In the opening round: …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Surrey Semiahmoo Totems stunned the 7th-seeded Cowichan Thunderbirds 93-72. The Thunderbirds led 19-18 after one quarter. The Totems led 40-39 at the half and 66-58 after three quarters. Patrick Dujmovic and Curtis Harvey each scored 26 to pace the Totems. Elias Ellison added 18, along with 12 boards, Brian Spanier 16 and Greg Saourine 7, along with 13 boards, while Tower Li, Cayman Saliken and Brian Wallack were scoreless. The Totems hit 24-40 from the floor, 10-29 (.345) from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 17 fouls, 13 turnovers and 11 steals. Joshua Charles paced the Thunderbirds with 31 points and 12 boards. Noah Charles added 15, along with 12 boards, Humza Khan 7, Nirmal Hayer 6, Tyler Hudson 4, Jamie Friesen 4, Kain Melchior 4 and Jordan Frost 1, while Andrew Derocher, Graham Mackinnon, Aaron Margerison and Connor Tanton were scoreless. The Thunderbirds (coached by Sandeep Heer, assisted by Tyler Ralfs) also included Eston Unrau, Zach Keidaisch and Alucious Grey. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Yale Lions stomped the 15th-seeded Queen Charlotte Secondary Saints 91-66 after leading 19-13, 46-36 and 73-47 at the quarters. “We spend a lot of time running and we want to be the team in best shape here,” said Yale coach Euan Roberts told the Vancouver Province. “They hung around for the first part of the game, but the big thing is we made adjustments, and when you can do those in game, and make them work, you are a better team for it. We wore them down in the end.” Riley Braich paced the Lions with 45. Jauquin Bennett-Boire added 20, Mathew Kerc-Murchison 8, Tamikah Otanga 8, Mike VanderWerff 4, Gangandeep Gill 2, Clay Konrad 2 and Terry Kwon 2, while Miguel Dykstra, Bradley Nelson, Harvinder Sran and Leon Tran were scoreless. The Lions hit 28-72 from the floor, 10-31 (.323) from the arc and 5-8 (.625) from the line, while garnering 69 boards, including 28 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 19 fouls, 13 turnovers and 15 steals. Jesse Barnes paced the Saints with 23 points and 13 boards. Kostan Levirs added 16, along with 14 boards, Nolan O’Brien 9, Cole Sankey 6, Davin McDonald 6, Grant Moody 3, Jhett Collinson 2 and Preston Sloan 1. The Saints hit 16-36 from the floor, 8-28 (.286) from the arc and 10-22 (.455) from the line, while garnering 44 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 7 fouls, 22 turnovers and 9 steals. The Saints also included Jaylund Russ. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers crushed the 12th-seeded West Vancouver Highlanders 73-47 after leading 24-13, 41-30 and 57-41 at the quarters. Justin Mason paced the Panthers with 20 points and 10 boards. Brett Norris added 15, K.J. Johnson 14, Anthony Kucharek 14, Igwinder Gill 5, Umed Chatrath 2 and Justin Rudio 2, while Preston Garrett, Pawan Nagra, Manny Mijjar, Karn Sihota, Aldrin Valencia and Alan Wu were scoreless. The Panthers hit 23-46 from the floor, 8-21 (.381) from the arc and 3-14 (.214) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 16 fouls, 14 turnovers and 13 steals. Josh Pinton paced the Highlanders with 13. Ryan Fonseca added 11, Nick Broady 7, Grady Huskisson 7, Kalen Jamal 4, Timothy Lin 2, Sterling Clerx 2 and Trevor Fonseca 1, while Leo Deng, K Li, Liam Mahon and Matin Rostamabadi were scoreless. The Highlanders hit 11-38 from the floor, 4-20 from the arc and 13-23 (.565) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 14 fouls, 20 turnovers and 8 steals. The Highlanders also included Clarence Zhou and Kevin Li. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs crushed the 13th-seeded Port Moody Heritage Woods Kodiaks 72-54. The Kodiaks led 20-18 after one quarter. The Bulldogs led 30-26 at the half and 52-37 after three quarters. Lambert Pajayon paced the Bulldogs with 24. Harry Liu added 16, along with 12 boards, Gary Minhas 11, Amit Sekhon 9, Simon Marriott 6, Karn Virk 4 and Sam Yussuf 2, while Jerwin Ibit and Arnel Santiago were scoreless. The Bulldogs hit 26-52 from the floor, 3-11 (.273) from the arc and 11-21 (.524) from the line, while garnering 48 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 13 fouls, 11 turnovers and 6 steals. Jacob McMahon paced the Kodiaks with 19. Tamam Gasmalla added 11, Cordell Parker 8, Jonah Devereux 7, Tommy Tweedlie-Sexton 5 and Sean Elder 4, while Adil Housininh, Robert Kandborg, Areez Saleh and Darren Yeo were scoreless. The Kodiaks hit 14-44 from the floor, 7-32 (.219) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 19 fouls, 14 turnovers and 8 steals. The Kodiaks also included Amin Eslmai, Darius Hossein-Pour, Evan Devereaux, Ian Marchese, Matthew Clay, Rex Dong, Riley Engleson and Yu-Feng Luo.
