Semi-finalists found in Men's 'C' Division

by Lal Gunasekera

BASKETBALL: Field Force, David Peiris Motor Company (DPMC), Colombo Stallions and Kandy Cagers reached the quarter-finals of the Men's 'C' Division in the Colombo Super League Championships of the Colombo District Basketball Association (CDBA) at the Depot Police courts.

Field Force scored a close 80 points to 74 win over CIS after the scores were level (39-each) at half time with Niroshan Sydney (17), Shyam Dole (17) and Nilanga Wickremaratne (13) turning out to be the match winners, while Rahaman Cader (29) and Hisham Cader (10) were the pick for CIS. DPMC had quite a comfortable 93-61 win over SMI after leading 37-35 at the breather with Sudantha Laksiri (34), Dishan Bharathi (16) and Prageeth Premaratne (14) being the top scorers, while Fazrin Ibrahim (25) and Famil Farouk (20) did well for SMI.

Colombo Stallions beat Cavaliers 83-64 after being led 30-31 at lemons with Ahamed Shafie (22), Adam Flamer-Caldera (17) and Rickard Sandrasagara (18) being the main scorers. while Gayan Buddhika (15), Diluk Fernando (14) and A. K. A. Rohan (13) did well for Cavaliers.

Kandy Cagers beat St. Eugene's easily 62-32 after leading 30-20 at half time with Kapil Dev (20), Lakshitha Abeyratne (15) and Niramitha Weerasekera (9) being the major scorers, while Angelo Perera (12) was the top scorer for St. Eugene's.

Seylan Bank had a comfortable 65-36 win over Track Masters after leading 30-16 at half time in a Women's 'A' Division game with Dhanishka Wijesinghe (16), Inoka Sandamali (15) and Premila Fernando (8) as the chief scorers, while Himali Shanika (11) and Sashikala Romayne (10) were the best for Track Masters.

Today (Sunday), Track Masters meet Paulians at St. Joseph's Girls' School courts in a semi-final of the Women's 'A' Division at 4.30 p.m. Then on the Depot Police courts, Stallions meet Kandy Cagers in one semi-final of the Men's 'C' Division at 6 p.m., while Nugegoda Cagers take on Ambalangoda BC in a Men's 'B' Division semi-final game at 7.30 p.m.