Two days long 8th edition Basketball Extravaganza was inaugurated and witnessed at sports arena of St.Montfort School Bhopal on 26th October 2016. Shri Mohit ji, DSP Lines was the Chief Guest and Rev. Brother James Ekka ,Provincial Superior, St. Montfort, Bhopal was the Guest of Honour for the occasion. Programme began with lighting up of the Lamp by the dignitaries, followed by prayer song and the motivational dance. Rev. Bro T. Alex welcomed the dignitaries, all the coaches and teams. The Chief Guest blessed all the teams with his motivational words and declared the tournament open. Master Mohit Panjwani, Captain of the host team read the pledge for all the teams to play with the true spirit of the game. In this tournament 28 teams of 19 schools participated. First Day in boys category, World Way International School, Shri Bhavans Bharti, St. Joseph Co-Ed, Gyan Ganga, St. paul School, DPS won their respective matches. While in Girls Category Gyan Ganga, St. Xavier, St. Theresa, Hema Hr. Sec School won their matches. In the first semifinal DPS defeated ST. Montfort School while in the second semifinal Shri Bhavans Bharti defeated Gyan Ganga. Final matches of both the categories were played on the next day. Tournament was concluded on 27th Oct. 2016 with a spectacular display of sportsman spirit and team work. In the Girls Final, St. Theresa School defeated Hema Higher Secondary School while in the Boys final, Shri Bhavans Bharti lifted the winner’s trophy by defeating DPS, Bhopal. The Best Shooter among Girls was awarded to Miss Anam Abbas of St. Theresa School and the best shooter among boys was awarded to Master Sonu of Bhawans Bharti. The Best Player among boys was awarded to Master Shobhit of Bhawans Bharti School and the Best Player among Girls was awarded to Miss Arshpreet of St.Theresa respectively. The Best defensive player in Boys’ category was awarded to Master Ashutosh of DPS School while the Best Defensive player in Girls’ category was awarded to Miss Astha Singh of Hema Higher Secondary school. The Chief Guest for the Final Match, Mr. Ajay Mishra, Inspector, congratulated and appreciated the wonderful Spirit and team work exhibited by both the teams. Rev. Bro T. Alex, Principal, St. Montfort School thanked and congratulated all the players coaches and guest. Finally, the tournament was announced closed.