Utkarsh Mandir High School (Malad) outplayed Holy Cross High School (Parel) 31-07 and clinched the under-16 girls title of the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school kabaddi tournament at Azad Maidan on Saturday.


Utkarsh Mandir players hold back Holy Cross raider Shweta Lohar (in blue) during the Mumbai Schools Sports Association girls U-16 inter-school kabaddi final at Azad Maidan on Saturday. Pic/Suresh KK

The Malad outfit won the MSSA title for the second time in a row after beating Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Mandir (Bandra) 26-17 in last year's final. Aditi Shashtri of Utkarsh Mandir was the top raider with 12 points to demolish first-time participants Holy Cross.