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)

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