…………………………………………………… The top-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Bays dusted the 16th-seeded Cranbrook Mt. Baker Wild 92-28 after leading 23-8, 56-18 and 88-24 at the quarters. Matthew Griffin paced the Bays with 18 points and 10 boards. Atlas St. Paul-Butler added 14, Matt Gray 11, Jaden Touchie 9, Madhu Mcconnell 9, Alexander Mayrhofer 8, Aoi Yamaguchi 7, Gavin Kratz 4, Finnigan Liam 4, Isaiah Romanow 4, Sheldon Crisp 2 and Akins Smith 2, while Caelan Scott and Myka Tang-Blumenchein were scoreless. The Bays hit 42-66 from the floor, 1-20 (.050) from the arc and 5-7 (.714) from the line, while garnering 60 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 5 fouls, 15 turnovers and 18 steals. Keegan Shedden paced the Wild with 13. Dawson Pilote added 7, Kihwan Kim 4, Zach Baxter 2 and Devon Maisonneuve 2, while Griffin Hawes, Matt Iavery and Jordan Sam were scoreless. The Wild hit 10-34 from the floor, 2-18 (.111) from the arc and 2-3 (.667) from the line, while garnering 26 boards, including 7 on the offensive glass, 4 assists, 6 fouls, 30 turnovers and 7 steals. The Wild also included Justin Walburger. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens stomped the 9th-seeded Vancouver David Thompson Trojans 100-37 after leading 35-14, 56-18 and 78-33 at the quarters. “In this tournament, it’s hard to shoot the ball well on any day, let alone early in the tournament,” said Terry Fox coach Steve Hanson told the Vancouver Province. “We came out and shot it well in the first quarter and stuff like that helps.” Liam Hancock returned to the floor for the Ravens after months of rehab. “Liam is not 100 per cent,” said Hanson. “But tonight, he was a real boost. He wants this as bad as anybody and he has shown throughout this whole thing, how mentally tough he is.” Trojans coach Jimmy Choi said “somebody said ‘Wow, Cinderella turned into a pumpkin. But then somebody else said ‘At least you got here.’” Trojan gunner Harry Brar added that “we were underdogs, and then they started hitting all those threes. We had no answer and it all just blew up. But this was good for us. I have been under the radar my whole high school career, so to do some good things right at the end was nice, and it was so great to see our team get some attention.” Jomari Reyes paced the Ravens with 17. Michael West added 14, Scott Barker 10, Liam Hancock 10, Gabriel Laza 10, Andy Seo 9, I Evans 9, Gagan Mand 7, Jeff Sclater 7, Brett Towers 3, Aron Szigeti 2 and Daylan Kellough 2, while Surjinder Cheema, Ibrahim Kawasme and Brandon Shanley were scoreless. The Ravens hit 28-40 from the floor, 13-26 from the arc and 5-12 (.417) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 29 assists, 15 fouls, 14 turnovers and 13 steals. Ryan Li paced the Trojans with 11. Parmvir Hyare added 9, Alula Berhe 6, Harry Brar 5, Jesse Rai 3, Dilbagh Grewal 2 and Sharandeep Bahia 1, while Rajan Dhesi, Samson Kabyemera and Kevin Vo were scoreless. The Trojans hit 12-26 from the floor, 3-17 (.176) from the arc and 4-13 (.308) from the line, while garnering 20 boards, including 2 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 8 fouls, 25 turnovers and 9 steals. The Trojans also included Carlo Fontanilla, Henry Xia, Romeo Panopio and Ryan Lee. