Nagpur: Neharika Deoghare (10) and Unnati Kadwekar (9) did all the scoring as Spartan stunned Shivaji Nagar Gymkhana (SNG) 31-29 in a low-scoring thriller to enter the quarterfinals of the 25th Prakash Rajurkar Memorial inter-club junior district basketball championship at Dharampeth Krida Mandal (DKM) Shankar Nagar court on Sunday.In an exciting league round game, Spartan took a handy four-point lead at the breather after winning the first quarter 8-4 as both teams netted identical five points. After the change of ends, SNG fought back to clinch the third quarter 7-2 and regain the advantage. In the last quarter, both teams scored heavily, but Spartan defended well in the crucial moments to win the same 16-13 and register an emphatic two-point triumph.Earlier in the boys section, Hanuman Nagar Krida Mandal (HKM) and Nutan Bharat Yuwak Sangh (NBYS) won both their respective league round games to emerge as pool toppers to qualify for the quarterfinals.RESULTSBOYS: Phoenix (Yash Kantode 14) bt NKM (Aviraj Deshmukh 8) 31-13 (8-2, 6-11, 10-0, 7-0); HKM (Viraj 14, Ram Kadu 10) bt NSCA (Sarthak 5) 48-18 (18-4, 10-6, 5-2, 15-6); NASA (Ishan Galande 11, Naman Todkar 8) bt DKM-B (Arnav Thugaonkar 10, Sahan Sengupta 8) 42-22 (11-3, 17-9, 8-5, 6-5).GIRLS: Spartan (Neharika Deoghare 10, Unnati Kadwekar 9) bt SNG (Khushi Chorei 10, Vedika Mohta 8) 31-29 (8-4, 5-5, 2-7, 16-13); NSCA (Sharvari Bhishma 9) bt DKM-B (Avani Shinde 2) 27-4 (10-2, 6-0, 6-2, 5-0).
