Thrissur deny Kozhikode clean sweep at State Youth Basketball Championships
Kozhikode won the girls category, while Thrissur emerged champions in the boys’ final.
Kozhikode won the girls category, while Thrissur emerged champions in the boys’ final.
Kozhikode won the girls category, while Thrissur emerged champions in the boys’ final.
Hosts Thrissur denied Kozhikode a clean sweep of the State Youth Basketball Championship at Kunnamkulam. Kozhikode aimed to clinch both the boys' and girls' titles but fell short in one category.
Kozhikode drubbed Alappuzha 61-25 to lift the girls' title, but their boys' side was overpowered by Thrissur, which won the final, 63-46, at the Model Boys Higher Secondary School indoor stadium.
Alappuzha bagged bronze in the boys' category with a thrilling 59-58 win over Thiruvananthapuram, while Thrissur finished third in the girls' category with a narrow 55-50 win over Kollam.
Results (final)
Girls: Kozhikode 61 (Sriya Praveen 14, Akshara K 14, Jyothirani 12) bt Alappuzha 25 (Subhadra Jayakumar 12); Boys: Thrissur 63 (Adwaid 27, Haroon Muhammed 16, Muhammed Irfan 15) bt Kozhikode 46 (Ayush TM 18, Muhammed Sinan 16)