<p> Kerala and Tamil Nadu emerged champions in the boys’ and girls’ categories respectively in the 33rd Youth National basketball championship at the Hasanamba Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the boys’ final, Kerala made light work of Uttar Pradesh to win 85-51, thanks to some impressive plays from Amal Reghu (33 points), Chacko C Simon (19) and Sejin Mathews (16). For UP, Priyanshu and Bhagyansh Gulati scored 21 points each.<br /><br />In the girls’ title tie, Tamil Nadu powered past Kerala 82-66. Avanthi Vardhan (17) and S Pushpa (17) top-scored for the winners while Shreekala R, with 27 points, performed well for Kerala.<br /><br />Karntaka boys finished fourth after going down 69-99 to Tamil Nadu in the third-fourth play-off. The girls ended seventh following their 63-47 win over Rajasthan in the classification match.<br /><br />Results: Boys: Level 1: Final: Kerala: 85 (Amal Reghu 33, Chacko C Simon 19, Sejin Mathew 16, Shaun Luiz 10) bt Uttar Pradesh: 51 (Priyanshu 21, Bhagyansh Gulati 21).<br /><br />3rd/4th place: Tamil Nadu: 99 (M Arvind Kumar 30, K Surya 23, T Prathap 15, B Tharun Kumar 12) bt Karnataka: 69 (Pratyanshu Tomar 22, Prashant Tomar 16, Srujan BK 13).<br /><br />5th/6th place: Rajasthan: 72 (Ashish Trivedi 27) bt Chhattisgarh: 64 (Govind 20, Binod Rajak 17).<br /><br />7th/8th place: Punjab: 49 (Princepal Singh 18, Vivek Chauhan 11) bt Delhi: 35 (Abhishek Sharma 14).<br /><br />Girls: Level 1: Final: Tamil Nadu: 82 (Avanthi Vardhan 17, S Pushpa 17, T Dharshini 13, J Monica Jayaseeli 12) bt Kerala: 66 (Shreekala R 27, Olivia Shaibu 13, Jayalakshmi VJ 11, Festy P Jose 10).<br /><br />3rd/4th place: Uttar Pradesh: 71 (Vaishnavi Yadav 39, Shruti Yadav 12) bt Madhya Pradesh: 39 (Divyani Gangwal 22). <br /><br />5th/6th place: Maharashtra: 73 (Sakshi Kotian 18, Shreya Dandekar 18, Anshika Kanojia 17) bt Chhattisgarh: 41 (Elizabet Ekka 19, Neha Karya 10). <br /><br />7th/8th place: Karnataka: 63 (Aishwarya YB 15, Keerthana G 13, Harshitha R 13) bt Rajasthan: 47 (Yashika Singhal 16, Nandita Choudhary 13, Simran Birla 11). <br /><br />Final standings: Boys: Kerala, 1; Uttar Pradesh, 2; Tamil Nadu, 3; Karnataka, 4; Rajasthan, 5; Chhattisgarh, 6; Punjab, 7; Delhi, 8.<br /><br />Girls: Tamil Nadu, 1; Kerala, 2; Uttar Pradesh, 3; Madhya Pradesh, 4; Maharashtra, 5; Chhattisgarh, 6; Karnataka, 7; Rajasthan, 8. <br /></p>
<p> Kerala and Tamil Nadu emerged champions in the boys’ and girls’ categories respectively in the 33rd Youth National basketball championship at the Hasanamba Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the boys’ final, Kerala made light work of Uttar Pradesh to win 85-51, thanks to some impressive plays from Amal Reghu (33 points), Chacko C Simon (19) and Sejin Mathews (16). For UP, Priyanshu and Bhagyansh Gulati scored 21 points each.<br /><br />In the girls’ title tie, Tamil Nadu powered past Kerala 82-66. Avanthi Vardhan (17) and S Pushpa (17) top-scored for the winners while Shreekala R, with 27 points, performed well for Kerala.<br /><br />Karntaka boys finished fourth after going down 69-99 to Tamil Nadu in the third-fourth play-off. The girls ended seventh following their 63-47 win over Rajasthan in the classification match.<br /><br />Results: Boys: Level 1: Final: Kerala: 85 (Amal Reghu 33, Chacko C Simon 19, Sejin Mathew 16, Shaun Luiz 10) bt Uttar Pradesh: 51 (Priyanshu 21, Bhagyansh Gulati 21).<br /><br />3rd/4th place: Tamil Nadu: 99 (M Arvind Kumar 30, K Surya 23, T Prathap 15, B Tharun Kumar 12) bt Karnataka: 69 (Pratyanshu Tomar 22, Prashant Tomar 16, Srujan BK 13).<br /><br />5th/6th place: Rajasthan: 72 (Ashish Trivedi 27) bt Chhattisgarh: 64 (Govind 20, Binod Rajak 17).<br /><br />7th/8th place: Punjab: 49 (Princepal Singh 18, Vivek Chauhan 11) bt Delhi: 35 (Abhishek Sharma 14).<br /><br />Girls: Level 1: Final: Tamil Nadu: 82 (Avanthi Vardhan 17, S Pushpa 17, T Dharshini 13, J Monica Jayaseeli 12) bt Kerala: 66 (Shreekala R 27, Olivia Shaibu 13, Jayalakshmi VJ 11, Festy P Jose 10).<br /><br />3rd/4th place: Uttar Pradesh: 71 (Vaishnavi Yadav 39, Shruti Yadav 12) bt Madhya Pradesh: 39 (Divyani Gangwal 22). <br /><br />5th/6th place: Maharashtra: 73 (Sakshi Kotian 18, Shreya Dandekar 18, Anshika Kanojia 17) bt Chhattisgarh: 41 (Elizabet Ekka 19, Neha Karya 10). <br /><br />7th/8th place: Karnataka: 63 (Aishwarya YB 15, Keerthana G 13, Harshitha R 13) bt Rajasthan: 47 (Yashika Singhal 16, Nandita Choudhary 13, Simran Birla 11). <br /><br />Final standings: Boys: Kerala, 1; Uttar Pradesh, 2; Tamil Nadu, 3; Karnataka, 4; Rajasthan, 5; Chhattisgarh, 6; Punjab, 7; Delhi, 8.<br /><br />Girls: Tamil Nadu, 1; Kerala, 2; Uttar Pradesh, 3; Madhya Pradesh, 4; Maharashtra, 5; Chhattisgarh, 6; Karnataka, 7; Rajasthan, 8. <br /></p>
