33rd Kerala State Youth Basketball Championship 2016: Day 2
Koratty, August 13th, 2016: In the boys division, Eranakulum, Idukki and Thrissur from Pool A, Kottayam and Alapuzha from Pool B and Pathanamthitta and Malpapuram from C and D pools have quailed to the Quarter Finals. While in the girls division, Thrissur and Kannur from A, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram from B, Kottayam and Idukki from C and Alapuzha and Ernakulum from D rounds up the Quarter Finals line up of the 33rd edition of the Kerala State Youth Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls here at the twin floodlit indoor basketball courts of Little Flower HSS, Koratty on Saturday.
In the league matches today, Pathanamthitta drubbed Wayand, 37-7 to top Group C. In Group B, favourites Kottayam had an easy victory over Thiruvananthapuram (36-13) to register their second victory in the group. Idukki and Alapuzha boys continued their winning streak as they beat, Kannur 62-35 and Kozhikode 35-21, respetievly.
In the girls division, Kottayam beat Idukki 48-31 while Alapuzha beat Malapuram 40-8. Ernakulum beat Palakkad 20-2 to registered their second straight victory from Group D.
A basketball referee clinic was also conducted at the venue by Fr. Philips Wadakkaekalam, a former international referee and the Chairman (Technical Commission) of the Kerala Basketball Association.
Scores for Day 2 of the 33rd Kerala State Youth Basketball Championship
Boys
Pathanamthitta 37 (George 15) bt Wayanad 7
Alapuzha 59 (Amalrgahu 37, Anandhu 12) bt Thiruvananthapuram 42 (Milan 17)
Ernakulum 66 (Allan 22, Shaun 19) bt Thrissur 61 (Antony Varghese 24, Joe l14)
Malapuram 36 (Sravan Sunil 12) bt Palakkad 32 (Sibin 14)
Thrissur 49 (Christo 18, Antony 15) bt Kannur 17
Kottayam 36 (Shanzil Muhammed 12, Chacko C Simon 12) bt Thiruvananthapuram 13
Alapuzha 35 (Amal Raghu 22) bt Kozhikode 21 (Abhisek 12)
Idukki 62 (Tony 20, Dominic 18) bt Kannur 35 (Charly 11)
Wayanad 58 (Gokul Krishna 15) bt Kasargod 28
Malapuram 28 bt Palakkad 12
Girls
Kottayam 45 (Donna Elsa 16, Sumra Staanly 10) bt Idukki 31(Olivia T Shibu 20)
Eranakulum 20 bt Palakkad 2
Thiruvananthapuram 31 (Anupama 10) bt Pathanamthitta 2
Alapuzha 28 bt Palakkad 4
Kannur 36 bt Wayanad 10 (Aleena 10)
Alapuzha 40 (Neethu S 10) bt Malapuram 8