In the opening round: …………………………………………………… Top-seeded Mill Bay Brentwood pounded the 16th-seeded Grand Forks Wolves 94-30 after leading 27-6, 56-13 and 78-17 at the quarters. Brendan Sullivan paced Brentwood with 15. Olamide Olatunbosun added 13, Nathan Pasloske 12, Grant Dillard 10, Ian Grabher 10 and Somto Dimonachie 10. Brentwood outrebounded the Wolves 64-32. Noor Sibat paced the Wolves with 9. Liam McKinlay added 9. The Wolves (coached by Brandon Friesen, managed by Riley Friesen and Drake Compton) also included Sam Foy, Tanner Remo, Rick Coronacion, Kaylon Sieben, Mike Khera, Jakob Boschman, Riley Leighton, Tieran Dolan, Adam Cheverie, Keegan Kenyon and Bryce Peterson. …………………………………………………… The 8th-seeded Shawnigan Lake Stags edged the 9th-seeded Surrey Pacific Academy Breakers 71-65. The score was knotted at 18 after one quarter. The Breakers led 38-35 at the half and 57-50 after three quarters. The Breakers led for most of the affair as their half-court trapping defence hounded the Stags into miscues. The Stags ripped off a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter but Breakers guard Josh Barlin answered with a pair of treys to give Pacific a 65-61 lead with 2 minutes to play. But Shawnigan Lake’s DruLeo Leusogi-Ape responded with a trey, and Nic Karmal fed Scott Leslie for a fast-break layup on the Stags’ next possession, and they then iced the win at the free throw line. “It was a scary first game, but first games are always like that – everybody’s tight,” Stags coach Vito Pasquale told Varsity Letters. “We came out really strong, but we gave them confidence when we turned the ball over. They made some shots, and they became a totally different team. How many times did we turn over the ball and didn’t even get a chance to shoot it? That was a big problem. We had 16 in the first half and probably had another dozen in the second half (actually 15). You can’t play in the B.C.’s turning the ball over like that. “I think we just calmed down. You noticed the game slowed down, and we got some shots. And our big guy (6-11 post Sergio Pereira) got to the rim, and good things happened.” Sergio Pereira paced the Stags with 27, along with 21 boards and 4 blocks. Scott Leslie added 13, DruLeo Leusogi-Ape 11, Nic Karmal 6, Tunde Adepitan 6 and Shawn Lansdell 2, while Jack Newman, Bronson Chung, Kyle Murdy, Hans Krohn, Michael Jin, Charles Acshe, Thomas Wilke, Brad Lansdell and Gui de Sala Mosta Costa were scoreless. Josh Barlin and Ethan Adkins each scored 17 to pace the Breakers. Keyan Adkins added 16, Michael Chifan 10, along with 13 boards, and Anthony Jerezano 5, while Alex Ronald, Ben Yoon, Chris Chang, Sam Akindele, Matt Sha, Isaiah Francis, Alex Yu, Norbert Banyi, Matt Tsang and Jacob Ronald were scoreless. The Breakers (coached by Joel Ashbee, assisted by Seth Sorenson, manager Judah Ashbee) also included Josh Peters and Jackson Kroeker. …………………………………………………… The 4th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers whipped the 13th-seeded Richmond R.C. Palmer Griffins 63-49 after leading 16-10, 30-19 and 41-32 at the quarters. The Rainmakers missed all 21 of the shots from beyond the arc, but dominated the paint, blocked 14 shots and outrebounded the Griffins 53-36. Kai Leighton paced the Rainmakers with 26, while nabbing 12 boards. Liam McChesney notched 12, along with 12 boards, Eric Tubb 9, Christian Clifton 6, Eric Lees 2, Ezekiel Appollos 2, Colby Stephens 2 and Malcolm Brown 2, while Daniel Cachero, Quinton Nisyok, Aaron Roubicek, Cedric McKay, Sejhot Sahdra, Brandon Burnett and Cole Jeffrey were scoreless. Andrew Reddy scored 24 to pace the Griffins (coached by Rob Brown, assisted