Yejide Grammar School Ibadan Oyo State, which has picked the first semi final ticket in the girls category at the ongoing Western Conference playoffs in the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship taking place in the indoor sports hall of Liberty stadium, Ibadan.

The hardworking Ibadan side defeated Queen Elizabeth School Ilorin, Kwara State 53-05 points.

Team coach, Yemi Abiodun, praised his girls for their resilience: "I asked my players to take it easy and play their normal game without underrating the opponent," he remarked after the match.

Also Zeal College Otta, Ogun State silenced highly rated Ugborikoko Secondary School Warri, Delta state by 10-08.

In the other quarter final matches, Anglican High school Ado Ekiti, defeated Regina Mundi Girls Secondary school, Iwo, Osun State by 52-05, while Wesley Girls Senior of Lagos state over powered Queen of Rosary CollegeOnitsha, Anambra state,by 56-08.

The semi final matches are billed for today at the same venue with hosts, Yejide Grammar School Ibadan confronting Wesley Girls' Senior Lagos, While Zeal College Otta,representing Ogun State, will take on Anglican High School from Ekiti State.

In the boys' category, Don Domingo Secondary School Warri, defeated Ado Grammar School Ekiti by 28-15, while Government Secondary Ilorin, Kwara State sent host boys Loyola College Ibadan packing by 37-33. Lagos and Ogun state walked over their opponents from Anambra and Osun State respectively in the other quarter final match. The Anambra and Osun boys teams were disqualified during the screening exercise.

The semi final pairings in the boys category are Lagos versus Kwara in first semi final game and Ogun State versus Delta state also today.