Defending champs Don Bosco (Matunga) defeated IES New English (Bandra) 61-8 to advance into the boys' U-16 quarter-finals of the MSSA-organised inter-school basketball tournament at Azad Maidan yesterday.

Arav Jaggi, 14, played the lead role for Don Bosco and top-scored with 24 points. Don Bosco captain Anurag Pandey also made his presence felt by scoring 12 points while teammate Aryan Chopra made a useful contribution with eight points. For IES New English, Ritik Rawat scored four points.