by David Medina, managers Andrew Lee, Alyssa Ang and Joey Wong), while nabbing 11 boards. Steven Ang notched 14, Quentin Bautita 3, Gavin Dulay 3, Connor Leary 2 and Sorosh Sidiqi 2, while Jaycee Cabanos, Sam Ureta, John Ashiru, Eric Kuo, Tyler Herft, Eligio Menta, Kevin Li, Neo Zhu and Dimitri Temelkovski were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 5th-seeded North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks dispatched the 12th-seeded Prince George D.P. Todd Trojans 72-66 after leading 17-7, 37-17 and 57-34 at the quarters. “We never know if the Howe Sound is going to get one berth or two berths to provincials, so we decided in September that we were going to win the Howe Sound championship,” Seahawks coach Teresa Popowych-Ross told Varsity Letters. “That was our goal from the beginning of the year. We practiced so hard, we got as many games and tournaments as we could, and we developed the younger guys on a really young team. And that’s how we got here – grit and grind.” Douglas Musselman paced the Seahawks with 26. Dylon Matthews added 24, Christopher Ross 16, along with 15 boards, Spencer Laube 2, Jayden Clayton 2 and Cashel Findler 2, while Oakley Wisheart, Logan Somerville, Jack Lucas, David Gajewski, Austin Siemens, Michael Douhan, Samuel Rook and Braeden Robinson were scoreless. Cameron Sale paced the Trojans with 17. Raymon Dhillon added 16, Saagar Shergil 16, Holden Black 12, along with 10 boards, Mason Obranovic 3 and Michael Schwab 2, while Adam Lee and Chris Magrath were scoreless. The Trojans (coached by Greg Sale, assisted by Cayle Davidson, trainer Sarge Shergil) also included Reif Petrovicky, Randy Sandhu and Aman Bansal. …………………………………………………… The 2nd-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas spanked the 15th-seeded Surrey Southridge Storm 55-37 after leading 19-6, 39-16 and 49-31 at the quarters. The Whundas took command with a 25-2 run in the first quarter on the dominance of Spencer Ledoux in the paint. Spencer Ledoux paced the Whundas with 18 points and 11 boards. Carsen Day scored 12, Nathan Strank 7, Alex Toplak 5, Jake Tabor 4, Tanner Koroluk 4, A.J. McInnis 3 and Devon Konst 2, while Isaac Latta, Darian Smerdal and Emerson Foster were scoreless. Aidan Alderson scored 13 to pace the Storm (coached by Steve Anderson, assisted by Randip Singh and Jonathan Yu, managers Amraz Mangat and Tony Hu), while nabbing 13 boards. Harrison Hughes notched 6, Jaden Sanghe 4, Dharam Buttar 4, Arman Aujla 3, Matthew Randall 3, Armaan Abraham 2 and Jovan Gill 2, while Jason Brar, Frank Wang, Kevin Liu, Arjun Dhaliwal, Alex Wang, Rohin Sandhu and Brandt Muncey-Buckley were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The 10th-seeded Vernon Clarence F. Fulton Maroons topped the 7th-seeded West Vancouver Collingwood Cavaliers 59-50. The Maroons led 11-9 after one quarter and 27-23 at the half. The Cavaliers led 49-42 after three quarters. Both squads played smothering zones in the slugfest. “My whole team plays football, and they all play rugby,” Maroons coach Dale Olson told Varsity Letters. “We’re a school of 500, right? So they’ve got to play everything. That’s our game – we play physical. Normally we get to the basket and finish a little better – that didn’t happen. But as you saw, we played pretty good defence. … From a coach’s perspective, it wasn’t pretty – we’ve played a lot prettier games than that. But hey, a win’s a win when you get to the championship.” The Maroons hit 3-23 from the arc, while the Cavaliers were 4-35. Hunter Krieger paced the Maroons with 19, along with 12 boards. Nathan Banga notched 17, Cayden Doyle 12, along with 13 