
Kerala, Karnataka boys enter junior basketball quarterfinals
The Hindu
Kerala boys entered the quarterfinals after registering its second win in Group A in the National Junior Basketball championships at the Basketball Complex, Race Course Road here on Friday.Kerala beat
Kerala boys entered the quarterfinals after registering its second win in Group A in the National Junior Basketball championships at the Basketball Complex, Race Course Road here on Friday.
Kerala beat Maharashtra 85-27 to finish third in the group behind Delhi and Tamil Nadu and qualified for the knock out round. Tamil Nadu which had earlier booked a place in quarterfinals lost to defending champion Punjab (68-87) in the last league match. The impressive Karnataka boys crushed Chhattisgarh 104-51 to qualify for the quarterfinals. Defending champion Punjab boys will figure in pre-quarterfinals.
Tamil Nadu girls topped Group A with a narrow 85-83 win over Chhattsigarh. After scoring win in their last league matches, Punjab, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh joined Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinals. Last year’s champion Kerala will play in the pre-quarterfinals.