Thrissur boys, Thiruvananthapuram girls in final

WAYANAD: Thrissur boys and Thiruvananthapuram girls entered the finals in the State junior basketball championships here on Saturday.

Thrissur boys trounced defending champion Thiruvananthapuram 92-51 in the semifinals. Thiruvananthapuram girls warded off a stiff fight from Kottayam 72-69 to enter the final.

The results: Boys: Semifinals: Thrissur 92 (Niyukth Salil 23, Vinay Sankar 22, Praveen T. Biju 14, Jeevan K. Joby 13) bt Thiruvananthapuram 51 (Aish Bal 14). Quarterfinals: Thiruvananthapuram 60 (Rihaan Rayees 16, Sidharth Krishnan 15) bt Kozhikode 58 (Vignesh Shiva 21, Abhinan S. Binoy 12); Idukki 68 (Albert Reji 32, Niajal Jacob 18) bt Alappuzha 58 (G. Jonathan 13, V.S. Blessen 13, S. Abhay 10); Kottayam 48 (Jins K. Joby 13) bt

Wayanad 22. Girls: Semifinals: Thiruvanthapuram 72 (A.B. Varsha 20, Sadhya Khan 11) bt Kottayam 69 (Amala Anna Joy 17, E.S. Ananya Mol 16, Sherlin Shibu 13).

Courtesy – The Hindu