KARACHI, Sept 8: City North Nazimabad, Bayview School, Happy Home Gulshan Campus advanced to the last eight stage on Wednesday in Inter-school boys basketball championship on Wednesday.

Rafay Arif (23 points) starred for City North Nazimabad who beat Falcon Grammar School 41-32; Bayview School whipped Happy Home Society Campus 51-24 due largely to an outstanding show by Zain Tariq who scored 27 points and Happy Home Gulshan Campus thrashed Froebel Education Centre 67-19 with Saad Zafar being the star netting 30 points.

City Darakshan Campus beat City Darakshan PECHS 9-7 in the girls match.

Saturday’s quarterfinals: Aga Khan Higher Secondary School v DA Public School; Bayview to v St. Michael’s; Happy Home v City School Darakshan Campus, City North Nazimabad v City Gulshan Campus. —APP

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