Kottayam and Idukki won their respective group games to progress in the 43rd state junior basketball championship at Shanthlal Jyothi Public School in Thodupuzha on Tuesday.
In the boys’ category, Kottayam defeated Alappuzha that had made a solid start to their campaign the other day, 75-56 while their girls’ side won 46-27 against Kannur.
Idukki boys defeated Pathanamthitta 61-47 and their girls’ crushed Malappuram 30-15 on the second day of the championship.
Meanwhile, the girls team from the capital had mixed fortune as they lost to Kannur 46-50 but drubbed Kollam 28-4.
Thiruvananthapuram boys’, however, defeated Kozhikode 42-35 while Kasargod and Malappuram also posted wins against Kollam (47-43) and Wayanad (37-27) respectively.
Derailed scores:
Boys: Idukki 61 (Tom Jose 28, Tony Benny 12) bt Pta 42 (Dani Saju 15, Satheesh K. 12), Tvm 42 (Sai Nandan 12) bt Koz 35 (Ajin C. Nair 12), Ksgd 47 (Joseph Antony 10) bt Klm 43 (Subin 20), Mlp 37 (Adithya 15) bt Wyd 27 (Shardul 12), Ktym 75 (Sajeesh 30, Jerome Prince 13) bt Alp 56 (Midhun P.M. 15)
Girls: Idukki 30 (Ardra 12) bt Mlp 15, Knr 50 (Joma Gejo 23, Jayalakshmi 13) bt Tvm 46 (Krishnapriya S. 16), Wynd 22 bt Pkd 6, Tsr 51 (Akshaya Philip 18) bt Koz 30 (Anagha G. Nair 12), Tvm 28 bt Klm 4, Ktym 46 (Ann Mary Zacharia 20) bt Knr 27 (Joma Gejo 10), Ekm 30 (Adhitya 10) bt Pkd 10
