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Regional Matches of group C at Kozhikode(Girls) and Ernakulum (Boys) of the Indian School Basketball League Group c were concluded  at Manchira Maidan In Kozhikode were and Sacred  Heart CMI school in Thevara i a similar fashion

Like in Ernakulum  In Kozhikode girls division  Providence defeated St Michaels 64-56 in their second spell matches making a double tie between St Michaels and with better Goal difference Providence came as Victorious and St Michaels the runner up  as both team qualified to the State Finals to be held at Kottayam in November

Earlier in Group C Boys at Kochi  St Josephs HSS Pulicunnu  and Sacred Hear CMI Public School Thevara  , and at Thiruvanthapuram St Josephs HSS Thriuvanthapuram and St Thomas HSS Kozhencheery and St Ephremes HSS MAnnanam and Girideepam Bethanny from Kottayam  have find their  way to the State Finals in Boys

While in Girls along with St Michaels and Providence from Kottayam  Girideepam Bethany and Mount Carmel  Kottayam , and at Tiruvanthapuram St Gorettis Nalanchira andSt Josephs GHS Alapuzha have confirmed their Place in to the State Finals

Detailed Scores

Girls

• St Michaels HSS Kozhikode-42(Devika Prajosh11) bt Presentation GHS Kozhikode-6
• Providence GHS Kozhikode-25(Adhika8) bt GVHSS Thallasseery-19
• Providence GHS Kozhikode-64((Devika Prajosh20, Anarga Jagadeesh10) bt  St Michaels HSS Kozhikode-56
• Providence GHS -40(Aparna Manoj10) bt Presentation GHS Kozhikode-25(Akhila mohan10)

About the Championship
In an effort to uplift basketball from the grass-root level, Basketball Federation of India in collaboration with Kerala Basketball Association on Tuesday 21st September will start at Manachira maidan In Kozhikode and at Sacred Heart CMI Public School in Kochi  apart from the centers at Koratty,Kottayam,Thiruvanthapuram will  be in October .

The idea is to create a structured, self-sustaining, pan-India school league, which will serve as the platform to increase organized basketball participation at grassroots level and subsequently as the talent development/feeder system for the Indian national teams.

Apart from Kerala 15 other   States are  participating in the league which includes  Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,  Telangana, West Bengal, Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Mizoram

In Kerala   Preliminary round of the tournament will be played at five   centers Kochi, Koratty, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode on  a round-robin format, with the Sixteen (16) teams each in boys and girls are divided into four (4) groups of four (4) teams in five centers . Every team will take on its Three (3) opponents twice in its respective group. 2 teams from each group will advance to the final which will be played at Kottayam. The State finals will be played in a knockout format from the Quarter-Finals, Semi-finals. Final and Third-Place Game