boards, Isaac Olson 6, Teigan Derkach 3 and Brett Hansen 2, while Nathaniel Foster, Alan Bargaso, Stephane Foster and Loiz Hunter were scoreless. Brodie Jacobs led the Cavaliers with 21. Duncan Bustos added 9, Denis Tuck 8, Tariq Alibhai 4, Tyler Preston 4, Lachlan Collins 3 and Imraan Karmali 2, while Riley Argobast, Aleem Karmali, Cole Soprovich, Alec Coleman, Shervin Etemadahari, Kane Vidalin, Noah Wolverton and Tommy Leblanc were scoreless. The Cavaliers (coached by Andrew Wong, assistant Siamek Salehi, managers Jenna Mamdani, Olivia Bosa, Jaimie Chrystal and Megan Mauro) also included Ben Wrixon. …………………………………………………… The 3rd-seeded Vancouver King George Dragons whipped the 14th-seeded Kamloops Sa-Hali Sabres 93-43 after leading 26-7, 48-20 and 77-30 at the quarters. The Dragons stifling defence denied the Sabres any measure of offensive rhythm. Dhol Baboth, Raz Gugasyan, Mohab Mundadi and Boris Obradovic each scored 14 to pace the Dragons. Seyoung Choi added 11, Milan De Long 6, Nikola Guzina 6, Kenneth Villanueva 2, Chris Bouseh 2, Albert Gjoka 2, Alex Lissounov 2 and Brandon Belov 2, while Borna Hamidi, Will Canthal and Timothy Dimalanta were scoreless. Jacob Branch paced the Sabres with 8. Jarrett Larsen added 7, Mo Mahbobi 5, Brett Friesen 5, Josh Glover 4, Hudson Williams 3, Kalem Wilson 3, Luis Cojuancgo 3, Ty McCall 2 and Mitchell Vosper 1, while Kaito Futemma, Jalen Nunn, Govah Tajedinni, Ben Anderson and Carson Dumais were scoreless. The Sabres (coached by Dean Mageirowski, assistant Mary Bartucci, assistant Allan Ho, manager Cindy James, also included Michael Chifan and Jacob Ronald. …………………………………………………… The 6th-seeded Vancouver Brittania Bruins dusted the 11th-seeded Langley Christian Lightning 78-60 after leading 18-6, 36-19 and 54-43 at the quarters. Bruins point guard Joshua Kagande quelled a Lightning threat in the third quarter. After teammate Kobe McKnight hit a driving layup, Kagande came up with a massive block at the defensive end and then scored five quick points – including a pair of fast-break layups off steals – to get the lead back to double digits at 54-43 going to the fourth. “The main thing with us is playing defence,” Britannia coach Wayne Hoang told Varsity Letters. “We have a lot of firepower, but when we’re playing our best defence, it leads to our best offence. There were spurts in the game where we weren’t playing good defence and they were scoring. That made us play offence in the halfcourt, and honestly … we’re not very good in the halfcourt. But once Josh got in the game and got five or six steals in a row, he really propelled our win. … He’s been our rock on defence. It all starts with Josh – he’s our point guard, he’s our leader, and he’s only in Grade 11. He’s a freak athlete. We stick him on the other team’s best player, whether he’s 6’4” like No. 20 (Mayan) was, or 5’7”. He’s averaging almost a triple double . . . I honestly think he’s the most athletic player in the province, all tiers.” Joshua Kagande and Marlon Edgar Apps each scored 25 to pace the Bruins. Kagande pilfered 9 balls. Kobe McKnight added 20, Charles Leeson Jr. 7 and Royce Lawson 1, while Billy Grayer, Eric Truong, Lyle Wilson, Steve Ta, Garrett Hill, Dorian Gonzales, Jadon Wanless, Jalen Williams and Michael Ellis were scoreless. Asher Mayan paced the Lightning with 24. Cole Addison added 18, Hamish Parke 6, Peyton Grim 5, Justin Geuze 3 and Trevor Koch 1, while Ermin Simon, Zach New, Cameron Epp, Ryan Van Hemert, Tyler Vandermey, Jonas Van Huizen, Ian Antonsen, Josh Trozzo and Eli Alexander were scoreless. The Lighting (coached by Jon Mayan, assisted by Aaron Flach) also included Gabe Dahl.
