Lyceum Nugegoda Girls and Boys capture the coveted Under 15 ‘A’ Division titles at the recently concluded championship organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Basketball Association.
In a trilling finals hosted by HSC Blues Basketball club at Hendry Pedris Courts, Lyceum Nugegoda Girls met their opponents Lyceum Wattala and played their fast-paced, swashbuckling brand of play. The team continued to be one of the most competitive set of cagers at both the National Schools and Inter International Schools circuit.
With the coaching ingenuity of Mr. Niluk Dananjaya who has brought the teams standard to its peak. Featuring quick, creative guards that can both, score and pass with confidence contributing their dominance to the game. The Girls maintained their winning streak after winning the Under 15 Zonal Championship a week ago.
At the closely fought finals, lyceum Wattala came back with the a strong defense but Lyceum Nugegoda managed to keep their adrenalin level intact to emerge as the ultimate champions with Sandalipuja Liyanage giving a captains performance winning the coveted title of the Most Valuable Player of the tournament and Sharanya Jayakody winning the Best Defensive Player.
Aaliya Hafeez, Binadi Diddeniya and Yischelle Foenander contributed to the teams success with brilliant playing final score 52-57.
The team was coached by Mr. Niluk Dananjaya and Teachers in charge were Ms. Vanessa Labrooy and Ms. Menaka Silva.
