Founder’s Cup Basketball Tournament 2019

Fifteen formidable basketball teams locking horns for that crowning glory and shining cup made for a riveting sport of sweat, grit, miss and hit. The annual Founder’s Cup Basketball Tournament held on 7th and 8th November 2019 on NPS Koramangala school grounds, was a spectacle of true sportsmanship. In their address to the teams, Sports Vice-Captain Smarth Pangal and Sports Coordinator Ridhi Mehra fueled the spirit of the vigorous fighters. The tournament was declared open by the Principal Ms. Jyotsna Nair after a welcome address from the Senior Coordinator Ms. Pramila Menon who urged the players to do their best and not to ponder too much on the results. In a series of intense and grueling battles, determination and talent took center stage. Even as an intense spirit of rivalry pervaded the atmosphere, the players showed great camaraderie and sportsmanship. Interspersed with the matches were entertaining performances of song and dance by students from grades 9 to 11, which served to cheer the audience and players alike. The semifinals on both days were close games which kept the spectators on their toes till the very end. While all the teams enthralled the audience equally and were poised for victory, Bishop Cottons Boys School among the boys and Christ Junior College among the girls emerged victors and penned their names in the record books.