Times of India: St John’s HS boys to face VT Convent in VHA inter-school hockey final
NAGPUR: Vimaltai Tidke Convent boys will clash with St John’s High School in the final of the VHA Inter-School Hockey tournament at the VHA ground here on Wednesday.
In the girls section, Ira International will take on Swaminarayan for the title.
In the semifinals, VT Convent thrashed St Joseph’s, Jaitala 6-0, while St John’s HS overcame arch rivals St Francis de Sales 4-1.
In the girls section, Ira International pipped St Joseph’s School, Jaitala 2-0 via tie-breaker after both the teams failed to break the deadlock.
In the shoot-out, Ishika Mondal and Himanshi Gawande scored for Ira International while none of the St Joseph’s girls managed to send the ball across the goal line.
RESULTS (Semifinals)
Girls: Ira International bt St Joseph’s, Jaitala 2-0 via tie-breaker (Full time: 0-0).
Boys: Vimaltai Tidke Convent 6 (Piyush Admane 13th, 29th, Ayush Shukla 15th, 19th, Kaustubh Baradiya 23rd, Runeet Dhange 25th) bt St Joseph’s Jaitala 0. St John’s HS 4 (Sahil Mamdiwar 26th, Abid Sheikh 29th, 31st, Altamas Khan 39th) bt SFS 1 (Prathamsingh Thakur 28th).
On Thursday:
Boys’ third place match: SFS vs St Joseph’s, Jaitala (8.30 am). Girls final: Swaminarayan vs Ira International (3 pm). Boys final: VT Convent vs St John’s HS (4 pm).