Double win for hosts


KATHMANDU: Both teams from Valley Public opened their account with wins in the fourth Valley Public Inter-school Basketball Tournament on Friday. Valley Public ‘A’ edged past Bhanu Bhakta Memorial School 42-24 with Biraj Rana and Rahul Maskey netting 15 points each. Siddhartha Karki and Rahul Maskey contributed 12 points apiece to give their team a narrow 32-29 victory over Babylon International School. In other matches, Kathmandu Xavier sneaked past Gyan Niketan 54-48, Daffodil overcame Himalaya 39-21, Eelim Kids outplayed Newton Children 25-18 and Innovative saw off Nightingale School 21-12. In the girls’ section matches, Clinton Public beat Bhanu Bhakta Memorial 18-12 and Bishnumati sideline Babylon 7-6.