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Burnaby South Rebels defeated the 11th-seeded Langley Walnut Grove Gators 83-76 after leading 20-15, 38-36 and 60-55 at the quarters. Rebels star Jermaine Haley returned from a stint on the bench with four fouls to nail a slam that gave Burnaby South a 75-69 lead with 3:11 remaining. A Nicolas Trninic block down the stretch iced the win. Jermaine Haley paced the Rebels with 33 points and 11 boards. Tyus Batiste added 23, E.J. Mabone 14, Nicolas Trninic 6, Sean San Juan 3, Roshan Bhatti 2 and Saeed Habib 2, while Steven Oropel, Vincent Oropel and Aleks Stankovic were scoreless. The Rebels hit 30-52 from the floor, 3-15 (.200) from the arc and 14-19 (.737) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 18 fouls, 11 turnovers and 8 steals. Tyler Anderson paced the Gators with 18 points and 11 boards. Bryce Derton added 17, along with 11 boards, Ty Rowell 16, Tamir Alatrash 11, Andrew McKay 9, Hamish McKay 3 and Daniel Stead 2, while Josh Ajayi, Wei Chung and Trevor Siemetkowski were scoreless. The Gators hit 16-45 from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 21 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 19 fouls, 16 turnovers and 5 steals. The Gators also included Alex Savage, Andrew Goertzen, Brett Christensen, James Woods, Sam McNicoll, Santhosh Nandakumar and Sheldon Frew. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Kelowna Owls pounded the 14th-seeded Prince George Polars 109-68 after leading 27-24 60-32 and 91-50 at the quarters. The Owls broke open the game with a 28-0 run early in the second quarter. Grant Shephard paced the Owls with 18 points and 10 boards. Nav Sandhu added 16, Matt Lafontaine 16, Parker Simson 14, Rashuan Roulhac 8, Vinayak Pendharkar 8, Colin McGrath 7, Davide Ciancio 7, Dylan Hare 7, Cam Feil 6 and Peter Warshawski 2, while Jae Rudrum-Stienhauer and Jordan White were scoreless. The Owls hit 39-63 from the floor, 9-29 (.310) from the arc and 4-10 from the line, while garnering 64 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 28 assists, 22 fouls, 25 turnovers and 23 steals. Tyrell Laing paced the Polars with 37. Inderpal Bassi added 10, Tajinderpal Gill 7, Johnny Tatla 7, Trevor Foster 3, Keaton Fisher 2 and Ryan Fisher 2, while Isaac Rogers and Reid Williams were scoreless. The Polars hit 16-36 from the floor, 6-24 (.250) from the arc and 18-26 (.692) from the line, while garnering 27 boards, including 5 on the offensive glass, 9 assists, 12 fouls, 30 turnovers and 9 steals. The Polars also included Gavin Gill, Kaiden Goggin, Leam Rose and Simarjot Gill.
In the quarterfinals, the 4th-seeded Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs clipped the 5th-seeded Surrey Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers 68-51 after leading 21-14, 37-33 and 51-42 at the quarters. “Yeah, we don’t have guys that can dunk or throw it down,” Churchill coach Rick Lopez told the Vancouver Province. “Tonight, they were unreal, they showed so much guts, so much heart and soul.” Lambert Pajayon said “I didn’t play much last year. But I was still here, and that boosted my confidence this year. It’s helped me to take more of a leadership role. At the beginning of the season, I didn’t talk much, but my teammates encouraged me and so I have taken that on.” Lopez said “they’re just a bunch of guys who play ball for each other and that is why I love them.” Lambert Pajayon paced the Bulldogs with 22. Gary Minhas added 19, along with 13 boards, Karn Virk 11, Harry Liu 7, Jerwin Ibit 5, Amit Sekhon 3 and Arnel Santiago 1, while Simon Marriott, Handel Ochieng and Sam Yussuf were scoreless. The Bulldogs hit 12-43 from the floor, 10-23 (.435) from the arc and 14-21 from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 16 fouls, 12 turnovers and 11 steals. Iqwinder Gill paced the Panthers with 13. Brett Norris added 12, Anthony Kucharek 11, Justin Mason 11, Aldrin Valencia 3 and Justin Rudio 1, while Umed Chatrath, Preston Garrett, K.J. Johnson, Pawan Nagra, Manny Nijjar and Karn Sihota were scoreless. The Panthers hit 13-31 from the floor, 5-32 (.156) from the arc and 10-13 (.769) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 11 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 16 fouls, 21 turnovers and 3 steals. The Panthers (coached by Raj Bagry) also included Alan Wu, Brandon Tabing, Caleb Abraham and Partap Sandhu.
