Sreekala R takes Thiruvananthapuram to quarters

Senior international Sreekala R. scored a game-high 25 points as Thiruvananthapuram defeated Kottayam 61-55 to enter the girls’ quarterfinals of 43rd state junior basketball championship at Shanthlal Jyothi Public School in Thodupuzha on Wednesday.

The capital city also booked the quarters in the boys’ category and guiding them to a narrow 61-58 win was NBA Academy product Pranav Prince, who scored 17 points.

On the third day, joining Thiruvananthapuram in the last-eight of the championship are Kottayam, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Thrissur and Kannur, in the boys’ category and Thrissur, Kozhikode, Alappuzha, Kannur, Kottayam, Idukki and Wayanad in the girls’ event.

Detailed scores: Boys: Idukki 60 (Tom Jose 24, Noyal 11) bt Kozhikode 48 (Abhishek 11), Tvm 61 (Prnav Prince 17, Akshay 10) bt Pathanamthitta 61 (Satheesh K. 20, Dani Saju 18), Thrissur 59 (Dinoy 16) bt Kasargod 24, Kannur 48 (Ganesh 16) bt Malappuram 32, Palakkad 51 (Bony 18, Anand 13) bt Ernakulum 42 (Benjamin 11), Kannur 48 (Jithin 17) bt Wayanad 21 (Adithya 14)

Girls: Idukki 36 (Ardra Xavier 13) bt Kasargod 19, Kannur 36 (Jesly P.S. 10) bt Kollam 13, Tvm 61 (Sreekala R. 25, Haleena Jan 12) bt Kottayam 55 (Ann Mary Zacharia 23, Anu Maria 16), Thrissur 41 (Ann Maria Johnny 16) bt Alappuzha 7, Wayanad 33 (Aleena Antony 11, Lakshmi K. Lalu 10) bt Ernakulum 31,
Kozhikode 54 (Anagha G. Nair 23, Devika 10) bt Pathanamthitta 48 (Samura Stanly 14, Irin Elsa 11