In the quarterfinals, top-seeded Mill Bay Brentwood stomped the 8th-seeded Shawinigan Lake Stags 75-55. Brentwood led 16-8 after one quarter. The Stags led 35-27 at the half. Brentwood led 50-47 after three quarters. Nathan Posloske paced Brentwood with 22. Brendan Sullivan added 20, Ian Grabher 12, Somto Dimonachie 8, Bruno Chan 6, Casper Poelen 5, Olamide Olatunbosun 3 and Jonathan MacDonald 2, while Will Nemeth, Grant Dillard, Fynn Faucet and Jefferson Modupe were scoreless. DruLeo Leusogi-Ape paced the Stags with 20, along with 11 boards. Sergio Pereira added 16, along with 13 boards, Nic Karmal 8, Tunde Adepitan 7 and Scott Leslie 4, while Jack Newman, Bronson Chung, Kyle Murdy, Hans Krohn, Michael Jin, Shawn Lansdell, Charles Acshe, Thomas Wilke, Brad Lansdell and Gui de Sala Mosta Costa were scoreless. The Stags (coached by Vito Pasquale, assistants Remi Anctil and Jason Lam, managers Julius Mayer, Ben Curley, Cameron Coffeng, Josh Ruan and Milan Pasquale) also included William Mann. The Stags outrebounded Brentwood 47-41.
The 5th-seeded North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks dispatched the 4th-seeded Prince Rupert Charles Hays Rainmakers 91-80. The Rainmakers led 19-16 after one quarter. The Seahawks led 39-38 at the half and 66-51 after three quarters. Dylon Matthews paced the Seahawks with 28. Christopher Ross added 22, Douglas Musselman 20, Michael Douhan 10, Logan Somerville 6, Oakley Wisheart 2 and Jayden Clayton 2, while Spencer Laube, Jack Lucas, David Gajewski, Austin Siemens, Samuel Rook, Cashel Findler and Braeden Robinson were scoreless. The Seahawks hit 13-34 from the arc and 18-21 from the line. Liam McChesney scored 28 to lead the Rainmakers (coached by Mel Bishop, assisted by Ryan Bishop). Kai Leighton added 19, Christian Clifton 18, Cedric McKay 9, Malcolm Brown 4 and Eric Tubb 2, while Ezekiel Appollos, Colby Stephens, Daniel Cachero, Quinton Nisyok, Aaron Roubicek, Sejhot Sahdra, Brandon Burnett, Cole Jeffery and Eric Lees were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas dumped the 10th-seeded Vernon Clarence F. Fulton Maroons 66-47. The Maroons led 18-14 after one quarter. The Whundas led 31-26 at the half and 52-38 after three quarters. Spencer Ledoux paced the Whundas with 25, along with 14 boards. Nathan Strank added 20, Jake Tabor 12, Carsen Day 3, Darian Smerdal 2 and Tanner Koroluk 2, while Devon Konst, Isaac Latta, A.J. Mcinnis, Alex Toplak and Emerson Foster were scoreless. Cayden Doyle scored 16 to lead the Maroons (coached by Dale Olson, assisted by Ben Olson, manager Jacqueline Olson, trainer Gord Hunter). Nathan Banga added 13, Isaac Olson 11, Brett Hansen 6, Alan Bargaso 4, Hunter Krieger 4 and Teigan Derkach 2, while Nathaniel Foster, Stephane Foster and Cole Hunter were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the 3rd-seeded Vancouver King George Dragons crushed the 6th-seeded Vancouver Brittania Bruins 72-43 after leading 22-12, 43-15 and 58-29 at the quarters. The Dragons had 17 steals and won the points-off-turnovers battle 26-3. Seyoung Choi paced the Dragons with 22. Nikola Guzina added 15, Mohab Mundadi 12, Dhol Baboth 12 and Raz Gugasyan 11, while Kenneth Villanueva, Borna Hamidi, Milan De Long, Chris Bouseh, Will Canthal, Timothy Dimalanta, Albert Gjoka, Alec Lissounov, Boris Obradovic and Brandon Belov were scoreless. Joshua Kagande and Marlon Edgar Apps each scored 11 to pace the Bruins (coached by Wayne Hoang, assisted by Edward Hoang, managers Hao Wang, Kara Huang, Janet Ou and Trevor Feng). Jalen Williams added 9, Kobe McKnight 8, Billy Grayer 4 and Charles Leeson Jr. 2, while Royce Lawson, Eric Truong, Quentin Chambers, Lyle Wilson, Steven Ta, Garrett Hill, Dorian Gonzales, Jadon Wanless and Michael Ellis were scoreless.
