Yesterday, the teams classified for the semifinals of the 15-17 year old category of student basketball were announced, within the framework of the 2024 National Student Sports Games.
For girls, Colegio San José will face Colegio San Francisco de Asís and Itexsal will face Colegio Santa Inés, while for boys, Centro Escuela Católico Masferrer will face Itexsal and Colegio Lamatepec will face Centro Escolar Agustín Sánchez.
At the end of the quarterfinal duels, the women’s team from Colegio San Francisco de Asís played at home yesterday and defeated Colegio La Floresta 24-15 in a duel in which the visitors were very passive and That hurt them in the first period. as they lost 10-7. The second period was also won by the locals, this time 6-3 for an aggregate of 16-10.
Actions in the third period favored the Franciscans, as they took advantage of the visitors’ mistakes and finished 3-2, while the locals closed the fourth period 5-3, for a 24-15 finish.
In another duel, the girls from the San Francisco Educational Complex received a visit from the Salesiano San José School, who defeated them on the scoreboard with a score of 5-75.
The Municipal Gymnasium of Cojutepeque was the sports venue that hosted the match where the women’s team from the Walter Thilo Deininger National Institute fell 5-65 against Colegio Santa Inés, a victory that earned Tecleñas to advance to the semifinals.
In the same category, but among boys, Liceo Raúl Contreras fell 21-38 to Agustín Sánchez School Center.
In Santa Ana, Liceo Latinoamericano received Itexsal at the Vega Mojica Gymnasium, in a game where the visitors showed their power by defeating them 34-84. The Salesians dominated the game from start to finish, so after the first quarter they had a 20 point lead after winning 8-28.
In the second period, the Latin American team proposed more attacks, but it was not enough against the offensive of the Salesians who won 13-19, leaving a cumulative score of 21-47. The third quarter was also for Itexsal 7-19 and they sealed the victory and the passage of the semis by 6-18 in the last round making the final 34-84.
While in the eastern zone, the Álvarez Court, in San Miguel, was the stage that hosted the game between the Ofelia Herrera Educational Complex and the Lamatepec School, a very close game that ended in the hands of the visitors 60-63 .
The quintets closed the first half in a 14-14 tie, while in the second the boys from Colegio Lamatepec won 11-14 with a total of 25-28. The players of Ofelia Herrera took the field more focused and defeated the opponent 17-10 in the third period, but in the fourth period the players of Ilamatepec won, 18-24 and closed the victory 60-62.
However, although the Lamatepec team won the second leg, it was not enough for them to advance to the semifinals because in the first leg, Ofelia Herrera defeated them, 62-39, which gained an advantage that allowed them to enter the semifinals. fall back.
