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St Anne's pip St Michael's
By M. Shamil Amit
St Anne's Kurunegala registered an upset 62 points to 59 win over favourites St Michael's Batticaloa in a Invitation Peace Basketball Tournament Group 'A' match played in the evening session at the St Lawrence's basketball courts yesterday evening, the match being decided after extra time of play.

In a game that went to the wire with no quarters asked or given the spikers from Kurunegala gave the Batticaloa boys a torrid time matching them in all departments of play. The Annites played creditably well to make the score level at 57 at the end of the full time.

Earlier in the day St Anne's recorded another win against Holy Cross College, Kalutara 75 points to 64 and with the win against St Michael's they won all their matches in the league stage to top the Group 'A' followed by St Michael's who also won their game in the morning when they beat St Patrick's Jaffna easily by 78 points to 46.

Meanwhile in the Group 'B' section Maris Stella, Negombo won both the games that they played yesterday. In the morning session they recorded a close 66 points to 63 win over St Anthony's and then in the evening defeated St Joseph's, Trincomalee by 47 points to 41.

In the other two matches played in the evening St Peter's had their unbeaten record tarnished by the Antonians who defeated them by 64 points to 47 while in a low scoring game Holy Cross, Kalutara beat St Patrick's Jaffna by 26 points to 24. The Peterites though losing a game headed Group 'B' by the virtue of having defeated Maris Stella in the league game.

The top two teams of both the groups qualify to play in the semi final which is scheduled to be whistled off at 7.00 a.m. today with St Peter's down to play St Michael's followed by the semi final between St Anne's and Maris Stella at 8.00 a.m. The final will be preceded with the consolation final between the two losers of the semi final while the final will be at 5.00 p.m.

The winners of the main final will receive the Invitation Peace Basketball Trophy presented by the rector of St Peter's while the winners of the consolation will also receive a trophy presented by the old boys group 87-92 of St Peter's. A trophy for the best player of the tournament will also be offered presented by Marlon Ranasinghe. Distinguished old boys of St Peter's Nivaad Cabraal and Mahinda Samarasinghe will grace the occasion.

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