Oyo, Benue, Delta, Bayelsa, Kogi, FCT, Edo Lagos to slug it out in the semi-finals of 18th Nestle Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship

By Daily Sports on June 9, 2016

Yejide Grammar School Ibadan, Oyo State, have picked their semi-final ticket in the girls category at the ongoing 18th Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship, at the Sports Hall of the Asaba Stadium, Delta State.

The hardworking Ibadan side defeated Harmony Secondary School Lokoja, Kogi State, 24-13 points to grab the semi-finals ticket in style.

Yejide’s coach, Yemi Abiodun, praised the girls for their resilience and what he described as a job well done.

He said: “I asked my players to take it easy and play their normal game without underrating their opponents.”

Government Secondary School Gboko, Benue State, also breezed into the semi-finals by beating Government Secondary School Numan, Adamawa State, 48-10 points.

The one-sided encounter saw the Coach Andoa Zakaay-tutored Benue Girls dominating all the four quarters 7-3, 21-3, 41-5 and 48-10 points.

In the boys cadre, Crowther Memorial College Lokoja, Kogi State, handed out a 33-26 points defeat to Government Secondary School Barracks, Cross River, while Henson Demonstration School, Benin, Edo State, defeated General Muritala Muhammad College, Adamawa, 39-34 points in a tension-soaked encounter.

In the semi-final pairings, in Girls category, St. Jude Girls Sec Sch Amarata Bayelsa State will confront Government Secondary School Gboko, Benue State, while Wesley Senior Girls Secondary School, Lagos, will slug it out against Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan, Oyo State.

In boys semi-final pairings, Osadenis Mixed Secondary School, Asaba, Delta State, will confront Crowther Memorial College Lokoja, Kogi State, and Government Secondary School Karu FCT will take on Henson Demonstration School, Benin, Edo State, at the Indoor Sport Hall of Asaba Stadium.

Source Daily Sports

Posted June 9, 2016


 

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