the 15th Maharashtra State Inter-District youth basketball championship here today. In a day of upsets, Thane girls beat holders Mumbai Central 40-22 to set themselves up for their second consecutive state title.Thane had won the U-13 state championship in May. Comfortably placed 23-12 at the lemon time, Thane never had a threat from the Mumbai girls. Tall Gayatri Manolikar excelled in offence to emerge top scorer of the match with 12 pts.
In another thrilling semifinal, Pune beat Nagpur 42-37. Lanky Vaidehi Mohite played a superb game and was the architect of Pune's victory.
Scores
Pune 42 (Vaidehi Mohite 12, Khushboo Sancheti 9) bt Nagpur 37 (Souravi Abhyankar 10, Snehashree Desai 9, Simmi Subramaniam 9) HT 22-16; Thane 40 (Gayatri Manolikar 12, Smita Kumthakar 8) bt Mumbai Central 22 (Mugdha Waingankar 11) HT 23-12
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