The 8th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens stunned the top-seeded Victoria Oak Bay Bays 70-50 after leading 27-15, 41-27 and 58-41 at the quarters. Jomari Reyes paced the Ravens with 31. Jeff Sclater added 16, Michael West 12, along with 12 boards, Andy Seo 4, Scott Barker 3, Isaac Evans 2 and Gabriel Laza 2, while Surjinder Cheema, Jonavan Grant, Liam Hancock, Gagan Mand, Aron Szigeti and Brett Towers were scoreless. The Ravens hit 16-33 from the floor, 8-18 (.444) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 10 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers and 10 steals. Madhu McConnell paced the Bays with 9. Myka Tang-Blumenchein added 8, Jaden Touchie 8, Finnigan Liam 7, Atlas St. Paul-Butler 6, along with 10 boards, Matt Gray 5, Alexander Mayrhofer 4 and Aoi Yamaguchi 3, while Sheldon Crisp, Matthew Griffin and Akins Smith were scoreless. The Bays hit 14-39 from the floor, 6-28 (.214) from the arc and 4-13 (.308) from the line, while garnering 38 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 10 assists, 17 fouls, 18 turnovers and 8 steals. The Bays also included Caelan Scott, Cameron Henderson, Gavin Kratz and Isaiah Romanow.
The 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Yale Lions clipped the 10th-seeded Surrey Semiahmoo Totems 88-76. The Totems led 22-17 after one quarter. The Lions led 43-39 at the half and 67-58 after three quarters. “We have a guy like Jauquin (Bennett-Boire) and that is one amazing talent,” Yale coach Euan Roberts told the Vancouver Province. “We didn’t rebound well tonight and that is something we need to do that better, but they are a tough team. We kept our composure, even when we lost our lead, we didn’t lose our heads. And we stayed together despite our foul trouble.” Bennett-Boire said “we always start by talking about defence. I know a lot of people thought (getting to the Final 4) wasn’t a realistic goal, and it was probably just our coaches and players that thought it was possible. But we are peaking at the right time.” Jauquin Bennett-Boire paced the Lions with 48 points and 14 boards. Riley Braich added 27, Mike Vanderwerff 8, Mathew Kerc-Murchison 3 and Terry Kwon 2, while Clay Konrad and Tamikah Otanga were scoreless. The Lions hit 23-60 from the floor, 8-31 (.258) from the arc and 18-24 from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 29 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 21 fouls, 7 turnovers and 11 steals. Elias Ellison paced the Totems with 21. Brian Spanier added 16, Curtis Harvey 14, Greg Saourine 13, Patrick Dujimovic 7 and Johnson Hu 5, while Tower Li was scoreless. The Totems hit 27-58 from the floor, 3-16 (.188) from the arc and 13-24 (.542) from the line, while garnering 54 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 17 fouls, 19 turnovers and 5 steals. The Totems (coached by Ed Lefurgy) also included Brian Wallack, Cayman Saliken, Cornel Pricop, Ryan Chang and Scott Spanier.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Kelowna Owls spanked the 6th-seeded Burnaby South Rebels 96-72. The Rebels led 24-16 after one quarter. The Owls led 42-33 at the half and 71-59 after three quarters. “Any time you face Jermaine, everybody looks at him as the guy you can prove yourself against,” Kelowna guard Parker Simson of Rebels star Jermaine Haley. “I told our team that this was just like Mt. Boucherie (in the Okanagan playoffs), do or die. And for us it started with our defence. It when we’re intense like were tonight that we are at our best,” he told the Vancouver Province. Owls coach Harry Parmar said “the first three minutes, we played scared, passive, tentative. But then we just started to play. By the fourth quarter we were hoping to take their legs, and I think by the end, we did.” Grant Shephard paced the Owls with 20 points and 19 boards. Parker Simson scored 20, Nav Sandhu 17, Colin McGrath 15, Davide Ciancio 9, Matt Lafontaine 9 and Dylan Hare 6, while Vinayak Pendharkar and Rashaun Roulhac were scoreless. The Owls hit 21-48 from the floor, 12-32 (.375) from the arc and 18-24 from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 22 fouls, 15 turnovers and 13 steals. Tyus Batiste paced the Rebels with 22. Nicolas Trninic added 20, Jermaine Haley 8, Roshan Bhatti 7, E.J. Mabone 6, Sean San Juan 5 and Saeed Habib 4, while Steven Oropel, Vincent Oropel and Aleks Stankovic were scoreless. The Rebels hit 24-52 from the floor, 4-23 (.174) from the arc and 12-26 (.462) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 21 fouls, 17 turnovers and 9 steals. The Rebels also included Jeffrey Calimlim, Paul Sosa, Ryan Gu and Ryan Villanueva.
