A versatile all-round sportsman, Veer Subandh played his heart out to inspire Cathedral and John Connon (Fort) to a stunning 33-31 win against defending champions St Joseph's (Wadala) in a thrilling boys U-16 quarter-final of the MSSA inter-school basketball tournament at Azad Maidan on Monday.

Versatile striker

Veer, who is also the star striker of the school's football team, top-scored with 15 points while teammate Devansh Desai contributed 10, including two crucial points from free-throws at the death. Karan Shah was St Joseph's leading scorer with 10 points.