Champions start well
DEFENDING under-19 champions Marist Brothers High School and Adi Cakobau School have made a winning start to their campaign in the Tuckers Ice Cream National Secondary Schools Basketball Championship yesterday.
The tournament which is played at the Vodafone Arena and the FMF Gymnasium has 61 teams and more than 700 students participating.
U19 boys champions MBHS strolled to a 32-7 win over Queen Victoria in its opening match.
The side will play Tilak High from Lautoka and Nasinu Secondary School in its remaining matches today and tomorrow, respectively.
Other favourites in the top grade, Latter Day Saints Secondary, Lautoka Central and Yat Sen also made a winning start.
Last year's runner-up, Natabua, suffered a major blow to their campaign after losing to Laucala Bay Secondary 29-30.
In the girls U19 grade, ACS managed to remain unbeaten despite some tough competition in pool play.
The Waimanu girls overcame LDS 29-26 before edging Cathedral Secondary 7-6.
Yat Sen shocked last year's runner-up St Joseph's Secondary 22-10 after thrashing Suva Grammar 47-8.
Basketball Fiji development officer Laisiasa Puamau said this year's results would "surprise" many.
"Yat Sen is looking good as they defeated St Joseph's which is one of the favourites and Lautoka Central looks like a team to beat in the boys U19 along with Laucala Bay Secondary," he said.
"It's very tough but too early to predict anything. I guess the competition will go to another level when the quarters and semi-finals are decided."
The tournament will end on Thursday.
Results
Boys: U19 - LDS 42 JNC 16, MBHS 32 QVS 7, LBSS 30 Natabua 29, NSS 7 Tilak 24, RSMS 10 SGS 27, Lautoka Central 29 LMS 21, YSS 15 Saint Thomas 11; U17 - LDS 21 QVS 13, MBHS I 25 NHS 13, YSS 14 CSS 3, GHS 11 JNC 13, LDS 26 GHS 21, Ba Pro 11 MBHS II 4, MBHS I 14 ISS 10; U15 - LDS 12 MBHS 15, QVS 38 ISS 2
Girls: U19 - ACS 29 LDS 26, SJSS 35 NHS 22, YSS 47 SGS 8, LBSS 26 NSS 23, SJSS 10 YSS 22, NHS 9 LBSS 15, SGS 2 NSS 28, ISS 5 JNC 16, ACS 7 CSS 6; U17 - SGS 14 SJSS 17, SGS 28 GHS 17, LDS 27, Natabua 12, SJSS 19 Tilak 5, RSMS 5 JNC 29, LDS 4 ISS 9; U15 - SJSS 4 LDS 10, SGS 13 NHS 8, DAV Girls 12 NHS 12, SJSS 10 SGS 29.
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