In the semis, top-seeded Mill Bay Brentwood whipped the 5th-seeded North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks 93-57 after leading 26-12, 41-29 and 71-44 at the quarters. Ian Grabher paced Brentwood with 22. Bruno Chan added 18, Nathan Pasloske 15, Somto Dimonachie 10, Olamide Olatunbosun 10, Brendan Sullivan 7, Casper Poelen 6, Jonathan Macdonald 4, Will Nemeth 2, Fynn Faucet 2 and Jefferson Modupe 2, while Grant Dillard was scoreless. Dylon Matthews paced the Seahawks with 18. Christopher Ross added 10, Jayden Clayton 9, Michael Douhan 9, Douglas Musselman 7, Oakley Wisheart 2 and Logan Somerville 2, while Spencer Laube, Jack Lucas, David Gajewski, Austin Siemens, Samuel Rook, Cashel Findler and Braeden Robinson were scoreless.
In the other semi, the 3rd-seeded Vancouver King George Dragons handed the 2nd-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas their first defeated in 34 starts by a 61-50 count after leading 23-16, 31-28 and 46-33 at the quarters. “We just had to play our game,” Dragon guard Mohab Mundadi told Varsity Letters. “We had to grind it out. It’s wasn’t our best skilled game. It was just about who wanted it the most. … A lot of guys from over the years have wanted to get here, and we want to win a ring for them. Now, we’re one step closer.” Seyoung Choi paced the Dragons with 19. Raz Gugasyan added 11, Mohab Mundadi 11, Boris Obradovic 11, Nikola Guzina 7 and Dhol Baboth 2, while Kenneth Villanueva, Borna Hamidi, Milan De Long, Chris Bouseh, Will Canthal, Timothy Dimalanta, Albert Gjoka, Alec Lissounov and Brandon Belov were scoreless. Spencer Ledoux led the Whundas with 20. Carsen Day added 11, Jake Tabor 10, Nathan Strank 4, Alex Toplak 3 and Tanner Koroluk 2, while Devon Konst, Isaac Latta, Darian Smergal, A.J. Mcinnis and Emerson Foster were scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the 5th-seeded North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks edged the 2nd-seeded Kamloops Westsyde Whundas 69-64. The score was knotted at 20 after one quarter. The Seahawks led 39-35 at the half. The Whundas led 59-49 after three quarters. The Seahawks won their provincial hoops medal. “It was special to represent Seycove,” forward Christopher Ross told the North Shore News. “I’ve been there for five years – it’s a good way to end a career.” Seahawks coach Teresa Popowych-Ross said “they were just dialed in. They are so deep. … We were pretty proud to bring that banner home for the Howe Sounds, and then that medal was just fantastic. The kids are on a high.” Popowych-Ross, one of the few female coaches on the boy’s high school scene, said that “I went to the coaches meeting and banquet and, yeah – it was just me. All dudes. I just did my best to motivate those kids and find out what they do best and make that come out for each and every one of them. … I fell into this and just kind of kept going with it, learning a ton along the way. I had to be brave a lot of times going out there – it’s intimidating. I had to do my research. But you’re in it, there’s nothing else to do, you’ve got to just keep going.” Son Christopher said “she’s been doing it for quite a while now. … This year it showed how far she’s gotten,” he said. “She was like any other coach out there. She was a great coach – she’s definitely one of the main reasons we were able to do so well this year.” Michael Douhan paced the Seahawks with 21. Christopher Ross added 20, Dylon Matthews 16, Cashel Findler 5, Oakley Wisheart 3, Douglas Musselman 2 and Logan Somerville 2, while Spencer Laube, Jack Lucas, David Gajewski, Austin Siemens, Jayden Clayton, Samuel Rook and Braeden Robinson were scoreless. Spencer Ledoux scored 24 to pace the Whundas (coached by Ryan Porter, assisted by Scott Barry, Paul Denby and Brian Ledoux, manager Melissa Ledoux). Nathan Strank added 9, Carsen Day 7, Jake Tabor 6, Tanner Koroluk 6, A.J. Mcinnis 5, Isaac Latta 4, Devon Konst 2 and Emerson Foster 1, while Darian Smerdal and Alex Toplak were scoreless.
