Printed Article: Courtesy The Hindu

HYDERABAD: Jharkhand boys recorded two easy wins in the league phase defeating Rajasthan 4-0 and later drubbing Bihar 8-0 in the 54th National School Games hockey championship being held in Kanuparthipadu (Nellore) on Saturday, according to information received here.

The Jharkhand girls, meanwhile, thrashed Tamil Nadu 14-0.

The results: Boys: Jharkhand bt Rajasthan 4-0; IPSE bt TN 1-0; Uttaranchal drew with UP 0-0; UP bt MP 3-2; HP bt Chhattisgarh 1-0; Delhi bt Kerala 5-1; Manipur bt Maharashtra 3-0; Haryana bt J & K 7-2; Jharkhand bt Bihar 8-0; Karnataka bt TN 3-0; Assam bt Uttarakhand 3-0; UP bt AP 3-2; Chhattisgarh bt Rajasthan 3-2; IPSE bt Kerala 4-1; J & K bt MP 3-1.

Girls: Delhi bt IPSC 9-0; Jharkhand bt TN 14-0; Orissa bt Uttarakhand 7-0; Chhattisgarh bt Kerala 8-0; Chandigarh bt J & K 11-0; Punjab bt Maharashtra 3-1; Rajasthan bt HP 4-0; Orissa bt MP 1-0; Haryana bt AP 3-0; Karnataka bt IPSC 11-1; Manipur bt TN 3-2.