Lakshdham High School (Goregaon) and Vibgyor High School (Goregaon) emerged champions in the boys and girls U-14 categories respectively, in the Dream Sports Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school handball tournament, played at Azad Maidan on Wednesday.
Lakshdham edged out Jamnabai Narsee (Juhu) 12-11, with the Goregaon team’s skipper Ved Singh leading from the front with a six-goal haul. He was well supported by Pratham Gupta and Keshav Rastogi, who contributed three goals each.
The triumphant Vibgyor High School (Goregaon) girls
At half-time, Lakshdham held a slender 6-5 lead, but the intensity only heightened after the break. With the scores tied at 11-11, and just one minute left on the clock, Keshav struck the decisive winner that sealed Lakshdham’s win. For Jamnabai Narsee, Shaeyaan Bagwe netted four goals, while Anaay Sarraf chipped in with three. Anay Kanani and Yug Kapoor also found the back of the net twice each.
Meanwhile, in the girls U-14 final, Vibgyor High School defeated St Anne’s Girls High School (Fort) 5-3.
Vibgyor’s attacking line of Pihu Salva, Parini Shah, Aashna Bhist, Aliza Mirza, and Adiva Dhelia shared the scoring responsibilities evenly. For St Anne’s, Paher Kathar netted a hat-trick, but it proved insufficient as Vibgyor’s coordination and quick counter-attacks overwhelmed the Fort outfit in the closing stages.