In the semis, the 8th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens edged the 4th-seeded Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 70-68. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter. The Bulldogs led 38-32 at the half. The Ravens led 54-51 after three quarters. Bulldog guard Amit Sekhon’s trey at the buzzer bounced off the rim as the Ravens survived. “I must have said it 10 times to (co-coach) Brad (Petersen), I just said ‘What a game, two great teams,’” said Ravens co-coach Steve Hanson told the Vancouver Province. “Churchill is such a talented offensive team and I think we made them earn a lot. (Churchill’s) Rick (Lopez) is such a good coach and the scary thing is that so many of their guys are in Grade 11.” Bulldog guard Lambert Pajayon hit back-to-back treys with 2:37 remaining to tie the game 68-68, but Raven’s point guard Jomari Reyes twice hit 1-2 from the line in the final 40 seconds. Michael West paced the Ravens with 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 14 boards. Jomari Reyes added 15 on 5-11 from the floor, 1-8 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 3 assists. Scott Barker added 12 on 6-11 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 6 boards and 2 assists. Andy Seo added 11 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 8 boards and 3 assists. Gabriel Laza notched 8 on 1-2 from the floor and 2-3 from the arc. Liam Hancock scored 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 assists. I Evans added 2, along with 3 boards, while Jeff Sclater was scoreless. The Ravens hit 22-44 from the floor, 7-23 (.304) from the arc and 5 free throws, while garnering 47 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 13 fouls, 9 turnovers and 2 steals. Karn Virk paced the Bulldogs with 19 on 7-14 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 9 boards and 2 assists. Lambert Pajayon added 17 on 4-13 from the floor and 3-6 from the arc. Gary Minhas scored 16 on 3-11 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Harry Lu scored 13 on 3-10 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 10 boards. Jerwin Ibit added 2, along with 3 boards and Amit Sekhon 1, while Simon Marriott was scoreless, while nabbing 3 boards. The Bulldogs hit 18-55 from the floor, 8-24 (.333) from the arc and 8-11 (.727) from the line, while garnering 45 boards, including 20 on the offensive glass, 8 assists, 14 fouls, 3 turnovers and 5 steals.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Yale Lions dispatched the 3rd-seeded Kelowna Owls 84-79. The Owls led 22-16 after one quarter. The Lions led 51-35 at the half and 68-53 after three quarters. “I wouldn’t say they put a scare into us because we expected them to come back,” Yale coach Euan Roberts told the Vancouver Province. “We anticipated a close game. They are such a bunch of talented players. But we have prepared for tough games all year.” Riley Braich paced the Lions with 32 on 5-15 from the floor, 4-12 from the arc, 10-11 from the line and 6 boards. Jauquin Bennett-Boire added 20 on 10-23 from the floor, 0-6 from the arc, 10-12 from the line, 6 boards and 3 steals. Mathew Kerc-Murchison scored 12 on 2-3 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 boards, 2 assists and 4 steals. Mike VanderWerff added 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 7 boards. Tamikah Otanga added 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the line and 9 boards, while Terry Kwon and Bradley Nelson were scoreless. Kwon nabbed 2 boards. The Lions hit 20-54 from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 26-36 from the line, while garnering 52 boards, including 26 on the offensive glass, 12 assists, 18 fouls, 13 turnovers and 10 steals. Parker Simson paced the Owls with 21 on 7-12 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 4-5 from the line, 4 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Grant Shephard added 18 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the line and 7 boards. Matt Lafontaine scored 13 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 9 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Nav Sandhu scored 7 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 10 boards. Davide Ciancio scored 6 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-6 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Dylan Hare added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 3 boards. Colin McGrath added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 0-4 from the line. Rashaun Roulhac scored 4 on 2-4 from the line and 4 boards, while Vinayak Pendharkar and Jordan White were scoreless. The Owls hit 25-48 from the floor, 5-23 (.217) from the arc and 14-23 (.609) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 19 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 29 fouls, 18 turnovers and 10 steals.
