They shouted, cursed, ranted, pushed and hollered; but they also entertained. The final Pool A super-league match between Kollam and Palakkad was one of the more enjoyable games of basketball to be witnessed in the last few months. Coming into this encounter, both these teams had already qualified for the knockout stages, but that didn’t prevent them from going at each other from the opening whistle. Palakkad and Kollam feature players from the Kerala Police, and whatever else we might conclude, one thing is certain: the policing in Kerala is in very robust hands.
No call of the referee went uncontested, no out of bounds decision was accepted readily. In all of this, the two teams managed to sneak in enough basketball for the final scoreline to read 85-69 in favour of Kollam. And yes, a fight did break out between the teams, and two players were disqualified.
With the league stages coming to a dramatic close, we can all strap in for some evenly contested quarterfinal matches. In the men’s section, last year’s winners Ernakulam and Trivandrum will hope to continue their undefeated run from the league rounds. Among the women, Palakkad and Trivandrum will look to do the same.
Day 3 League Results (Thursday, 4th December 2013) brought to you by ‘The Furtado Initiative’
Women
Kannur 52 (Riya Susan Chacko 23, Anjama PG 10) bt Kozhikode 31 (Anu Thomas 17)
Kottayam 38 (Anju Sidharthan 10,Nishi Marium Baby 10) bt Alapuzha 24 (Anrutha EK 12)
Men
Thiruvanthapuram 53 (Ajeeth Sugunana 20) bt Kottayam 30 (Eldho James 8)
Thiruvanthapuram 69 (Vijobi Vakkachan 28, Albin Baby 15) bt Pathanamthitta 55 (Naseef Ahamed 10)
Kollam 85 (Prijesh Jacob 28, Jamon Jose 27) bt Palakkad 69 (Sreejith N Nair 20, Jijo Thankacchan 12, Abhish K M 10)
Matches for Day 4 (Friday, 6th December 2013)
Morning Matches
6.00AM Thrissur v. Kannur Men This match is being played between Pool C and Pool D toppers. The winner gets to decide which upper pool topper (from Pool A and B) it will play in the quarterfinals.
7.00AM Thrissur v. Trivandrum Women, Quarterfinals
8.00AM Palakkad v. Kozhikode Women, Quarterfinals
Evening Quarterfinal Matches (not in playing order)
Men
Kollam v. Kottayam
Palakkad v. Pathanamthitta
Ernakulam v. Thrissur or Kannur
Trivandrum v. Kannur or Thrissur
Women
Kannur v. Kollam
Kottayam v. Ernakulam
For details on the tournament structure, fixtures and pools, read our introductory article:
https://www.sportskeeda.com/2013/12/04/58th-kerala-senior-state-championship-tips-off-in-thrissur/
Republished with permission from ekalavyas.com. Original post: http://ekalavyas.com/2013/12/05/58th-kerala-senior-state-championship-enters-decisive-phase/
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