In the final, top-seeded Mill Bay Brentwood (the “team without a nickname”) clubbed the 3rd-seeded Vancouver King George Dragons 97-59 to capture its second consecutive title. Brentwood led 26-12, 45-20 and 67-40 at the quarters. “We would have been in the conversation at the quad-A level this season,” Brentwood College coach Blake Gage told the Victoria Times Colonist. “But it’s tournament play, and anything can happen … We played in the best quad-A tournaments and had success. We really challenged our players. We travelled quite a bit and played a really tough schedule. So we were ready for anything in the provincials because we had seen it all this season.” Brentwood coach Blake Gage told Varsity Letters.ca that King George coach Darko Kulic always has his team playing “with a ton of emotion and that is what makes them go. But I think we do as well. Maybe not quite as noisy from the coaching ranks, bit I have a ton of respect for what Darko does. They bring it every single night but unfortunately for them today, they didn’t shoot the ball very well and you need to do that in big games.” Gage added that Brentwood’s boarding school atmosphere helps the team develop a bond. “I think that living together makes a difference,” he said. “They eat breakfast together, they go to morning shoot-around together. It’s a special thing to be a part of as a coach and I feel like I am just privileged to be going along for the ride.” Tournament MVP Brendan Sullivan paced Brentwood with 25. Player of the game Somto Dimonachie added 18, defensive player of the tournament Bruno Chan 13, Casper Poelen 10, Nathan Pasloske 9, Ian Grabher 8, Olamide Olatunbosun 6, Will Nemeth 5 and Grant Dillard 3, while Fynn Faucet, Jonathan Macdonald and Jefferson Modupe were scoreless. Brentwood finished (29-3) on the season. Boris Obradovic paced the Dragons with 16. Seyoung Choi added 13, Raz Gugasyan 10, Mohab Mundadi 9, Dhol Baboth 6, Nikola Guzina 3 and Chris Bouseh 2, while Kenneth Villanueva, Borna Hamidi, Milan De Long, Will Canthal, Timothy Dimalanta, Albert Gjoka, Alec Lissounov and Brandon Belov were scoreless.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Brendan Sullivan (Brentwood); Nathan Pasloske (Brentwood); Spencer Ledoux (Westsyde); DruLeo Leusogi-Ape (Shawinigan Lake); Boris Obradovic (King George); and Bruno Chan (Brentwood).
The 2nd team featured Sergio Pereira (Shawinigan Lake); Christopher Ross (Seycove); Dylon Matthews (Seycove); Joshua Kagande (Britannia); and Mohab Mundadi (King George).
The bronze medalist North Vancouver Seycove Seahawks: Oakley Wisheart; Spencer Laube; Douglas Musselman; Logan Somerville; Jack Lucas; David Gajewski; Christopher Ross; Austin Siemens; Jayden Clayton; Michael Douhan; Samuel Rook; Cashel Findler; Dylon Matthews; Braeden Robinson; coach Teresa Popowych-Ross; assistant Peter Matthews
The silver medalist Vancouver King George Dragons: Kenneth Villanueva; Dhol Baboth; Seyoung Choi; Borna Hamidi; Milan De Long; Nikola Guzina; Chris Bouseh; Raz Gugasyan; Will Canthal; Mohab Mundadi; Timothy Dimalanta; Albert Gjoka; Alec Lissounov; Boris Obradovic; Brandon Belov; coach Darko Kulic; assistant Roger McBride; assistant Hanif Karmali; assistant Randy Chan; assistant Nenad Obradovic; manager Dion Wintjes
The gold medalist Mill Bay Brentwood: Nathan Pasloske; Brendan Sullivan; Will Nemeth; Casper Poelen; Grant Dillard; Ian Grabher; Bruno Chan; Fynn Faucet; Jonathan Macdonald; Jefferson Modupe; Somto Dimonachie; Olamide Olatunbosun; coach Blake Gage