In the bronze medal match, the 3rd-seeded Kelowna Owls whipped the 4th-seeded Vancouver Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs 100-79 after leading 27-22, 54-31 and 79-53 at the quarters. Matt Lafontaine paced the Owls with 27 on 3-6 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc, 6-6 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Grant Shephard added 19 on 8-12 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 15 boards and 2 steals. Nav Sandhu notched 14 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 4 steals. Davide Ciancio added 13 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 3 boards. Parker Simson added 6 on 2-9 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 10 assists. Dylan Hare added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 0-1 from the line. Vinayak Pendharkar scored 5 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Rashaun Roulhac notched 4 on 2-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Colin McGrath scored 4 on 1-2 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Cam Feil added 3, while Jordan White was scoreless. The Owls hit 22-46 from the floor, 12-29 (.414) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 23 assists, 23 fouls, 13 turnovers and 9 steals. Gary Minhas paced the Bulldogs with 23 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 10 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Lambert Pajayon added 20 on 4-10 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Karn Virk added 12 on 5-8 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 3 boards and 4 assists. Amit Sekhon notched 9 on 3-4 from the floor and 5 boards. Harry Liu added 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Sam Yussuf scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Simon Marriott added 2, along with 2 boards, and Arnel Santiago 1, while Jerwin Ibit and Handel Ochieng were scoreless. The Bulldogs hit 18-42 from the floor, 8-29 (.276) from the arc and 19 free throws, while garnering 43 boards, including 14 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 22 fouls, 13 turnovers and 7 steals. The Bulldogs (coached by Rick Lopez) also included David Huang, Matija Gabrilo, Omand Ulomi and Ranpreet Badyal.
In the final, the 2nd-seeded Abbotsford Yale Lions defeated the 8th-seeded Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens 69-63 after leading 21-19, 33-32 and 52-49 at the quarters. Lions point guard Jauquin Bennett-Boire dominated the floor and completely dictated the tempo. Jauquin Bennett-Boire scored 9 points in the final two minutes to give the Lions the win. With 1:57 left and the Ravens leading 61-60, Bennett-Boire drained a trey. Twenty seconds later, Terry Fox’s Mike West hit two free throws to tie the game at 63. But Bennett-Boire then went 6-6 from the line. “We were just doing what we always do and that is just playing hard on defence and having that translate to offence,” Bennett-Boire told the Vancouver Province. “I had gotten off to a fast start (in the first half) so in second half, every time I called a screen up top, they would throw a double team and get it out of my hands. It frustrated me for a bit and I was cold in third, but I adjusted.” Plagued by foul problems as a team, forward Tamikah Otanga fouled out of the game with 7:10 remaining and his team leading 54-52. Three teammates also soon found themselves in foul trouble but the Lions found a way. “It’s an unreal and fantastic feeling,” said Yale coach Euan Roberts. “It’s something we will remember the rest of our lives. You don’t need a (championship) banner to prove you had a great season, but the banner is mark that you had a wonderful season and it has just been such a great March with these guys.” Bennett-Boire told the Abbotsford News that “there’s no words in the dictionary for this. It’s the biggest moment of all our lives. Basketball means so much to all of us and we’re going to remember this for the rest of our lives. … My last game [at Yale]. We had to win… I’d never seen the LEC that packed (4,876 fans). … Once I start to play, I don’t notice the crowd. All the hard work paid off. We came together to win a championship. It’s just a team [effort], 100 per cent.” Roberts said “it came down to who was making their free throws. And we made our free throws. [Bennett-Boire] came up big for us in scoring and rebounding.” Bennett-Boire called