LIS Nugegoda claim All-Island U-17 cager title

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Lyceum International School Nugegoda’s cagers came up with a superlative performance to beat Lyceum Wattala 61-55 and end up worthy winners of the All-Island Under 17 Boys’ B Division Basketball Championship, held at St Joseph’s College Colombo. The final was a closely-contested game with LIS Nugegoda trailing by five points at the end of the first quarter before bouncing back to take a seven-point lead into halftime. Rushdy Ashroff, who scored 11 points for the winners, was named the Most Valuable Player of the final. His teammate Navina Weerasinghe was the second-highest scorer, chipping in with nine points. Shiek Moulana from Lyceum Nugegoda was adjudged the Best Defensive Player.

Kneeling from left: Hirun Ratnayake, Shizan Fairooz, Nashad Rilwan (Captain), Rushdy Ashroff, Vishene de Silva Standing from left: Vanessa LaBrooy (Teacher-in-Charge), Joash Corea, Thilan Nanayakkara, Jayden Ferreira, Sandun Bambarandage, Sheik Moulana, Navina Weerasinghe, Sandeep Gunaratne, Mr. Roshan Gunasekara (Coach), Mr. Niluk Dananjaya (Coach)