Vaze, fielding national players Gayatri Manolikar and Prachi Gole, were always favoured to win the title. But one expected Andrew's, coached by NIS Kiran Kumar, to get away without any mud in their face. Hopes of Andrew's putting on a brave show vapourised quickly, with Gayatri (38 points) and Prachi (26) scoring at will.

Mary Immaculate Girls High School, Borivli, qualified for the U-17 district tournament when they defeated Apostolic Carmel 29-2. Sonia, with 24 points, accounted for 80 per cent of the score. The inter-school champions then notched a double when their U-14 girls defeated hosts Fatima 9-5.Dominic Savio, Ghatkopar, also claimed two titles.

Playing conditions deteriorated considerably after rains lashed the event. Sadly, the District Sports Office(DSO) continues to schedule this outdoor sport during the monsoons, while indoor events like badminton and judo are held later.

Results (all suburban finals)

BOYS: U-19 Somaiya Arts 34 (Sachin More 12) bt Andrew's 17 (Kris Rodrigues 8) HT 29-8. U-17: Dominic Savio, Ghatkopar 20 (Shardul 8) bt Don Bosco, Borivli 6. U-14: Dominic Savio 16 (Sandeep Shetty 6) bt AVM 3

GIRLS: U-19: VG Vaze 84 (Gayatri Manolikar 38, Prachi Gole 26, Gauri Abhyankar 10, Janhvi Ghate 10) bt Andrew's 2. U-17: Mary Immaculate, Borivli 29 (Sonia 24) bt Apostolic Carmel 7 HT 21-2. U-14: Mary Immaculate 9 (Neha Deshpande 5) bt Fatima 5