backcourt mate Riley Braich “the best shooter I think I’ve seen. He works at it every day. … Five players playing on defence as one.” Roberts said “it’s just fantastic. It feels like we really accomplished something. [Our team went] from the bottom of the honourable mentions [in pre-season rankings] to the top of 4A basketball. … We felt we were one of the top teams in the province. … [We] felt we could win with this mix. It was a fantastic run to finish the season 8-0.” Bennett-Boire had led Surrey Holy Cross to a silver medal a year earlier. “There’s no sugar-coating it, we were terrible from the free throw line,” Terry Fox co-coach Brad Petersen told the Province. “We worked on it all week, but it was just one of those days where there was some grease on the rim and those balls didn’t want to drop. … And they had guys that flat-out knew their roles. Petersen told the Province. “And they played them better than anyone did this week.” Roberts said his squad had all the pieces. “I have told Tamikah (Otanga), who is a beautiful player, that we don’t get here if he doesn’t do what he does,” said Roberts. “(Matthew Kerc-Murchison’s) smarts are unmatched. Terry (Kwon) does everything for us. He guards the other team’s best players and today is his birthday. I used to get mad when Riley didn’t shoot it. I knew he had it I’m him.” Kerc-Murchison said “how many teams have a 6-foot-3 guy (Mike VanderWerff) who comes off the bench, and every time he gets on the floor he just starts flying through the air. … You know, ‘Quin (Bennett-Boire) always comes over to me and tells me that I am a hell of player. Coming from him, that really means a lot.” Player of the game Jauquin Bennett-Boire paced the Lions with 44 on 14-29 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 10-11 from the line, 16 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. Riley Braich added 14 on 5-19 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line and 6 boards. Mathew Kerc-Murchison notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 5 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Tamikah Otanga scored 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the line and 8 boards. Mike VanderWerff added 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the line and 3 boards. Terry Kwon scored 1, on 0-1 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. The Lions hit 23-56 from the floor, 3-13 (.231) from the arc and 14-24 (.583) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 6 assists, 23 fouls, 15 turnovers and 10 steals. Jomari Reyes paced the Ravens with 20 on 8-13 from the floor, 0-8 from the arc, 4-14 from the line and 3 boards. Michael West added 19 on 7-11 from the floor, 5-12 from the line, 12 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals. Andy Seo scored 8 on 0-1 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 5 boards and 2 assists. Liam Hancock notched 7 on 2-4 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc and 7 boards. Scott Barker, who was named defensive player of the tournament, scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor and 5 boards. Isaac Evans added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, while Gabriel Laza was scoreless. The Ravens hit 19-32 from the floor, 4-24 (.167) from the arc and 13-32 (.406) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 12 on the offensive glass, 7 assists, 22 fouls, 17 turnovers and 5 steals.
The bronze medalist Kelowna Owls: Grant Shephard; Nav Sandhu; Matt Lafontaine; Parker Simson; Rashuan Roulhac; Vinayak Pendharkar; Colin McGrath; Davide Ciancio; Dylan Hare; Cam Feil; Peter Warshawski; Jae Rudrum-Stienhauer; Jordan White; coach Harry Parmar; assistant Brad Heuser; assistant Quentin Theissen
The silver medalist Port Coquitlam Terry Fox Ravens: Jomari Reyes; Michael West; Scott Barker; Liam Hancock; Gabriel Laza; Andy Seo; I Evans; Gagan Mand; Jeff Sclater; Brett Towers; Aron Szigeti; Daylan Kellough; Surjinder Cheema; Ibrahim Kawasme; Brandon Shanley; Isaac Evans; Jonavan Grant; Maleek Womack; coach Brad Petersen; coach Steve Hanson
The gold medalist Abbotsford Yale Lions: Riley Braich; Jauquin Bennett-Boire; Mathew Kerc-Murchison; Tamikah Otanga; Mike VanderWerff; Gangandeep Gill; Clay Konrad; Terry Kwon; Miguel Dykstra; Bradley Nelson; Harvinder Sran; Leon Tran; Jayson Klein; Josh Friesen; Kesha Otanga; Samuel Dunstan; coach Euan Roberts