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DEFENDING CHAMPION TRIVANDRUM MEN AND WOMEN IN TO THE FINAL

10/12/2018

Athirampuzha – Defending champions Trivandrum Men and women entered the final of along with Thrissur men and Kollam women here for the 63rd Senior State Basketball Championship, which begins at the St Aloytius Ground Athrampuzh they will now meet the winners of Kollam and Ernakulum in the final while in men will meet the winners of Ernakulam and Thrissur. The tournament, hosted by the JCI Athrampuzha and Kottayam District Basketball Association under the aegis of Kerala Basketball Association, have 14 Districts in Men and 13 in women participate and to be played on a League cum Knock out Format.
In the women semi-final, Trivandrum anchored by KSEB International trio Jeena Stephy and Anjanna beat Palakkad (63-43) who had Internationals in Pooja mol and Neenumol to Meet Kollam who defeated Ernakulum (51-48). In Men 1st Semi Trivandrum dominated by players from KSEB beat Kozhikode who dominates players from Customs with the sore (72-60) to meet the Young outfit Thrissur dominated by the players from Sree Kerala Varma college stunned Ernakulum anchored by senior Internationals Eudric Perera and Basil Philip with the score (64-59). Earlier on late quarterfinal matches in Men Kozhikode beat Kottayam(72-65) and Ernakulum beat Alapuzha(57-36) make the Semi-Final. In Women quarter-finals, Trivandrum overcomes Kottayam(66-47) while Kollam beat Alapuzha(46-29) to make the Semi Final.

Detailed Results
Semi Final
Women

  1. Trivandrum-68(Jeena PS 2, Stephy Nixon 17, Anjana PG 12) beat Palakkad-43(Neenumol PS 19, Poojamol KS 8)
  2. Kollam-51(Amrutha 18 beat Ernakulam-48(Aneesha Cleetus 17, Chippy Mathew 12, Athulta 10)

Men

  1. Trivandrum-72(Akhil AR 15, Sreenath Nair 13, Sarath S 11) beat Kozhikode-60(Shinumon Augustine 18)
  2. Thrissur-64(Antony Johnson 14, Grigo Mathew 12, Chacko C Simon 8) beat Ernakulam-59(Amith Sebastian 21, Shanazil Muhammed 12)

Friday late Quarter Finals
Men

  1. Kozhikode-72(Shinumon Augustine 32, Bony Mathew 15, Albin Baby 10) beat Kottayam-65( Sam Jose Sunny 18, Sudarshan 10)
  2. Ernakulam- 57(Ebin Wilson 15, Amit Sebastian 14) beat Alappuzha-36( Jomon Jose 13, Sumesh 10)

Women

  1. Trivandrum-62(Jeena PS 29, Stephy Nixon 14, Anjana PG 9) beat Kottayam-47(Aiswarya14, Jayalakshmi 12, Athira MS 9, Anumara 8)
  2. Kollam-46(Kavitha Jose 23, Nimmy George 9) beat Alappuzha-29(Angha 17)