BLK SEASON 1: KOCHI STALLIONS BOYS, CALICUT WARRIORS GIRLS EXTEND WINNING STREAK

KOCHI: High-octane drama and edge-of-the-seat action unfolded on the second day of the inaugural Basketball League Kerala (BLK) Season 1, as Kochi Stallions (U-14) boys and Calicut Warriors girls extended their unbeaten runs with thrilling, down-to-the-wire victories. The ongoing six-team round-robin tournament, which will decide the semifinalists, is being held at the Regional Sports Centre Indoor Stadium in Kochi. Jointly organized by Starting Five Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. and ABC Basketball Development League, in association with the Kerala Basketball Association (KBA), the groundbreaking youth development initiative is already delivering top-tier grassroots competition.

The day set a breathless tone from the very first tip-off in the Under-19 Girls' category, where Calicut Warriors survived a furious late charge from Alappuzha Dolphins to snatch a nail-biting 56–54 victory. The drama intensified in the Under-14 Boys' division as Calicut Warriors scraped past Kottayam Bisons 47–45 in an absolute thriller. Earlier in the same division, Kochi Stallions held their nerve in crunch time to hold off a stubborn Thrissur Tuskers 41–37, ensuring their second straight win. In other action, Calicut Warriors cruised past Trivandrum Capitals 51–38 in the Under-14 Girls' section, while Kottayam Bisons logged a hard-fought 62–55 win over Alappuzha Dolphins in the Under-19 Boys' division. Thrissur Tuskers capped off the evening by dominating Kottayam Bisons 60–34 in their Under-14 Girls' match.

DETAILED SCORES

Under-14 Boys

Kochi Stallions 41 (K Y Rexon Antony 10) bt Thrissur Tuskers 37 (Binoy Jayden 14)
(Quarter scores: 16-9, 5-13, 12-5, 12-10)
Calicut Warriors 47 (Kriday Renju 10) bt Kottayam Bisons 45 (Abhiram C 12, Abhinav S 11, Rohit Shaji 10)
(Quarter scores: 11-13, 15-8, 9-15, 12-9)
Alappuzha Dolphins 57 (Anto Alex Alan 18, Joyal Mathew 11, Pranav K Sujith 10) bt Trivandrum Capitals 47 (Vidhu Krishna 12)
(Quarter scores: 8-17, 10-11, 20-7, 19-12)
Under-14 Girls

Calicut Warriors 51 (T Lakshmi 14, Zacharias Meliza 12) bt Trivandrum Capitals 38 (Alphonza Angel Aleena 12)
(Quarter scores: 15-14, 12-6, 17-7, 7-11)
Thrissur Tuskers 60 (Akshara K 28) bt Kottayam Bisons 34 (Avanthika D Pradeep 11, Diya K 10)
(Quarter scores: 13-11, 20-6, 16-15, 11-2)
Under-19 Boys

Kottayam Bisons 62 (Thomas Joji Johann 16, Muhammed P Althaf 10, Niyukth Salil 10) bt Alappuzha Dolphins 55 (Jonathan G 19)
(Quarter scores: 14-11, 12-15, 18-12, 18-17)
Kochi Stallions 47 (Gautham P M 12) bt Trivandrum Capitals 44 (Dhruv Radhakrishnan 12, Sidharth Krishna 11)
Under-19 Girls

Calicut Warriors 56 (A B Varsha 21) bt Alappuzha Dolphins 54 (Tessa Harshan 13, Sadhiya Khan 13, Subhadra Jayakumar 11,)
DAY 3 FIXTURES (SATURDAY, JUNE 6)

07:00 AM: Kochi Stallions vs Calicut Warriors (U-14 Girls)
08:30 AM: Kottayam Bisons vs Kochi Stallions (U-19 Boys)
10:00 AM: Kochi Stallions vs Calicut Warriors (U-14 Boys)
11:30 AM: Kottayam Bisons vs Alappuzha Dolphins (U-14 Boys)
01:00 PM: Alappuzha Dolphins vs Thrissur Tuskers (U-19 Boys)
02:30 PM: Trivandrum Capitals vs Kottayam Bisons (U-19 Girls)
04:00 PM: Calicut Warriors vs Alappuzha Dolphins (U-14 Girls)
05:30 PM: Alappuzha Dolphins vs Thrissur Tuskers (U-19 Girls)
07:00 PM: Trivandrum Capitals vs Kottayam Bisons (U-19 Boys)