Basundhara National Academy (BNA) and Bhakti Secondary School reached the quarterfinals of the junior boys' division of the Simon Memorial 2nd Fairland Inter-School Basketball Tournament on Tuesday.

BNA defeated Gyan Sanskar 20-16. BNA's Ayush Gautam scored 6. Bhakti Mavi defeated Greenland 21-19 while Adip Shrestha scored 8.

In the junior boys' category, Gyanbhumi defeated Newton 22-16 and Himshila defeated BMCA 21-20. Gyanbhumi's Janish Bhusal scored 7 and Himshila's Raymond Karki scored 6.

In the quarterfinals, Gyanbhumi and Bhakti, Angels Heart and Himshila, JB and Golden Peak, and Ferryland and BNA will compete.

In the junior girls' category, the hosts Ferryland School 'B' defeated NCCS 25-17, Valley Public defeated St. Joseph 23-18, BNA defeated Manjari 18-15, and Canvas Vasant Ritu defeated Bhakti 23-21 to secure their place in the quarterfinals. Sayana Majhi of Ferryland 'B' scored 8, Aakriti Bam of Valley Public scored 9, Angchen Sherpa of BNA scored 6 and Sonia Tamang of Canvas scored 7.